Widening disabled learners’ Time Better Spent? Disabled student Transition as transformation: developing participation to HE through the use of perceptions on the impacts of student identities and academic literacies MOOCs administrative processes through a university pathways programme in Francisco Iniesto Tim Coughlan & Kate Lister Australia The Open University, UK Jennifer Stokes The Open University, UK University of South Australia 12.25 – 1.00 Keynote address Huw Morris, Director Skills, Higher Education and Lifelong Learning, Welsh Government 1.00 – 1.45 Lunch 1.45 – 2.30 Keynote address Chris Millward, Director of Fair Access and Participation, Office for Students 2.35 – 3.35 Breakout sessions Digital inclusion Ethical dilemmas of targeting widening Progression - the social mobility conundrum participation students – policy and and access to postgraduate studies practice Digital learning in a secure Linguistic and visual metaphors around Contrasting undergraduates’ experiences of environment widening participation: galvanising higher education, plans for life after graduation Ruth McFarlane and Shaun McCann activity or tired clichés? and perceptions of postgraduate study. The Open University, UK John Butcher Joshua Stubbs The Open University, UK / Edinburgh University of Oxford, UK Napier University, UK Student perceptions of the language Questioning the ethics of targeting Sandwich placements: Negating the of disability, deficit and effect on graduate prospects widening participation students empowerment Michael Kerrigan Wendy Fowle Kate Lister & Tim Coughlan Nottingham Trent University, UK The Open University, UK The Open University, UK 3.40 – 4.15 Round table discussion led by Session Chairs 4.15 – 4.30 Closing plenary Dr John Butcher, Associate Director (Curriculum and Access), Learning and Teaching Innovation, The Open University
Widening disabled learners’ participation to HE through the use of MOOCs Francisco Iniesto The Open University, UK Time Better Spent? Disabled student perceptions on the impacts of administrative processes Tim Coughlan & Kate Lister The Open University, UK Transition as transformation: developing student identities and academic literacies through a university pathways programme in Australia Jennifer Stokes University of South Australia 12.25 – 1.00 Keynote address Huw Morris, Director Skills, Higher Education and Lifelong Learning, Welsh Government 1.00 – 1.45 Lunch 1.45 – 2.30 Keynote address Chris Millward, Director of Fair Access and Participation, Office for Students 2.35 – 3.35 Breakout sessions Digital inclusion Ethical dilemmas of targeting widening participation students – policy and practice Progression - the social mobility conundrum and access to postgraduate studies Digital learning in a secure environment Ruth McFarlane and Shaun McCann The Open University, UK Linguistic and visual metaphors around widening participation: galvanising activity or tired clichés? John Butcher The Open University, UK / Edinburgh Napier University, UK Contrasting undergraduates’ experiences of higher education, plans for life after graduation and perceptions of postgraduate study. Joshua Stubbs University of Oxford, UK Student perceptions of the language of disability, deficit and empowerment Kate Lister & Tim Coughlan The Open University, UK Questioning the ethics of targeting widening participation students Wendy Fowle The Open University, UK Sandwich placements: Negating the effect on graduate prospects Michael Kerrigan Nottingham Trent University, UK 3.40 – 4.15 Round table discussion led by Session Chairs 4.15 – 4.30 Closing plenary Dr John Butcher, Associate Director (Curriculum and Access), Learning and Teaching Innovation, The Open University
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