U21 Educational Innovation Symposium Schedule

Event: Shuttle Service
Time: 9:00am
Location: Sheraton Hotel – Main Entrance (116 King Street West)
Audience: U21 delegates staying in downtown hotels

Description: Our executive shuttle bus will pick up Steering Group members as well as any other delegates from the Sheraton and take them directly to McMaster Campus. PLEASE NOTE: Delegates staying at Staybridge will need to catch the shuttle from the Sheraton. This is a short 5-minute walk (2 blocks) east from Staybridge.

Event: Breakfast
Time: 9:00am – 10:00am
Location: McMaster Campus
Building: Alumni Memorial Hall (AMH)
Room: Great Hall
Audience: Steering Group members, all U21 delegates

Description: A buffet breakfast will be served for delegates with hot and cold options. Coffee, tea, water and beverages will be available through the day.

Event: Educational Innovation Steering Group Meeting
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: McMaster Campus
Building: Alumni Memorial Hall (AMH)
Room: West Room
Audience: Educational Innovation Steering Group current members only

Event: Senior Academic Developers Networking Meeting
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
Location: McMaster Campus
Building: Alumni Memorial Hall (AMH)
Room: West Room
Audience: Senior Academic Developers Network Members only

Description: An informal networking and discussion session for U21 Senior Academic Developers Group. Led by U21 Senior Academic Developers Group Co-Chairs: Sarah King (Assistant Director, Teaching and Learning Development), University of Birmingham and Áine Galvin (Director of Teaching & Learning), University College Dublin.

Event: Shuttle Service
Time: 11:30am
Location: Sheraton Hotel – Main Entrance (116 King Street West)
Audience: U21 delegates staying in downtown hotels

Description: Our executive shuttle bus will pick up delegates from the Sheraton and take them directly to McMaster Campus. PLEASE NOTE: Delegates staying at Staybridge will need to catch the shuttle from the Sheraton. This is a short 5-minute walk (2 blocks) east from Staybridge.

Event: Lunch
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: McMaster Campus
Building: Alumni Memorial Hall (AMH)
Room: Great Hall
Audience: all U21 delegates

Description: Buffet lunch with range of options, including vegetarian.

Event: U21 Educational Innovation Symposium 2023 Official Opening – Welcome to McMaster
Time: 1:30pm
Location: McMaster Campus
Building: Alumni Memorial Hall (AMH)
Room: Great Hall
Audience: all U21 delegates

Description: Official opening of the U21 Educational Innovation Symposium. Welcome from Dr. Bonny Ibhawoh (Vice-Provost, International), McMaster University and Dr. Kim Dej (Associate Vice-Provost, Teaching & Learning), McMaster University. This session is open to all delegates.

Event: U21 Educational Innovation Symposium 2023 Official Opening – Welcome from Symposium Chair
Time: 1:45pm
Location: McMaster Campus
Building: Alumni Memorial Hall (AMH)
Room: Great Hall
Audience: all U21 delegates

Description: Welcome and opening notes from Symposium Chair, Prof. Moira Fischbacher-Smith (Vice-Principal, Learning & Teaching), University of Glasgow.

Event: U21 Educational Innovation Cluster Updates
Time: 2:00pm – 2:40pm
Location: McMaster Campus
Building: Alumni Memorial Hall (AMH)
Room: Great Hall
Audience: all U21 delegates

Update Descriptions:
2:00pm – 2:10pm: Learning Spaces & Environments Update provided by Cecelia Goria (Digital Learning Director), University of Nottingham

2:10pm – 2:20pm: Learning through Campus Museums and Art Galleries Update provided by Florian Knothe (Director of University Museum & Art Gallery), University of Hong Kong

2:20pm – 2:30pm: Senior Academic Developer Update provided by Áine Galvin (Director of Teaching & Learning), University College Dublin and Sarah King (Assistant Director, Teaching and Learning Development), University of Birmingham

2:30pm – 2:40pm: Learning Analytics Update provided by Anneleen Cosemans (Director, Educational Policy), KU Leuven

CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS
Delegates can select 1 session in each 30-minute round. There will be 2 successive rounds so delegates are able to participate in different themes or hear perspectives from multiple U21 member universities in the same theme.

ROUND 1
Time: 2:45pm – 3:15pm
Location: McMaster Campus

Session A1
Building: Alumni Memorial Hall (AMH)
Room: Great Hall
Event: Learning Spaces & Environments workshop

Description: This workshop session will feature case studies from the University of Nottingham and the University of Hong Kong. This session will be led by Cecelia Goria (Digital Learning Director), University of Nottingham.

Session A2
Building: Alumni Memorial Hall (AMH)
Room: West Room
Event: Learning through Campus Museum & Art Galleries

Description: This workshop session will involve case studies from the University of Melbourne, University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore and Lund University. Session will be led by Florian Knothe (Director of University Museum & Art Gallery), University of Hong Kong; Karin Annebäck (Museum Assistant), Lund University; and Yueh Siang Chang (Curator, NUS Museum), National University of Singapore.

Session A3
Building: Hamilton Hall (HH)
Room: HH102
Event: Senior Academic Developers

Description: This workshop session will explore the role of Senior Academic Developers (or equivalent) in supporting emerging issues in Higher Education. This session will be led by Sarah King (Assistant Director, Teaching and Learning Development), University of Birmingham.

Session A4
Building: Hamilton Hall (HH)
Room: HH104
Event: Learning Analytics

Description: This workshop session will feature case studies from University College Dublin and KU Leuven. Tis session will be led by Anneleen Cosemans (Director, Educational Policy), KU Leuven.

ROUND 2
Time: 3:20pm – 3:50pm
Location: McMaster Campus

Session B1
Building: Alumni Memorial Hall (AMH)
Room: Great Hall
Event: Learning Spaces & Environments workshop

Description: This session will feature case studies from the University of Birmingham and KU Leuven. This session will be led by Cecelia Goria (Digital Learning Director), University of Nottingham.

Session B2
Building: Alumni Memorial Hall (AMH)
Room: West Room
Event: Learning through Campus Museum & Art Galleries

Description: This session will involve case studies from the University of Melbourne, University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore and Lund University. Session will be led by Florian Knothe (Director of University Museum & Art Gallery), University of Hong Kong; Karin Annebäck (Museum Assistant), Lund University; and Yueh Siang Chang (Curator, NUS Museum), National University of Singapore.

Session B3
Building: Hamilton Hall (HH)
Room: HH102
Event: Senior Academic Developers

Description: This session will explore the role of Senior Academic Developers (or equivalent) in supporting emerging issues in Higher Education. This session will be led by Sarah King (Assistant Director, Teaching and Learning Development), University of Birmingham.

Session B4
Building: Hamilton Hall (HH)
Room: HH104
Event: Learning Analytics

Description: This session will feature case studies from the National University of Singapore and the University of Johannesburg. This session will be led by Dr. Jacqueline Batchelor (Senior Lecturer – Mobile Learning), University of Johannesburg.

Event: Concurrent Workshop Sessions Close
Time: 4:00pm – 4:15pm
Location: McMaster Campus
Building: Alumni Memorial Hall (AMH)
Room: Great Hall

Description: Delegates will return to the Great Hall in the Alumni Memorial Hall. Symposium Chair will wrap-up the afternoon sessions.

Event: Welcome Reception
Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Location: McMaster Campus
Building: Alumni Memorial Hall (AMH)
Room: Great Hall
Audience: All U21 delegates

Description: All delegates are welcome to join us for a welcome drink and hors d’oeuvres. Greetings will be provided by Prof. Jenny Dixon (Provost), Universitas 21.

Event: Shuttle Service
Time: 4:30pm
Location: In front of University Hall building
Audience: delegates staying in downtown hotels

Description: Our executive shuttle bus will pick up delegates from the lane in front of University Hall which is a short walk and within sight of AMH. This is the same area where the shuttle will have dropped off delegates earlier. The bus will return delegates to the Sheraton. PLEASE NOTE: Delegates staying at Staybridge Suites Hotel will need to make a short 5-minute walk (2 blocks) west from the Sheraton to return to the Staybridge.

Event: Shuttle Service
Time: 6:30pm
Location: In front of University Hall building
Audience: delegates staying in downtown hotels

Description: Our executive shuttle bus will pick up delegates from the lane in front of University Hall which is a short walk and within sight of AMH. This is the same area where the shuttle will have dropped off delegates earlier. The bus will return delegates to the Sheraton. PLEASE NOTE: Delegates staying at Staybridge Suites Hotel will need to make a short 5-minute walk (2 blocks) west from the Sheraton to return to the Staybridge.

Event: Shuttle Service
Time: 9:00am
Location: Sheraton Hotel – Main Entrance (116 King Street West)
Audience: U21 delegates staying in downtown hotels 

Description: Our executive shuttle bus will pick up delegates from the Sheraton and take them directly to McMaster Campus. PLEASE NOTE: Delegates staying at Staybridge will need to catch the shuttle from the Sheraton. This is a short 5-minute walk (2 blocks) east from Staybridge.

Event: Breakfast
Time: 9:00am – 10:00am
Location: McMaster Campus
Building: L.R. Wilson Hall (LRW)
Room: Waller Lobby
Audience: all U21 delegates 

Description: A buffet breakfast will be served for delegates with hot and cold options. Coffee, tea, water and beverages will be available through the day.

Event: Keynote Session
Time: 10:00am – 11:30am
Building: L.R. Wilson Hall (LRW)
Room: L.R. Wilson Concert Hall
Audience: All delegates and invitees 

Keynote: Embedding Trustworthy, Human-Centered Analytics and AI in the University 

Description: The keynote will be delivered by Prof. Simon Buckingham Shum, Professor of Learning Informatics at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) where he also serves as Director of the Connected Intelligence Centre. Working in close partnership with faculties using human-centred design methods, his team pilots, evaluates and scales data-driven web apps to provide personalised feedback, used to date by more than 35,000 UTS students.
The session will be opened by Dr. Susan L. Tighe (Provost), McMaster University and the keynote speaker will be introduced by Symposium Chair Prof Moira Fischbacker-Smith (Vice-Principal, Learning & Teaching), University of Glasgow. 

Question & Discussion 

Description: The keynote will be followed by an opportunity for questions and discussion from the audience. The Q & D will be opened by comments from the Co-chair of McMaster’s Task Force on Generative AI in Teaching and Learning, Kim Dej (Associate Vice-Provost, Teaching & Learning), McMaster University.

Event: U21 Delegate Group Photo
Time: 11:30am – 11:40am
Building: L.R. Wilson Hall (LRW)
Room: L.R. Wilson Concert Hall – Stage
Audience: All delegates 

Description: U21 delegates will gather onstage for a group photo to commemorate the symposium gathering.

Event: Lunch
Time: 11:45pm – 1:00pm
Location: McMaster Campus
Building: L.R. Wilson Hall (LRW)
Room: Waller Lobby 

Description: Buffet lunch with range of options, including vegetarian. Seating will be throughout the Waller Lobby as well as the adjacent Community Room LRW 1003.

Event: Panel Sessions: Scoping the Future for Higher Education: Transition or Transformation?
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Building: L.R. Wilson Hall (LRW)
Room: L.R. Wilson Concert Hall
Audience: All delegates and invitees 

Description: Leading on from the keynote address, these panel sessions will delve deeper into some of the key developments and disruptions that have dictated the trajectory of Higher Education in recent years. Transition in Higher Education is not a new concept. However, many argue that now is the time for long-lasting transformation; be that in terms of curriculum, assessment practices or developing a new generation of educational leaders, global partnerships and collaborative initiatives.

Event: Panel Session 1
Time: 1:10pm – 2:15pm
Building: L.R. Wilson Hall (LRW)
Room: L.R. Wilson Concert Hall
Audience: All delegates and invitees 

Title: Transition or Transformation- Student assessment, academic integrity, and learning analytics

Description: This panel will explore how prepared universities are to transition or transform their approach with the support of or in reaction to quickly emerging digital technologies. How can we harness such technology to enable a more student-centered approach that also supports staff? Could new technologies be the answer to longstanding questions about assessment, feedback and learning analytics? What are the challenges universities face and how can peers across international Higher Education support this sector-wide transition/transformation? 

Panelists:

• Prof. Simon Buckingham-Shum (Professor of Learning Informatics), University of Technology Sydney
• Prof. Joaquín Guerra Achem (Vice-Rector, Educational Innovation and Academic Policy), Tecnológico de Monterrey
• Abigail Samuels, Vice-President (Education), McMaster Students Union
• Jovan Popovic, President, McMaster Students Union

Panel Chair:  Dr Kim Dej, Vice-Provost Teaching and Learning, McMaster University

Event: Panel Session 2
Time: 2:30pm – 3:35pm
Building: L.R. Wilson Hall (LRW)
Room: L.R. Wilson Concert Hall
Audience: All delegates and invitees 

Title: Transition or Transformation – Curriculum design, career development, and future employability

Description: This panel will explore how universities can continue to challenge themselves to deliver more inclusive curricula which meet students’ needs but also prepare them to be active contributors to the communities and industries they will contribute to throughout their lives after university. 

Panelists:

• Jim Lowe, Assistant Vice Provost, University of Connecticut (also, Chair of U21 Employability Group)
• Adrianne Xavier, Assistant Professor, Departments of Anthropology/Indigenous Studies, McMaster University
• Dr. Lehana Thabane, Prof. of Biostatistics & Clinical Epidemiology, Dept. of Health Research Methods, Evidence, & Impact, McMaster University
• Will Hopwood, former student, University of Nottingham and U21 Global Student participant (online panelist)

Panel Chair:  Prof. Ann Kristin (Anki) Wallengren (Pro Vice-Chancellor, Education & Culture), Lund University

Event: Panel Session Conclusion
Time: 3:35pm – 4:00pm
Building: L.R. Wilson Hall (LRW)
Room: L.R. Wilson Concert Hall
Audience: All delegates and invitees 

Description: Symposium Chair will provide a brief summary of session and provides thanks to all contributors before closing the session.

Event: Delegate Free Time
Time: 4:00pm – 6:30pm 

Event: McMaster Planetarium Tour
Time: 4:15pm – 5:15pm
Location: WJ McCallion Planetarium, Burke Science Building

Description: All delegates are welcome to attend a tour of the McMaster Planetarium.

The William J. McCallion Planetarium was the first planetarium in Ontario that offered shows to the public. The original projector was purchased in 1949 from money raised through public subscriptions and donations from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Hamilton Centre. In the early days, a war-surplus parachute was suspended from the ceiling and used as the planetarium dome. In 1954, the original projector found more permanent accommodation in a custom-designed room in what is now called the Burke Science Building. The first projector was donated to Mount Allison University and replaced with a Spitz model A2 projector in 1961. In 1992, the Ontario Science Centre, in cooperation with the London Children’s Museum, donated a more modern and sophisticated Spitz A3P projector to McMaster. In 2008, the newly-refurbished planetarium re-opened with a Digitarium Alpha 2 system – the first digital projector housed in the McCallion Planetarium. 

Shows begin with a general introduction to the night sky, including famous Greco-Roman constellations and apparent motions of celestial objects, followed by an in-depth presentation on the particular theme of the public show. All shows are live and interactive, so you can ask a question at any time during the presentation.

Event: Shuttle Service
Time: 4:15pm 
Location: In front of LR Wilson Hall

Description: Our executive shuttle bus will pick up delegates from the lane in front of LR Wilson Hall across Sterling St. This is the same area where the shuttle will have dropped off delegates earlier in the day. The bus will return delegates to the Sheraton. PLEASE NOTE: Delegates staying at Staybridge Suites Hotel will need to make a short 5-minute walk (2 blocks) west from the Sheraton to return to the Staybridge.

Event: Shuttle Service
Time: 5:50pm
Location: Sheraton Hotel – Main Entrance (116 King Street West) 

Description: Our executive shuttle bus will pick up delegates from the Sheraton and take them directly to McMaster Campus. PLEASE NOTE: Delegates staying at Staybridge will need to catch the shuttle from the Sheraton. This is a short 5-minute walk (2 blocks) east from Staybridge.

Event: Symposium Dinner
Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Location: McMaster University
Building: Alumni Memorial Hall
Room: The Buttery (downstairs level in AMH)
Audience: All U21 delegates

Description: Delegates will gather for dinner in The Buttery in the downstairs of McMaster’s University Club in Alumni Memorial Hall.
David Farrar, President of McMaster University, will provide a brief welcome to U21 delegates.

Event: Shuttle Service
Time: 9:00pm
Location: In front of University Hall building 

Description: Our executive shuttle bus will pick up delegates from the lane in front of University Hall which is a short walk and within sight of AMH. This is the same area where the shuttle will have dropped off delegates on Day 1. The bus will return delegates to the Sheraton. PLEASE NOTE: Delegates staying at Staybridge Suites Hotel will need to make a short 5-minute walk (2 blocks) west from the Sheraton to return to the Staybridge.

U21 Educational Innovation Symposium Sign-up Form is closed. Thank you for your interest!

Event: Shuttle Service
Time: 9:00am
Location: Sheraton Hotel – Main Entrance (116 King Street West)
Audience: U21 delegates staying in downtown hotels 

Description: Our executive shuttle bus will pick up delegates from the Sheraton and take them directly to McMaster Campus. PLEASE NOTE: Delegates staying at Staybridge will need to catch the shuttle from the Sheraton. This is a short 5-minute walk (2 blocks) east from Staybridge.

Event: Breakfast
Time: 8:30am – 9:30am
Location: McMaster Campus
Building: Alumni Memorial Hall (AMH)
Room: Great Hall
Audience: all U21 delegates

Description: A buffet breakfast will be served for delegates with hot and cold options. Coffee, tea, water and beverages will be available through the morning.

Event: Looking Ahead for U21 Educational Innovation
Time: 9:30am – 12:00pm
Location: Alumni Memorial Hall, Great Hall, McMaster University
Audience: All U21 delegates 

Description: In the closing session of the U21 Educational Innovation Symposium, delegates will gather to reflect upon the key themes and discussions thus far. This process will be aided with projected graphic recordings presenting visualizations of key ideas discussed from Thursday’s keynote and panels. The discussion from this session will inform suggestions for the priorities and themes for U21 Educational Innovation Steering Groups going forward. The session will be led by Moira Fischbacher-Smith and Jenny Dixon, along with Emma Thomas, graphic recording artist.
The session closing will formally conclude the 2023 Symposium.

Event: Lunch
Time: 12:00 – 1:00pm
Location: Alumni Memorial Hall, Great Hall, McMaster University
Audience: All U21 delegates 

Description: Buffet lunch with range of options, including vegetarian.

Event: Shuttle Service
Time: 12:45pm 
Location: In front of University Hall building
Audience: All U21 delegates

Description: Our executive shuttle bus will pick up delegates from the lane in front of University Hall which is a short walk and within sight of AMH. This is the same area where the shuttle will have dropped off delegates earlier. The bus will return delegates to the Sheraton. PLEASE NOTE: Delegates staying at Staybridge Suites Hotel will need to make a short 5-minute walk (2 blocks) west from the Sheraton to return to the Staybridge.

OPTIONAL Event: Niagara Falls Tour 
Time: 1:15pm – 6:00 pm
Departure Location: In front of University Hall building
Audience: Open to delegates who have registered for the tour. 

Description:  The tour shuttle will arrive in Niagara Falls at approximately 2:30pm and depart Niagara Falls at 5:00pm with an estimated return to campus for 6:15pm, and to the Sheraton Hotel for 6:45pm. The bus will drop delegates off at the Table Rock Welcome Centre which is directly adjacent to the actual Falls. From here delegates will have 2.5 hours to explore various options such as:

• walk along the scenic Fallsview Trail
• walk to Clifton Hill, the major tourist area of Niagara Falls
  
• take the Niagara City Cruises “Voyage to the Falls Boat Tour”
• take the “Journey Behind the Falls Tour”
  

Event: Shuttle Service
Time: 6:30pm
Location: In front of University Hall building 

Description: Our executive shuttle bus will pick up delegates from campus  in front of University Hall which is a short walk and within sight of AMH. This is the same area where the shuttle will have dropped off delegates earlier in the day. The bus will return delegates to the Sheraton. PLEASE NOTE: Delegates staying at Staybridge Suites Hotel will need to make a short 5-minute walk (2 blocks) west from the Sheraton to return to the Staybridge.