As the 2025 Symposium gets ever closer, we are taking a moment to reflect on the 2024 event. Exciting pedagogic and scholarship discussions happen at our Symposium, with Symposium presenters invited to summarise their presentation or reflect on their experience of presenting, and share this through our blog.
In this post we have collated links to articles on our website related to our 2024 Symposium, and hope these give you a sense of the interesting academic explorations we may embrace as part of #ANTF2025.
Symposium 2024, the Chairs are in discussion and looking forward to the event – We started our 2024 Symposium publications with a discussion between the Chair of the Association of National Teaching Fellows Professor Angela O’Sullivan, and Chair of CATE-Net Dr Leisa Nichols-Drew. This article explores what the Chair’s were looking forward to at the 2024 Symposium
Welcome to #ANTF2024 provided a welcome for delegates, as we welcomed colleagues to Nottingham Trent University.
#ANTF2024: Where passionate people meet radical robots – The future of a WISER HE sector – Professor Julie Hulme reflected on our annual symposium, having “loved every minute of it”.
Launching the Collaborative Innovation Project Fund (2024-25) – The ANTF Symposium again saw the launch of the 2024-25 Collaborative Innovation Projects (CiP) funding scheme, and we were delighted to share the details via this post.
#ANTF2024: Keynote videos – We were delighted to share the video recordings of our Symposium keynote sessions.
Looking back on articles developed by Symposium presenters we shared:
- Block Teaching and Playful Learning – Roger Saunders, De Montfort University
- Groupwork can level out educational differences during the transition to university – but class division can confound group cohesion – Professor Heather McQueen, University of Edinburgh
- Liberate Practical Work Barriers in Engineering Education – Mahmoud Masoud, Panos Lazari, Panos Panagiotou, Antonio Griffo, Raja Toqeer, Henry O’Keeffe, and Tom Wray, University of Sheffield
- Can restorative supervision positively impact the emotional wellbeing of HEI lecturers in Healthcare? – Nicki Credland. Jayne Walker, and Lisa Jennison, University of Hull
- Evidencing effectiveness and impact in graduate ability – an employer perspective – Dr David Gordon, De Montfort University
- Raising the profile of professional service staff with teaching and learning responsibilities as potential NTFS applicants – Dr Steve Briggs, University of Bedfordshire, Professor Sally Everett, Kings College London, Karen Hustler, Advance HE, and, Professor Debbie Holley, Bournemouth University
- A Quantum Leap in education: Generative AI, ethics and change for Higher Education – Neil Gordon, John Dixon, and Zhibao Mian, University of Hull
- Wayfinding for curriculum designers: Building new directions within the performative academy – Dr Lisa Gorton, Leeds Beckett University
- Shining the spotlight on scholarship: Part 1: Showcasing a web resource for growth, reward, and recognition through scholarship & Shining the spotlight on scholarship: Part 2: Reflecting on our learnings and planning our next steps – Prof. Hannah Cobb, University of Manchester, Dr Iain Wilson, Nottingham Trent University, Prof. Earle Abrahamson, University of Hertfordshire, Sue Beckingham, Sheffield Hallam University, Dr Peter D’Sena, University of Hertfordshire, Dr Rose Gann, Nottingham Trent University, Dr Emma Gillaspy, University of Central Lancashire, Prof. Julie Hulme, Nottingham Trent University, Prof. Dawne Irving-Bell, BPP, and Prof. Susan Smith, UCL
- Regular testing: Part 1: Test your students regularly – Katy Burgess, Cardiff University
- Regular testing: Part 2: Regular testing increases student motivation and self-efficacy – Katy Burgess, Cardiff University & University of Bristol, Anca Dobrescu, University of Bristol, and Jess Fielding, University of Bristol
- AddEd Value – an NTF/CATE collaboration – Professor Angela O’Sullivan, Chair of the Association of National Teaching Fellows , and Dr Leisa Nichols-Drew, Chair of CATE-Net
- Making Scholarship Inclusive – Professor Julie Hulme, Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Association of National Teaching Fellows, and Professor Rose Gann, Nottingham Trent University
- From Inspiration to Impact: Crafting a National Teaching Excellence Narrative – Professor Earle Abrahamson, University of Hertfordshire
- The Action Feedback Protocol: A journey of innovation and partnership – Dr Andrew MacLaren, Heriot-Watt University, and Antonia Voigt, University of Bristol
- Spaghetti Symphony to Tech Harmony – Dr Holly Henderson, and Professor Debbie Holley
- If we want to close awarding gaps we need to get serious about assessment design – Dr Katharine Hubbard, University of Hull
- Reflecting on our ANTF workshop: “Do all of our learners get an equitable learner experience?” – Emma Yhnell and Emmajane Milton, Cardiff University
- Reflecting on my ANTF workshop: “The Incredible Journey: empowering potential NTF and CATE applicants via visual journey mapping” – Julia Reeve, Independent Workshop Facilitator
Bookings for the 2025 Symposium are still open. Book now if you haven’t yet and you are hoping to join us! We can’t wait to welcome you to Hereford.
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