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Re-Designing an MBA programme to meet the challenge of growth in international student numbers (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Yapa, M., & Brodie, J. (2023, May). Re-Designing an MBA programme to meet the challenge of growth in international student numbers. Paper presented at CABS LTSE 2023 Conference, Northport, Wales

The case study demonstrates the novel pedagogy and process undertaken in designing a new MBA programme that would help support increased positive outcomes for international students coming from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds. The case pres... Read More about Re-Designing an MBA programme to meet the challenge of growth in international student numbers.

What Works for ‘Authentic Belonging’ Enhancement in Criminology? (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Haddow, C., & Brodie, J. (2023, March). What Works for ‘Authentic Belonging’ Enhancement in Criminology?. Paper presented at Creating Student Communities in Criminology - British Society of Learning and Teaching Network Event, Online

Harnessing innovation approaches to support community and belonging in Higher Education (2023)
Journal Article
Haddow, C., & Brodie, J. (in press). Harnessing innovation approaches to support community and belonging in Higher Education. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2023.2176907

The COVID-19 Pandemic has ushered in significant challenges for supporting community and belonging in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs). This paper seeks to provide key recommendations to strengthen such activity, through a critical evaluation o... Read More about Harnessing innovation approaches to support community and belonging in Higher Education.

Sharing International Student Stories: Building Resilient Post-Covid Learning Communities (2022)
Book Chapter
Garden, C., & Brodie, J. (2022). Sharing International Student Stories: Building Resilient Post-Covid Learning Communities. In C. Nerantzi, & A. James (Eds.), LEGO® for university learning: Online, offline and elsewhere (117-119). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7421754

This Quality Assurance Agency Scotland–funded mini project focused on the Resilient Learning Communities Enhancement Theme. We sought to identify enhancement to support building of resilient learning communities for International Postgraduate Taught... Read More about Sharing International Student Stories: Building Resilient Post-Covid Learning Communities.

Enhancing Belonging At University: Exploring Authentic Community Building (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Haddow, C., & Brodie, J. (2022, July). Enhancing Belonging At University: Exploring Authentic Community Building. Paper presented at 5th International Active Learning Conference, Online

Despite a link between retention and a sense of belonging being identified in salient literature (Pedler et al., 2021), results from the UK’s National Student Survey still indicate a consistently low positive response rate to question 21 ‘I feel part... Read More about Enhancing Belonging At University: Exploring Authentic Community Building.

Searching for Meaning: Exploring Community and Belonging at University (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Haddow, C., & Brodie, J. (2022, June). Searching for Meaning: Exploring Community and Belonging at University. Presented at The Gathering 2022, Edinburgh

Enhancing belonging at university has emerged as an area of thematic priority at institutional level, in academic research and for quality enhancement organisations such as Advance HE and QAA Scotland (Campbell, 2019; O’Mahony et al., 2013; Robertson... Read More about Searching for Meaning: Exploring Community and Belonging at University.

Getting students on board: a cross-sector collaboration (2021)
Book Chapter
Brodie, J., & Weaver, M. (2021). Getting students on board: a cross-sector collaboration. In D. Tolson, N. Watchman Smith, D. Irving-Bell, & M. Weaver (Eds.), The CATE Collection: Together in Collaborative Educational Leadership (22-32). Higher Education Academy

This chapter discusses the development and impact of Edinburgh Napier’s intervention on young governance leaders in Scotland. Traditionally, UK board trustees have been ‘male and stale’ with an average age of a trustee being 61. In 2013, Dr Miles Wea... Read More about Getting students on board: a cross-sector collaboration.

Supporting Entrepreneurship Students’ Sense of Belonging in Online Virtual Spaces (2021)
Journal Article
Brodie, J., & Osowska, R. (2021). Supporting Entrepreneurship Students’ Sense of Belonging in Online Virtual Spaces. Industry and Higher Education, 35(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/0950422221999264

Universities globally are aspiring to grow through investing in the delivery of online learning Programmes. However, the attrition rate for online learning is high. Thomas, Herbert and Teras (2014) identified that those students with a sense of belo... Read More about Supporting Entrepreneurship Students’ Sense of Belonging in Online Virtual Spaces.

Infographics as a tool to engage and enhance students’ understanding of key entrepreneurship and small business growth: Infographics, visual learners, entrepreneurship concepts (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Cramphorn, C., & Brodie, J. (2020, July). Infographics as a tool to engage and enhance students’ understanding of key entrepreneurship and small business growth: Infographics, visual learners, entrepreneurship concepts. Presented at Advance HE Teaching and Learning Conference 2020, July, Online

Embedding a Culture of Kindness in the University Curriculum (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Younger, R., Angelova, N., Hislop, J., Brodie, J., & James, K. (2019, June). Embedding a Culture of Kindness in the University Curriculum. Presented at Learning and Teaching Conference, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

Designing Learning Communities for All – An Overview of the QAA ‘Belonging’ Enhancement Mini Projects (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Gray, A., Brodie, J., & Haddow, C. (2019, June). Designing Learning Communities for All – An Overview of the QAA ‘Belonging’ Enhancement Mini Projects. Paper presented at Learning & Teaching Conference, 2019, Edinburgh

This presentation will provide the audience with an overview of the QAA ‘belonging’ enhancement mini-projects that have been undertaken across the University since the launch of the theme in 2017. This strand of the current QAA enhancement theme seek... Read More about Designing Learning Communities for All – An Overview of the QAA ‘Belonging’ Enhancement Mini Projects.

Graduating from the Classroom to the Boardroom: Supporting HE Students’ Employability. (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Brodie, J., Miles, W., & Hutchinson, J. (2018). Graduating from the Classroom to the Boardroom: Supporting HE Students’ Employability. In Online Proceedings of CABS LTSE Conference

The Get on Board (GOB) extra-curriculum programme started at Edinburgh Napier University’s Business School in 2013. Its goal is to prepare students to take up board level opportunities in local charities, voluntary sector organisations or public bodi... Read More about Graduating from the Classroom to the Boardroom: Supporting HE Students’ Employability..

The ‘Get on Board’ Competency Pathway (2017)
Report
Weaver, M., Brodie, J., & Hutchison, J. (2017). The ‘Get on Board’ Competency Pathway. Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)

Research shows there is a lack of young trustees, and "a need to engage young people now by creating opportunities and a supportive culture around board governance, to help shape and nurture a talent pipeline." "We need to create governance opport... Read More about The ‘Get on Board’ Competency Pathway.