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The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Teachers as Students (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tierney, A. (2014, July). The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Teachers as Students. Paper presented at Improving University Teaching, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is receiving increasing interest in Higher Education in the UK. Engagement with SoTL is required by a growing number of institutions as a means for academic staff to gain a teaching qualification, from... Read More about The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Teachers as Students.

Threshold Concepts in Academic Practice: Engagement with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tierney, A. (2014, July). Threshold Concepts in Academic Practice: Engagement with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Paper presented at Threshold Concepts in Practice: the 5th Biennial International Threshold Concepts Conference, Durham University

This paper is an overview of engagement with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in the context of Life Sciences. SoTL is increasingly becoming a requirement for UK academics, and includes a range of activities such as reflection on pract... Read More about Threshold Concepts in Academic Practice: Engagement with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

‘Novice Teachers’ Views of an Introductory Workshop about Teaching in the Biosciences. (2013)
Journal Article
Gartland, K. M. A., Perkins, J., Shearer, M. C., Tierney, A., & Wilson, J. J. (2013). ‘Novice Teachers’ Views of an Introductory Workshop about Teaching in the Biosciences. Bioscience Education, 21, 42-53

Seven regional networking events, aimed at supporting and developing ‘early stage’ novice university bioscience teachers were held across the UK. These workshops allowed 230 participants to reflect on teaching styles, learn about Higher Education Aca... Read More about ‘Novice Teachers’ Views of an Introductory Workshop about Teaching in the Biosciences..

Social Entrepreneurship and Event Management (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tierney, A. (2012, July). Social Entrepreneurship and Event Management. Paper presented at Improving University Teaching, University of Innsbruck, Austria

Final year undergraduates in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow may take a two week, intensive course called Business & Bioscience. Student teams work together on the development of innovative bioscience products. After the two... Read More about Social Entrepreneurship and Event Management.

Undergraduate interns as staff developers: flowers in the desert (2012)
Journal Article
Tierney, A. M. (2012). Undergraduate interns as staff developers: flowers in the desert. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 49(1), 7-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2012.647779

Undergraduate education can be characterised by large lecture classes, lack of quality contact time with staff, and an impersonal experience. There is a move towards encouraging students to learn by enquiry, but how can this be encouraged, given pres... Read More about Undergraduate interns as staff developers: flowers in the desert.

ScotPID – A model of collaboration (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tierney, A. (2011, July). ScotPID – A model of collaboration. Paper presented at 36th International conference, Improving University Teaching, Bielefeld, Germany

ScotPID is a national personal development initiative in Scotland, with thirteen higher education institutions taking part in the development of case studies which enhance personal development planning for students. As a model of collaboration, ScotP... Read More about ScotPID – A model of collaboration.

Short Guide - Small Group Teaching (2011)
Other
Tierney, A., Perkins, J., & Shearer, M. (2011). Short Guide - Small Group Teaching

This Short Guide brings together ideas, hints and tips on teaching small groups. Aimed at postgraduates who teach and those new to teaching, the guide looks at the benefits and challenges of small group teaching and considers four potentially tricky... Read More about Short Guide - Small Group Teaching.

Engaging postgraduates in teaching and learning - networking events (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tierney, A., Perkins, J., & Shearer, M. (2011). Engaging postgraduates in teaching and learning - networking events. In Proceedings of the Effective Learning in the Biosciences Conference. , (42)

The role of postgraduates is increasingly important in undergraduate teaching. In the biosciences, this most commonly takes the form of graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) in laboratory practicals, but GTAs may be called upon to take on a number of t... Read More about Engaging postgraduates in teaching and learning - networking events.

Using peerwise in a large first year biology class. (2011)
Book Chapter
Tierney, A. (2011). Using peerwise in a large first year biology class. In Self- and Peer-assessment: Guidance on Practice in the Biosciences (Teaching Bioscience Enhancing Learning). (2nd). Leeds: Centre for Bioscience, Higher Education Academy

No abstract available.

Learner Identities: Undergraduate Interns as Staff Developers – Development of an Identity within The Wider Community (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tierney, A. (2010, July). Learner Identities: Undergraduate Interns as Staff Developers – Development of an Identity within The Wider Community. Paper presented at 2nd International Conference, Academic Identities for the 21st Century, Glasgow, Scotland

In the summer of 2006, seven undergraduate interns from six faculties within the University of Glasgow, came together in order to develop resources for staff and students in the area of Enquiry-Based Learning (EBL) (Kahn & O’Rourke, 2005), in accorda... Read More about Learner Identities: Undergraduate Interns as Staff Developers – Development of an Identity within The Wider Community.

Online reflective diaries - using technology to strengthen the learning experience (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Butler, E., Tatner, M., & Tierney, A. (2010, June). Online reflective diaries - using technology to strengthen the learning experience. Paper presented at 35th International Conference Improving University Teaching, Washington DC, USA

Internet based technologies have benefits for students and staff in terms of time and information sharing. Students at the University of Glasgow were required to engage in reflective writing, with tutor support, as part of their course assessment. We... Read More about Online reflective diaries - using technology to strengthen the learning experience.

The Impact of a Faculty Learning Community on the Academic Identity of a Group of University Teachers (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tierney, A. (2010, June). The Impact of a Faculty Learning Community on the Academic Identity of a Group of University Teachers. Paper presented at Academic Identities for the 21st Century, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

In 2006, a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) was set up at the University of Glasgow (Bell et al, 2006). Using the Miami model proposed by Cox (2004), the purpose of the FLC was two-fold; to bring together a group of University Teachers (UT), a new ac... Read More about The Impact of a Faculty Learning Community on the Academic Identity of a Group of University Teachers.

From anxiety to empowerment: a Learning Community of University Teachers (2010)
Journal Article
MacKenzie, J., Bell, S., Bohan, J., Brown, A., Burke, J., Cogdell, B., …Tierney, A. (2010). From anxiety to empowerment: a Learning Community of University Teachers. Teaching in Higher Education, 15(3), 273-284. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562511003740825

Increasing numbers of ‘teaching-only’ staff are being appointed in higher education institutions in the UK. At one research-intensive university, a new category of academic staff was recently introduced: University Teachers, who are required to engag... Read More about From anxiety to empowerment: a Learning Community of University Teachers.

Commercial Projects for Final Year Students (2008)
Book Chapter
Tatner, M., & Tierney, A. (2008). Commercial Projects for Final Year Students. In Student Research Projects: Guidance on Practice in the Biosciences, 51-53. Higher Education Academy

No abstract available.

Developing the Enquiring Student and Enhancing the Research-Teaching Interface: Student-led Pedagogical Research and Educational Initiatives in Enquiry Based Learning (2008)
Journal Article
Pritchard, J., Matthew, B., Tierney, A., MacKenzie, J., Storck, L., Thomson, K., …Blanton, W. (2008). Developing the Enquiring Student and Enhancing the Research-Teaching Interface: Student-led Pedagogical Research and Educational Initiatives in Enquiry

This paper describes the progress of a project running at the University of Glasgow to develop elements of Enquiry Based Learning (EBL) in undergraduate degree courses across a range of disciplines. It focuses on the second part of the project but an... Read More about Developing the Enquiring Student and Enhancing the Research-Teaching Interface: Student-led Pedagogical Research and Educational Initiatives in Enquiry Based Learning.

Entrepreneurship for Bioscience Students – “Be a Biotech Buddy” (2006)
Journal Article
Tierney, A., & Sinclair, G. (2006). Entrepreneurship for Bioscience Students – “Be a Biotech Buddy”. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 1(2), 94-106

"Be a Biotech Buddy" is an online competition run by colleagues in the Institute of Biomedical & Life Sciences and Student Enterprise at Glasgow University. The object of the competition is to introduce bioscience students to the world of business, e... Read More about Entrepreneurship for Bioscience Students – “Be a Biotech Buddy”.

The scholarship of teaching and learning: a university teacher learning community’s work in progress1 (2006)
Journal Article
Bell, S., Bohan, J., Brown, A., Burke, J., Cogdell, B., Jamieson, S., …Tierney, A. (2006). The scholarship of teaching and learning: a university teacher learning community’s work in progress1. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and

The understanding of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) has raised debate amongst many academics employed in Higher Education (HE). One way of exploring the issues surrounding SoTL in academic institutions has been through the establishment... Read More about The scholarship of teaching and learning: a university teacher learning community’s work in progress1.

Tackling Plagiarism in the Level One Biology Class (2006)
Journal Article
Tierney, A., Brown, A., & Neil, D. (2006). Tackling Plagiarism in the Level One Biology Class. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 1(1), 13-21

The Level One Biology class at the University of Glasgow reported 23 cases of plagiarism in session 2003/04. Several measures were put i.n place to help students understand plagiarism and how to avoid it. This has included changing the format and top... Read More about Tackling Plagiarism in the Level One Biology Class.