ChatGPT is the push higher education needs to rethink assessment
(2023)
Newspaper / Magazine
Illingworth, S. (2023). ChatGPT is the push higher education needs to rethink assessment. [Blog]
All Outputs (103)
“I am here because I wanted to shine”: how poetry can be used to better understand undergraduate students’ first-year chemistry or related course experiences (2023)
Journal Article
Illingworth, S., & Radhakrishnan, M. L. (2023). “I am here because I wanted to shine”: how poetry can be used to better understand undergraduate students’ first-year chemistry or related course experiences. Chemistry Education Research and Practice,In this study we investigate how first-year chemistry/biology undergraduate students’ original poetry can be used as a reflective tool for others to understand their course experiences. By inviting students from an integrated first-year chemistry/bio... Read More about “I am here because I wanted to shine”: how poetry can be used to better understand undergraduate students’ first-year chemistry or related course experiences.
How AI could undermine diversity in the curriculum (2023)
Newspaper / Magazine
Illingworth, S. (2023). How AI could undermine diversity in the curriculum. [Blog]The biases inherent in artificial intelligence are well known – and could be coming to a classroom near you. Sam Illingworth tackles the dark side of ChatGPT
Using Poetry to Actively Target the Incubation Period (2023)
Book Chapter
Illingworth, S. (2023). Using Poetry to Actively Target the Incubation Period. In O. Varsou (Ed.), Teaching, Research, Innovation and Public Engagement (109-119). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22452-2_9The incubation period is a stage in the problem-solving process where attention is distracted from the problem in question and is instead focused on something else. Engaging with this incubation period has been shown to foster creativity in problem s... Read More about Using Poetry to Actively Target the Incubation Period.
ChatGPT: students could use AI to cheat, but it’s a chance to rethink assessment altogether (2023)
Newspaper / Magazine
Illingworth, S. (2023). ChatGPT: students could use AI to cheat, but it’s a chance to rethink assessment altogether. [Blog]
How poetry can help address the climate crisis (2022)
Newspaper / Magazine
Illingworth, S. (2022). How poetry can help address the climate crisis. [Blog]
Actionable Steps to Improve Inclusivity and Diversity in the Geosciences in Higher Education (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Illingworth, S., Hall, C., Mohadjer, S., Koll, R., Otu-Larbi, F., & Poku, C. (2022, December). Actionable Steps to Improve Inclusivity and Diversity in the Geosciences in Higher Education. Poster presented at AGU Fall Meeting 2022, Chicago, IL, USWe propose six action-oriented opportunities for educators to improve diversity in the geosciences as individuals from their classroom to their institution by: Advocating for institutional change Incorporating diverse perspectives and authors in cu... Read More about Actionable Steps to Improve Inclusivity and Diversity in the Geosciences in Higher Education.
Learned words: using poetry to reflect on practices in higher education (2022)
Other
Illingworth, S. (2022). Learned words: using poetry to reflect on practices in higher education. [Online]Poetry writing can aid reflection on your teaching and learning or research practices, offering a fresh way of organising thoughts, as Sam Illingworth explains
‘Nothing can replace the face-to-face event’ (?): A poetic turn (2022)
Digital Artefact
Illingworth, S. (2022). ‘Nothing can replace the face-to-face event’ (?): A poetic turn. [Blog post]What can poetry tell us about the future of academic conferences and our engagement with them?
Learned Words – how poetry might help staff in HE to feel more at home (2022)
Digital Artefact
Illingworth, S. (2022). Learned Words – how poetry might help staff in HE to feel more at home. [Blog]
GC Insights: Diversifying the geosciences in higher education: a manifesto for change (2022)
Journal Article
Hall, C. A., Illingworth, S., Mohadjer, S., Roxy, M. K., Poku, C., Otu-Larbi, F., …Morales, J. (2022). GC Insights: Diversifying the geosciences in higher education: a manifesto for change. Geoscience Communication, 5(3), 275-280. https://doi.org/10.519There is still a significant lack of diversity and equity in geoscience education, even after decades of work and widespread calls for improvement and action. We join fellow community voices in calls for improved diversity, equity, inclusion, and jus... Read More about GC Insights: Diversifying the geosciences in higher education: a manifesto for change.
Gender and placemaking: talking to women about clean air and sustainable urban environments in changing cities (2022)
Journal Article
Loroño-Leturiondo, M., & Illingworth, S. (2023). Gender and placemaking: talking to women about clean air and sustainable urban environments in changing cities. Journal of Place Management and Development, 16(1), 91-104. https://doi.org/10.1108/jpmd-04-2Purpose This purpose of this study is to explore the voices of women in conceptualizing a city with clean air, and how this relates to urban structural changes being made more environmentally and socially sustainable. Design/methodology/approach... Read More about Gender and placemaking: talking to women about clean air and sustainable urban environments in changing cities.
GC Insights: Geoscience students' experience of writing academic poetry as an aid to their science education (2022)
Journal Article
Wardle, A., & Illingworth, S. (2022). GC Insights: Geoscience students' experience of writing academic poetry as an aid to their science education. Geoscience Communication, 5(3), 221-225. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-5-221-2022A survey was completed by 11 geoscience students in order to explore their experience of writing poetry as an aid to their science education. A thematic analysis found that themes could be categorised as being related to either the “Task Process” (“I... Read More about GC Insights: Geoscience students' experience of writing academic poetry as an aid to their science education.
Education in a warming world: Trends, opportunities and pitfalls for institutes of higher education (2022)
Journal Article
Kelly, O., Illingworth, S., Butera, F., Dawson, V., White, P., Blaise, M., …Cowman, S. (2022). Education in a warming world: Trends, opportunities and pitfalls for institutes of higher education. Frontiers in Sustainability, 3, Article 920375. https://dHigher education institutes (HEI) face considerable challenges in navigating how to respond to the escalating and intertwined socio-ecological sustainability crises. Many dedicated individuals working in the sector are already driving meaningful acti... Read More about Education in a warming world: Trends, opportunities and pitfalls for institutes of higher education.
Learning from the impact of individual identities on staff’s experiences during Covid-19: Moving toward ethically implementing new styles of working (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zike, J., & Illingworth, S. (2022, June). Learning from the impact of individual identities on staff’s experiences during Covid-19: Moving toward ethically implementing new styles of working. Presented at QAA Enhancement Conference 2022: Resilient LearnWe will report the findings of our qualitative survey of 118 staff members at Edinburgh Napier University. We found a highly nuanced impact on protected groups with individual situations, resources, and challenges contributing to the perceived impact... Read More about Learning from the impact of individual identities on staff’s experiences during Covid-19: Moving toward ethically implementing new styles of working.
Coping with Catastrophe through Collaboration: Reflections from the WUN Consortium ‘Education in a Warming World' (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Illingworth, S. (2022, May). Coping with Catastrophe through Collaboration: Reflections from the WUN Consortium ‘Education in a Warming World'. Presented at UNESCO World Higher Education Conference 2022, Barcelona
Creating poetry from data to aid analysis (2022)
Other
Illingworth, S. (2022). Creating poetry from data to aid analysis. [Teaching Resource]Poetry can be used as a tool to re-analyse and present qualitative data through a new lens, as Sam Illingworth explains.
Using poetry to solve problems (2022)
Other
Illingworth, S. (2022). Using poetry to solve problems. [Teaching resource]Grappling with a problem? Try writing a poem about it to aid your subconscious in finding a solution. Sam Illingworth explains how
Science Communication Through Poetry (2022)
Digital Artefact
Illingworth, S. (2022). Science Communication Through Poetry. [Blog]Science and poetry are both used to understand human nature and our world. Why not combine their strengths?
From science to stanzas – The role of poetry in research communication (2022)
Digital Artefact
Illingworth, S. (2022). From science to stanzas – The role of poetry in research communication. [Blog]Poetry can be perceived as the antithesis of science, indicative of a non-rational mode of thought, and famously banished from Plato’s ideal republic. However, as a form of communication poetry presents a unique way of engaging audiences and empoweri... Read More about From science to stanzas – The role of poetry in research communication.