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Crafting Equitable Pathways: Co-Creating Inclusive Assessment & Feedback Principles (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Whitnall, D., & Power, J. (2024, November). Crafting Equitable Pathways: Co-Creating Inclusive Assessment & Feedback Principles. Presented at CHEAD Innovations in Practice, Virtual

The presentation provides a synthesis of our approach to co-create inclusive assessment and feedback principles to support equitable and fair learning environments. The principles were derived from internal enhancement initiatives designed to improve... Read More about Crafting Equitable Pathways: Co-Creating Inclusive Assessment & Feedback Principles.

A Picture Tells a Thousand Words; An Experience Provokes Infinite Emotions (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Power, J., Thomson, C., & Whitnall, D. (2024, September). A Picture Tells a Thousand Words; An Experience Provokes Infinite Emotions. Paper presented at GLAD Conference 2024: GATHERING PACE, Ulster University Belfast

The University of Salford’s Learning and Teaching Enhancement Centre has harnessed the power of visual communication and dynamic branding to transform academic practice. Our presentation explores the innovative integration of user experience principl... Read More about A Picture Tells a Thousand Words; An Experience Provokes Infinite Emotions.

Supporting BTEC student Progression (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Whitnall, D., Power, J., & Blezard, E. (2024, September). Supporting BTEC student Progression. Presented at The Festival of Learning & Teaching 2024, The University of Salford

This presentation shares insights and best practices from the Enabling Student Success Project​. It provides a brief overview of the project and its significance​ with focus on creating equitable student journeys​.

Facilitating inclusivity in nursing practice. (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Victory Oforji, C., Whitnall, D., & Okoroafor, O. (2024, August). Facilitating inclusivity in nursing practice

There is growing evidence of inequality and discrimination in nursing practice, with significant systemic and institutional exclusion.

When students and staff nurses were asked what equity, diversity, and inclusion looked like from their perspecti... Read More about Facilitating inclusivity in nursing practice..

Being Life-wide : Case Studies of Empathy-based Pedagogy, Enhancing Learning Journey's in the Workplace (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Ferguson, R., Jones, L., Saunders, L., & Whitnall, D. (2024, June). Being Life-wide : Case Studies of Empathy-based Pedagogy, Enhancing Learning Journey's in the Workplace. Paper presented at VIRTUAL: Learning. Life. Work

This conference paper presents case studies of different learning environments. The examples embody the lived experience of four professional practitioners and explores the challenges, syntheses and fascinating approaches that push the boundaries of... Read More about Being Life-wide : Case Studies of Empathy-based Pedagogy, Enhancing Learning Journey's in the Workplace.

Elevating and Embedding the Student Voice Through Technology and Third Sector Interventions (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Whitnall, D., & Derbyshire, B. (2024, March). Elevating and Embedding the Student Voice Through Technology and Third Sector Interventions. Poster presented at Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2024: The future is now: Building EDI practice for the changing world of HE, Liverpool, UK

This poster presentation focuses on two case studies that demonstrate different creative approaches to elevating and embedding the student voice. Each study looks at a different platform, input or example from
The University of Salford, responding... Read More about Elevating and Embedding the Student Voice Through Technology and Third Sector Interventions.

Made to Stick: Using qualitative data analysis software to Understand the Impact of 'sticky culture' in Rapid and adaptive change in Higher Education. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Blezard, E., Power, J., & Whitnall, D. (2023, September). Made to Stick: Using qualitative data analysis software to Understand the Impact of 'sticky culture' in Rapid and adaptive change in Higher Education. Presented at Lumivero Virtual Conference 2023, Online

Purpose: This paper appraises the role of NVivo and an analytical framework to understand the lived experience of cultural change within a UK Higher Education institution and its connection to ‘sticky’ organisational culture.

Methods: As part of... Read More about Made to Stick: Using qualitative data analysis software to Understand the Impact of 'sticky culture' in Rapid and adaptive change in Higher Education..

A gathering of creative outputs as a case study for transformational change (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Whitnall, D., Blezard, E., & Power, J. (2023, September). A gathering of creative outputs as a case study for transformational change. Presented at GLAD Symposium 2023 : Gathering Ourselves, UAL : Central St Martins London

The Inclusive structures driving transformational change project (AdvanceHE 2021-22) Collaborative Development Funded), generated a series of creative outputs to illustrate the project outcomes and support the sector-specific reflections that could b... Read More about A gathering of creative outputs as a case study for transformational change.

Reaching out and Shouting loud: Capturing best practice in learning and teaching scholarly practice at Salford (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Blezard, E., Power, J., Whitnall, D., & Taylor, W. (2023, September). Reaching out and Shouting loud: Capturing best practice in learning and teaching scholarly practice at Salford. Presented at LTEC Learning and Teaching Festival, University of Salford

At a recent HEPI guest panel, it was acknowledged that learning and teaching scholarly practices, which are core to many university visions and critical to providing an excellent student experience, are often less visible than traditional academic re... Read More about Reaching out and Shouting loud: Capturing best practice in learning and teaching scholarly practice at Salford.

Building a community of to support learning and teaching practice. Our journey… (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., Whitnall, D., & Thomson, C. (2023, February). Building a community of to support learning and teaching practice. Our journey…. Presented at Quality Insights Conference 2023 event, Online

The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Centre (LTEC) at the University of Salford was formally launched January 2022. The Centre supports colleagues across academic schools and professional services to develop innovative learning and teaching (L&T) p... Read More about Building a community of to support learning and teaching practice. Our journey….

A case-study to promote academic citizenship within the postgraduate community: inclusive structures driving transformational change. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Whitnall, D., West, M., Power, E., & Blezard, E. (2022, November). A case-study to promote academic citizenship within the postgraduate community: inclusive structures driving transformational change. Presented at 3rd International Conference on the Mental Health & Wellbeing of Postgraduate Researchers, Jurys Inn Waterfront Hotel, Brighton

The lived experience: driving transformational change within higher education during and beyond the pandemic (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., Whitnall, D., West, M., & Grogan, S. (2022, September). The lived experience: driving transformational change within higher education during and beyond the pandemic. Presented at IFNTF “Symposathon” REshaping Teaching Excellence: Pandemic and the New Now, Virtual

The University of Salford is on a journey of adaptive change, redefining its strategy for the next 5 years. In recent history the HE sector has experienced seismic shifts in policy, expectation, and operation as well as the world-wide adaption to lif... Read More about The lived experience: driving transformational change within higher education during and beyond the pandemic.