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  • Special Edition: Case Studies in Assessment and Feedback Design
    2025

    This special edition has been compiled as part of a five-year institutional project to support and enhance LJMU's assessment and feedback policy and guidance framework. The initiative sought to catalogue exemplary instances of novel assessment design across the university, creating a valuable resource that demonstrates what is possible within our current policy environment while supporting the broader higher education community with practical innovations.

    The case studies featured here were gathered through targeted engagement with programme leaders across LJMU's schools, who identified outstanding examples of assessment innovation worthy of wider recognition and sharing. Each featured educator participated in detailed interviews exploring their design principles, implementation strategies, and outcomes, which were then developed into these comprehensive case studies.

    This collection demonstrates that LJMU's assessment and feedback policies provide a robust yet flexible foundation that enables meaningful experimentation and educational innovation. The teaching staff featured here exemplify educators who actively seek creative solutions for developing engaging curricula and assessments that not only measure learning effectively but genuinely inspire and encourage student development.

    In these particularly challenging times for higher education, characterized by increasing student numbers, constrained resources, and evolving educational demands, these dedicated professionals are to be commended for their unwavering commitment to their students and their pursuit of educational excellence. Their innovations show that limitations can become catalysts for creativity, and that passionate educators can transform constraints into opportunities for enhanced learning experiences.

    These case studies serve as both inspiration and practical guidance, illustrating how individual creativity and institutional support can combine to create transformative educational experiences that benefit students, staff, and the broader academic community.

  • Students at the Heart Conference 12/13 June 2024

    Students at the Heart Conference
    2024

    The Conference is a space for our staff and students from LJMU and our partners to come together to connect, share ideas, learn from each other and celebrate or many successes.   The conference is a place where we exchange information, hear about different perspectives and practices and connect with people from across the University and beyond.  To foster the sense of belonging and celebrate LJMU

    This year's theme is Community, and we invite you to consider what makes our community thrive, exploring the elements that bind us together and empower us to create positive change both for ourselves and our wider community.

    Students at the Heart Conference was organised by Organisational Development and Teaching and Learning Academy, with support from across the whole university.

    Scroll down to get access to abstracts,  PowerPoint presentations for the keynote lectures and parallel sessions.

  • Students at the Heart Conference
    2023

    The Students at the Heart Conference is cross-university event that brings together the best of the LJMU Teaching and Learning and Professional Services Conferences into one combined event.

    In our bicentenary year, we used this conference as an opportunity to celebrate and share the positive impact that LJMU has had, and continues to have on our students, staff and wider communities. Linked to that theme were aims that underpin LJMU’s new strategy:

    Education and Student Experience: transforming lives and futures
    Examples covered in the conference included delivering outstanding teaching and learning, enhancing graduate employment prospects, diversifying, responsive support, providing an excellent student experience beyond the curriculum and supporting communities.

    Research and Knowledge Exchange: curiosity, creativity and impact
    Examples covered in the conference include teaching inspired by research, evidence-based service development, knowledge exchange, and student-led research.

    Place and Partnership: building skills, economy, community
    Examples covered in the conference included support for the regional skills base, building on collaboration and growing international students and partners.

    Students at the Heart Conference was organised by Organisational Development and Teaching and Learning Academy, with support from across the whole university.

    Scroll down to get access to the abstract, contact details and PowerPoint presentations for the keynote lectures and all parallel sessions.

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    Students at the Heart Conference
    2022

    The Students at the Heart Conference team is working to deliver a cross-university event that will bring together the best of the LJMU Teaching & Learning Conference and Professional Services Conference.  Apart from the keynote sessions, the whole event will be in the Student Life Building, providing a great opportunity to see what a fantastic resource that our new building provides for students and staff.  In addition to sessions delivered by LJMU staff, students and partners, we are planning a number of additional activities.  These will include exhibition and demonstration stands where teams can explain their services or showcase new approaches, as well as a range of International Student related stalls.

    The Conference is themed around the four new LJMU Values, which potential contributors should use as a guide to focus their sessions.  This will provide the opportunity for the Conference to address issues that matter to everyone in the LJMU community. 

    • Student Focused - student-centred approaches to teaching or assessment, as well as services and initiatives that are student facing;
    • Inclusive – collaborative work across departments, or that champion diversity in teaching, curriculum or the wider university experience
    • Community – projects that link with external partners/agencies and the wider local community;
    • Courageous - examples of bold and independent thinking and application of new ideas

  • Special Edition: Case Studies in response to lockdown
    2020

    This special edition of Student Experience Proceedings presents a collection of case studies recorded during the unprecedented global lockdown of 2020. It showcases the diverse and innovative responses of our institution to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the rapid adaptations made in teaching methodologies and assessment strategies.

    These case studies offer valuable insights into:

    1. The agility of educators in transitioning to remote learning environments
    2. Creative solutions for maintaining student engagement in virtual settings
    3. Innovative approaches to assessment
    4. Strategies for supporting student well-being during isolation
    5. Responses to digital poverty and equality of access

    By documenting these experiences, we aim to:

    • Provide a historical record of our institution's response to a global crisis
    • Share best practices that emerged during this challenging period
    • Inspire ongoing innovation in teaching and learning
    • Contribute to the broader conversation on the future of education in a post-pandemic world

    This collection serves as a testament to the resilience and creativity of our academic community.