#CollegeExpo22
The Virtual College Expo22 took place on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 August, with the theme: Rewrite the College Story: Learning Experiences, Skills Development, Anchoring Communities.
Thanks to the hundreds of attendees who made the two days of College Expo such an incredible success!
The College Expo offered inspirational keynotes, workshops, seminars, Expo Movies, and panel debates.
With over 100 speakers, the Expo showcased the many and varied great work taking place across the college sector every day!
Below we provide a brief overview of the event.
College Expo22 Day One Recap
We’re delighted to welcome @jamiehepburn to #CollegeExpo22
“The work of colleges in the future won’t just continue to support & grow Scotland’s economy it will also continue to deliver for our students, providing valuable experiences & life opportunities for generations to come” pic.twitter.com/NSAJlFj4E0
— CDN (@ColDevNet) August 23, 2022
Mr Hepburn announced Danielle Jam, Scottish Actor and North East Scotland College Graduate as the eighth person to be inducted into the CDN College Hall of Fame. Danielle then provided an inspiring keynote speech sharing how college was the springboard to her dream of acting and about the personal qualities that drove her sparkling success.
Read full College Hall of Fame story here.
Congratulations to @daniellejam_act the 8th inductee of the College Hall of Fame! 🏆👏
Danielle, Scottish Actor & @NESCollege graduate said:
“The College Hall of Fame is a benchmark in my career I can look back on and be proud of!”
Read news story 👉https://t.co/FR04ty2Ykd pic.twitter.com/rL6cp1J7Vk
— CDN (@ColDevNet) August 23, 2022
Day one included 11 workshops, 6 seminars and 3 panel sessions.
We kick off at 11 with the FIRST #CollegeExpo22 seminars & workshops 👇
🧑🤝🧑A Thank You Might Go a Long Way with @sparqs_scotland @FCSAstudents
🗣️Hack Your Studies! @NESCollege
🗣️Maths for Non-Believers @Glasgow_ClydeView the programme in Your Guide ➡️ https://t.co/kQPFr35JZV pic.twitter.com/g4HxaJeUPW
— CDN (@ColDevNet) August 23, 2022
Brand New to College Expo22 – Student Stories brought to you by Expo Movies! Expo Movies previewed some of the latest blockbusters from students across Scotland.
Brand🆕 to #CollegeExpo22 – Student Stories brought to you by Expo Movies, grab your 🍿 & take a seat as we whisk you away in a movie experience like no other…
See the blockbusters at Expo Movies on page 10 of ‘Your Guide’🎬📽️👇
https://t.co/kQPFr35JZV pic.twitter.com/dH4LNdfWck
— CDN (@ColDevNet) August 23, 2022
The first panel session ‘Professional Learning‘ centred around the key points identified within the recent Professional Learning Action Research. Read research here
The FIRST #CollegeExpo22 panel session ‘Professional Learning’ is underway!
The panel discussion will centre around the key points identified within the recent Professional Learning Action Research🔎
Read #ResearchCDN here👇https://t.co/GuzYHX0JsU https://t.co/dDYltBKErv pic.twitter.com/nSmkDZfk4p
— CDN (@ColDevNet) August 23, 2022
We were delighted to welcome Fiona Robertson, CEO, SQA as the afternoon keynote speaker.
We’re delighted to be joined by Fiona Robertson, CEO, @sqanews as the next #CollegeExpo22 keynote speaker! 🎙️
🗣️”The work highlighted across the #CollegeExpo22 programme & the learning from it are a great testament to the creativity & agility of Scotland’s college sector” pic.twitter.com/V0hEeIC9gi
— CDN (@ColDevNet) August 23, 2022
The second panel session ‘Student Experience‘ discussion centre around the key points identified within the recent Student Experience Action Research. Read research here
The SECOND #CollegeExpo22 panel session ‘Student Experience’ is underway!
The panel discussion will centre around the key points identified within the recent Student Experience Action Research🔎
Read #ResearchCDN here👇https://t.co/luq3YqI3MT https://t.co/WnFAOfsDSv pic.twitter.com/D7RoovuMZF
— CDN (@ColDevNet) August 23, 2022
During College Expo, we welcomed the launch of new online course ‘Introducing Action for Sustainability. This course was developed for CDN by Learning for Sustainability Scotland (LfSS) and EAUC. View the course here
🆕Online Course With @EAUCScotland & @LfSScotland: Introducing Action for Sustainability
The course is designed to support all college staff to understand the importance of sustainability & consider how they can play their part in making it a reality♻️
💻https://t.co/FLSPCNjF6d pic.twitter.com/LOukHsGiGm
— CDN (@ColDevNet) August 23, 2022
The third panel session ‘Leadership for the Future panel’ showcased the findings of CDN’s latest research on leadership in the college sector through the Covid pandemic. Read research here.
The #CollegeExpo22 Leadership for the Future panel discussion has started! 🎙️
The discussion will showcase the findings of CDN’s latest research on leadership in the college sector through the Covid pandemic
Read #ResearchCDN Report here👇https://t.co/JhT87lLgyV https://t.co/bkWbXbbCCj pic.twitter.com/vdbVD0BAd5
— CDN (@ColDevNet) August 23, 2022
College Expo22 Day Two Recap
Day two of College Expo 22 was officially opened by CDN Chief Executive Jim Metcalfe. Jim announced Kayleigh Haggo, European Paralympic Youth Games Champion and Ayrshire College Graduate as the ninth person to be inducted into the CDN College Hall of Fame. Kayleigh also provided an extremely inspirational keynote speech. Read full College Hall of Fame story here.
Congratulations to @kayleigh_haggo the 9th inductee of the College Hall of Fame! 🏆👏
Kayleigh, European Paralympic Youth Games Champion & @AyrshireColl graduate said:
“I’m incredibly grateful for Ayrshire College & everything they have done for me”
📚https://t.co/VzJzE5fFhp pic.twitter.com/aCgOi7mJgy
— CDN (@ColDevNet) August 24, 2022
Day two included 12 workshops, 6 seminars and 2 panel sessions.
We kick off at 1045 with the following FAB #CollegeExpo22 seminar & workshops sessions 👇
🧑🤝🧑Driving Economic Transformation @ScotIncGrowth @principal_fvc @FVCollege
🗣️RESPECT at @NESCollege
🗣️Developing Reflective Practice by College Staff @UHIArgyll pic.twitter.com/g4BuGbEXf1— CDN (@ColDevNet) August 24, 2022
The first panel session of day two ‘Institutional Approaches to Curriculum Design‘ discussion centred around the key points identified within the recent Institutional Approaches to Curriculum Design Action Research. Read research here
#CollegeExpo22 panel session ‘Institutional Approaches to Curriculum Design’ is underway!
The panel discussion will centre around the key points identified within the recent Institutional Approaches to Curriculum Design Action Research🔎
📚 #ResearchCDN:https://t.co/luq3YqI3MT https://t.co/C2X5ARL1Qs pic.twitter.com/DDFuaKk2SL
— CDN (@ColDevNet) August 24, 2022
Next up, we welcomed Dr Mike Cantlay OBE, Chair, Scottish Funding Council to provide the afternoon’s keynote speech and introduce John Frace as the tenth College Hall of Fame inductee.
Welcome to #CollegeExpo22 keynote speaker Dr Mike Cantlay OBE, Chair, @ScotFundCouncil 🎙️
🗣️”A huge tribute to all of you for the support you have given students as they have managed their way through what can only be described as the most challenging time in recent history” pic.twitter.com/5h2mH7Zn2I
— CDN (@ColDevNet) August 24, 2022
Congratulations to John Frace the 10th inductee of the College Hall of Fame! 🏆👏
John is the founder and owner of @TravellingTabby and graduate at @UHIArgyll :
“I wouldn’t have been in a position to create the website if I hadn’t gone to college”
Read https://t.co/s31trr5l9s pic.twitter.com/Qu1IfdNFgH
— CDN (@ColDevNet) August 24, 2022
The final Panel Session ‘High Impact Learning‘ explored key points identified within the recent High impact learning Action Research. Read Research here.
The FINAL #CollegeExpo22 panel session ‘High impact learning’ is underway!
The panel discussion will centre around the key points identified within the recent High impact learning Action Research🔎
Read #ResearchCDN here👇https://t.co/IFsnSiUUus https://t.co/pEJgioG1SJ pic.twitter.com/LhKqx9JHI5
— CDN (@ColDevNet) August 24, 2022
Thank You
To close College Expo, CDN’s CEO Jim Metcalfe, provided a warm thank you to everyone who attended and to the many who provided presentations. Thank you also for the continued support from Scottish Funding Council, and to our wonderful sponsors: Headline Sponsors – Agenor Technology and SQA, Partner Sponsors: GTC Scotland, EAUC Scotland, Jisc, SCQF, SDS, The Verdancy Group and Colleges Scotland. Thank you all.
A special thank you to EVERYONE for taking part in #CollegeExpo22! 👏
This year we embraced the theme of: Rewrite the College Story: Learning Experiences, Skills Development, Anchoring Communities 📚
We hope you enjoyed 🤩
Final words & thank you from our CEO @jim_metcalfe: pic.twitter.com/8TXkomKryh
— CDN (@ColDevNet) August 24, 2022
