HEAd’22 received 269 full paper submissions. After the peer review process, less than one third were accepted as full papers.

We have just sent the paper acceptance notifications. If you have not received yours, please contact us at headconf@upv.es

The fourth Pedagogy for Higher Education Large Classes (PHELC) Symposium takes place on Friday, 10 June 2022. PHELC, whose first edition was held together with HEAd’19, aims to provide an opportunity for large class teachers in higher education to share practice. Previous papers and presentations can be accessed on the Published Symposia Proceedings page of www.phelc.ie.  

Submissions are invited from those teaching very large classes  (100+ students) in the higher education context.  Papers should be 1,500 words in length, provide a clear description of the pedagogical practice upon which the paper is based and should be supported by relevant literature.  Full details of submission requirements can be found on the Submissions page of  www.phelc.ie.  

Key dates:

• Submission of proposed paper = Monday 14 March @ 17.00 CET
• Notification of decision = Monday 11 April @ 17.00 CET
• Camera ready paper = Monday 16 May @ 17.00 CET

Possible topics may include but are not limited to:

• formative and/or summative assessment; assessment for / of / as learning
• self assessment, peer assessment, groupwork
• sustainable approaches to providing feedback at scale
• student engagement
• active learning / problem based learning / challenge based learning
• inclusion and diversity
• using technology
• universal design for learning
• synchronous and asynchronous approaches 
• impact of Covid-19 on large class teaching and learning

Further information is available from the organisers – annmarie.farrell@dcu.ie and anna.logan@dcu.ie 

We would be grateful if you would forward this to others you think may be interested, in both national and international contexts.  You may also follow us for updates on Twitter @PHELCprofessors

Best wishes,

Dr Anna Logan and Ann Marie Farrell 

Due to the multiple requests, we are pleased to announce that the deadline for submitting papers to HEAd’22 has been extended to February 11.

We are excited to receive your contributions!

HEAd’22 will be held on 14-17 June 2022 in Valencia as a hybrid conference: face-to-face and virtual. Full paper submission deadline is 4 February 2022.

The conference organizing committee is so happy to see you again!

We are currently preparing the website for HEAd’22. It will be ready soon 🙂

We are glad to announce that the publication including all HEAd’21 papers is already available! Look at: HEAd’21 Proceedings

We would like to announce the list of papers that have been nominated as candidates for the Best Paper Award. The nominated papers were selected based on their review scores.

The final decision will be made during the conference by the best paper committee based on the presentation and Q&A. The award will be announced and conferred during the closing session (Wednesday, 23th June at 17:30).

Best paper nominees

Advancing higher-education practice by analyzing and training students’ vocal charisma: Evidence from a Danish field study
Oliver Niebuhr

Embracing the digitalization of research education? How social science research education was influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic
Dimitri Prandner, Katrin Hasengruber

Causal Attribution Habits and Cultural Orientation as Contributing Factors to Students’ Self-Efficacy: A Comparison Between Female Students in the United States and Saudi Arabia
Kerstin Hamann, Ronan L.H. Wilson, Bruce M. Wilson, Maura A.E. Pilotti

Human capital depreciation and job tasks
Sonja Walter, Jeong-Dong Lee

Learning sustainability by making games. The experience of a challenge as a novel approach for Education for Sustainable Development
Sara Cravero, Francesco Strada, Isabella Lami, Andrea Bottino

Program

The OCS submission system is working again after the problems we experienced for some hours.

Apologies for the inconveniences.

We are glad to announce that the publication including all HEAd’21 papers is already available! Look at: HEAd’21 Proceedings

We would like to announce the list of papers that have been nominated as candidates for the Best Paper Award. The nominated papers were selected based on their review scores.

The final decision will be made during the conference by the best paper committee based on the presentation and Q&A. The award will be announced and conferred during the closing session (Friday, 5th June at 15:45).

Best paper nominees

Perceptions of organizational injustice in French business schools
Lovasoa Ramboarisata, Linda Ben Fekih Aissi

Coercive isomorphism in higher education: Direct pressures from the state to the Turkish universities
Inci Ozturk

U-Behavior: Visual-Form Learning Analytics to Enhance Teaching and Learning
Kelly Mckenna, James Folkestad, Marcia Moraes

Reliability of multiple-choice versus problem-solving student exam scores in higher education: Empirical tests
Eric S Lee, Naina Garg

Projects with added value to increase competitiveness and student satisfaction
Sílvia Espinosa Mirabet, Jordi Serra Simón, Joaquim Majó Fernández