Conference Themes
Supporting students with statistics and data analysis
Building student confidence with mathematics or statistics
Transition of mathematics students into or out of higher education
Initiatives to enhance student engagement or student community in mathematics
Mathematics teaching and support in times of generative A.I.
Keynote 1: Professor Louise Walker
1+1 is greater than 1: developing scholarship with students as partners
Students as Partners (SaP) is a pedagogical approach in which students and academics work together to develop teaching, learning and the student experience. Both parties bring their expertise as teachers and learners and both benefit from the experience. In this talk I will give an overview of the research literature on Students as Partners and describe some of our SaP projects in mathematics.
Biography
Louise is a teaching and scholarship professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Manchester. After completing her PhD in finite group theory, Louise developed an interest in maths education. Over her career, she has held several teaching leadership positions in the department and faculty and worked with the Government to develop the A-level maths content and advise on school teacher training. Louise has a strong interest in working with students as partners in teaching and learning, developing Manchester's successful Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) and more recently on a university-wide project on active self-feedback.
Keynote 2: Professor Noel-Ann Bradshaw
From lecturer to leader: why HE needs more mathematicians like you in senior management roles
Do you know what senior university managers do and why they make certain decisions? Do you grumble and complain or do you know how to make a positive difference? In this talk I will use my experience to show how the skills of mathematics lecturers are needed in senior management roles and give examples of what you can do to get there. I will build on several of the conferences themes such as transition, student engagement and the need for data skills all in a Gen AI world.
Biography
Noel-Ann Bradshaw is the Deputy Dean for the Faculty of Engineering and Science at the University of Greenwich and Professor of Operational Research and Mathematics Education. She graduated as a mature student in 2007 and has instigated various activities to help students transition from school to HE and HE to the workplace. She was a sigma area coordinator for London and the South East for several years. Her current role involves working with many overseas partner institutions running computing and engineering provision and working with them to develop strategies for supporting their learners in mathematics.
Closing Keynote: Dr Joe Kyle
“If I’m wrong I’m right”
This talk will offer some personal – perhaps peculiar – perspectives on some particular pedagogical topics. It is hoped to weave in the flavour of some of the other contributions at this conference. Interruptions and disagreement are welcome, indeed encouraged.