Co-creation and Belonging
Monday 7 July 2025, 10:00am to 11:30am
Venue
Online, Lancaster, United Kingdom, LA1 4YD - View MapOpen to
Postgraduates, StaffRegistration
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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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This is the third of four cross-university seminars, hosted by SCiLAB (The Open University’s Scholarship Centre for the Faculty of Business and Law) in collaboration with Cardiff, Lancaster and Manchester Metropolitan Universities. The theme for the series is ‘enhancing student success’, featuring presentations from like-minded colleagues with similar research areas across legal and business education. The ‘co-creation and belonging’ seminar welcomes presentations from both Lancaster University and The Open University to speak about their research and scholarship.
Each presentation will last for 15 minutes followed by time for questions and a group discussion.
Meeting ID: 312 301 651 765 7
Passcode: bD2Kp2k7
Time
10:00 Introduction.
10:05 Towards Participatory Pedagogy: Co-Developing a Sustainability Bootcamp. Stephen Homer, Lancaster University.
10:20 Breaking the Ice for Success: Using Mingle Bingo to Foster Student Belonging and Engagement. Beatriz Rodriguez Garcia, Lancaster University.
10:35 From Student Voice to Staff Practice: Rethinking Camera use in Virtual Classrooms. Andrew Maxfield, Open University.
10:50 Legal Research Scholarship - Lessons Learnt on Encouraging both Student Participation and Collaboration. Hossam Kassem and Mel Holmes, Open University.
11:05 Questions and Discussion.
11:30 End.
For any queries please contact fbl-scholarship@open.ac.uk
Speakers
Open University
Marketing, Lancaster University
Open University
Hossam Kassem has worked as a Learning and Teaching Librarian at the OU Library since March 2018. He is an Academic Liaison Librarian covering STEM and FBL, delivers online training sessions. Hossam is also an accessibility librarian, he supports disabled students as well as work with publishers to make their e-content accessible to disabled users. He is also an Operational Lead for Academic Liaison at the OU Library.
Open University
Mel, previously worked as an inhouse solicitor, joined The Open University in 2000, as an Associate Lecturer on Access and Level 1 Law modules. She is currently a Lecturer and Student Experience Manager, a regional academic role, which includes bringing the student perspective to developing module/programme teaching and learning design.
Sunway, Lancaster University
Stephen is a seasoned academic at Sunway University, specializes in business management, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and sustainable development. Since 2017, he has progressed from a PhD Studentship Student to an Associate Professor, delivering courses such as Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Ethics, and Principles of Management with acclaim from students.
Contact Details
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