SERGE Symposium 2018

Welcome

Professor Robin Gauld, PVC, Division of Commerce, University of Otago

Keynote

Professor Catriona Paisey, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow

Student engagement: the view from the UK.

From cohorts to the classroom: multi-level strategies for engaging students.

Tony Zaharic

Research Showcase session

Focused on projects which are developed past data collection stage

• Dr Lincoln Wood: Benefits of mobile apps to improve first-year student engagement.
• Dr Megan Anakin: Student engagement and interprofessional learning in physiotherapy and medicine.
• Dr David Berg: Empowering learners by scaffolding metacognition.
• Zoe Bristowe: Beyond ‘Participation:’ Māori Student Success in Health Sciences Study.
• Dr Sara Walton: Building authenticity and relevance for sustainability education.
• Dr Steve Scott: Who are our first-year students and what does this mean for their early engagement.

Research Incubator session

Focused on developing research ideas

• Scott Copeland: Establishing Teamwork in a Digital/Blended Learning Space.
• Indira Venkatraman: Pedagogical Relationships in Research Supervision and Candidacy – An Autoethnographic Approach.
• Dr Mathew Parackal: An investigation into non-attendance at lectures, University of Otago.
• Ciara Lee: The impact of uncertainty on student engagement.
• Virginia Cathro: Student Engagement within the offering of a degree program of international business: Do efforts to creating a connected cohort impact upon student satisfaction, engagement and success?
• Dr Sarah Carr: The second year slump.
• Nicola Beatson: Networking and collaboration.

Keynote

Professor Jeffrey Smith, College of Education, University of Otago

Student motivation: They really oughta wanna.

Student engagement research: what next?

Nicola Beatson and Dr Sarah Carr