Outputs (39)

Engaging experienced students as academic mentors in support of the first-year experience: the Epistemic Apprenticeship Project (2014)
Book Chapter
Sambell, K., & Graham, L. (2014). Engaging experienced students as academic mentors in support of the first-year experience: the Epistemic Apprenticeship Project. In C. Bryson (Ed.), Understanding and developing student engagement (203-217)

No abstract available.

Introduction to sociology for health carers (2014)
Book
Walsh, M., & Tait, D. (2014). Introduction to sociology for health carers. (2nd). Cengage

Now in its second edition, An Introduction to Sociology for Health Carers provides an accessible grounding for all nursing and health care students who have little previous experience of studying Sociology but who, within their first year courses, ne... Read More about Introduction to sociology for health carers.

Third Sector Internships Scotland Data Overview 2010-14 (2014)
Report
Caddell, M., Pegg, A. & Jones, H. (2013). Third Sector Internships Scotland Data Overview 2010-14. Scotland: Scottish Funding Council

No abstract available.

Telling Stories: Theorizing narrative sensemaking as introspective research method. (2014)
Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2014). Telling Stories: Theorizing narrative sensemaking as introspective research method. In J. Brown (Ed.), Navigating International Academia: Research Student Narratives (5-16). Sense Publishers

No abstract available.

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..

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..

Behaviour change in 160 characters: a novel brief alcohol intervention for disadvantaged men (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Williams, B., Crombie, I. K., Falconer, D. W., Irvine, L., Williams, B., Ricketts, I. W., Humphris, G., Norrie, J., Rice, P., & Slane, P. W. Behaviour change in 160 characters: a novel brief alcohol intervention for disadvantaged men

Background
Men from disadvantaged areas experience substantial alcohol-related harm. However such men can be missed by the conventional method of delivering brief alcohol interventions through primary care. This feasibility study designed and evalua... Read More about Behaviour change in 160 characters: a novel brief alcohol intervention for disadvantaged men.

Recognising teacher excellence at the University of Glasgow. (2014)
Report
Gunn, V., Fischbacher-Smith, M., Jenkins, A., Stack, N., Tierney, A., Friel, N., & Owen, C. (2014). Recognising teacher excellence at the University of Glasgow. Glasgow: University of Glasgow

A pilot study: strengthening university business engagement through staff secondments (2014)
Report
Allford, R., & Tibby, M. (2014). A pilot study: strengthening university business engagement through staff secondments. Higher Education Academy

One means of strengthening university-business engagement is through university staff secondment programmes supporting staff from across the university to engage with business and integrate that experiential learning into the curriculum and professio... Read More about A pilot study: strengthening university business engagement through staff secondments.

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'

Towards a capability approach to careers: Applying Amartya Sen's thinking (2014)
Journal Article
Robertson, P. J. (2015). Towards a capability approach to careers: Applying Amartya Sen's thinking. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 15(1), 75-88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-014-9280-4

Amartya Sen’s capability approach characterizes an individual’s well-being in terms of what they are able to be, and what they are able to do. This framework for thinking has many commonalities with the core ideas in career guidance. Sen’s approach i... Read More about Towards a capability approach to careers: Applying Amartya Sen's thinking.

Making internships work. (2014)
Digital Artefact
Caddell, M. (2014). Making internships work. [Blog Post]

Issues and recommendations arising from the use of tablets in learning and teaching activities (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fabian, K., & Maclean, D. (2014, September). Issues and recommendations arising from the use of tablets in learning and teaching activities. Presented at Scottish Learning Festival, Glasgow

An Ecology of Music Making: Participation, Pressures, and Progressions (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2014, September). An Ecology of Music Making: Participation, Pressures, and Progressions. Presented at Creativities, Musicalities, and Entrepreneurships, Institute for Contemporary Music Performance, London, UK

No abstract available.

An evaluation of eye tracking technology in the assessment of 12 lead electrocardiography interpretation (2014)
Journal Article
Breen, C. J., Bond, R., & Finlay, D. (2014). An evaluation of eye tracking technology in the assessment of 12 lead electrocardiography interpretation. Journal of Electrocardiology, 47(6), 922-929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2014.08.008

Introduction
This study investigated eye tracking technology for 12 lead electrocardiography interpretation to Healthcare Scientist students.

Methods
Participants (n = 33) interpreted ten 12 lead ECG recordings and randomized to receive objectiv... Read More about An evaluation of eye tracking technology in the assessment of 12 lead electrocardiography interpretation.

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.

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.

Editorial: TLAD 2014 (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leimich, P., & Monger, A. (2014, July). Editorial: TLAD 2014. Presented at 12th International Workshop on Teaching, Learning and Assessment of Databases

No abstract avialable.