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Investigating international students' transitions using a scoping methodology (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ecochard, S. (2016, July). Investigating international students' transitions using a scoping methodology. Presented at Ready for retention: effective systems for transition and student success, Pontypridd

The session introduces the university-wide scoping project conducted at Edinburgh Napier University to investigate practices supporting international students’ transition onto programmes. This research project explores and maps the entirety of practi... Read More about Investigating international students' transitions using a scoping methodology.

Twittering about research: A case study of the world’s first twitter poster competition [Version 3] (2016)
Journal Article
Randviir, E. P., Illingworth, S. M., Baker, M. J., Cude, M., & Banks, C. E. (2016). Twittering about research: A case study of the world’s first twitter poster competition [Version 3]. F1000Research, 4, Article 798. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.6992.3

The Royal Society of Chemistry held, to our knowledge, the world’s first Twitter conference at 9am on February 5 th, 2015. The conference was a Twitter-only conference, allowing researchers to upload academic posters as tweets, replacing a physical m... Read More about Twittering about research: A case study of the world’s first twitter poster competition [Version 3].

SoTL Developments through Threshold Concepts (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tierney, A., & Webb, A. (2016, June). SoTL Developments through Threshold Concepts. Paper presented at 6th Biennial Threshold Concepts Conference, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

No abstract available.

What does the UK public want from academic science communication? [Version 1] (2016)
Journal Article
Redfern, J., Illingworth, S., & Verran, J. (2016). What does the UK public want from academic science communication? [Version 1]. F1000Research, 5, Article 1261. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.8815.1

The overall aim of public academic science communication is to engage a non-scientist with a particular field of science and/or research topic, often driven by the expertise of the academic. An e-survey was designed to provide insight into respondent... Read More about What does the UK public want from academic science communication? [Version 1].

Workplaces and policy spaces: insights from third sector internships Scotland (2016)
Journal Article
Pegg, A., & Caddell, M. (2016). Workplaces and policy spaces: insights from third sector internships Scotland. Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 6(2), 162-177. https://doi.org/10.1108/heswbl-07-2015-0039

Purpose
– Understanding the relationship between learning and work is a key concern for educational researchers and policy makers at the local, national and international level. The way that learning and the economic environment are framed impacts u... Read More about Workplaces and policy spaces: insights from third sector internships Scotland.

Modelling pedagogic innovation in a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching: risks and vulnerabilities (2016)
Book Chapter
Fotheringham, J., & James, K. (2016). Modelling pedagogic innovation in a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching: risks and vulnerabilities. In C. Penman, & M. Foster (Eds.), Innovations in Learning and Teaching. Merchiston Publishing

This chapter explores the choices and decisions made during the redevelopment of a new Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching, aimed at new higher education academic staff. Drawing from two models of blended and online curriculum design (S... Read More about Modelling pedagogic innovation in a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching: risks and vulnerabilities.

Shaping the future workforce - a higher education perspective. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Webster-Henderson, B. (2016, April). Shaping the future workforce - a higher education perspective. Presented at Inaugural Meeting of Scottish Executive Directors of Nursing & Council of Deans of Health Scotland

No abstract available.

Communities of practice in Life Sciences and the need for brokering. (2016)
Journal Article
Tierney, A. (2016). Communities of practice in Life Sciences and the need for brokering. F1000Research, 5, 280. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.7695.1

Etienne Wenger’s work on communities of practice is influential in teaching and learning in higher education. A core work of many postgraduate certificate in teaching and learning (PGCert) courses for new lecturers, it is studied, in the main, as a m... Read More about Communities of practice in Life Sciences and the need for brokering..

Higher Education Sector Engagement with Higher Education Academy Fellowship (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
James, K., & Fotheringham, J. (2015, December). Higher Education Sector Engagement with Higher Education Academy Fellowship. Presented at Converging Concepts in Global Higher Education Research: Local, national and international Perspectives, Celtic Manor, Newport, South Wales

The rise in professionalisation for teaching in higher education has increased requirements for academics to engage with the UK Professional Standards Framework and Higher Education Academy (HEA) Fellowship. Understanding how institutions’ process an... Read More about Higher Education Sector Engagement with Higher Education Academy Fellowship.

The Role of SoTL in Classroom Innovation (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tierney, A. (2015, December). The Role of SoTL in Classroom Innovation. Presented at Improving University Teaching

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is being promoted as an activity for teaching-focused academics in the UK. However, support for SoTL is not a priority for most institutions, and formal provision for such support may not extend beyond... Read More about The Role of SoTL in Classroom Innovation.