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Supporting Our Learning Community: Assessment, Marking and Feedback SALT CONFERENCE 2023 - SUSALT23 - CALL FOR PAPERS - **EXTENDED DEADLINE NOW CLOSED**

***The Call for Papers is now CLOSED***

Swansea Academy of Learning and Teaching

Annual Conference

The 15th annual SALT Learning and Teaching Conference will take place on Wednesday, 12th July 2023, at The Bay Campus, Swansea University.

The conference theme is: 'Supporting Our Learning Community: Assessment, Marking and Feedback'.

Keynotes

We are pleased to welcome Professor Naomi Winstone (University of Surrey) and Professor Phil Newton (Swansea University) as our keynote speakers at the conference.

Conference Website

Information about this year's conference will be added regularly to the staff SALT Conference 2023 webpage. You will currently find a link to resources from 2022's event on this page, as well as 'A Pinch of SALT Podcast' with Leah Owen, speaking about what it is like to present at the conference for the first time.

Call for Papers

If you have an example of a pedagogic research project, or feedback from an approach relating to assessment, marking, and/or feedback, which informs the conference theme, please consider sharing your reflections and findings. We are now inviting proposals for the 2023 conference, with links to the following sub-themes:

  • Assessment design
  • Programme level planning
  • Authentic and creative assessments
  • Academic integrity
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Assessment support
  • Formative assessment and active learning
  • Feedback literacy and engaging with feedback
  • Feedback approaches
  • Rubrics, marking and grading forms
  • Inclusive assessment and feedback
  • Supplementary assessment
  • Co-creation and peer assessment

Submission Deadline ** EXTENDED**

The deadline for submission of proposals is now midnight of Friday 12th May 2023 (FINAL EXTENDED DEADLINE). ***NOW CLOSED***

Session Formats

Proposals should be submitted for one of the following formats:

  • Presentation (15 minutes + 5 minutes Q&A), or
  • Poster presentation (in-person and/or pre-recorded)

Your proposal needs to show how your session fits with the conference theme and must address the selection criteria that will be used by the review panel (see below). Session outlines should be detailed enough for delegates to have an idea of what to expect when attending and should be reflected in the content delivered. Please keep in mind that the proposal you submit now will, if accepted, be used in the conference programme published on the SALT website, and is the primary way that participants will choose sessions to attend.

Please note, sessions can be presented in the medium of Welsh and English.

Selection Criteria

  1. Does the proposed content align with the conference theme?
  2. Are the session outcomes achievable and clear?
  3. Does the proposal include the sharing of pedagogical research data, or evidence from approaches to assessment, marking or feedback, which have resulted in valuable outcomes?
  4. Does the proposal include a clear explanation of how knowledge gained from the session could benefit colleagues from the wider learning and teaching community?
  5. Does the proposal suggest the session would have a positive impact on assessment, marking and feedback practices at Swansea?

Guidelines for Abstract Submissions

Your abstract must be submitted online by midnight of Friday 12th May, 2023. All presenters are required to make their materials available for sharing in readiness for the conference. Recording of sessions on the day is also a requirement.

What to include in your abstract:

  1. Lead author and details of any other contributors
  2. Title, aims and objectives of your proposed session, and how these link to the conference theme, and relevant sub-theme
  3. Session format
  4. Your abstract must be no longer than 500 words maximum, and should accurately convey the focus of your session

Additionally...

In addition to your 500 words, you will also be asked to provide:

  1. A detailed session outline
  2. Up to three key messages or outcomes that delegates will take from your session

Submit your proposal

Complete and submit your proposal by midnight of Friday 12th May 2023, using the online form link below ***NOW CLOSED***:

Abstract Submission Form

Further information

Further information will be available in due course via ‘Spotlight’, SALT’s monthly newsletter to all staff, email correspondence and on the conference page on SALT's website for staff.

If you have any queries about the submission of your proposal or the conference itself, please contact:

  • Suzanne Wells: s.m.wells@swansea.ac.uk
  • Rhian Ellis: r.e.ellis@swansea.ac.uk
  • SALT: salt@swansea.ac.uk

Twitter: @susaltteam #SUSALT23

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