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'Shaping the Student Experience Together: 20 Years of Enhancement'

 

QAA Scotland welcomed over 300 delegates to ‘Shaping the Student Experience Together: 20 Years of Enhancement’, our 5th International Enhancement Conference, in June 2023. The two-day event was held at Glasgow Caledonian University in the heart of Glasgow’s city centre.


‘Shaping the Student Experience Together: 20 Years of Enhancement’ was QAA Scotland’s second hybrid conference, delivering an innovative and engaging programme for in-person and online delegates. The plenary programme offered delegates the opportunity to grapple with issues and topics that significantly impact the student learning experience:


  • Flexible and accessible pathways into and through university studies
  • The future of learning technology and its relationship with pedagogy
  • The impact of evaluation on enhancement
  • The experience of diverse student and staff communities

The Conference’s parallel programme showcased innovative institutional and sector practices, inviting delegates to engage in constructive debate around enhancements to the student learner journey.


As the final event in QAA Scotland’s year-long campaign celebrating ’20 Years of Enhancement’, the Conference offered delegates an opportunity to come together, share successes and critically reflect on their enhancement journeys.

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Additional photos from the conference are available on our Flickr channel.

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Recordings and resources

QAA Scotland is proud to share recordings of our plenary programme from ‘Shaping the Student Experience Together: 20 Years of Enhancement’.

Day one playlist

Day two playlist


We have published the presentations that our parallel session contributors produced. If you need more details about their presentations, we encourage you to reach out to them directly.

Keynotes and contributors

Keynotes



PROFESSOR DAVID MBA

Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise, University of the Arts London and Black Leadership Group


GRAEME DEY

Minister for Further Education and Higher Education, Scottish Government


PROFESSOR JOHN BRENNAN

Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Research, Open University and Visiting Professor, University of Bath




STEVE WHEELER

Learning Technology Consultant


DR LIZ AUSTEN

Head of Evaluation and Research, Sheffield Hallam University


PROFESSOR STELLA JONES-DEVITT

Director, SCoLPP research centre and Professor of Critical Pedagogy, Staffordshire University


Contributors




JAMES DUNPHY

Director of Access, Scottish Funding Council



DR KYRSTEN BLACK

Registrar, Scotland’s Rural College





ELLIE GOMERSALL

President, NUS Scotland



SUSAN STEWART

Director, Open University in Scotland