The dissonance between insider and outsider perspectives of the 'Chinese problem': Implications for one of the UK's largest undergraduate programmes (2009)
Book Chapter
Smith, P. V., & Zhou, V. X. (2009). The dissonance between insider and outsider perspectives of the 'Chinese problem': Implications for one of the UK's largest undergraduate programmes. In T. Coverdale-Jones, & P. Rastall (Eds.), Internationalising the university: The Chinese context (130-146). Palgrave Macmillan

No abstract available.

Engaging students in curriculum enhancement. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Webster, B., Tee, S., & Szarvus, M. (2009, December). Engaging students in curriculum enhancement. Presented at NET2009: 20th Annual International Conference

No abstract available.

Using enquiry-based learning to support research informed teaching in the first-year experience (2009)
Book
Sambell, K. (2009). Using enquiry-based learning to support research informed teaching in the first-year experience. Northumbria University

This guide discusses a project that was funded by Northumbria University’s research-informed teaching (RiT) initiative: ‘The Impact of Enquiry-Based Learning: student perspectives of the links between discipline-based research, teaching and studentsh... Read More about Using enquiry-based learning to support research informed teaching in the first-year experience.

Seeing the signs : involving students as researchers across the disciplines via a research-based teaching framework (2009)
Book
Sambell, K. (2009). Seeing the signs : involving students as researchers across the disciplines via a research-based teaching framework. Northumbria University

The work reported in this guide was undertaken as part of a
Northumbria University Research-informed Teaching project called ‘Seeing the Signs: involving students as researchers across the disciplines.’ The project supported the transfer of the pion... Read More about Seeing the signs : involving students as researchers across the disciplines via a research-based teaching framework.

Rethinking feedback : an assessment for learning perspective (2009)
Journal Article
Sambell, K., & Graham, L. (2009). Rethinking feedback : an assessment for learning perspective. HE Focus Quarterly Journal, 1(1), 2

The provision of feedback to learners has long been recognised as a crucial aspect of effective learning in university education and is often regarded as the main means by which student learning will be improved. In the UK the issue of feedback has a... Read More about Rethinking feedback : an assessment for learning perspective.

Assessment for learning : a brief history and review of terminology (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McDowell, L., Sambell, K., & Davison, G. (2008, September). Assessment for learning : a brief history and review of terminology. Presented at 16th Improving Student Learning Symposium

This paper examines terms which are currently used to describe what has come to be known as assessment for learning. Relevant terms include formative assessment, assessment for learning, assessment as learning, learning orientated assessment and sust... Read More about Assessment for learning : a brief history and review of terminology.

'I didn't expect to get so much out of it myself': Student perspectives on the relationship between peer mentoring and self assessment (2009)
Book Chapter
Sambell, K., & Beven, P. (2009). 'I didn't expect to get so much out of it myself': Student perspectives on the relationship between peer mentoring and self assessment. In J. Potter, & D. Hampton (Eds.), Students supporting students (15-18). Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA)

This paper presents case study research into the student experience of becoming a mentor on an undergraduate Joint Honours programme at Northumbria University. The teaching team who devised the scheme primarily sought to offer peer mentors a realisti... Read More about 'I didn't expect to get so much out of it myself': Student perspectives on the relationship between peer mentoring and self assessment.

The medium became the message: the MEDAL project as learning space. (2009)
Book Chapter
Samberll, K., & Gibson, M. (2009). The medium became the message: the MEDAL project as learning space. In L. Hodsdon, & R. Segal (Eds.), FDTL voices : drawing from learning and teaching projects (100-107). Higher Education Academy

Our contribution offers a retrospective glimpse into some perspectives on the MEDAL (Making a difference: educational development to enhance academic literacy) project, a three-year initiative that created a pedagogic network for childhood studies (C... Read More about The medium became the message: the MEDAL project as learning space..

Supporting part-time teaching staff in higher education: perspectives from business and health. (2009)
Report
Woodall, J., Geissler, C., Anderson, V., Atfield, R., Brown, N., Bryson, C., Clark, J., Courtney, N., Davies, J., Gibbon, C., Margolis, J., Masters, H., Morgan, A., & Ousey, K. (2009). Supporting part-time teaching staff in higher education: perspectives from business and health

This report arises from the findings of the Higher Education Academy Joint Subject Centre
Development Project Supporting Part-Time Teaching Staff in Higher Education, which was
conducted between November 2006 and November 2008 on behalf of the Busi... Read More about Supporting part-time teaching staff in higher education: perspectives from business and health..

Conference report - SEDA Spring teaching, learning and assessment conference: Underpinning academic practice with research and scholarship. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Waugh, A. (2009, May). Conference report - SEDA Spring teaching, learning and assessment conference: Underpinning academic practice with research and scholarship. Presented at SEDA: Spring Teaching, Learning and Assessment Conference

What's the Point of Film School, or, What did Beaconsfield Film Studios ever do for the Scottish film industry? (2009)
Book Chapter
Scott, A. J. (2009). What's the Point of Film School, or, What did Beaconsfield Film Studios ever do for the Scottish film industry?. In J. Murray, F. Farley, & R. Stoneman (Eds.), Scottish Cinema Now (206-221). Cambridge Scholars Publishing

This is an essay which examines the role of the UK National Film and TV School, Beaconsfield, in nurturing Scottish film-makers in the period 1970-2005. It looks back at the history of the National Film and Television School and identifies Scots who... Read More about What's the Point of Film School, or, What did Beaconsfield Film Studios ever do for the Scottish film industry?.

Rabindranath Tagores Bildung zum Weltmenschen – ein Beispiel interkultureller Pädagogik. [Rabindranath Tagore’s Education Towards Universal Man – an Example of Intercultural Education.] (2009)
Book Chapter
Kupfer, C. (2009). Rabindranath Tagores Bildung zum Weltmenschen – ein Beispiel interkultureller Pädagogik. [Rabindranath Tagore’s Education Towards Universal Man – an Example of Intercultural Education.]. In Pädagogik als Dialog der Kulturen. Grundlagen und Diskursfelder der interkulturellen Pädagogik. [Pedagogy as Dialogue of Cultures. Foundations and discourses of intercultural education.] (227-260). LIT Verlag Münster

National Qualification Frameworks: developing research perspectives. (2009)
Journal Article
Fernie, S., & Pilcher, N. (2009). National Qualification Frameworks: developing research perspectives. Quality in Higher Education, 15, 221-232. https://doi.org/10.1080/13538320903343099

Arguments for National Qualification Frameworks (NQF) are compelling. Indeed, such frameworks are now an international phenomenon. Yet, few studies take a critical perspective and challenge the broad assumptions underpinning NQF. Arguments presented... Read More about National Qualification Frameworks: developing research perspectives..

External Examining: an Engineering Subject Centre guide. (2009)
Preprint / Working Paper
Cowan, J. External Examining: an Engineering Subject Centre guide

This handbook was prepared for external examiners and for use in training workshops for newly appointed external examiners.

Dealing with affective needs in e-learning: Contrasting two cases in two cultures. (2009)
Book Chapter
Chiu, Y.-C. J., & Cowan, J. (2009). Dealing with affective needs in e-learning: Contrasting two cases in two cultures. In B. Olaniran (Ed.), Cases on Successful E-Learning Practices in the Developed and Developing World: Methods for the Global Information Economy (42-57). Hershey. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-942-7.ch004

This chapter presents and contrasts descriptions of two cases of online affective support provided to support students engaged in higher level learning tasks. The cases are set in different cultures, centre upon different intended learning outcomes,... Read More about Dealing with affective needs in e-learning: Contrasting two cases in two cultures..

Using ePortfolios in Higher Education to Encourage Learner Reflection and Support Personalised Learning (2009)
Book Chapter
Peacock, S., Morss, K., Scott, A., Hislop, J., Irvine, L., Murray, S., & Girdler, S. T. (2009). Using ePortfolios in Higher Education to Encourage Learner Reflection and Support Personalised Learning. In J. O'Donoghue (Ed.), Technology-Supported Environments for Personalized Learning (185-211). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-884-0.ch011

Personalisation, with its emphasis on learner choice and lifelong learning, challenges educators to provide an innovative, student-centric educational experience. New technologies have great potential to support personalisation; however, institutions... Read More about Using ePortfolios in Higher Education to Encourage Learner Reflection and Support Personalised Learning.

Media theory in practice: staff research in the undergraduate classroom. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Atton, C. (2009, November). Media theory in practice: staff research in the undergraduate classroom. Presented at QAA Enhancement Event: Research-Teaching Linkages to Enhance Graduate Attributes in Creative and Cultural Practice

Development of a model for implementation of strategic change management in Libyan higher education. (2009)
Thesis
Theeb, M. Development of a model for implementation of strategic change management in Libyan higher education. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3580

This research focuses on an analysis of the changes in the Libyan Higher Education Institutions (LHEIs) management system. This is an important subject since the Libyan General People’s Committee for Higher Education (LGPC) has begun to introduce cha... Read More about Development of a model for implementation of strategic change management in Libyan higher education..

A cross-disciplinary and cross-university approach to Enhancing Asian student learning experience in the UK HE. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, M. (2009, October). A cross-disciplinary and cross-university approach to Enhancing Asian student learning experience in the UK HE. Paper presented at Global Connections – Local Impacts: Best Practices and Policies for Cross-Border Education

Strategic engagement for a quality learning experience in practice: Impact on mentors and students (2009)
Thesis
Simpson, H. M. Strategic engagement for a quality learning experience in practice: Impact on mentors and students. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3043

The aims of this research study were threefold. Firstly, to explore the impact of the strategic arrangements and mechanisms to implement and support practice based learning. Secondly, to investigate the selection processes, preparation, support and... Read More about Strategic engagement for a quality learning experience in practice: Impact on mentors and students.