Exploring the opportunities and challenges of mainstreaming blended learning in Life Sciences Higher Education |
Was held on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 May 2022
At the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium
PRE-COLLOQUIUM WEBINAR
held on 20 April 2022
Keynite: Find your way in delivering the digital component of blended learning: the experience of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at Ghent university.
Evelyne de Caluwé, Educational Developer, Ghent University, BE
COLLOQUIUM PROGRAMME
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| WEDNESDAY 18 May | |
| 20.00 | Reception and Walking Dinner, Klein Turkije 20, Ghent |
| THURSDAY 19 May | |
| Session 1: Opportunities and challenges: review of blended learning development over the last five years, the current state of the art and likely trajectories over the next 5 years. |
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| 9.00 | Welcome and setting the aims of the Colloquium Julian Park, Chair of ICA-Edu and University of Reading |
| 9.15 | Keynote: Reflection of the developments since the ICA-Edu Colloquium in Bolzano in 2012: Barbara Hinterstoisser, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), AT. |
| 9.45 | Keynote: Current state of the art: benefiting from the learning and teaching behaviours in the pandemic Lawrie Phipps, Jisc & Keele Institute for Innovation and Teaching Excellence (KIITE), UK |
| 10.15 | Coffee break |
| 10.45 | Case studies of blended learning interventions in curricula 1. Ivica Kos: Engaging students in collaborative online activities 2. Janna Pietikäinen: What does the data tell us about blended learning? 3. Evelyne de Caluwé: Lessons learned from the first Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) organized by UGent- FBW within ENLIGHT “Interdisciplinary Study of the Climate Neutral City mission” |
| 11.45 | Discussion Groups |
| 12.30 | Report back |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| Session 2: The capabilities and expectations of current students for the delivery of their education experience, particularly reflecting on the blended learning approach. Do students feel well-prepared for a blended approach to learning, does it encourage greater student independence and better prepare graduates for the modern workplace? |
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| 14.00 | Keynote: The student experience of and views of blended going forward Jana Dutordoir, The International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences (IAAS) & University of Ghent. |
| 14.35 | Keynote: Does the student experience of the blended learning environment match employer expectations for working in the digital world? John Giles, Divisional Director, Promar and Genus International |
| 15.10 | Coffee break |
| 15.40 | Discussion Groups |
| 16.30 | Report back |
| 17.00 | Closure |
| 17.15 | ICA-Edu General Assembly |
| 20.00 | Colloquium dinner, De Abt, Lange Kruisstraat 4, Ghent |
| FRIDAY 20 May | |
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Session 3: What are the characteristics of robust yet flexible blended approaches in terms of university/faculty strategy and curricula practice for on campus students? |
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| 8.45 | Keynote: Strategic development of the Blended learning approaches at the institutional level Tammy Schellens, Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences , Ghent University, BE |
| 9.30 | Keynote Staff development needs to fully benefit students using the blended learning experience Liisa Myyry, Centre for University Teaching and Learning, University of Helsinki, FI |
| 10.15 | Overviews of university/faculty approaches to mainstreaming blended learning strategies 1. Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Stefan Cesco 2. University of Reading, Julian Park 3. Wageningen University and Research, Lisa Ploum 4. Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Teodor Trasca |
| 10.45 | Coffee break |
| 11.15 | Discussion groups |
| 12.00 | Action Planning related to blended learning – delegates individual plans in relation to blended learning & nect steps for ICA-Edu |
| 12.15 | Closure of ICA-Edu Colloquium |
| 12.30 | Plenary Session Report back from ICA-Edu, ICA-Edu SIG and the ICA CoP |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
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