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Making internships meaningful: the challenge of encouraging reflection and skills articulation. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Caddell, M. (2014, December). Making internships meaningful: the challenge of encouraging reflection and skills articulation. Presented at SRHE Annual Conference 10-12 December 2014

In recent years considerable emphasis has been placed on embedding employability and skills development in core university curriculum content as well as providing additional support and development to enhance links between learning and work
(SFC 200... Read More about Making internships meaningful: the challenge of encouraging reflection and skills articulation..

Methane and carbon dioxide fluxes and their regional scalability for the European Arctic wetlands during the MAMM project in summer 2012 (2014)
Journal Article
O'Shea, S. J., Allen, G., Gallagher, M. W., Bower, K., Illingworth, S., Muller, J., Jones, B. T., Percival, C., Bauguitte, S., Cain, M., Warwick, N., Quiquet, A., Skiba, U., Drewer, J., Dinsmore, K., Nisbet, E., Lowry, D., Fisher, R., France, J., Aurela, M., …Pyle, J. (2014). Methane and carbon dioxide fluxes and their regional scalability for the European Arctic wetlands during the MAMM project in summer 2012. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 14(23), 13159-13174. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13159-2014

Airborne and ground-based measurements of methane (CH4), carbon dioxide (CO2) and boundary layer thermodynamics were recorded over the Fennoscandian landscape (67–69.5° N, 20–28° E) in July 2012 as part of the MAMM (Methane and other greenhouse gases... Read More about Methane and carbon dioxide fluxes and their regional scalability for the European Arctic wetlands during the MAMM project in summer 2012.

Poetic Transcription: An Option in Supporting the Early Career Academic? (2014)
Journal Article
Smart, F. (2014). Poetic Transcription: An Option in Supporting the Early Career Academic?. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 2(3), https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v2i3.114

This on the horizon paper concerns early career academics and their developing roles in the context of a focus on transitions into higher education. Despite a purported dearth of data in respect of the early career academic, it suggests that challeng... Read More about Poetic Transcription: An Option in Supporting the Early Career Academic?.

Making third sector internships work. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Caddell, M., & Wallace, M. (2014, October). Making third sector internships work. Presented at SRHE Conference: 'Supporting University-Work Transitions? Exploring the Impact of Work Placements and Internships'

Airborne measurements of HC(O)OH in the European Arctic: A winter – summer comparison (2014)
Journal Article
Jones, B. T., Muller, J. B., O'Shea, S. J., Bacak, A., Le Breton, M., Bannan, T. J., Leather, K. E., Booth, A. M., Illingworth, S., Bower, K., Gallagher, M. W., Allen, G., Shallcross, D. E., Bauguitte, S. J.-B., Pyle, J. A., & Percival, C. J. (2014). Airborne measurements of HC(O)OH in the European Arctic: A winter – summer comparison. Atmospheric Environment, 99, 556-567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.10.030

This study represents the first airborne, in-situ measurements of HC(O)OH in the European Arctic, across the winter and summer seasons. HC(O)OH concentrations are under predicted at present, particularly in the mid to high northern latitudes. Data pr... Read More about Airborne measurements of HC(O)OH in the European Arctic: A winter – summer comparison.

Implementing flexible curricula. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Caddell, M., & Chatterton, P. (2014, July). Implementing flexible curricula. Presented at The Academic Practice and Technology (ATP) Conference: 'Conncected Learning in an Open World'

Assessment for learning environments: a student-centred perspective (2014)
Book Chapter
McDowell, L., & Sambell, K. (2014). Assessment for learning environments: a student-centred perspective. In C. Kreber, . C. Anderson, N. Entwistle, & . J. McArthur (Eds.), Advances and innovations in university assessment and feedback (56-72). Edinburgh University Press. https://doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9780748694549.003.0004

Liz McDowell and Say Sambell focus on the importance of assessment for learning. Rather than simply adding new assessment techniques to existing entrenched practices that are seen to encourage learner dependence on their teachers and assign learners... Read More about Assessment for learning environments: a student-centred perspective.

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Teachers as Students (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tierney, A. (2014, July). The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Teachers as Students. Paper presented at Improving University Teaching, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is receiving increasing interest in Higher Education in the UK. Engagement with SoTL is required by a growing number of institutions as a means for academic staff to gain a teaching qualification, from... Read More about The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Teachers as Students.

Feasibility of aerial measurements of methane emissions from landfills (2014)
Report
Allen, G., Gallagher, M., Hollingsworth, P., Illingworth, S., Kabbabe, K., & Percival, C. (2014). Feasibility of aerial measurements of methane emissions from landfills. Bristol: Environment Agency

This desk-based study has identified the most suitable aerial system, instrumentation and methods to measure the amount of methane released to the atmosphere from UK landfill sites.

It will help the Environment Agency and other government bodies t... Read More about Feasibility of aerial measurements of methane emissions from landfills.

Threshold Concepts in Academic Practice: Engagement with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tierney, A. (2014, July). Threshold Concepts in Academic Practice: Engagement with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Paper presented at Threshold Concepts in Practice: the 5th Biennial International Threshold Concepts Conference, Durham University, UK

This paper is an overview of engagement with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in the context of Life Sciences. SoTL is increasingly becoming a requirement for UK academics, and includes a range of activities such as reflection on pract... Read More about Threshold Concepts in Academic Practice: Engagement with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Watch this space: childhood, picturebooks and comics (2014)
Journal Article
Gibson, M., Nabizadeh, G., & Sambell, K. (2014). Watch this space: childhood, picturebooks and comics. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 5(3), 241-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2014.943013

This is a special issue of Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics exploring the relationships of picturebooks and comics with notions of childhood. There have been productive readings in relation to the mechanics of both these media such as Maria Nikol... Read More about Watch this space: childhood, picturebooks and comics.

Pedagogical innovation: what can we learn? (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Webster, B., & Tees, S. (2014, June). Pedagogical innovation: what can we learn?. Presented at Nurse Education Today Nurse Education in Practice, 5th International Conference

No abstract available.