This year saw the first ever 2 day annual Learning and Teaching Conference which was held at the University of Glasgow, which took place on the 28th and 29th March 2018 . It has been described as “phenomenal” from its programme. This year’s theme was Learning Spaces, with a focus on Visualisation in Learning and Teaching on the first day. This year’s conference had six sub-themes:
Visualisation in learning and teaching
Learning in a virtual space
Promoting active learning in the classroom
Learning in practice
Independent learning
Inclusive and accessible spaces
It had keynote talks from Dr Claudia Krebs, University of British Columbia; Professor Paul Chapman, School of Simulation and Visualisation, The Glasgow School of Art, Adam Finkelstein, McGill University and Invited Speaker Mr David Sime who lectures on behalf of Google and the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Numerous talks were given on the above themes by staff and students, with exhibitor stalls from the following companies, demonstrating technologies in Visualisation, Augmented and Virtual Reality, and internal stalls from the University of Glasgow:
Canon Medical Research Europe Ltd
eCom Scotland
E-VR
Glasgow School of Art
Primal Pictures
Swivl
Touch Surgery
University of Glasgow stalls:
CSPE VR/AR Lab
Illusions Index
Learning Enhancement and Academic Development Service (LEADS) and Glasgow University’s Teaching Tips Online (GUSTTO)
Library, Archives and IT
Peer Support Programme and Counselling & Psychological Services (CAPS)