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Forthcoming Events
The next NEN T&L Symposium will be at the University of Liverpool between 13:00-17:00 on Thursday 10th September.
Register here to attend in person or online.
If you are attending in-person the workshop will take place in:
Seminar Room 11, Rendall Building, Bedford Street South, University of Liverpool, L69 7WW
Building no: 432, D2 on liverpool-university-campus-map.pdf [liverpool.ac.uk]
The full schedule is below:
Session 1: Technology in Teaching 13:00-13:50
Robert Forster (Liverpool) - Using Tablets in Teaching: Practical Experiences from Lecture Delivery
Andy Bryce (Sheffield) - The use of videos to supplement teaching of statistics and econometrics
13:50-14:10 Break - Tea & Coffee
Session 2: Engagement & Support 14:10-15:50
Matthew Gobey & Duncan McVey (Manchester Metropolitan University) - Personal Economic Histories and Authentic Assessment
Seva Ostapenko (Durham) - The Economics Café: Fostering a Sense of Belonging in Multinational MSc Student Cohort
Matheus Vianna & Alex Squires (Manchester) - Reflections on introducing Problem Based Learning in Economics Tutorials
Yontem Sonmez & Yigit Oezcelik (Liverpool) - Making the Implicit Explicit: A Reflective Study of Supporting First-Year Economics Students
15:50-16:10 Break 2 - Tea & Coffee
Session 3: Assessment & Feedback 16:10-17:00
Samuel Saunders (Liverpool) - Using AI to Mark Student Work
Vincent Fitzimmons (Manchester Metropolitan University) - Feedback and Assessment in Economics
16:40 onwards Networking & (optional) Evening Dinner
Previous Events
Teaching and Learning in Economics Symposium hosted by the Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York, on Wednesday 11th March 2026 13:00-16:00.
The event was delivered hybrid and focused on Diversity and Inclusion in Economics.
Schedule:
13:00:13:45 Opening Keynote: Prof Denise Hawkes (KCL) “The I‑GIVE Digital Inclusion Labs: A Co‑created Model for Inclusive Pedagogy”
13:45-14:00 Coffee Break
14:00-15:00 Presentations from Mathilde Péron (York), Rubén Martínez Cárdenas (York), and others tbc.
15:00-15:15 Coffee Break
15:15-16:00 Closing Keynote: Dr Ramin Nassehi (UCL) “Community Building in Large Economics Cohorts”
University of Huddersfield, 21 May 2025, T&L Symposium.
Presenters in bold:
The Use of Social Networks to Improve Engagement and Implement and Research-Led Curriculum - Sofia Izquierdo Sanchez (University of Manchester) & William Tayler (Lancaster University)
Co-development of a Problem-based Learning (PBL) Module in Economics in Partnership with Students - Yaprak Tavman, Ning Xue, Adrian Gonzalez, Eleanor Jew, Judith Krauss (University of York)
Economics for Everyone? Understanding Gender Barriers in Economics Education - Peter Hughes, Juliane Scheffel, and Bianca Orsi (University of Leeds)
Developing Employability Skills and Critical Thinking through Interdisciplinary Group Work and Peer Review - Sofia Izquierdo Sanchez (University of Manchester) & Sara Jabeen (University of Manchester)
The development of highly successful Year in Industry (YINI) programme within the University of Liverpool Management School (ULMS) - Chris Barlow (University of Liverpool)
Assessment and Feedback: Using Marking Rubrics and QuickMarks - Nahid Farnaz (University of York)
Critical Reflection by First Years - Duncan McVey and Matthew Gobey (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Lancaster University, 02/10/2024, "AI and its implications for Economics Education".
Venue: LT19 West Pavilion B002. LUMS, Lancaster University (Info & Directions)
- Richard Whittle (University of Salford) - "Universities and AI: A radically uncertain relationship"
- Lightning talks:
University of Leeds - 06/03/2024
- Barbara Kempf (Leeds) - "Formative Peer Assessment"
- Tony Morgan (Leeds) - "Design Thinking and Higher Education"
University of Manchester - 14/12/2023 "Assessment in Economics"
- Dr Ekaterina Kazak (Manchester) - "Gradescope For Programming And Maths Assignments"
- Dr Stefan Kesting (Leeds) - “Assessment Structure in an Ethics & Economics module – how to Encourage Critical Thinking and Self-Directed Learning?”
- Prof Ralf Becker (Manchester) - "Möbius for Assessment"
- Dr Ali Raza (Leeds) - "Providing Individual Feedback in Paper Exams with Large Groups using Excel Conditional Formulae"
Organising Group
- Andrew Bryce (University of Sheffield)
- Nahid Farnaz (University of York)
- Gissell Huaccha (University of Leeds)
- Yigit Oezcelik (University of Liverpool)
- Vsevolod Ostapenko (Durham University)
- Maria Paola Rana (University of Salford)
- Alex Squires (University of Manchester)
- Yaprak Tavman (University of York)
- William Tayler (Lancaster University)
