The Conference Programme

We have a packed and exciting programme for both days for the Jisc Change Agents’ Network conference 2023, Reimagining student/staff partnerships to generate new learning opportunities.

Our first day (17th May) is hosted online and the second day (18th May) will be hosted, in person, at the Fielder Centre, Hertfordshire.Our keynotes speakers kick off the conference at the start of each day, followed by our parallel themed sessions. You will be able to choose which theme you would like to attend for the parallel sessions, with a selection of presenters within each session.

On both days, we have discussion panels from present and alumni student partners, reflecting on current partnership practices to how partnership has had a lasting impact on their lives. We also have planned optional networking at the start of each day, where you can discuss partnerships with other conference attendees. There will be a focus on equality, diversity, and inclusion in partnership to form these discussions and we hope you can join us with your morning coffee/tea to speak with colleagues and partners across the sector.

We hope you are just as excited about the programme as we are, and we look forward to seeing you at CAN 23.

Please note, that this is a draft programme and is subject to change. A e-programme booklet will be distributed to attendees, before the conference commences, with the confirmed programme and descriptions for each session.

Wednesday 17th May (online day)

Time	Activity
09:30 – 10:00	Networking - Partnership chatter
10:00 – 10:15	Welcome - Helen Barefoot
10:15 – 10:45	Keynote - Tamara Reid
10:45 – 11:15	Break
11.00 - 12.00	Wellbeing	Digital capabilities	Active	Cost of living
	Co-designing a reverse mentoring scheme in partnership with under-represented students Rachael O'Connor, Joanne Huett, University of Leeds	Working in partnership with students to deliver better digital services Melissa Highton, Anna Dougan, Kevin Brogan, University of Edinburgh	Underrepresented students as producers: exploring benefits and barriers Vicky Blacklock, Aditya Abhyankar, Heather McDine, Rian Laidlow and Shola Hughes, University of Northumbria	52 varieties of student engagement Dee Vyas, Nillan Fakira, Manchester Metropolitan University
	Exploring Wellbeing in the Curriculum in partnership with the Student Panel at the University of ReadingVictoria Grace-Bland, Alexandra Hayward, Becky Dillingham, Eloise Barnes, University of Reading	From Postgrad to Start-up: Collaboratively Developing a Multi-Million Pound Enterprise Austin Tomlinson, Professor Nicola Wilkin, Dr Manjinder Kainth, Dr Robert Stanyon, George Bartlett, University of Birmingham	Embracing and harnessing differentials in student-staff research partnerships to achieve sustainable learning outcomes: Overcoming power conflict, navigating trust crisis, and building self-authorship Daisy Bao, University of Edinburgh	Flipping with a twist: how to make asynchronous lectures interactiveMarcus Pedersen, University College London
		A partnership approach to understanding students’ digital needs and supporting students’ digital capabilities Lauren Bolz, Jade Calder and Shreya Dua, University of Oxford		The Student Voice Toolkit: A collaboration between Students and StaffEmily Bastable, Jo Holmes, University of Southampton
12:00 – 12:45	Lunch
12:45 – 13:30	Alumni discussion panel – the lasting impact of student/staff partnerships
13.30 - 14.30	A student partnership approach to the hidden curriculum: improving transitions and a sense of belonging Amanda Millmore, University of Reading	‘Engaging’ students with education: promoting inclusivity through technology Emma Whewell, Helen Tiplady, Hannah Shrive & Alison Power, University of Northampton	Course evaluations as a feedback dialogue tool Colette Mair, Kieran Brown, Emma Beekman, Esther Olowe, Callum Macaulay, University of Glasgow
13.30 - 14.30	Student and Staff Partnerships: Evaluating, Expanding, and Co-Developing International Perspectives in Master’s-level Curriculum Jennifer Chung, Eirini Gkouskou, Joe Mintz, Yuanyuan Dai, Kateryna Tyzhuk, Beyza Iba, Chunjing Li, University College London	Using student-staff partnership to promote inclusive culture change in UK higher education Annie Hughes, Valentina Scarinzi, Tamara Reid, Kingston University	Student Observation of Teaching: Enabling change for students and teachers Tim Herrick, University of Sheffield
15:45 – 16:00	Close – Lucy Bamwo

Thursday 18th May (in-person)

09:30 – 10:00	Coffee and networking
10:00 – 10:15	Welcome – Liam Earney
10:15 – 10:45	Keynote – Tom Lowe
10:45 – 11:15	Break
11.15 - 12.15	Wellbeing morning / Digital Capabilities afternoon	Wellbeing	Active	Active
	Wellbeing Spotlight Session Zoe Allman, De Montfort University	Embedding Welcome All Year Round Jennifer Hamlin, Gregory Miller, Lucy Bentley, University of Leeds	“The secret to making progress is getting started” – a staff-student journey to embed Power Hour of Progress” Amanda Simpson, Bianca Hatin, Sarlota Duchonova, Freya Rennie, Cornelia Svensson, Stephanie Zihms and Graham Scott, University of the West of Scotland	Assessment and Feedback: Addressing problems and finding solutions with students as our partners Holly Conroy, Bianca Mihai, Nirusha Nirmalarajan, University of Southampton
	Education for All: in Paper and in Practise? Thoughts on Accessible Education following a Changemakers Project Evaluating Disability and Wellbeing Services in the Department of Natural Sciences at UCL Alexa Wong, Asma Laali, Rebecca Nasterlack, Peter Bratby, University College London	Shaping Pre-induction Experiences with Students - University of Hertfordshire's Getting Ready to Study at Herts MOOC Amanda Yip, Atif Ahmed, Andrew Burgess, Adeyemi Ogonkuya and Vivian Umossoh-Ime, University of Hertfordshire	Embracing and harnessing differentials in student-staff research partnerships to achieve sustainable learning outcomes: Overcoming power conflict, navigating trust crisis, and building self-authorship Daisy Bao, University of Edinburgh	Recruiting and working with 24 student Careers Coaches. The journey of our year together Jo Eaton, University of Hertfordshire
			Ensuring student and learner voices lead to action Clare Killen & Kathryn Heywood, Jisc	Students as Partners in Editing an Academic Journal Arthur Davis, Anahita Aman, Molly Edwards, Abbie King, University College London
12:15 – 13:15	Lunch
13:15 – 14:00	Student discussion panel – sharing the student experience of partnership
14:00 – 14:30	Break
14.30 - 15:30	Digital Capabilities Spotlight session Lucy Bamwo & Samantha Clarkson, University of Hertfordshire	Building sustainable psychological wellbeing through an inter-disciplinary elective module on the Science of Learning Iro Ntonia & Kate Ippolito, Imperial College London	Growing a forest of inclusivity at Solent University: Students as cultivators Karen Arm, Solent University Southampton	Co-creation for collaborative curriculum design: An Exploration into a staff-student partnership in learning and teaching Elodie Wakerley & Shivani Wilson-Rochford, Birmingham City University
	Charting the Evolution of our Student Digital Champions Michaela Moclair, Vivian Hocking & Emma Purnell, University of Plymouth	Power Hour Workshop: Try it before you buy it! Bianca Hatin, Amanda Simpson, Sarlota Duchonova, Freya Rennie, Cornelia Svensson, Stephanie Zihms & Graham Scott, University of the West of Scotland	Time to SPEAK about learning: working with students as partners at a research-intensive university Jamie Morris, Gabi Witthaus, Melanie Roxby-Mackey, University of Birmingham	Making it Up As You Go Along – co-creating a student curriculum consultant role Karen Clark, Temitope Akinsoto,Ameer Hamza, Muhammad Jooman, Abigail Leighton, Prasaath Satha, Neal Geach, University of Hertfordshire
15:30 – 15:45	Close – Sarah Flynn