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Becoming Rhizome: Deleuze and Guattari’s Rhizome as Theory and Method (2024)
Book Chapter
Drumm, L. (2024). Becoming Rhizome: Deleuze and Guattari’s Rhizome as Theory and Method. In Theory and Method in Higher Education Research: Volume 10 (37-55). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2056-375220240000010003

This chapter explores Deleuze and Guattari’s rhizome as a multifaceted approach within educational research, suggesting it as an alternative way of mapping complexities, limiting structures and messiness which may not always be surfaced in more tradi... Read More about Becoming Rhizome: Deleuze and Guattari’s Rhizome as Theory and Method.

Editorial: Moving Artificial Intelligence Scholarship: Navigating the AI Frontier in Higher Education (2024)
Journal Article
Vahed, A., Reis, C., Singh, S., & Drumm, L. (2024). Editorial: Moving Artificial Intelligence Scholarship: Navigating the AI Frontier in Higher Education. African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies, 6(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1719

The swift and pervasive rise of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly Generative AI (GenAI), is reshaping the educational landscape globally. As we navigate a future shaped by developments in AI, the need for critical engagement, ethical framewo... Read More about Editorial: Moving Artificial Intelligence Scholarship: Navigating the AI Frontier in Higher Education.

Academic Staff AI Literacy Development Through LLM Prompt Training (2024)
Book Chapter
Drumm, L., & Sami, A. (2024). Academic Staff AI Literacy Development Through LLM Prompt Training. In X. O’Dea, & D. Tsz Kit Ng (Eds.), Effective Practices in AI Literacy Education: Case Studies and Reflections (41-49). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83608-852-320241005

A foundation in artificial intelligence (AI) literacy among all academic staff is essential for supporting students’ AI literacy effectively. As tools like ChatGPT increasingly influence academic work, educators need to understand prompt engineering... Read More about Academic Staff AI Literacy Development Through LLM Prompt Training.

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.

The Serviceberry: this Indigenous understanding of nature can help us rethink economics (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine
Illingworth, S. (2024). The Serviceberry: this Indigenous understanding of nature can help us rethink economics

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™.

Glow up: the power of fiction in higher education research (2024)
Journal Article
Cunningham, C., & Mills, J. (2024). Glow up: the power of fiction in higher education research. Teaching in Higher Education, 29(7), 1879-1896. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2024.2359700

Increasing numbers of researchers in the field of higher education research are searching for meaning rather than metrics: something in their data that call to them and that make their hearts soar. This paper leans into post-qualitative approaches an... Read More about Glow up: the power of fiction in higher education research.

Poetry and Pedagogy in Higher Education (2024)
Book
Illingworth, S., & Jack, K. (2024). Poetry and Pedagogy in Higher Education. Policy Press

This book invites us to consider the profound impact that poetry can have in shaping personal and professional development in a higher education setting.

Suitable for educators, learners, and practitioners, it offers a transformative learning appr... Read More about Poetry and Pedagogy in Higher Education.

Why role-playing games can spur climate action (2024)
Journal Article
Illingworth, S. (2024). Why role-playing games can spur climate action. Nature, 629(8013), 729-729. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01466-x

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Stuck up, peeled off, covered up, shared and scribbled out: Doing ordinary politics with political stickers (2024)
Journal Article
Bodden, S., & Awcock, H. (2024). Stuck up, peeled off, covered up, shared and scribbled out: Doing ordinary politics with political stickers. GeoHumanities, 10(1), 131-149. https://doi.org/10.1080/2373566X.2024.2339848

Stickers are pervasive, if often small and subtle, tools of political activism. Despite their enduring popularity, stickers do not fit into popular models of political action that presume either a spectacle of protest or formal institutions and debat... Read More about Stuck up, peeled off, covered up, shared and scribbled out: Doing ordinary politics with political stickers.

Generative AI in academia: Friend or foe? (2024)
Digital Artefact
Illingworth, S. (2024). Generative AI in academia: Friend or foe?. [Blog post]

Generating AI Alternatives: collaborating and creating intersections (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Drumm, L., Beetham, H., Cronin, C., & McIlwhan, R. (2024, May). Generating AI Alternatives: collaborating and creating intersections. Presented at Fourteenth International Conference on Networked Learning, University of Malta, Valetta, Malta

May 2024 finds us eighteen months on since the release into the wild of unregulated generative AI models and their chatbot front-ends. While Higher Education (HE) has been playing catch-up in terms of policy and regulation (e.g. Russell Group 2023, C... Read More about Generating AI Alternatives: collaborating and creating intersections.

Mathematics in Postmodern American Fiction (2024)
Book
Taylor, S. J. (2024). Mathematics in Postmodern American Fiction. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48671-5

* Emphasises the contingency of mathematics on cultural and political changes
* Focuses on new understanding of literary postmodernism in dialogue with mathematical science
* Reveals the overlooked ways in which representative mathematical concepts... Read More about Mathematics in Postmodern American Fiction.

Effective Science Communication (2024)
Book
Illingworth, S., & Allen, G. (2024). Effective Science Communication. (3rd). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.1088/978-0-7503-6004-3

Effective Science Communication (Third Edition) is an essential handbook tailored for scientists at any stage of their career, aiming to enhance both their inward-facing and outward-facing communication skills. The book is structured into detailed ch... Read More about Effective Science Communication.

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.

Co-creating The Learning and Teaching Journey with Postgraduate Research Students Who Teach (2023)
Journal Article
Dencer-Brown, A., Carlson-Webster, T., Piccio, B., Anderson, C., Adewale, O., & Taylor, S. (2023). Co-creating The Learning and Teaching Journey with Postgraduate Research Students Who Teach. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 11(3), 97-110. https://doi.org/10.56433/jpaap.v11i3.588

Post-graduate research students (PGRs) often have teaching roles during their studies with little formal training or support (Lueddeke, 1997). Previous support at Edinburgh Napier University consisted of voluntary, unpaid on-campus Learning and Teach... Read More about Co-creating The Learning and Teaching Journey with Postgraduate Research Students Who Teach.