Overview
The higher education landscape continues to shift as new modes of learning, technological advances, student expectations, and evolving employer needs redefine the role of education institutions.
In this rapidly changing environment, educators must be prepared to equip students with the attributes needed to thrive in the future. Join us for this transformative three-day conference highlighting innovation in learning technologies, policies, and practices, fostering inclusivity and support for students, and ultimately focusing on the outcomes of education, encompassing employability and sustainable citizenship.
Register your interest in the Teaching and Learning Conference 2025
As educators and employers grapple with rapid advances in technology and their impact on both how and what we learn as well as the future of work, it is clear that we need to prepare students for an uncertain future. Experiential learning, working in multidisciplinary teams on real-world, local, or global challenges and utilising cutting-edge technology can all be pivotal in cultivating the essential competencies key to student success in an AI-enabled workplace and fostering sustainable citizenship. The cost-of-living crisis is having a differential impact on student engagement. What strategies, policies or practices are being deployed to ensure that every student has the opportunity to be part of their learning community?
The complexity of the challenge and the recognition that no one model suits all means there is no better time to work together, share practice, and learn from our successes and failures to shape the future of teaching in higher education. Whether you are a Small and Specialist provider, a post-92 institution, an independent provider, a Russell Group university, a college-based higher education provider or any other institution offering tertiary education, there are common challenges and common learning and #TLConf24 is the place to support this.
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Conference aims
The conference will:
- Create space for delegates to engage in creative thinking around teaching and learning towards continuous enhancement and innovation of the student experience.
- Increase knowledge and confidence of delegates to continue to develop and improve their teaching practice and have a positive impact on the success of their students.
- Engage with leaders and influencers from across the HE sector who share the passion for teaching and learning for student success in HE.
Conference themes
The theme Future-Focused Education: Innovation, Inclusion, and Impact will address the following areas and themes:
1. Future-focused education: Innovation, inclusion and impact
2. Modes of learning
3. Policies and practices for an AI-enabled higher education sector
4. Reducing the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on student engagement
5. You belong here: Strategies and practices to support all students in feeling they truly belong
6. Employability
7. Sustainable citizenship
Who should attend?
Teaching practitioners including: Heads of departments, academic programme leaders and developers, lecturers, academic and support staff, and learning technologists.
Programmes
Day 1
Day 1 – Part 1 TL 2024
Day 1 – Part 2 TL 2024
Day 2
Day 2 – Part 1 TL 2024
Day 2 – Part 2 TL 2024
Day 3
Day 3 – Part 1 TL 2024
Day 3 – Part 2 TL 2024
Day 1-3 – Posters TL2024
Abstracts
Day 1 Abstracts
Day 2 Abstracts
Day 3 Abstracts
TL Conference 2024 Poster abstracts
Accessible Programmes
TL Conference 2024 Day 1
TL Conference 2024 Day 2
TL Conference 2024 Day 3
Speakers
Day 1
Keynote from Professor Sarah Jones
Professor Sarah Jones
Pro Vice-Chancellor Education
Solent University
In Conversation: Future-focused ‘what’s next?’ – Speakers
Charles Knight
Director of Educational Excellence and Student Success
Advance HE
Professor Edward Peck CBE
Chair of the Board
Office for Students (OfS)
Day 2
Keynote from Juliette Morgan
Juliette Morgan
Senior Consultant (Education)
Advance HE
Panel session
Inca Hide-Wright
University of Warwick
Safiya Kheratkar
Master Student
Lancaster University
Cindy R Darbandi
Student
The Open University
Rob Tucker
Medical Student
Day 3
Keynote from Professor Phil Newton
Professor Phil Newton
Neuroscientist
Swansea University
Panel session
Jordan Kirkwood
Director of Programmes for the Common Mission Project
Naila Golamnobee
Graduate Student
University of Salford
Conference structure
The conference will take place in person over three days, with delegates welcome to attend the entire three days or choose from individual days and evening events.
| Day 1 Tuesday 2 July 2024 | Day 2 Wednesday 3 July 2024 | Day 3 Thursday 4 July 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Theme 1: Future-focused education: Innovation, inclusion, and impact | Theme 1: Future-focused education: Innovation, inclusion, and impact | Theme 1: Future-focused education: Innovation, inclusion, and impact |
| Theme 2: Modes of learning | Theme 4: Reducing the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on student engagement | Theme 6: Employability |
| Theme 3: Policies and practices for an AI-enabled higher education sector | Theme 5: You belong here: Strategies and practices to support all students in feeling they truly belong | Theme 7: Sustainable citizenship |
Each day will feature a programme of keynote speakers and panel sessions, plus parallel workshops/interactive breakout sessions, oral presentations, roundtable sessions and a poster exhibition.
The conference will also feature two evening networking activities that can be purchased separately:
- 2 July 2024, from 6 pm onwards – An informal networking meal and drinks reception.
- 3 July 2024, from 6 pm onwards – The Advance HE Annual Dinner.
Keynotes, panel sessions and other sessions delivered in plenary to the full conference will be recorded and circulated to delegates after the event.
Conference prices
| Ticket type | Member institutions | Non-members | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard rate | 1 day | £325 | £435 |
| Standard rate | 2 days | £610 | £815 |
| Standard rate | 3 days | £875 | £1,170 |
*Presenters are eligible to a 10% discount on standard prices if booked before 26 April 2024.
| Optional networking events | Price |
|---|---|
| Networking meal/BBQ (2 July) | £35 inc VAT |
| Dinner (3 July) | £80 inc VAT |
Event sponsor
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