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Seeking Compassion in the Measured University: Generosity, Collegiality and Competition in Academic Practice (2018)
Journal Article
Caddell, M., & Wilder, K. (2018). Seeking Compassion in the Measured University: Generosity, Collegiality and Competition in Academic Practice. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 6(3), 14-23

In the context of league tables, national student surveys and increasing competition for students and resources, measurement and comparison is an ever-present – and ever more significant – aspect of contemporary academic life. Institutional definitio... Read More about Seeking Compassion in the Measured University: Generosity, Collegiality and Competition in Academic Practice.

Climate communication in practice: how are we engaging the UK public on climate change? (2018)
Report
McLoughlin, N., Corner, A., Capstick, S., Richardson, H., Bell, A., Muller, C., & Illingworth, S. (2018). Climate communication in practice: how are we engaging the UK public on climate change?. NERC

What should the aim of engagement on climate change be? What principles should underpin the way it is carried out? What do climate communication practitioners agree on and disagree on?

This report acts as a barometer for the current state of UK cl... Read More about Climate communication in practice: how are we engaging the UK public on climate change?.

Editorial: Special Issue on Mobile Mixed Reality (2018)
Journal Article
Cochrane, T., Smart, F., & Narayan, V. (2018). Editorial: Special Issue on Mobile Mixed Reality. Research in Learning Technology, 26, https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v26.2195

This special collection of Research In Learning Technology explores the state of the art of mobile mixed reality (MMR) in education. The special collection includes eight articles that cover; a systematic review of MMR in healthcare higher education,... Read More about Editorial: Special Issue on Mobile Mixed Reality.

Engaging students as co-researchers to conduct focus groups with older people (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kydd, A. B., Smith, S., King, L., Gentleman, M., Walsh, N., Head, K., & Smart, F. Engaging students as co-researchers to conduct focus groups with older people. Presented at The Gerontological Society of America, USA

The study is a partnership of nursing students, academics and older people, designed to hear the stories of older people’s good and poor care in the community and within care settings. We recruited 27 older people aged 60–92 living in the community a... Read More about Engaging students as co-researchers to conduct focus groups with older people.

Representing the majority and not the minority: the importance of the individual in communicating climate change (2018)
Journal Article
Illingworth, S., Bell, A., Capstick, S., Corner, A., Forster, P., Leigh, R., Loroño Leturiondo, M., Muller, C., Richardson, H., & Shuckburgh, E. (2018). Representing the majority and not the minority: the importance of the individual in communicating climate change. Geoscience Communication, 1(1), 9-24. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-1-9-2018

This research presents three case studies, through which a creative approach to developing dialogue around climate change is outlined. By working with three distinct communities and encouraging them to discuss and write poetry about how climate chang... Read More about Representing the majority and not the minority: the importance of the individual in communicating climate change.

Belonging to a learning community: staff perspectives. (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ennis, L., Tierney, A., Lucas, L., Logan, P., & Wright, G. (2018, October). Belonging to a learning community: staff perspectives. Presented at Evidence for Enhancement: The Challenge of Community and Belonging, Edinburgh, Scotland

The Faculty Learning Community (FLC) at Edinburgh Napier University is based on the Miami model developed by Milton D. Cox and seeks to explore the ways in which staff support each other throughout the institution. This formal, time-bound and selecti... Read More about Belonging to a learning community: staff perspectives..

Game on! (2018)
Journal Article
Rivera, E. S. (2018). Game on!. Ology: Reviews in Applied Sciences, 1, 8-9. https://doi.org/10.14297/ras.v1i1.4

Diving into a diverse array of case studies in gamification and gameful design in higher education, Kevin Bell’s Game on! is a series of brief looks that feel in-depth.

Researching international students: methodological challenges of rebel data (2018)
Journal Article
Ecochard, S., & Fotheringham, J. (2018). Researching international students: methodological challenges of rebel data. International Student Experience Journal, 6(1), 1-7

This paper presents findings from a small scale study into the attitudes and preferences of international students for support provision at a Scottish Higher Education institution. The article outlines some of the challenges arising from analysing qu... Read More about Researching international students: methodological challenges of rebel data.

The scholarship of teaching and learning is thriving. (2018)
Newspaper / Magazine
Tierney, A. (2018). The scholarship of teaching and learning is thriving

In response to Richard Arum’s charge that higher education research is failing to sufficiently investigate university teaching, Anne Tierney gives concrete examples of the contrary.

Becoming Educational Developers (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smart, F. (2018, June). Becoming Educational Developers. Paper presented at ICED, Atlanta, Georgia

Abstract not available.

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.

A Review on Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Perceptions of New Zealand’s Mangroves: Can We Make Informed Decisions about Their Removal? (2018)
Journal Article
Dencer-Brown, A., Alfaro, A., Milne, S., & Perrott, J. (2018). A Review on Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Perceptions of New Zealand’s Mangroves: Can We Make Informed Decisions about Their Removal?. Resources, 7(1), Article 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources7010023

Mangrove cover is increasing in estuaries and harbours in many areas on North Island, New Zealand. The expansion of mangroves has been attributed to anthropogenic land-use change, including urbanisation and conversion of land to agriculture. Rapid ex... Read More about A Review on Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Perceptions of New Zealand’s Mangroves: Can We Make Informed Decisions about Their Removal?.

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.