UCL has been holding internal teaching and learning conferences in a variety of forms to share interesting practice and stimulate discussion for nearly 20 years.
Every year the UCL Education Conference (formerly the Teaching and Learning Conference) brings togetherÌýthe UCL education communityÌýto share innovative and exciting practice and highlight solutions to perennial challenges in teaching and learning.
Staff and students present in a range of formats about any issue pertinent to teaching and learning, and sessions are designed to facilitate discussion among the whole Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵ community.
Education conference 2022
'Transforming Assessment' will be the focus of theÌýUCL Education Conference onÌýWednesday 6ÌýApril 2022.
After one postponement in 2019 and a fully virtual format in 2020, we're excited to welcomeÌýback our delegates to an in-person conference that will take place on the Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵ campus, 6 April 2022.Ìý
This will be an opportunity for UCL's vibrant education community to come together to share good practice and discuss future innovations related to assessment.Ìý
Key dates
- Open Call for Proposals: Monday, 6 December 2021
- Registration opens: Monday, 17 JanuaryÌý2022
- Closing Date for Proposals:Ìý Sunday, 20 FebruaryÌý2022
- Programme released: Friday, 25 MarchÌý2022
- Registration closes: 31 March 2022
- Conference blog launched: 31ÌýMarch 2021
- Conference: Wednesday, 6 April 2022
Conference blog
A number of asynchronous sessions have also been submitted by members of the Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵ community. This content is featured on our conference blog from 31 March and will remain live after the event itself.
This blog is intended to act as a hub for engagement; comments will be enabled for UCL staff and students.
There is aÌýlisting all the asynchronous sessionsÌýon the Teaching and Learning Portal but if you know who or what you’re looking for, theÌýSearchÌýbox,ÌýRecent postsÌýorÌýPost Themes & CategoriesÌýblocks on the right sidebar of the blog should help you find what you're looking for.
Conference themesÌý
- Collaboration and group assessment
- Sustainability in assessment
- Inclusive assessment practices
- Feeding back and feeding forward
- Authentic assessment practices
- Assessment for wellbeing and student success
Session formats
Staff and students are invited to submit abstracts for:
- Case Study/Individual presentation (8 to 12 minutes)
- Round Table Discussions (a group of colleagues, 3-5 presenters coming together on an assessment theme, an opportunity to reflectÌýand share ideas, 55 minutes)
- Workshops (interactiveÌýsession, 55 minutes)Ìý
- Asynchronous presentationsÌý