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How do I get the grades creativity and conflicts of motivation risk and reward. (2019)
Book Chapter
Stefanie, R. (2019). How do I get the grades creativity and conflicts of motivation risk and reward. In Z. Moir, B. Powell, & G. D. Smith (Eds.), The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music Education: Perspectives and Practices (395-413). Bloomsbury Publishing

This chapter discusses the thought processes behind learning, teaching, and assessment (LTA) of creativity as a set of skills and processes. I utilize the work I have done in designing and delivering a module (course) that specifically tackles creati... Read More about How do I get the grades creativity and conflicts of motivation risk and reward..

Cross Campus Shared Reading – Staff / Student Collaboration under Scrutiny (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gray, A. (2018, September). Cross Campus Shared Reading – Staff / Student Collaboration under Scrutiny. Paper presented at RAISE Conference 2018: Working better together: collaborations in student engagement, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK

No abstract available.

The University as a Community: Cross-Campus Shared Reading (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gray, A. (2018, June). The University as a Community: Cross-Campus Shared Reading. Paper presented at QAA 15th Enhancement Conference

As part of a shared reading scheme – the #NapierBigRead – the Publishing staff and Postgraduate students at Edinburgh Napier University are working together to encourage a sense of community and belonging that transcends disciplines and year groups.... Read More about The University as a Community: Cross-Campus Shared Reading.

Using pre-arrival shared reading to promote a sense of community: A case study across two institutions (2018)
Journal Article
Baverstock, A., Steinitz, J., Webster-Henderson, B., Bryars, L., Cairncross, S., Ennis, L., Morris, W., Gray, A., & McLuckie, C. (2018). Using pre-arrival shared reading to promote a sense of community: A case study across two institutions. Logos, 29(4), https://doi.org/10.1163/18784712-02904005

Seeking to improve student enrolment, engagement, and retention, Kingston University began a pre-arrival shared reading scheme in 2014–2015, sending a free book to every student about to start at the university and making copies available to staff in... Read More about Using pre-arrival shared reading to promote a sense of community: A case study across two institutions.

Using Moving Image to Facilitate Storytelling as an Ideation Methodology and a Platform to Enhance the Integration of International Student Cohorts Within HE Product Design. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Firth, R., & Stoltenberg, E. (2016, September). Using Moving Image to Facilitate Storytelling as an Ideation Methodology and a Platform to Enhance the Integration of International Student Cohorts Within HE Product Design. Presented at 18th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE16), Aalborg University, Denmark

The use of moving image within HE Product Design education is increasing. Here, film is commonly used as a tool for the presentation of concepts or finished objects, as an instructional tool, and in user observations and research. Iteration technique... Read More about Using Moving Image to Facilitate Storytelling as an Ideation Methodology and a Platform to Enhance the Integration of International Student Cohorts Within HE Product Design..

Work on the Move: mobile and nomadic working methodologies. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Firth, R., Jennings, T., Cochrane, R., Taks, M., & Van de Graaf, P. (2016, April). Work on the Move: mobile and nomadic working methodologies. Presented at Cumulus - In this Place Conference 2016

‘Work on the move’ is a design, process-driven methodology, which uses multiple locations within an outdoors setting and movement between locations, all of which function as learning places, confined to a specified time period.
Between 2012 and 2015... Read More about Work on the Move: mobile and nomadic working methodologies..

Developing new perspectives on graphic design pedagogy and global citizenship through international volunteering. (2016)
Book Chapter
MacLeod, M. (2016). Developing new perspectives on graphic design pedagogy and global citizenship through international volunteering. In C. Penman, & M. Foster (Eds.), Innovations in learning and Teaching (185-197). Merchiston Publishing

Within the field of graphic design, many contemporary designers and educators seek to challenge global corporate homogenisation and the exploitation of developing countries. In an increasingly global economy students must develop an awareness of them... Read More about Developing new perspectives on graphic design pedagogy and global citizenship through international volunteering..

Using an Outdoor Learning Space to Teach Sustainability and Material Processes in HE Product Design (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Firth, R., Stoltenberg, E., & Jennings, T. (2015, November). Using an Outdoor Learning Space to Teach Sustainability and Material Processes in HE Product Design. Presented at iJADE Conference: Sustainability in Creative Arts Education, Glasgow, UK

The world is facing environmental changes that are increasingly affecting how we think about manufacturing, the consumption of products and use of resources. Within the HE product design community, thinking and designing sustainability’ has evolved t... Read More about Using an Outdoor Learning Space to Teach Sustainability and Material Processes in HE Product Design.

Reflections on Students’ Experiences of Practical Group Projects in Media Production Education (2016)
Book Chapter
Macleod, K. (2016). Reflections on Students’ Experiences of Practical Group Projects in Media Production Education. In Innovations in Learning and Teaching (91-106). Merchiston Publishing

This chapter evaluates students' experiences of group work in media production education and investigates strategies for effective teaching and learning in that context. Working in groups can be challenging for students and for tutors supervising the... Read More about Reflections on Students’ Experiences of Practical Group Projects in Media Production Education.

Becoming a student of English: students experiences of transition into the first year. (2016)
Journal Article
Alder, E. (2016). Becoming a student of English: students experiences of transition into the first year. Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474022216628303

This study explored the transition to university as experienced by first-year students of English studies. The first year has been identified by existing research as a critical time for new students in terms of their persistence and success on their... Read More about Becoming a student of English: students experiences of transition into the first year..

Using reading diaries in independent learning. (2015)
Book Chapter
Wasson, S.-P. (2015). Using reading diaries in independent learning. In L. Thomson (Ed.), Compedium of effective practice in directed independent learning (130-132). QAA HIgher Education Academy

Reading diaries (and optional ‘reading question’ diary prompts) are used to encourage year three English, and English and Film BA (Hons), students to develop their self-directed learning. Since critical theory can be daunting, the independent study –... Read More about Using reading diaries in independent learning..

Lighting Design as a Second Language. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Innes, M. (2015, October). Lighting Design as a Second Language. Presented at LES RENCARDS DE L’ACETYLÈNE 2015

Lighting Education for Non-Specialists:

How does anyone end up working as a lighting designer? We have all discovered the joy of lighting design through different routes. When friends in kindergarten wanted to be firemen and astronauts, I did not... Read More about Lighting Design as a Second Language..

Sand Casting on the Beach - Introducing Traditional Making Skills, Materials and Process through Play and Experimentation. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Firth, R., & Stoltenberg, E. (2015, September). Sand Casting on the Beach - Introducing Traditional Making Skills, Materials and Process through Play and Experimentation. Paper presented at 17th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING AND PRODUCT DESIGN EDUCATION

Within the higher education (HE) product design field, many researchers stress the importance for students to recognise and value the relationship between practical 3D object-making experience, and experimenting with process and materials. Given the... Read More about Sand Casting on the Beach - Introducing Traditional Making Skills, Materials and Process through Play and Experimentation..

Live Projects, Risk versus Reward (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gray, A. (2015, July). Live Projects, Risk versus Reward. Paper presented at The Generation and Regeneration of Books

The 23rd annual SHARP conference was be held in Longueuil/Montreal (Canada), Tuesday, 7 July, to Friday, 10 July 2015. Hosted by the Groupe de recherches et d'études sur le livre au Québec, the University of Sherbrooke, McGill University and the Bibl... Read More about Live Projects, Risk versus Reward.

Introducing video essays. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Schwan, A., Artt, S., & Joyce, L. (2015, June). Introducing video essays. Paper presented at Assessment and Feedback: where are we now and where are we going?, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

No abstract available.