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From Dunedin to Dunedin: Supporting students in the changing world of higher education (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Godfrey, H., & Richards, K. (2005, December). From Dunedin to Dunedin: Supporting students in the changing world of higher education. Presented at Association of Tertiary Learning Advisors of Aotearoa New Zealand Conference, Auckland, New Zealand

Against the background of the widening access agenda in higher education in Scotland, this article describes the initiatives taken by Napier University to address the issues. The article explores different models of learning support, argues that one... Read More about From Dunedin to Dunedin: Supporting students in the changing world of higher education.

Supporting diverse students : developing learner autonomy via assessment (2006)
Book Chapter
Sambell, K., McDowell, L., & Sambell, A. (2006). Supporting diverse students : developing learner autonomy via assessment. In C. Bryan, & K. Clegg (Eds.), Innovative assessment in higher education (158-168). Routledge

This chapter focuses on two case studies in which lecturers aimed to use assessment as a pedagogic technique to foster learner autonomy. Analysis of the student viewpoint is used to highlight some of the issues that surround the use of assessment to... Read More about Supporting diverse students : developing learner autonomy via assessment.

Blurring boundaries: towards a reconceptualisation of the private sector in education. (2006)
Journal Article
Caddell, M., & Ashley, L. D. (2006). Blurring boundaries: towards a reconceptualisation of the private sector in education. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 36(4), 411-419. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057920601024750

This Special Issue of Compare stems from papers presented to the eighth United Kingdom Forum for International Education and Training (UKFIET) Oxford International Conference on Education and Development in 2005. It draws, in particular, on a set of... Read More about Blurring boundaries: towards a reconceptualisation of the private sector in education..

Private schools as battlefields: contested visions of learning and livelihood in Nepal. (2006)
Journal Article
Caddell, M. (2006). Private schools as battlefields: contested visions of learning and livelihood in Nepal. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 36(4), 463-479. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057920601024909

Current policy and programme considerations of the role of the private sector in the promotion of schooling reform and the achievement of Education For All encompass a somewhat narrow arena of debate. Discussion of the relative merits of private / st... Read More about Private schools as battlefields: contested visions of learning and livelihood in Nepal..

Extended induction tutorials for ‘at risk’ students (2006)
Report
Huxham, M. (2006). Extended induction tutorials for ‘at risk’ students. Ulster: The STAR (Student Transition and Retention) Project

Biology students at risk are identified through the completion of a
diagnostic test, which is based on the characteristics of early leavers.
Those students identified as being at risk are offered the opportunity
to attend a series of tutorials... Read More about Extended induction tutorials for ‘at risk’ students.

The Educational Needs of the Timber Industries – Report of an Online Survey by the Centre for Timber Engineering. (2006)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D., & Nolte, S. (2006). The Educational Needs of the Timber Industries – Report of an Online Survey by the Centre for Timber Engineering

This survey was conducted by the Centre for Timber Engineering (CTE) in summer 2005 to investigate the educational needs and preferences of the timber industries. Both employers and employees were asked to define and articulate curriculum and skills... Read More about The Educational Needs of the Timber Industries – Report of an Online Survey by the Centre for Timber Engineering..

Research-led teaching: a review of two initiatives in valuing the link between teaching and research. (2006)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (2006). Research-led teaching: a review of two initiatives in valuing the link between teaching and research. Journal for Education in the Built Environment, 1, 73-93

Research led teaching is a matter which has recently attracted a considerable amount of
attention, particularly from those in higher education who are of the opinion that we need to
value the link between teaching and research. Examining the relati... Read More about Research-led teaching: a review of two initiatives in valuing the link between teaching and research..

Knowing but not knowing: conflict, development and denial. (2006)
Journal Article
Caddell, M., & Yanacopulos, H. (2006). Knowing but not knowing: conflict, development and denial. Conflict, Security and Development, 6(4), 557-579. https://doi.org/10.1080/14678800601066561

Drawing on case study material from Uganda and Nepal, this paper highlights the tension between what is ‘known’ and what is ‘done’ by practitioners working in the arena of conflict and development. It explores the forms of knowledge given conceptual... Read More about Knowing but not knowing: conflict, development and denial..

Entrepreneurship for Bioscience Students – “Be a Biotech Buddy” (2006)
Journal Article
Tierney, A., & Sinclair, G. (2006). Entrepreneurship for Bioscience Students – “Be a Biotech Buddy”. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 1(2), 94-106

"Be a Biotech Buddy" is an online competition run by colleagues in the Institute of Biomedical & Life Sciences and Student Enterprise at Glasgow University. The object of the competition is to introduce bioscience students to the world of business, e... Read More about Entrepreneurship for Bioscience Students – “Be a Biotech Buddy”.

Pencils Don't Crash. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lambert, I., & Firth, R. (2006, September). Pencils Don't Crash. Presented at 4th Engineering and Product Design Education Conference

While the title might suggest otherwise, this is not a polemic against CAD. The aim of this paper is to examine how the emphasis on drawing in design education has changed and the future implications in a digital world.

Drawing is unquestionably a... Read More about Pencils Don't Crash..

Timber Engineering Online. (2006)
Journal Article
Nolte, S., & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2006). Timber Engineering Online. Timber Engineering,

This paper highlights some of the opportunities, challenges and issues encountered in creating online teaching and learning materials for timber engineering that provide an experience equivalent to face-to-face teaching for the student. It introduces... Read More about Timber Engineering Online..

The motivation of nurses to participate in continuing professional education in Ireland (2006)
Journal Article
Murphy, C., Cross, C., & McGuire, D. (2006). The motivation of nurses to participate in continuing professional education in Ireland. Journal of European industrial training, 30(5), 365-384. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590610677926

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to review the extant literature on CPE amongst nurses and concentrate on discovering the factors that motivate and inhibit participation in CPE for nurses in Ireland.Design/methodology/approach – A review of t... Read More about The motivation of nurses to participate in continuing professional education in Ireland.

Future strategy for higher education with specific reference to Scottish universities. (2006)
Thesis
Muthaya, K. Future strategy for higher education with specific reference to Scottish universities. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6197

The developed economies are now considered to be entering the growth phase of
knowledge-based economic activity. The universities are increasingly seen as a
critical vehicle for knowledge creation and knowledge transfer in order to produce
educate... Read More about Future strategy for higher education with specific reference to Scottish universities..

Creating a student centred culture. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Webster, B., & Jowett, R. (2006, May). Creating a student centred culture. Presented at Scholarship of Learning and Teaching Conference

No abstract available.

Looking for evidence of deep learning in constructively aligned online discussions. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brown, N., Smyth, K., & Mainka, C. (2006, April). Looking for evidence of deep learning in constructively aligned online discussions. Presented at Networked Learning International Conference

Building upon previous work by the authors, this paper describes a small-scale study that involved analysing the depth of thinking evident within asynchronous discussion contributions. The discussion tasks in question, which were undertaken within th... Read More about Looking for evidence of deep learning in constructively aligned online discussions..

The scholarship of teaching and learning: a university teacher learning community’s work in progress1 (2006)
Journal Article
Bell, S., Bohan, J., Brown, A., Burke, J., Cogdell, B., Jamieson, S., MacKenzie, J., McAdam, J., McKerlie, R., Morrow, L., Paschke, B., Rea, P., & Tierney, A. (2006). The scholarship of teaching and learning: a university teacher learning community’s work in progress1. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 1(1), 3-12

The understanding of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) has raised debate amongst many academics employed in Higher Education (HE). One way of exploring the issues surrounding SoTL in academic institutions has been through the establishment... Read More about The scholarship of teaching and learning: a university teacher learning community’s work in progress1.

Tackling Plagiarism in the Level One Biology Class (2006)
Journal Article
Tierney, A., Brown, A., & Neil, D. (2006). Tackling Plagiarism in the Level One Biology Class. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 1(1), 13-21

The Level One Biology class at the University of Glasgow reported 23 cases of plagiarism in session 2003/04. Several measures were put i.n place to help students understand plagiarism and how to avoid it. This has included changing the format and top... Read More about Tackling Plagiarism in the Level One Biology Class.