BLACKPOOL AND THE FYLDE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP REVIEW 2021
Blackpool and The Fylde College Annual Teaching and Learning Conference 2021 In early July 2021, the HE Annual Learning and Teaching event comprised of a series of keynotes delivered by external academics and breakout sessions presented by B&FC colleagues on the topic of developing graduate attributes and transferrable skills, in addition to presentations from the Scholarship Review 2020. A range of complementary HE self-paced materials were also made accessible on the day. Topics included education for sustainable development, critical theory and work based learning. Over 100 colleagues who deliver and support HE attended the event and breakout sessions. We welcomed our first keynote speaker of the day, Dr Lynne Crook, Senior Tutor and Course Leader in Character and Personal Development at University Academic 92. Lynne captured the audience with her presentation “Embedding Character and Personal Development in the Curriculum at UA92” In her presentation Dr Crook outlined the challenges they faced in embedding personal and professional skills within the curriculum, including pivoting their approaches in response to student feedback and needs. It also covered future plans to provide real-world experiences which contextualise students’ degrees in the world of industry. Our second keynote was delivered by Dr Jan McArthur, Senior Lecturer in Education and Social Justice, Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University. Jan led us through her engaging research “Graduate attributes and social justice: adopting a critical position between unquestioning adherence and elitist hostility” Dr McArthur discussed how graduate attributes can be firmly associated with greater social justice within and through higher education. How they have a special relevance for the so-called non-traditional student, how they can develop confidence and a sense of purpose and how they can prepare graduates for an uncertain working environment without making them simply compliant workers or seeing work as the only factor in living a fulfilling life. Throughout the day there were four breakout sessions with presentations available from which the delegates could select several options that covered a breadth of topics as outline below: • Using career theory and models to support graduate employability. Anna Brady, Partnership and Careers Team Leader • The HE learner digital journey Dr Arfan Ismail, Head of Digital and LRC • Developing graduate attributes through undergraduate research activities (Student experiences from the Global Lancaster University Undergraduate Research Conference 2021) o Françoise Peill (Senior Tutor, Scholarship and Research, Society Health and Childhood) o Claire Leeds (Student BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies) o Graham Mason (Programme Leader, Leadership Management and Lifestyle) o Hannah Farquhar (Student BSc (Hons) Physical Activity, Health and Nutrition)
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