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Three ways to develop students’ AI literacy (2025)
Newspaper / Magazine
Gonsalves, C., & Illingworth, S. (2025). Three ways to develop students’ AI literacy

Is higher education prepared for a future defined by AI, or do we need to do more to align education with technology’s changing landscape? Here are three ways to get your students to engage with it critically.

Using storyboards to explore the impact of staff development on student retention in higher education (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Illingworth, S., Cowan, J., Graham, C., Shan, S., & Swanton, K. (2024, December). Using storyboards to explore the impact of staff development on student retention in higher education. Presented at 2024 SRHE International Research Conference, Online

This paper explores how staff engagement and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) can influence student retention outcomes in higher education. Drawing on a detailed research project at Edinburgh Napier University, it highlights the role of acad... Read More about Using storyboards to explore the impact of staff development on student retention in higher education.

Editorial: The shadowlands of (geo)science communication in academia – definitions, problems, and possible solutions (2024)
Journal Article
Gani, S., Arnal, L., Beattie, L., Hillier, J., Illingworth, S., Lanza, T., Mohadjer, S., Pulkkinen, K., Roop, H., Stewart, I., von Elverfeldt, K., & Zihms, S. (2024). Editorial: The shadowlands of (geo)science communication in academia – definitions, problems, and possible solutions. Geoscience Communication, 7(4), 251-266. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-7-251-2024

Science communication is an important part of research, including in the geosciences, as it can (1) benefit both society and science and (2) make science more publicly accountable. However, much of this work takes place in “shadowlands” that are neit... Read More about Editorial: The shadowlands of (geo)science communication in academia – definitions, problems, and possible solutions.

Invested in excellence: evaluating the impact of internal funding on pedagogical development and collaboration in higher education (2024)
Journal Article
Illingworth, S. (online). Invested in excellence: evaluating the impact of internal funding on pedagogical development and collaboration in higher education. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/13603108.2024.2406305

This study explores the impact of internal funding on the development of scholarship in learning and teaching within a post-92 Scottish higher education institution. Employing a qualitative survey approach, this research engaged sixteen principal inv... Read More about Invested in excellence: evaluating the impact of internal funding on pedagogical development and collaboration in higher education.

A collaborative adaptation game for promoting climate action: Minions of Disruptions™ (2024)
Journal Article
Sillanpää, M., Mauro, A., Hänninen, M., Illingworth, S., & Hamza, M. (2024). A collaborative adaptation game for promoting climate action: Minions of Disruptions™. Geoscience Communication, 7(3), 167-193. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-7-167-2024

With the onset of climate change, adaptive action must occur at all scales, including locally, placing increasing responsibility on the public. Effective communication strategies are essential, and adaptation games have shown potential in fostering s... Read More about A collaborative adaptation game for promoting climate action: Minions of Disruptions™.

Introduction to Special Issue: Expanding Landscapes of Academic Writing in Academia (2024)
Journal Article
Woloshyn, V. E., Illingworth, S., & Obradović-Ratković, S. (2024). Introduction to Special Issue: Expanding Landscapes of Academic Writing in Academia. Brock Education, 33(1), 3-9. https://doi.org/10.26522/BROCKED.V33I1.1118

Academic writing is essential for disciplinary learning, academic success, knowledge creation, social status, and career advancement within academia (Fang, 2021). Academic research, writing, and publishing form the foundations of the majority of acad... Read More about Introduction to Special Issue: Expanding Landscapes of Academic Writing in Academia.

AI’s Journey In Schools: From Chalkboards To Chatbots (2024)
Digital Artefact
Illingworth, S. (in press). AI’s Journey In Schools: From Chalkboards To Chatbots. [Blog]

Looking back at the explosive growth of generative AI since 2022, Dr Sam Illingworth advises school leaders on what the future might bring.

Learned words: how poetry can be used to reflect on staff belonging in higher education (2024)
Journal Article
Illingworth, S., & Grimwood, M. (2024). Learned words: how poetry can be used to reflect on staff belonging in higher education. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 48(2), 208-225. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2023.2301006

This research uses poetry as a form of data to explore a sense of ‘belonging’ for staff working in higher education. Poetic content analysis was explored as a research method and using poetry in this way has allowed for a nuanced exploration of quest... Read More about Learned words: how poetry can be used to reflect on staff belonging in higher education.

Learned Words: A Poetic Content Analysis of 'Belonging' in Higher Education (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Illingworth, S., & Grimwood, M. (2023, December). Learned Words: A Poetic Content Analysis of 'Belonging' in Higher Education. Paper presented at SRHE Conference 2023 Higher Education Research, Practice, and Policy: Connections & Complexities, Online & Conference Aston, Birmingham, UK

A spectrum of geoscience communication: from dissemination to participation (2023)
Journal Article
Illingworth, S. (2023). A spectrum of geoscience communication: from dissemination to participation. Geoscience Communication, 6(4), 131-139. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-6-131-2023

This review article is a written contribution to accompany the 2023 Katia and Maurice Krafft Award from the European Geosciences Union. Through a consideration of my own practice and that of the wider literature, I explore how creative approaches (pr... Read More about A spectrum of geoscience communication: from dissemination to participation.

A transdisciplinary model for teaching and learning for sustainability science in a rapidly warming world (2023)
Journal Article
Kelly, O., White, P., Butera, F., Illingworth, S., Martens, P., Huynen, M., Bailey, S., Schuitema, G., & Cowman, S. (2023). A transdisciplinary model for teaching and learning for sustainability science in a rapidly warming world. Sustainability Science, 18(6), 2707-2722. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-023-01407-z

Transdisciplinary sustainability science integrates multiple perspectives, promotes internal reflexivity and situated learning, and engages with multiple stakeholders to solve real-world sustainability challenges. Therefore, transdisciplinary approac... Read More about A transdisciplinary model for teaching and learning for sustainability science in a rapidly warming world.

'ChatGPT & Me' Student Padlet Data With Reactions (2023)
Data
Drumm, L., Illingworth, S., Graham, C., Calabrese, P., Taylor, S., Dencer-Brown, I., & van Knippenberg, I. (2023). 'ChatGPT & Me' Student Padlet Data With Reactions. [Data]. https://doi.org/10.17869/enu.2023.3200728

These data are from a project which aimed to collect and analyse student attitudes to artificial intelligence (AI) and their own learning and assessment while they are studying with Edinburgh Napier University. AI tools such as ChatGPT make it easier... Read More about 'ChatGPT & Me' Student Padlet Data With Reactions.

Rehearsing empathy: exploring the role of poetry in supporting learning (2023)
Journal Article
Jack, K., & Illingworth, S. (2024). Rehearsing empathy: exploring the role of poetry in supporting learning. Arts and Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice, 16(3), 303-316. https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2023.2256361

Empathy is an important aspect of therapeutic relationships in health and social care settings. Health educators can foster empathy development in learners through creative writing activities. Drawing on the humanities, specifically poetry, this pape... Read More about Rehearsing empathy: exploring the role of poetry in supporting learning.