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Using Rich Pictures to understand students’ transitions on new degree pathways (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taylor-Smith, E., & Meharg, D. (2019, December). Using Rich Pictures to understand students’ transitions on new degree pathways. Presented at Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) Annual International Conference, Newport, Wales

New pathways to university degrees, such as degree apprenticeships and direct entry from further education, challenge universities to support students to make the most of their higher education opportunities and achieve good degrees. Researching stud... Read More about Using Rich Pictures to understand students’ transitions on new degree pathways.

Using Q methodology to understand the perspectives of degree apprentices (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taylor-Smith, E., & Fabian, K. (2019, December). Using Q methodology to understand the perspectives of degree apprentices. Presented at Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) Annual International Conference, Newport, Wales

In the UK, degree apprenticeships enable people to study for a degree, while in full-time employment. Apprentices study modules at university and also gain credits through work-based learning. This study uses Q methodology to explore the experiences... Read More about Using Q methodology to understand the perspectives of degree apprentices.

Pulling your weight?: New CS entrants' reflections on their experience of collaborative work at high school (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bhardwaj, J. (2019, September). Pulling your weight?: New CS entrants' reflections on their experience of collaborative work at high school. Presented at 1st UK & Ireland Computing Education Research Conference, Canterbury, United Kingdom

University CS courses encourage collaborative work to improve engagement, despite the popular perception that CS attracts students who prefer working alone. The aim of this study is to explore new entrants' reflections on their experience of group wo... Read More about Pulling your weight?: New CS entrants' reflections on their experience of collaborative work at high school.

Facilitating computing students' transition to higher education (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fabian, K., Taylor-Smith, E., Meharg, D., & Varey, A. (2019, September). Facilitating computing students' transition to higher education. Presented at 1st UK & Ireland Computing Education Research Conference (UKICER), Canterbury, United Kingdom

Students who progress to higher education from further education colleges are faced with academic, social, and logistical challenges during their transition. In general, they find university life more challenging compared to students who have been at... Read More about Facilitating computing students' transition to higher education.

Identity and belonging for graduate apprenticeships in computing: the experience of first cohort degree apprentices in Scotland (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taylor-Smith, E., Smith, S., & Smith, C. (2019, July). Identity and belonging for graduate apprenticeships in computing: the experience of first cohort degree apprentices in Scotland. Presented at Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE), Aberdeen

In September 2017, our university’s first graduate apprentices began degrees in Software Development, Cybersecurity, and Information Technology Management for Business. This study explores how apprentices experience their association with the univers... Read More about Identity and belonging for graduate apprenticeships in computing: the experience of first cohort degree apprentices in Scotland.

Bridging the Digital Skills Gap: Are computing degree apprenticeships the answer? (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taylor-Smith, E., Smith, S., Fabian, K., Berg, T., Meharg, D., & Varey, A. (2019, July). Bridging the Digital Skills Gap: Are computing degree apprenticeships the answer?. Presented at Innovation & Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE’19), Aberdeen, Scotland

This paper describes a study investigating whether apprenticeship computing degrees in Scotland are attracting additional entrants who will become IT professionals and fill a skills need. Government policy reports, from around the world, set out plan... Read More about Bridging the Digital Skills Gap: Are computing degree apprenticeships the answer?.

Exploring women's motivations to study computer science (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, S., Sobolewska, E., Bhardwaj, J., & Fabian, K. (2018, October). Exploring women's motivations to study computer science. Presented at Frontiers in Education 2018, San Jose, CA, USA

This paper presents a study exploring women's decisions, influencers and early experiences of computing to better understand how women's motivations and prior experience affect their decision to study computer science (CS). The emergence of a gender... Read More about Exploring women's motivations to study computer science.

Exploring feedback through forum theatre (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Drumm, L. (2019, January). Exploring feedback through forum theatre. Presented at SHIFT 2019: Annual Conference of Learning, Teaching & Assessment, University of Greenwich, London

Forum theatre was established by Boal (1985) as way to draw an audience into debates by using short plays as provocations. As this conference recognises, feedback should be a process of dialogue, consultation and mediation, but identifying how to man... Read More about Exploring feedback through forum theatre.