BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31@ukais.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251126T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251126T153000 DTSTAMP:20250911T160948Z URL:https://www.ukais.org/events/the-practice-of-teaching-in-information-s ystems-a-workshop-for-pgrs-and-early-career-academics/ SUMMARY:The Practice of Teaching in Information Systems: A Workshop for PGR s and Early Career Academics DESCRIPTION:Teaching in higher education is as much about navigating people \, policies\, and programmes as it is about standing at the front of a cla ssroom. UKAIS invites you to this interactive workshop on 26th November\, which draws on over 60 years of collective experience to explore the pract icalities of academic life: leading modules\, developing curricula\, and d elivering engaging sessions. Through real-world scenarios\, collaborative activities\, and open discussion\, you’ll gain insights into the everyda y challenges and joys of university teaching. Come for the coffee\, stay f or the stories\, and leave with practical tools (and confidence) to shape your own teaching journey.\n\nWho is the workshop for? The workshop is for those starting on their learning and teaching journey. It is suitable for PGR (PhD and DBA) students as well as for those in the early years of the ir academic careers. It is open to UKAIS members and non-members.\nWhat wi ll be the key takeaways? You will work on practical scenarios to understan d and develop the key skills needed to lead modules\, develop module conte nt\, and manage the practical delivery of teaching in challenging HE envir onments. Additionally\, all workshop attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance.\nWhat does it cost? The workshop is free to attend. Refresh ments and lunch will be provided.\nWhere is the event? The event will be h osted at the University of Salford.\n\nWorkshop Outline:\n9.30 am - 10.00a m Registration and refreshments\n10.00am - 10.15am Welcome and introductio n\n10.15am - 11.30am Session 1: Module leadership\n11.30am - 11.45am Break \n11.45am - 1.00pm Session 2: Curriculum development\n1.00pm - 2.00pm Lunc h &\; Networking\n2.00pm - 3.15pm Session 3 – Delivery\n3.15pm - 3.30 pm Wrap up and Close\n\nWorkshop Organisers\n\n\nDr Marie Griffiths is a P rofessor at Salford Business School. Marie is an experienced academic lead er with over twenty years in HE. She is the current Programme Leader for t he MSc Managing Innovation and IT and the MSc Managing AI in Business and has previously served as Director of Postgraduate Research. Marie was also President of the UKAIS (2019-2020). Her teaching experience spans undergr aduate\, postgraduate\, and postgraduate research levels\, as well as prof essional development for educators. Marie is deeply committed to innovativ e\, practice-informed pedagogy and the co-creation of knowledge with stude nts.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nDr Maria Kutar is a Reader and Director of Undergra duate Business Management at Salford Business School. She is the Learning and Teaching lead for the UKAIS and has been a member of the board since 2 015. Maria is an experienced academic leader and has 25 years of experienc e teaching in HE. Currently the Director for a suite of 11 UG degree progr ammes\, she has led significant curriculum development projects\, chaired review panels\, and developed\, led and delivered modules small and large at all levels of study. Maria is the recipient of 3 Vice-Chancellor’s Di stinguished Teaching Awards and a Student Union Teaching Award. Her teachi ng uses inquiry-based pedagogies to foster deep learning\; an important fo cus is to foster creativity in students through the use of varied learning and assessment activities.\n\n\n\nDr Oliver Kayas is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Business at Liverpool John Moores University. He is also the curr ent President of the UKAIS and has been a Director of the Board since 20 15. He has extensive teaching experience at national and international ins titutions\, having led multiple programme reviews\, developed countless mo dules\, and delivered on a diverse range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules. Oliver also has extensive experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate apprenticeships\, having served as a Pathway Lead for the Dig ital Technology Solutions degree apprenticeship.\n\n \;\n\nTravel info rmation\nThe University of Salford is readily accessible by public transpo rt. Salford Crescent train station is a couple of minutes walk from campus with regular services from Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria. You can walk to campus from Manchester city centre (around 30 minutes wal k). Full travel information is available at https://www.salford.ac.uk/trav el.\n\nFor any queries about the event\, please email contactus@ukais.org. LOCATION:University of Salford\, Room M413a (4th floor)\, Maxwell Building Peel Park Campus\, Greater Manchester\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Room M413a (4th floor)\, Ma xwell Building Peel Park Campus\, Greater Manchester\, United Kingdom;X-AP PLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=University of Salford:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR