Between aspiration and reality: Academic development perspectives on the present and future of higher education

Keynotes

• Engagement in Staff Development for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Experiences from a Leadership PerspectiveKatie Dineen | College Lecturer, Teaching and Learning Enhancement (CIRTL) | University College Cork

• “No one is an island” – academic development and higher education teaching as an ethical relationship shaped by care, responsibility and freedomBjörn Kiehne | Berlin Center for Higher Education | Technical University of Berlin

Tracks

The conference is organised into three thematic areas distributed across five parallel tracks:

1. Rethinking programme structures and curriculum development
2. Reframing structural conditions and governance
3. Reorienting academic development provision and perspectives

Sessions featuring presentations and lightning talks will alternate throughout the programme. Two full tracks will consist of full-day workshops. Other formats include poster sessions and peer case consultations.

The final programme will be completed in November.