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Teaching Innovation: The Role of Educational Development (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smart, F. (2018, May). Teaching Innovation: The Role of Educational Development. Presented at XJTLU Annual International Teaching Conference, Suzhou, China

Abstract not available.

Unhappy families: using tabletop games as a technology to understand play in education (2018)
Journal Article
Lean, J., Illingworth, S., & Wake, P. (2018). Unhappy families: using tabletop games as a technology to understand play in education. Research in Learning Technology, 26, https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v26.2027

In this article, we argue that tabletop games provide a helpful means of rethinking the affordances of digital games in pedagogy. We argue that tabletop games offer a distinctive technology from digital games in exploring the idea of play as experien... Read More about Unhappy families: using tabletop games as a technology to understand play in education.

Playful learning (2018)
Journal Article
Langan, A. M., & Smart, F. (2018). Playful learning. Research in Learning Technology, 26, https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v26.2079

Item is Editorial Preface to themed collection published in the journal Research in Learning Technology.

These articles collate ideas and practices developed from workshops held at the second Playful Learning Conference in July 2017 (http://confe... Read More about Playful learning.

Surfacing Teaching Innovation: The Impact of Dialogue (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smart, F. (2018, May). Surfacing Teaching Innovation: The Impact of Dialogue. Paper presented at International Federation of National Teaching Fellows 2nd World Summit, Nova Scotia, Canada

Abstract not available.

Give me five! – reasons for two-way communication between experts and citizens in relation to air pollution risk (2018)
Journal Article
Loroño-Leturiondo, M., O'Hare, P., Cook, S., Hoon, S. R., & Illingworth, S. (2018). Give me five! – reasons for two-way communication between experts and citizens in relation to air pollution risk. Advances in Science and Research, 15, 45-50. https://doi.org/10.5194/asr-15-45-2018

Air pollution is a major environmental concern for many populations worldwide. Communication efforts so far have been based on a one-way provision of evidence and information from experts to society, and have arguably failed in their mission to foste... Read More about Give me five! – reasons for two-way communication between experts and citizens in relation to air pollution risk.

Interactive Essays and Digital Dissertations (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smart, F. (2018, March). Interactive Essays and Digital Dissertations. Paper presented at HEFCE: 2nd Innovation in Learning and Teaching Project Workshop, Birmingham

Abstract not available.

Rhyme and reason-using poetry to talk to underserved audiences about environmental change (2018)
Journal Article
Illingworth, S., & Jack, K. (2018). Rhyme and reason-using poetry to talk to underserved audiences about environmental change. Climate Risk Management, 19, 120-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2018.01.001

The effects and consequences that environmental change will have on our society are not solely dependent on the ways in which the Earth system responds to anthropogenic effects. They are also affected by the way in which our society decides to mitiga... Read More about Rhyme and reason-using poetry to talk to underserved audiences about environmental change.

The development and trial of an unmanned aerial system for the measurement of methane flux from landfill and greenhouse gas emission hotspots (2018)
Journal Article
Allen, G., Hollingsworth, P., Kabbabe, K., Pitt, J. R., Mead, M. I., Illingworth, S., Roberts, G., Bourn, M., Shallcross, D. E., & Percival, C. J. (2019). The development and trial of an unmanned aerial system for the measurement of methane flux from landfill and greenhouse gas emission hotspots. Waste Management, 87, 883-892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.12.024

This paper describes the development of a new sampling and measurement method to infer methane flux using proxy measurements of CO2 concentration and wind data recorded by Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The flux method described and trialed here is a... Read More about The development and trial of an unmanned aerial system for the measurement of methane flux from landfill and greenhouse gas emission hotspots.

Opportunities for Brokering between Teaching-Focused and Research-Focused UK Life Science Academics (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tierney, A. (2017, December). Opportunities for Brokering between Teaching-Focused and Research-Focused UK Life Science Academics. Paper presented at Society for Research into Higher Education Annual Research Conference

Life Sciences teaching-focused academics working in UK universities have been an expanding and emergent group in the past two decades. However, despite their successes in supporting and innovation in Life Sciences higher education, there is an anxiet... Read More about Opportunities for Brokering between Teaching-Focused and Research-Focused UK Life Science Academics.

‘Saying it without saying it’: using poetry as a way to talk about important issues in nursing practice (2017)
Journal Article
Jack, K., & Illingworth, S. (2017). ‘Saying it without saying it’: using poetry as a way to talk about important issues in nursing practice. Journal of Research in Nursing, 22(6-7), 508-519. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987117715293

The aim of this study was to explore the ways in which student nurses use self-authored poems to think about important aspects of nursing practice. Being a nurse can be rewarding in that it affords opportunities to care for and communicate with other... Read More about ‘Saying it without saying it’: using poetry as a way to talk about important issues in nursing practice.

Science communication in the field of fundamental biomedical research (editorial) (2017)
Journal Article
Illingworth, S., & Prokop, A. (2017). Science communication in the field of fundamental biomedical research (editorial). Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, 70, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2017.08.017

The aim of this special issue on science communication is to inspire and help scientists who are taking part or want to take part in science communication and engage with the wider public, clinicians, other scientists or policy makers. For this, some... Read More about Science communication in the field of fundamental biomedical research (editorial).

A cautionary tale: A study of a methane enhancement over the North Sea (2017)
Journal Article
Cain, M., Warwick, N. J., Fisher, R. E., Lowry, D., Lanoisellé, M., Nisbet, E. G., France, J., Pitt, J., O'Shea, S., Bower, K. N., Allen, G., Illingworth, S., Manning, A. J., Bauguitte, S., Pisso, I., & Pyle, J. A. (2017). A cautionary tale: A study of a methane enhancement over the North Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 122(14), 7630-7645. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017jd026626

Airborne measurements of a methane (CH4) plume over the North Sea from August 2013 are analyzed. The plume was only observed downwind of circumnavigated gas fields, and three methods are used to determine its source. First, a mass balance calculation... Read More about A cautionary tale: A study of a methane enhancement over the North Sea.

Professionalism in practice: new directions in learning, teaching and assessment in higher education (2017)
Book
Sambell, K., Brown, S., & Graham, L. (2017). Professionalism in practice: new directions in learning, teaching and assessment in higher education. Palgrave Macmillan

This book acts as a highly practical guide for new and experienced lecturers, learning supporters and leaders in Higher Education; and offers plentiful examples and vignettes showing how learning can be brought to life through activity and engagement... Read More about Professionalism in practice: new directions in learning, teaching and assessment in higher education.

Using shared reading to promote a sense of community – between 30,000 students, 10,000 staff and over 400+ miles. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Baverstock, A., & Webster-Henderson, B. (2017, July). Using shared reading to promote a sense of community – between 30,000 students, 10,000 staff and over 400+ miles. Presented at HEA Annual Conference 2017 - Generation TEF: Teaching in the spotlight

Pre-arrival shared reading is currently flavour-of-the-month, with many universities actively considering involvement. How to frame the activity can be more contentious – should this be managed within organisational marketing, or pedagogic research?... Read More about Using shared reading to promote a sense of community – between 30,000 students, 10,000 staff and over 400+ miles..

Can pre-arrival shared reading help student transition? A two university case study. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bavistock, A., & Webster-Henderson, B. (2017, June). Can pre-arrival shared reading help student transition? A two university case study. Paper presented at 3rd international enhancement in higher education conference inspiring excellence - transforming the student experience

No abstract available.

The global challenges in nurse education. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Webster-Henderson, B. (2017, May). The global challenges in nurse education. Paper presented at Edinburgh Napier University 1st International Health Conference

No abstract available.

Trapped Deep Beneath the Sewage: Representation of the University in Popular Music (2017)
Journal Article
Gossman, P., & Illingworth, S. (2017). Trapped Deep Beneath the Sewage: Representation of the University in Popular Music. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 5(3), 23-32. https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v5i3.254

This article reviews the lyrics of popular music in order to uncover how the ‘university’ is represented in this art form. The lyrics that feature university are coded into themes and these are discussed. The lyrics are initially coded to negative/po... Read More about Trapped Deep Beneath the Sewage: Representation of the University in Popular Music.