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The flexible curriculum toolkit. (2014)
Digital Artefact
Caddell, M. (2013). The flexible curriculum toolkit.

The Flexible Curriculum toolkit web-site is designed to support programme teams to develop and enhance practice in flexible curricula. The toolkit has used the Viewpoints methodology as a basis. We chose this methodology as we believe it is a prac... Read More about The flexible curriculum toolkit..

Social Media Adoption in Adult Education ‒ Administrators' Experience (2014)
Journal Article
Šliogerienė, J., Valūnaitė Oleškevičienė, G., Fotheringham, J., & Palfreyman, K. J. (2015). Social Media Adoption in Adult Education ‒ Administrators' Experience. Public Policy and Administration, 13(4), 690-703. https://doi.org/10.13165/VPA-14-1

The rapid development of social media poses a multitude of considerations on this technology adoption. The emphasis in literature is put mainly on student or teacher perspective and less emphasis is dedicated upon administrators who also represent an... Read More about Social Media Adoption in Adult Education ‒ Administrators' Experience.

Atmospheric composition and thermodynamic retrievals from the ARIES airborne TIR-FTS system--Part 2: Validation and results from aircraft campaigns (2014)
Journal Article
Allen, G., Illingworth, S., O'Shea, S., Newman, S., Vance, A., Bauguitte, S., …Taylor, J. (2014). Atmospheric composition and thermodynamic retrievals from the ARIES airborne TIR-FTS system--Part 2: Validation and results from aircraft campaigns. Atmosp

This study validates trace gas and thermodynamic retrievals from nadir infrared spectroscopic measurements recorded by the UK Met Office Airborne Research Interferometer Evaluation System (ARIES) – a thermal infrared, Fourier transform spectrometer (... Read More about Atmospheric composition and thermodynamic retrievals from the ARIES airborne TIR-FTS system--Part 2: Validation and results from aircraft campaigns.

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., …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 C

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.

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, Newport, South Wales. (Unpublished)

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..

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'., Edinburgh. (Unpublished)

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., …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/

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'., London. (Unpublished)

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

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

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.