Transforming Education with AI-Driven Insights and Student Feedback at ExploranceBluenotes Europe 2024

Montreal, Quebec – November 15, 2024 – Speakers from universities in the UK, Europe and beyond have been confirmed in the programme for Explorance’s annual Bluenotes Europe conference, which will be held at etc.venues Monument in London on 20^th-22^nd November.

The conference, which this year is titled ‘Feedback for the Brave: Transforming Education with AI-Driven Insights and Student Feedback’, will attract delegates from all around Europe. With a combination of keynote speeches, panel discussions, university presentations, structured networking and a technology zone, the event aspires to be a global exchange of ideas for feedback-based continuous improvement for teaching excellence and student success.

John Atherton, VP Sales – EMEA at Explorance, said: “We are excited to host Bluenotes Europe, which brings together leaders across higher education to share insights, strategies and innovations that turn feedback data into actionable outcomes. Attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of how feedback analytics informs decision-making, shapes impactful strategies, and enhances overall performance.

“They will have the opportunity to network with student feedback leaders and share strategies that amplify the student voice to drive institutional success; engage in thought-provoking discussion that dives deeper into the impact of student feedback on teaching effectiveness and student success; attend presentations showcasing how cutting-edge AI technologies are transforming student feedback’s potential; and join hands-on sessions that demonstrate how to streamline processes using automation to gather, interpret and utilise student feedback, from module evaluations to student experience data.

“We will hear from Explorance partner universities already benefiting from Blue, our course evaluation surveys software, and MLY, which supports enhanced qualitative analysis of student insights emerging in surveys.”

Among the conference highlights are:

Keynote speeches

• Transforming Student Feedback: Leveraging Generative AI for Actionable Data: Christina Bifulco, Associate Director for Teaching and Learning Analytics, Rutgers University.
• Building a Braver Future with Feedback / The Future of Explorance MLY: Samer Saab, CEO, Explorance.

University presentations

• Pleasing all the People all the Time: Mark Warnes, Senior Research Fellow; and Elsa Ranjith, Senior Project Manager, Anglia Ruskin University.
• Future Ready Mentoring: An Assessment of Impact and Effectiveness: Matthew Abley, Institutional Research Analyst, University of Westminster.
• Enhancing Student Evaluations with Blue: Adapting a Robust System to Meet New Needs and Organisational Changes: Line Sassersen, Evaluation Consultant, Copenhagen Business School.
• Manchester and MLY: Janine Holdway, Head of Teaching and Learning Delivery; Daniel Bayes, Teaching and Learning Officer; and Sarah Williams, Teaching and Learning Manager, University of Manchester.
• Out of the Blue: Consolidation of Student Survey Activity to Maximise Engagement: Dr Elena Zaitseva, Head of Student Voice and Evaluation; Dr Phil Carey, Dean, Teaching and Learning Academy; and Fenna Boerkamp, Institutional Researcher, Liverpool John Moores University
• Enhancing Graduation Ceremonies: Using Blue to Capture Graduates’ Experiences and Insight: Rebecca Hampstead, Student Voice Manager and Emilly Daniels, Student Voice Assistant, Kingston University

Panel discussion

• Quantitative v Qualitative Insights in Student Feedback: featuring Maksymilian Karczmar, Student Engagement Officer, Cardiff University; Christina Bifulco, Associate Director for Teaching and Learning Analytics, Rutgers University; and Kirsty Scanlan, Director of Strategic Planning, Performance and Projects, Heriot-Watt University; moderated by Kristin Huber, Quality Development Expert, University of St.Gallen.

To register for Explorance Bluenotes Europe 2024, please visit the conference website.

About Explorance

Explorance empowers organizations with next-generation feedback analytics to accelerate the insight-to-action cycle, encouraging the philosophy of “Feedback for the brave” to drive purpose, impact and growth. Bringing 20 years of expertise, Explorance, a member of the World Economic Forum and a trusted partner for 35% of Fortune 100 companies and 25% of the world’s top higher education institutions, has influenced over 25 million individuals with award-winning solutions like Blue, Metrics That Matter, and MLY. To find out more, visit explorance.com or connect on LinkedIn, Facebook and X.