UEL Learning and Teaching Symposium 2026
Welcome
US Foyer
9:45am - 10:00am
Reception / Coffee
Location - University Square Stratford campus
Join us for registration and morning refreshments
Opening Address
10:00 - 10:15am
US.G.17
Professor Buge Apampa
Pro-Vice Chancellor Education and Experience,
University of East London
10:15 - 11:45am
Keynote 1:
US.G.17
How Learning Happens: The Science of Instructional Design
Dr Carl Hendrick
Professor of Learning Sciences,
Academica University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam
11:45 - 12:00pm
Relocate to parallel sessions
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Teaching on the edge showcasing the best of UEL (parallel sessions)
Choose from seven different rooms all linked thematically, rooms are listed below
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1:00 - 2:00pm
Lunch
US.G.19/20
2:00 - 3:30pm
Workshop Sessions (75’ minute parallel workshops)
Choose from four different rooms, rooms are listed below
US.101
Bridging the Gap to Leadership - supporting racially minoritised students in practice learning
Dr Channine Clarke and Sarah-Jane Ryan (University of Brighton), Mary Makinde and Helen Carr (Canterbury Christ Church University)
1
US.2.38
Team-Based Learning
Dr Prabha Parthasarathy, University of East London
3
2
US.2.31
Session Title: To Be Confirmed
Presenter to be confirmed
4
3:30 - 3:45pm
Break
US Foyer
3:45 - 5:00pm
Keynote 2:
US.G.17
Professor Sarah Jones Pro Vice-Chancellor Education
Southampton Solent University
5:00pm