Effective Abstract Writing for Academic Conferences
Enhance your academic conference abstract writing skills with a focus on alignment, clarity, and engagement. Learn how to address review criteria effectively and maintain a clear theme throughout your submission. Explore essential tips and strategies for crafting captivating abstracts that appeal to a broad audience and showcase your work effectively.
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Writing for the L&T Conference Sarah Honeychurch Good Practice Adviser Academic and Digital Development Sarah.Honeychurch@glasgow.ac.uk
Structure for today Writing for the L&T Conference (SH) SoTL Advent Calendar (NT) SoTL Network Meetings (NT and SH)
L&T Conference 2023 Wed 29thMarch 2023: online (Zoom) Pre-recorded (10 min) videos, Q&A (5 min) with all presenters Digital posters Thur 13thApril 2023: on campus (JMSLH) Interactive workshops Drop in/Q&A sessions* Submit via EasyChair Deadline: midnight, Fri 25thNov www.gla.ac.uk/ltconference * Expressions of interest to conference email
Conference theme Access to Opportunity workplace learning widening participation working in partnership with Further Education working in partnership with industry graduate attributes skills development
Abstracts Good Title/topic appeals to a wide audience Weak Title/topic is too narrow or specific Addresses all of the review criteria Does not address all of the review criteria No clear focus on conference theme Clear focus on conference theme and subtheme Data is already analysed Data analysis is incomplete/ not started Report on work that has been done Speculate about work to be done
2023 Review Criteria Selection Criteria 1. The proposal aligns with the overall theme of the conference, Access to Opportunity 2. The proposal aligns with the subtheme it has been submitted to 3. The work is accessible and interesting to a wide audience 4. The proposal links to the University's Learning and Teaching Strategy 5. All data used has been analysed at the time of submission Score All four of these criteria use the following scale: 3: Definitely yes 2: For the most part 1: Somewhat 0: Definitely no 3: Yes there is explicit reference to data analysis bring complete/not needed 2: No - Reference to data analysis is absent 1: No there is explicit reference to the data analysis being incomplete N/A not applicable
2023 Review Criteria Selection Criteria Score 6. The project received ethical approval 3: Yes received 2: Yes - requested 1: No not requested N/A not applicable 7. The project/intervention being presented will be complete by the time of the conference 3: Yes there is explicit reference to say that this will have been completed/ there will have been sufficient work to make this of interest 2: No - Reference to completion is absent 1: No there is explicit reference to say that the project/intervention will not have started/ there will have been insufficient work to make this of interest N/A not applicable
2023 Review Criteria Selection Criteria Score 8. The proposal demonstrates how students have been or will be engaged in preparing / delivering the session, OR in the development, running or evaluation of the project being presented 3: Yes there is explicit reference to student involvement 2: Somewhat 1: No reference to student involvement is absent N/A not applicable 3: Yes, this is likely to make for an interesting or thought-provoking session 9. The authors of this work have thought about how they will engage participants. 2: Unsure 1: No - as proposed, this is unlikely to engage participants [for workshops only] N/A for presentations/posters
2023 Review Criteria Selection Criteria Score 10. The outcomes proposed in the presentation//workshop seem realistically achievable within the allotted time for a presentation (10 mins + 5 mins for questions) or workshop (60 mins). 3: Yes, this topic appears to be focused enough, and / or the authors have made it explicit how they aim to achieve this goal 2: Unsure - the submission does not provide enough information to make a conclusion 1: No this seems too broad and / or complex N/A for posters [for presentations and workshops only] 2022 Abstracts
SoTL Advent Calendar SoTL Advent Calendar: https://uofgsotl.blog/sotl- advent-calendars/ Editor Section Editor Contributor
SoTL Network Meetings Last Wed of the month 12-1pm, over Zoom Lead facilitator (s) Monthly topics Month Date Theme Topics Writing for the L&T Conf/SoTL Advent Calendar Getting started with SoTL Oct 26 Methods and methodologies (separate sessions for qual and quant) Nov 24 Ethics Dec SoTL outputs ( writing for publication) Jan 26 Applying for SoTL funding Feb 23 Evidencing SoTL activity Mar 30 Socials Apr 27 Meet and greet/Speed SoTL dating May 25 Xmas social Jun 29 End of year reflect and review
