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Friday 17 October 2014, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, Greenmount Campus, Antrim

Theme: Students and Partners

Programme
TimeSessionSpeaker

09:30am – 10:00am

Tea/Coffee on arrival

 

10:00am – 10:30am

Welcome and opening remarks

Professor Denise McAlister,Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Learning, Teaching and Student Experience), University of Ulster

10:30am – 11:00am

Retention of 1st Year Students

  • Mr Martin McKinney, Head of School of Computing and Information Engineering, University of Ulster
  • Dr Michaela Black, Senior Lecturer in Computing Science, University of Ulster

11:00am – 11:30am

Teaching spaces without rooms:  The future of anywhere on anything video conferencing.

  • Mr Noel McDaid, Customer Engagement and Support Manager, Joint Academic Network (JANET)

11.30am – 11.45am

Tea/Coffee

 

11:45am – 11:55am

Colleges Northern Ireland/ Overview of the FE Sector: Connected: South Eastern Regional College

  • Ms Karen Lennon, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Colleges Northern Ireland
  • Mr John Ross, Research Lecturer, South Eastern Regional College.

11:55am – 12:15am

Ulster Business School/Belfast Metropolitan College Connected Project

  • Ms Ursula Quinn, Ulster Business School Subject Partnership Manager, University of Ulster

12:15pm – 12:30pm

Share and Learn: HSC Knowledge Exchange

  • Mrs Margaret Murray, Senior Training Consultant, HSC Leadership Centre
  • Mr David Elder, Senior Training Consultant, HSC Leadership Centre

12:30pm – 1:30pm

Connecting with Industry: Campus Walk

  • Dr Sam Kennedy, Head of Education Service, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)
  • Mrs Deidre Cooper, Senior Lecturer, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)

1.30pm

Lunch