5th OU Widening Participation Conference 26/27 April 2018 – – Is widening participation to higher education enough? Hilton Hotel, Kents Hill Park, Milton Keynes, MK7 6HL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME – Day 1 Thursday 26th 2018 9.00 9.45 Registration – 10.00 10.15 Welcome by Liz Marr, Director of Teaching, Learning and Teaching Innovation, the Open University – 10.15 10.45 Conference opening by Professor Hazel Rymer – Pro Vice-Chancellor, Learning and Teaching Innovation, the Open University 10.45 11.30 Keynote address – Speaker to be confirmed 11.30 - 11.45 Break 11.50 12.50 Breakout sessions – Digital inclusion Ethical dilemmas of targeting widening Employability and the skills gap participation students policy and practice – Improving Student Outcomes in Online Ethical considerations when targeting Building Capabilities for Higher Education Prior Learning: the development of National disadvantaged students for outreach activities to Entry: a case study in advancing participation Guidelines in Australia Katherine Sela Karen MacFarlane Cathy Stone University of Surrey, UK Glasgow Caledonian University, UK University of Newcastle, Australia An innovative digital platform used at an How subject specific and academic language How does a STEM Access module prepare adult Open and Distance learning institution may create barriers to success for WP learners to succeed in undergraduate Science? enables students to engage digitally, online students: Challenging the practice of academic Anactoria Clarke, John Butcher, Carlton Wood, with an academic community staff through engagement with WP. Elaine McPherson Karen Foley Tara Webster-Deakin The Open University, UK The Open University, UK University of Nottingham, UK 1.00 1.50 Lunch – 2.00 2.30 Keynote address –
5th OU – Widening Participation Conference – 26/27 April 2018 Is widening participation to higher education enough? Hilton Hotel, Kents Hill Park, Milton Keynes, MK7 6HL – CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Day 1 Thursday 26th 2018 9.00 – 9.45 Registration 10.00 – 10.15 Welcome by Liz Marr, Director of Teaching, Learning and Teaching Innovation, the Open University 10.15 – 10.45 Conference opening by Professor Hazel Rymer Pro Vice-Chancellor, Learning and Teaching Innovation, the Open University 10.45 – 11.30 Keynote address Speaker to be confirmed 11.30 - 11.45 Break 11.50 – 12.50 Breakout sessions Digital inclusion Ethical dilemmas of targeting widening participation students – policy and practice Employability and the skills gap Improving Student Outcomes in Online Learning: the development of National Guidelines in Australia Cathy Stone University of Newcastle, Australia Ethical considerations when targeting disadvantaged students for outreach activities Katherine Sela University of Surrey, UK Building Capabilities for Higher Education Prior to Entry: a case study in advancing participation Karen MacFarlane Glasgow Caledonian University, UK An innovative digital platform used at an Open and Distance learning institution enables students to engage digitally, online with an academic community Karen Foley The Open University, UK How subject specific and academic language may create barriers to success for WP students: Challenging the practice of academic staff through engagement with WP. Tara Webster-Deakin University of Nottingham, UK How does a STEM Access module prepare adult learners to succeed in undergraduate Science? Anactoria Clarke, John Butcher, Carlton Wood, Elaine McPherson The Open University, UK 1.00 – 1.50 Lunch 2.00 – 2.30 Keynote address
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