Technology and Creativity
Friday 4 July 2025, 10:00am to Monday 7 July 2025, 11:30am
Venue
Online, Lancaster, United Kingdom, LA1 4YD - View MapOpen to
Postgraduates, StaffRegistration
Registration not required - just turn upEvent Details
A Cross-University scholarship seminar series: 'Enhancing Student Success'
SCiLAB (The Open University’s Scholarship Centre for the Faculty of Business and Law), in collaboration with Cardiff, Lancaster and Manchester Metropolitan Universities is delighted to invite you to a summer seminar series for 2025.
The theme for the series is ‘enhancing student success’, featuring presentations from like-minded colleagues with similar research areas across legal and business education.
We will be welcoming presenters from across all four Universities to speak about their exciting research and scholarship. Held via Microsoft Teams, each event will feature 15-minute presentations with questions and a group discussion at the end.
Details of each event and the link to join are below.
We hope you can join us for what promises to be a productive and collaborative few days. For any queries please contact
Many thanks
Kate Bunker, SCiLAB Operations Manager, on behalf of the SCiLAB team
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Seminar 2: Technology and Creativity
Friday 4th July, 10:00-11:30 hrs
Meeting ID: 389 161 907 980 5
Passcode: Jo3ne6sr
Start
10:00 Introduction.
10:05 Engaging Students with Emerging Technologies. Lee Francis, Lancaster University.
10:20 Reclaiming Creativity in Business Education: Lessons from Secondary School Teaching. David Yarwood, Manchester Metropolitan University.
10:35 Gamification. Lisa Newman, Cardiff University.
10:50 The Virtual Court Room. Francine Ryan, Open University.
11:05 Questions and Discussion.
11:30 End.
Speakers
Manchester Metropolitan University
A Lecturer in Business Education interested in innovative pedagogy, digital transformation, and business management. Passionate about integrating experiential learning, AI-driven education, and leadership development to enhance student engagement and professional growth. Committed to creativity, innovation, and changemaking at the intersection of education, digital skills, and business practice.
Open University
Francine is a Senior Lecturer in Law and Director of the Open Justice Centre, she is a qualified lawyer and legal academic. Her work focuses on bridging legal education and practice, with an emphasis on advancing access to justice through innovative teaching and research.
Marketing, Lancaster University
Cardiff University
I joined Cardiff Law School as a teacher in Law in October 2021 teaching undergraduate Tort and Human Rights modules. I taught on the Legal Practice Course at the University of South Wales since September 2018 and worked as a practising solicitor with the police dealing with misconduct cases and formerly practised in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence for several law firms.
Contact Details
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