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Using the VLE in creative arts and humanities (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., & Kannara, V. (2014, July). Using the VLE in creative arts and humanities. Presented at Teaching and learning and assessment Day, Notre Dame Catholic Sixth form College, Leeds

The UK Higher Education landscape has been transformed in response to a variety of factors, not-least the rapidly evolving technologies. Students begin University awash with a variety of technology-skills and expectations that their learning will mir... Read More about Using the VLE in creative arts and humanities.

Do we use the VLE effectively to innovate/transform learning in creative arts? (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., & Kannara, V. (2014, June). Do we use the VLE effectively to innovate/transform learning in creative arts?. Presented at 9th Teaching and Learning Conference 2014, Huddersfield, UK

The UK Higher Education landscape has been transformed in response to a variety of factors, not-least the rapidly evolving technologies. Students begin University awash with a variety of technology-skills and expectations that their learning will mir... Read More about Do we use the VLE effectively to innovate/transform learning in creative arts?.

An exploration of institutional blockages in relation to the use and development of the VLE (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., Ellis, C., & Kannara, V. (2013, September). An exploration of institutional blockages in relation to the use and development of the VLE. Presented at 20th annual conference of the Association for Learning Technology, University of Nottingham

It is widely accepted that technology offers many opportunities to transform learning. Despite there being significant investment made by most UK universities to support technology enhanced learning, it is still reported to be a significant challenge... Read More about An exploration of institutional blockages in relation to the use and development of the VLE.

Promoting employability skills through active learning (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Power, E. (2012, March). Promoting employability skills through active learning. Presented at 2nd Employability, Citizenship and Enterprise Conference, Manchester, UK

The Higher Education (HE) landscape in England has changed dramatically in the last two decades. There is a political drive to improve accessibility and transparency of information available to current and prospective students. This combined with the... Read More about Promoting employability skills through active learning.

Developing employability skills through interdisciplinary industry challenges
Presentation / Conference
Power, E. Developing employability skills through interdisciplinary industry challenges. Presented at HEA Annual Conference 2017 Generation TEF: Teaching in the spotlight, Manchester, UK

This session will explore best-practice models for embedding interdisciplinary collaboration into the UG student experience. Key challenges, levers/mechanisms and institutional barriers will be discussed and debated. The Innovation and Creative Excha... Read More about Developing employability skills through interdisciplinary industry challenges.

Embedding employability into an active learning curriculum
Presentation / Conference
Power, E. Embedding employability into an active learning curriculum. Presented at The 88th Textile Institute World Conference 2012, Selangor, Malaysia

In a globalised environment there is high competition as well as significant opportunities. It is essential that university graduates are industry ready, equipped with the necessary professional and technical skills. This study investigates the rel... Read More about Embedding employability into an active learning curriculum.

Lockdown learning… an interdisciplinary approach
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., Hawkins, D., & Lawrence, A. Lockdown learning… an interdisciplinary approach. Presented at Responding : Reframing : Rethinking, GLAD 23rd Annual Conference: A new era in creative education for our sector

2020 will be remembered as a critical turning point for Education. An unpredicted pandemic took nations leaders by surprise and led to freedoms we had become accustom to, being suspended. The response from education was to diversify into virtual/blen... Read More about Lockdown learning… an interdisciplinary approach.

Stand up and shout out...
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., Belloc, C., & Lawrence, A. Stand up and shout out... Presented at Building resilient learning communities: using evidence to support student success, QAA Scotland - Virtual (COVID19)

Graduates of the future are individuals with entrepreneurial mind-sets, drawn to innovative opportunities and new value creation. They need advanced skills of critical thinking, problem solving and the ability to working beyond traditional discipline... Read More about Stand up and shout out....

Transforming the student experience by integrating interdisciplinary challenge-led learning
Presentation / Conference
Power, E. Transforming the student experience by integrating interdisciplinary challenge-led learning. Presented at HEIR Conference 2019, University of Wolverhampton

There are a number of recognised fundamental principles that enhance the student experience, one being the development of an individual's sense of belonging within an institution. Students are more likely to integrate if they feel valued, included an... Read More about Transforming the student experience by integrating interdisciplinary challenge-led learning.

Ethical, eco, organic, green? What does it all mean?
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., Lea-Greenwood, G., Blanco-Velo, J., & Tyler, D. Ethical, eco, organic, green? What does it all mean?. Presented at 17th Eirass Conference on Retailing and Consumer Services, Istanbul, Turkey

The highly motivated ethical consumer has been under investigation since the mid 1970?s, defined as a distinct consumer segment most notably since the early 1990s and been relatively well documented in terms of behaviours, values, decision making, at... Read More about Ethical, eco, organic, green? What does it all mean?.

Integration of performance materials into the clothing curriculum
Presentation / Conference
Power, E. Integration of performance materials into the clothing curriculum. Presented at Global Textile Congress, Bangkok, Thailand

Traditionally modules within Higher Education are taught as discrete subjects. This has advantages since it enables students to develop knowledge and skills specific to each individual elements of the subject discipline. The expectation is that stude... Read More about Integration of performance materials into the clothing curriculum.