13th Annual Academic Development Symposium - Global Communities: Building Communities and Improving Collaboration Posters

Sep 4, 2026

The 13th Annual Academic Development Symposium poster e-booklet brings together pedagogical research and teaching practice from across the University. Poster contributions are aligned with the QAA (Scotland) Enhancement Theme, Resilient Learning Communities, demonstrating approaches to strengthen learning communities and collaboration. The booklet outlines how posters are judged, voting arrangements using a QR link, and emphasizes criteria including creativity, clarity of information, and balance between text and diagrams, plus innovative teaching, learning, or research content.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages28

Reading Time1 h 11 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Symposium theme and poster alignment

Judging criteria

Voting instructions

Posters

1. Open to all: Informal discussions

2. Building resilient learning communities in the PGDE Secondary Education programme

3. Evaluating problem-based learning in human factors engineering

4. Embedding the industrial content in engineering teaching

5. An evaluation of medical sciences skills to inform co-curricular enhancement

6. Be the change: Using Instagram to educate, empower and inspire

7. Resilient practical assessment

8. Developing online resources on statistics and data handling

9. The MSCI programme functioned effectively through the pandemic

10. Developing research skills with weekly online seminars

11. Reflections on remote summer student placements

12. PALs for life (sciences)

13. Creating a learning estate that meets our staff and students needs

14. The Gateway to Medicine (G2M) programme

15. Widening access

16. Contribution of physiology teaching to the UK economy

17. We need to talk about death

18. Medical Humanities Anatomy module

19. Assessment of practical skills in strength and conditioning (OSPE)

20. Self-determination and motivation in chemistry during blended learning

13TH ANNUAL ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM I THURSDAY 5 MAY 2022 GLOBAL COMMUNITIES: BUILDING COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVING COLLABORATION POSTERS INTRODUCTION This poster e-booklet showcases pedagogical research and teaching practice from across the University. The posters align with the current, QAA (Scotland) Enhancement Theme, Resilient Learning Communities, and illustrate ways in which we are addressing the Theme. The best judged poster on the day, as voted for by symposium delegates, will be awarded a prize. There will also be a highly commended poster prize awarded. Both Awards will be presented at the end of the symposium. While judging the posters, you are encouraged to use the following criteria: • Creativity, visual appeal and flair of the poster. • Legibility, is the poster information clearly communicated? • Balance of text and diagrammatic information. • Succinctness of the information presented. • Innovative teaching and learning or research content. VOTING INSTRUCTIONS Using the guidelines above, please cast your ONE vote by scanning the QR code below or by following this link: [https://forms.office.com/r/57ETsRS0jW](https://forms.office.com/r/57ETsRS0jW)[ ](https://forms.office.com/r/57ETsRS0jW)[Voting closes on](Voting closes on THURSDAY 5 MAY AT 14:45. Professor Ruth Taylor)[ THURSDAY 5 MAY AT 14:45](Voting closes on THURSDAY 5 MAY AT 14:45. Professor Ruth Taylor)[. Professor Ruth Taylor](Voting closes on THURSDAY 5 MAY AT 14:45. Professor Ruth Taylor), Vice-Principal (Education) will present the prizes for the ‘best judged poster’ and ‘highly commended poster’ at 16:05-16:15. YOUR VOTE WILL BE ANONYMOUS. POSTERS 01: OPEN TO ALL: INFORMAL DISCUSSIONSON SEEKING TO TURN THE AIM INTO A REALITY....................................................... 6 A. Brown, O. Kucerak, C. Dowie, A. Poobalan, J. Ross & M. Whittington, University of Aberdeen 02: BUILDING RESILIENT LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN THE PGDE SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMME........................................................................... 7 F. Hendry, S O’Reilly & A. Grieve, University of Aberdeen 03: EVALUATING PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING AT THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING...................................................... 8 M. Jennings, H. Tan, W. Afzal, University of Aberdeen & F Bitar, BP 04: EMBEDDING THE INDUSTRIAL CONTENT IN ENGINEERING TEACHING ........9 M. Menshykova & O. Menshykov, University of Aberdeen 05: AN EVALUATION OF MEDICAL SCIENCES SKILLS TO INFORM CO-CURRICULAR ENHANCEMENT....................................................................................... 10 J. Barrow, D. Shewan, P. Marini, S. Tucker, D. Scott, G. McEwan, M. Cafiso, University of Aberdeen 06: BE THE CHANGE: USING INSTAGRAM TO EDUCATE, EMPOWER AND INSPIRE..............................................................................................................11 C. Bezzina, University of Aberdeen & K. Arrow, NHS Highland 07: RESILIENT PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT-LOOKING FORWARD FOLLOWING A SOCIOMATERIAL CASE STUDY OF A DISRUPTED HIGH STAKES CLINICAL ASSESSMENT HELD DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ....................................................................................................................12 C. Brown, L. Hawick, University of Aberdeen, A. Macleod, Dalhousie University, Canada & J. Cleland, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Singapore 08: DEVELOPING ONLINE RESOURCES ON STATISTICS AND DATA HANDLING FOR MEDICAL SCIENCE STUDENTS...................................13 C.J. Cunningham & D. Scott, University of Aberdeen 09: THE MSCI PROGRAMME FUNCTIONED EFFECTIVELY THROUGH THE PANDEMIC DUE TO THE RESILIENCE OF THE LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND STUDENTS THAT ENGAGE WITH IT.......................................14 I.N. Fleming, University of Aberdeen 10: DEVELOPING RESEARCH SKILLS WITH WEEKLY ONLINE SEMINARS...............15 J.S. Gregory, A. Macleod, K.R. Martin, H.M. M

FAQs

What theme do the posters support in the symposium?

The posters align with the QAA (Scotland) Enhancement Theme, Resilient Learning Communities, and show how participants address that theme.

How are posters judged during the symposium?

Judging considers creativity and visual appeal, legibility and clarity, balance between text and diagrams, succinctness, and innovative teaching, learning, or research content.

How can delegates cast their vote, and when does voting close?

Delegates cast one anonymous vote by scanning the QR code or using the provided link. Voting closes on Thursday 5 May at 14:45.

Sep 4, 2026

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