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Investigating support for scholarship of teaching and learning; we need SoTL educational leaders (2019)
Journal Article
Webb, A. S., & Tierney, A. M. (2020). Investigating support for scholarship of teaching and learning; we need SoTL educational leaders. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 57(5), 613-624. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2019.1635905

In this paper, we focus on the experience of faculty learning to do the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Our two studies uncovered similar threshold concepts in SoTL in two contrasting contexts; one study done in the United Kingdom with t... Read More about Investigating support for scholarship of teaching and learning; we need SoTL educational leaders.

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and Pedagogic Research within the Disciplines: Should it be Included in the Research Excellence Framework? (2019)
Journal Article
Tierney, A. (2020). The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and Pedagogic Research within the Disciplines: Should it be Included in the Research Excellence Framework?. Studies in Higher Education, 45(1), 176-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2019.1574732

This paper is a response to Cotton, Miller and Kneale’s 2017 paper on the current state of higher education research within UK universities. It seeks to contribute to the debate surrounding inclusion of pedagogic research (PedR) via SoTL in the UK’s... Read More about The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and Pedagogic Research within the Disciplines: Should it be Included in the Research Excellence Framework?.

Threshold Concepts in Academic Practice: Engagement with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (2017)
Journal Article
Tierney, A. (2017). Threshold Concepts in Academic Practice: Engagement with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 12(2), 165-184

This paper investigates the existence and nature of threshold concepts as experienced by a group of twenty-one teaching-focused academics, from life science departments in UK universities. Individuals were invited to take part in the study and asked... Read More about Threshold Concepts in Academic Practice: Engagement with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

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..

An Extended, Problem-Based Learning Laboratory Exercise on the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Suitable for Large Level 1 Undergraduate Biology Classes (2015)
Journal Article
Tatner, M., & Tierney, A. (2016). An Extended, Problem-Based Learning Laboratory Exercise on the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Suitable for Large Level 1 Undergraduate Biology Classes. Journal of Biological Education, 50(1), 54-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2014.1002520

The development and evaluation of a two-week laboratory class, based on the diagnosis of human infectious diseases, is described. It can be easily scaled up or down, to suit class sizes from 50 to 600 and completed in a shorter time scale, and to dif... Read More about An Extended, Problem-Based Learning Laboratory Exercise on the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Suitable for Large Level 1 Undergraduate Biology Classes.

‘Novice Teachers’ Views of an Introductory Workshop about Teaching in the Biosciences. (2013)
Journal Article
Gartland, K. M. A., Perkins, J., Shearer, M. C., Tierney, A., & Wilson, J. J. (2013). ‘Novice Teachers’ Views of an Introductory Workshop about Teaching in the Biosciences. Bioscience Education, 21, 42-53

Seven regional networking events, aimed at supporting and developing ‘early stage’ novice university bioscience teachers were held across the UK. These workshops allowed 230 participants to reflect on teaching styles, learn about Higher Education Aca... Read More about ‘Novice Teachers’ Views of an Introductory Workshop about Teaching in the Biosciences..

Undergraduate interns as staff developers: flowers in the desert (2012)
Journal Article
Tierney, A. M. (2012). Undergraduate interns as staff developers: flowers in the desert. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 49(1), 7-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2012.647779

Undergraduate education can be characterised by large lecture classes, lack of quality contact time with staff, and an impersonal experience. There is a move towards encouraging students to learn by enquiry, but how can this be encouraged, given pres... Read More about Undergraduate interns as staff developers: flowers in the desert.

From anxiety to empowerment: a Learning Community of University Teachers (2010)
Journal Article
MacKenzie, J., Bell, S., Bohan, J., Brown, A., Burke, J., Cogdell, B., …Tierney, A. (2010). From anxiety to empowerment: a Learning Community of University Teachers. Teaching in Higher Education, 15(3), 273-284. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562511003740825

Increasing numbers of ‘teaching-only’ staff are being appointed in higher education institutions in the UK. At one research-intensive university, a new category of academic staff was recently introduced: University Teachers, who are required to engag... Read More about From anxiety to empowerment: a Learning Community of University Teachers.

Developing the Enquiring Student and Enhancing the Research-Teaching Interface: Student-led Pedagogical Research and Educational Initiatives in Enquiry Based Learning (2008)
Journal Article
Pritchard, J., Matthew, B., Tierney, A., MacKenzie, J., Storck, L., Thomson, K., …Blanton, W. (2008). Developing the Enquiring Student and Enhancing the Research-Teaching Interface: Student-led Pedagogical Research and Educational Initiatives in Enquiry Based Learning. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 3(1), 6-19

This paper describes the progress of a project running at the University of Glasgow to develop elements of Enquiry Based Learning (EBL) in undergraduate degree courses across a range of disciplines. It focuses on the second part of the project but an... Read More about Developing the Enquiring Student and Enhancing the Research-Teaching Interface: Student-led Pedagogical Research and Educational Initiatives in Enquiry Based Learning.

Entrepreneurship for Bioscience Students – “Be a Biotech Buddy” (2006)
Journal Article
Tierney, A., & Sinclair, G. (2006). Entrepreneurship for Bioscience Students – “Be a Biotech Buddy”. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 1(2), 94-106

"Be a Biotech Buddy" is an online competition run by colleagues in the Institute of Biomedical & Life Sciences and Student Enterprise at Glasgow University. The object of the competition is to introduce bioscience students to the world of business, e... Read More about Entrepreneurship for Bioscience Students – “Be a Biotech Buddy”.

Tackling Plagiarism in the Level One Biology Class (2006)
Journal Article
Tierney, A., Brown, A., & Neil, D. (2006). Tackling Plagiarism in the Level One Biology Class. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 1(1), 13-21

The Level One Biology class at the University of Glasgow reported 23 cases of plagiarism in session 2003/04. Several measures were put i.n place to help students understand plagiarism and how to avoid it. This has included changing the format and top... Read More about Tackling Plagiarism in the Level One Biology Class.

The scholarship of teaching and learning: a university teacher learning community’s work in progress1 (2006)
Journal Article
Bell, S., Bohan, J., Brown, A., Burke, J., Cogdell, B., Jamieson, S., …Tierney, A. (2006). The scholarship of teaching and learning: a university teacher learning community’s work in progress1. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 1(1), 3-12

The understanding of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) has raised debate amongst many academics employed in Higher Education (HE). One way of exploring the issues surrounding SoTL in academic institutions has been through the establishment... Read More about The scholarship of teaching and learning: a university teacher learning community’s work in progress1.