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Learner Identities: Undergraduate Interns as Staff Developers – Development of an Identity within The Wider Community (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Tierney, A. (2010, July). Learner Identities: Undergraduate Interns as Staff Developers – Development of an Identity within The Wider Community. Paper presented at 2nd International Conference, Academic Identities for the 21st Century, Glasgow, Scotland

In the summer of 2006, seven undergraduate interns from six faculties within the University of Glasgow, came together in order to develop resources for staff and students in the area of Enquiry-Based Learning (EBL) (Kahn & O’Rourke, 2005), in accorda... Read More about Learner Identities: Undergraduate Interns as Staff Developers – Development of an Identity within The Wider Community.

Online reflective diaries - using technology to strengthen the learning experience (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Butler, E., Tatner, M., & Tierney, A. (2010, June). Online reflective diaries - using technology to strengthen the learning experience. Paper presented at 35th International Conference Improving University Teaching, Washington DC, USA

Internet based technologies have benefits for students and staff in terms of time and information sharing. Students at the University of Glasgow were required to engage in reflective writing, with tutor support, as part of their course assessment. We... Read More about Online reflective diaries - using technology to strengthen the learning experience.

The Impact of a Faculty Learning Community on the Academic Identity of a Group of University Teachers (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Tierney, A. (2010, June). The Impact of a Faculty Learning Community on the Academic Identity of a Group of University Teachers. Paper presented at Academic Identities for the 21st Century, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

In 2006, a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) was set up at the University of Glasgow (Bell et al, 2006). Using the Miami model proposed by Cox (2004), the purpose of the FLC was two-fold; to bring together a group of University Teachers (UT), a new ac... Read More about The Impact of a Faculty Learning Community on the Academic Identity of a Group of University Teachers.

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.