Presentations


8 July 2024
Explore, Innovate and Enhance Student Employability and Well-being with Inspiration from a New-Model HEI
(with Bertie Knight)
Workshop at Enhancing Learning Through Innovative Scholarship (ESLTIS), St Andrew's University. [Slides available here]

13 June 2024
Block from the Beginning: new perspectives from a new model
Invited talk to School of Engineering & Sustainable Development, De Montfort University. [Slides available here]

14 May 2024
When Quality Assurance Meets Innovation in Higher Education
(with Beverley Gibbs & Emma Lewis)
Launch webinar for QAA Collaborative Enhancement Project. Online. [Slides available here; Project report available here (QAA website)] 

30 April 2024
Block from the Beginning: new perspectives from a new model
Invited talk to Aston University Learning and Teaching Seminar Series. [Slides available here]

3 April 2024
Establishing a Skills Ecosystem for Sustained Success: What, How and Why?
Keynote at Pathway2Employability National Conference, Pangasinan State University, Lingayen, The Philippines 3-4 April 2024. [Slides available here]

9 November 2023
Explore, Innovate and Enhance Student Employability and Well-being with Inspiration from a New-Model HEI
(with Bertie Knight)
Workshop at SEDA Autumn Conference 2023. [Slides available here]

21 September 2023
Block from the Beginning – thoughts, reflections and provocations from NMITE
(with Emma Lewis, Mary Kenyon-James & James Banwell)
Workshop at Learning in Blocks: Evaluating the Impact of Immersive Learning, a QAA-funded conference at De Montfort University [Slides available herede Bono's Hats handout available here]

20 April 2023
Disrupting Thinking to Enable Innovation
(with Emma Lewis)
Workshop at Association for National Teaching Fellows’ Annual Symposium, De Montfort University [Slides available here]

27 March 2023
New Engineers for a Changing World
Invited talk, Engineering Education Research Group, University of Bristol [Slides available here, Lecture capture available here]

17 January 2023
The Power of LinkedIn: Building Your Profile & Leveraging Connections
NMITE Springboard lunchtime webinar [Slides available here]

26 July 2022
Writing Effective Personal Statements
Invited workshop for INTI Malaysia [Slides available here]

25 July 2022
Giving Effective Presentations
Invited workshop for INTI Malaysia [Slides available hereHandout available here]

21 October 2021
Building Skills Ecosystems for Regional Development
NMITE / ESF Herefordshire Skills for the Future Employer Engagement Forum, Hereford [Slides available here]

06-07 October 2021
Your Degree: A Career Passport or Voyage of Discovery?
(Invited keynote)
Times Higher Education Student Festival UK, Online

08 September 2021
Engineering Futures through Engineering Education
(Invited keynote)
Engineering Education Research Network workshop: ‘What happens post-COVID? How engineering education has evolved for a digital future’, Online [Slides available here]

14 May 2021
Engineering Graduates for Industry: rethinking our approach to skills gaps, contextualisation and partnerships
(Invited webinar series keynote)
Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Online [Slides available hereRecording available here]

27 April 2021
Building resilience within our university community: Enterprise education at the heart of higher education
(with Princy Johnson)
Shaping the Future: Annual NTF & CATE Symposium, Online [Slides available here]

22 April 2021
Revaluing Enterprise Education in the Twenty First Century: Unifying learning and teaching, research, and knowledge exchange to thrive and succeed in a changing world
(with Princy Johnson & Ceri Batchelder)
Advance HE Employability Symposium 2021: Employability, Enterprise & Entrepreneurship: Solving Wicked Problems, Online [Slides available here]

29 March 2021
A Skills Ecosystem for Sustained Success: what, why, and how?
(Keynote talk)
V2WORK Final Conference and 1st VEES-NET Annual Meeting, Nha Trang, Vietnam. [Slides available here]

23 March 2021
An Ecosystem Approach to Skills for Success: what, how, and why?
(invited talk with Ceri Batchelder)
New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering, Hereford

16 October 2020
Developing leadership skills for smart futures: inspiring enterprise and intra-/entrepreneurship and preparing students for the future workplace
(Event Leader and facilitator with Princy Johnson and Ceri Batchelder)
Enterprise Educators UK Enterprsie Exchange Event, Online. [Highlights video available here]

10 September 2020
Pecha Kucha Presentation: Revaluing Enterprise Education in a Changing World
(with Princy Johnson and Ceri Batchelder)
International Entrepreneurship Educators’ Conference, Online [Slides available here]

8 September 2020
Conference Presentation: Leading the Way with Integrative Projects to support Skills Development
(with Daniel L Habbershaw)
UNIMAKER 2020, University of Sheffield/Online [Slides available here]

28 April 2020
Webinar Presentation: Educating the Engineering Workforce of the Future
Northern Crucible Network Webinar [Slides available here]

10 January 2020
Conference Workshop: Enhancing Employability: Techniques and Approaches for Your Programmes
(with Julie Hyde and Katherine Linehan)
Annual Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Sheffield [Slides available here]

9 January 2020
Conference Talk: Leading the Way with Integrative Projects to Promote Programme-Level Learning
(with students Daniel L Habbershaw and Benjamin F Sharp)
Annual Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Sheffield [Slides available here]

17 December 2019
Conference Talk: Reflection for Learning and Practice in Developing Engineers
(with Beverley Gibbs)
Engineering Education Research Network Annual Symposium 2019, Warwick [Slides available here]

13 December 2019
Webinar Lead: How can Enactus support your Universitys Strategic Plan? Securing Senior Support for Your Team
Enactus UK University Adviser webinar [Slides available here]

18 November 2019
Poster Presentation: Integrative Projects Supporting Capability-driven Curricula
(with Beverley Gibbs & Keith Tarnowski)
New Approaches to Engineering Higher Education (EPC/The IET), London [Poster available here]

18 July 2019
Conference Talk: Leading the Way with Integrative Projects to support Skills Development
(with students Daniel L Habbershaw and Benjamin F Sharp)
Enhancing Student Learning Through Innovative Scholarship, Edinburgh [Slides available here]

26 June 2019
Using student-led manufacturing in makerspaces to support transition into engineering higher education
(with Peter Mylon & Timothy Dolmansley)
Fifth International Conference on Higher Education Advances, Valencia [Slides available here]

3 May 2019
Poster Presentation: Navigating Ethics to Share Engineering Education Innovation in Practice: Guidance for Education Practitioners and Ethics Reviewers
(with Beverley Gibbs)
Engineering Education Research Network Spring Symposium, Dublin [Poster available here]

28 February 2019
Invited Plenary: Leading the Way with Volunteer Engagement
(with Graduate James Featherstone, and students Yomna Eid, Kyle McLean, Tahira Resalat & James Whitehead)
Council for Advancement and Support of Education Conference, Birmingham [Slides available here]

8 January 2019
Conference Workshop: Collaborative Vision Making for Programme-Level Design and Assessment
(with Beverley Gibbs) [Slides available here]
Annual Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Sheffield
Conference Talk: For and Of: Optimising a middle ground in assessment practice
(with Beverley Gibs, Matt Carré, & David Polson) [Slides available here]
Annual Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Sheffield

1 November 2018
Conference Talk: Students as Partners in the Design and Practice of Engineering Education: Understanding and Enabling Development of Intellectual Abilities
(co-authored with Beverley Gibbs)
Engineering Education Research Network Annual Symposium 2018, Portsmouth [Slides available here]

3-5 August 2018
Conference Talk: Five Misperceptions You Need to Overcome When Starting a Makerspace
(with Pete Mylon, Ryan G Jones, & William Proud)
International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces, Stanford, California

18 July 2018
Conference Presentation: Transforming Widening Participation with Active Engagement through Authentic Learning
(with Lyndsey Stanton)
Standing Conference on University Teaching and Research in the Education of Adults, hosted at University of Sheffield [Slides available here]

9 January 2018
Facilitated Panel Discussion: Co-Designing the Programme-Level Approach: Students in the Community of Practice
(with Courtney Algar, George Charnley, Beverley Gibbs, Kareem Lewis & Pete Mylon) [Slides available here]
Annual Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Sheffield
Conference Workshop: Capability Connect: A tool for planning skills development across learning programmes
(with Anna Nibbs & Ali Riley)
Annual Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Sheffield [Slides available here]

24 November 2017
Conference Talk: Student-led Online Revision Tools as an Innovative Assignment
(with Andy Nicholls & Solomon Brown)
UK & IE Engineering Education Research Network, Royal Academy of Engineering, London [Slides available here]

23 November 2017
Conference Talk: Challenging Industries – An Enterprising Module Led by Industry
(with Karen Wood)
UK & IE Engineering Education Research Network, Royal Academy of Engineering, London [Slides available here]

15 September 2017
Invited Conference Talk: The Enterprising Researcher
Advances in Boronic Organic Chemistry, University of Sheffield [Slides available here]

8 September 2017
Conference Talk: All About Enterprising Graduates
International Entrepreneurship Educators’ Conference, Glasgow [Slides available here]

7 September 2017
Invited debate participant: ‘We need to stop using the ‘E’ words Enterprise and Entrepreneurship) with our stakeholders’
Plenary session, International Entrepreneurship Educators’ Conference, Glasgow

28 June 2017
Event Lead & Co-host: Getting Beyond ‘Enterprise’: Defining and communicating enterprise for successful engagement
Enterprise Educators UK, hosted at University of Sheffield

27 June 2017
Workshop: Generating Project Ideas
(with Liz Taylor)
Enactus UK University Advisers’ Awayday [Slides available here]

10 May 2017
Practitioner Workshop: Enhancing Student Transition & Engagement Through Enterprise
(with Anna Nibbs & Ali Riley)
ESCB Entrepreneurship Education Conference, Cork

10 October 2016
Online Workshop: The Role of Enactus University Advisers
(with Rosa Tarling)
Enactus UK University Advisers’ Meeting

11 September 2016
Conference Presentation: Immersing a Diverse Student Group in Innovative Industry Modules Inspires Many!
(with Karen Wood)
International Entrepreneurship Educators’ Conference, Liverpool [Slides available here]

10 September 2016
Conference Workshop: Widening Participation and Engagement through Enterprise
(with Lyndsey Stanton)
International Entrepreneurship Educators’ Conference, Liverpool [Slides available here]

14 July 2016
Conference Presentation: Leading the Way with Peer Learning and Teaching
(with Jordan Rickard and Holly Nicholson)
Sixth International Symposium on Engineering Education, Sheffield [Slides available here]

7 January 2016
Conference Presentation: Engineering success in research-led teaching
(with Elena Rodriguez-Falcon)
Annual Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Sheffield [Slides available here]

11 September 2015
Conference Presentation: We are all Enterprise Educators
(with Ali Riley)
International Entrepreneurship Educators’ Conference, Anglia Ruskin University [Slides available here]

10 September 2015
Conference Presentation: All About Authentic Assessment, Embedded Enterprise and Inclusive Communities of Learning 
(with Richard Spencer and Graham McElearney)
International Entrepreneurship Educators’ Conference, Anglia Ruskin University [Slides available here]

11 June 2015
Conference Presentation: All About Embedded Enterprise and Technology
Higher Education Entrepreneurship Group & Enterprise Educators UK, Edinburgh Napier University [Slides available here]

20 May 2015
Event Co-Host: Effecting Cultural Change Towards Enterprising Institutions
Enterprise Educators UK, hosted at University of Sheffield

12 January 2015
Conference Workshop: Technology for Authentic Learning
Technology Enhanced Learning Festival, University of Sheffield [Slides available here]

6 January 2015
Conference Presentation: Developing Skills to Aid the Transition Out of HE by Creating Freely Accessible Learning Materials
(with Graham McElearney and Richard Spencer)
Annual Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Sheffield [Slides available here]

12 September 2014
Conference Workshop: Technology for Enterprise
Technology Enhanced Learning Festival, University of Sheffield [Slides available here]

9 September 2014
Conference Workshop: Twitter in Learning and Teaching
Technology Enhanced Learning Festival, University of Sheffield [Slides available here]

24 June 2014
Invited Speaker and workshop facilitator: Google Apps in Learning & Teaching
Google Apps for Education User Group Meeting, University of York [Slides available here]

16 May 2014
Conference Workshop: Real Engagement, Real Enrichment, Real Experience: Technology-facilitated authentic groupwork projects 
(with Sarah Horrigan)
SEDA Spring Conference, Newcastle [Slides available here]

26 March 2014
Workshop Presentation: Towards an A-Z of Enterprise in the Curriculum: A Case Study All About Linguistics
Enterprise Educators UK Embedded Enterprise Exchange, University of Cardiff [Slides available here]

7 March 2014
Invited Speaker and workshop facilitator: Real Enrichment, Real Engagement, Real Projects: Google Apps to Enhance the Student Learning Experience
Google Apps in Learning and Teaching event, Sheffield Hallam University [Slides available here]

7 January 2014
Conference Presentation: Twittering On and On: Using Twitter for student engagement and interaction in the classroom and beyond
Annual Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Sheffield [Slides available here]

10-12 Sept 2013
Conference Workshop: Motivated Authentic Learning: Engagement to Employability in Student Groupwork Projects
(with Jamie Lepiorz and Rob Ryan)
Association for Learning Technology Conference, Nottingham [Slides available here]

3 May 2013
Invited Speaker and workshop facilitator: Real Enrichment, Real Engagement, Real Projects: Google Apps to facilitate student groupwork
(with Sarah Horrigan)
HEA Thematic Workshop, University of Derby [Slides available here]

9 January 2013
Conference Workshop: Real Enrichment, Real Engagement, Real Projects: Google Apps to enhance the student learning experience
(with Sarah Horrigan)
Annual Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Sheffield [Slides available here]

11 September 2012
Conference Presentation: Google Apps in Learning and Teaching – Winning Competition entry presentation
Association for Learning Technology Conference, Manchester

17 July 2012
Invited talk: Google in Teaching: A Case Study All About Linguistics
White Rose Learning Technologists’ Forum, University of Sheffield

18 June 2012
Workshop Presentation: Google in Teaching: A Case Study All About Linguistics 
Making the Most of Google workshop, University of Sheffield

9 January 2012
Conference Presentation: ‘Involve me and I’ll understand’: Engaging students in research-led teaching
Annual Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Sheffield [Slides available here]

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