Student Education Conference

LITE is proud to be responsible for the University’s annual Student Education Conference (SEC). Held every January, the conference brings together our community of staff and students who are committed to positive change to the learning and teaching experience through research, scholarship and innovation.

SEC 2023: 5th & 6th January

Did you miss SEC 2023?

Our two-day hybrid conference focussed on the topic of ‘A Curriculum for the Future – Rising to Grand Challenges’. The recordings of all the sessions are now available to view on SEC Rewind.​​​​​​​

SEC 2023: 5th & 6th January

Want to listen again to the inspirational student panel? Couldn’t get to all of the parallel sessions you were interested in? Would you like to hear again Jeff’s round up celebrating what we’ve been achieving together this year through Curriculum Redefined?

If you’re not sure what to watch first, the Deans for Student Education and the Dean for Online and Digital Education have chosen a few highlights to get you started.

SEC 2022: 6th & 7th January

The Covid pandemic and the challenges of adapting to a new way of working and delivering the student education experience has placed sense of belonging at the heart of discussions around student education.  The theme of ‘Belonging and Community’ seemed an appropriate choice for the 2022 conference.

The standout for many was the student voice, whether from students delivering parallel and snap sessions or the inspiring and thought provoking student panel.

The energy and engagement from all who participated was inspiring. The two day conference included a  keynote presentation from Prof. Eric Mazur from Harvard University (watch again here), reflections from the LUU Executive Officers and a range of parallel and snap sessions.

University of Leeds colleagues can watch all of the conference session again.

SEC 2022 - Inclusive Practice Blog

SEC 2022 - Inclusive Practice Blog

Jenny Brady, Jenny Brady, Project Lead for Inclusive Learning and Teaching reflects on the standout messages at the conference for inclusive teaching and sense of belonging
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SEC 2022 - SEC and the Student Voice Blog

SEC 2022 - SEC and the Student Voice Blog

Natalja Nassonova, Student Research Assistant for LITE reflects on her experiences of taking part in the student panel and her 'take home' messages from the conference from a student perspective
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SEC 2021: 7th January

To support our community in reflecting on and sharing lessons from the experiences of adapting to remote learning the theme for 2021 was  ‘Lessons from a hybrid teaching world’.

There was a record turnout for the 40 parallel and snap sessions, all delivered online, as well as the keynote presentation from Prof. Tansy Jessop, Pro Vice Chancellor for Education, University of Bristol.

University of Leeds staff can ‘catch up’ on the entire conference programme. View the schedule here.