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Internships that make a difference. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Caddell, M. (2012, March). Internships that make a difference. Presented at The Gathering 2012

From Skills Development to Skills Use and Articulation: Insights from the Interface Between University and Work. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Caddell, M., Smith, S., & Boyle, F. (2012, March). From Skills Development to Skills Use and Articulation: Insights from the Interface Between University and Work. Paper presented at QAA Enhancement Themes

Much work has been dedicated to how universities define graduate attributes and how they can help their students develop these academic abilities, personal qualities and skills. But how do our students actually use and articulate those skills when th... Read More about From Skills Development to Skills Use and Articulation: Insights from the Interface Between University and Work..

Developing and Supporting the Curriculum : Curriculum: Directions, decisions and debate (2012)
Digital Artefact
Fotheringham, J., Strickland, K., & Aitchison, K. (2012). Developing and Supporting the Curriculum : Curriculum: Directions, decisions and debate. [Electronic document]

This paper provides an overview of the factors which may effect, stimulate or be the cause of curriculum changes in higher education in Scotland. This overview leads to a series of questions which could be used to encourage debate within and across i... Read More about Developing and Supporting the Curriculum : Curriculum: Directions, decisions and debate.

Undergraduate interns as staff developers: flowers in the desert (2012)
Journal Article
Tierney, A. M. (2012). Undergraduate interns as staff developers: flowers in the desert. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 49(1), 7-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2012.647779

Undergraduate education can be characterised by large lecture classes, lack of quality contact time with staff, and an impersonal experience. There is a move towards encouraging students to learn by enquiry, but how can this be encouraged, given pres... Read More about Undergraduate interns as staff developers: flowers in the desert.

How academic IT departments manage changing IT environments (2011)
Journal Article
Buchanan, W. J. (2011). How academic IT departments manage changing IT environments. VitAL Magazine, 5, 26-32

Matching what industry wants with what applicants want is a major problem for any IT academic department is matching what the jobs market requires to the types of courses which appeal to applicants. At the current time there is massive demand in the... Read More about How academic IT departments manage changing IT environments.

Engaging students in enhanced academic transitions – a case of online study skills resource SPICE (Student Pre-arrival Induction for Continuing Education) (2011)
Journal Article
Foster, M. (2011). Engaging students in enhanced academic transitions – a case of online study skills resource SPICE (Student Pre-arrival Induction for Continuing Education). Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education,

In the current educational landscape, with increasingly diverse student groups on programmes, traditional induction many not always be best suited to the needs of the students and programmes of study. Research shows that an extended induction which a... Read More about Engaging students in enhanced academic transitions – a case of online study skills resource SPICE (Student Pre-arrival Induction for Continuing Education).

Role of reflective group discussions in the development of nursing skills (2011)
Journal Article
Gould, B. H. (2011). Role of reflective group discussions in the development of nursing skills. Mental Health Practice, 14, 32-33. https://doi.org/10.7748/mhp2011.05.14.8.32.c8476

The importance of values-based practice has become established in UK mental health care and education. Well-organised groups of students and practitioners can help each other examine the attitudes and values that underpin their personal lives and pro... Read More about Role of reflective group discussions in the development of nursing skills.

Factors that influence student e-learning participation in a UK Higher Education institution. (2011)
Journal Article
Penny, K. I. (2011). Factors that influence student e-learning participation in a UK Higher Education institution. Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 7, 81-95

E-learning involves the use of information and communication technologies to deliver teaching and learning and is becoming increasingly important in the delivery of higher education. An online questionnaire survey was designed to gather information o... Read More about Factors that influence student e-learning participation in a UK Higher Education institution..

Analysis of Croatian and Scottish students’ attitudes towards E-learning. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dukic, D., & Penny, K. I. (2011, June). Analysis of Croatian and Scottish students’ attitudes towards E-learning

During the last decade e-learning
has become a widely accepted and commonly
used educational tool. The main aim of our
paper was to compare students’ attitudes
towards e-learning in Croatia and Scotland, and
also to identify two relatively homog... Read More about Analysis of Croatian and Scottish students’ attitudes towards E-learning..

Engaging students in enhanced academic transitions. (2011)
Book Chapter
Foster, M. (2011). Engaging students in enhanced academic transitions. In M. Foster (Ed.), Working with Cultural Diversity in Higher Education. Staff and Educational Development Association

Creation of an online virtual Cisco router learning environment. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rietsche, R., Russell, G., & Karduck, A. P. (2011, July). Creation of an online virtual Cisco router learning environment. Presented at Computers and Advanced Technology in Education

Online learning environments are an important aspect to many University courses. They allow flexibility in student approaches, and permit students from a range of backgrounds to take part in education. This paper considers an online learning environm... Read More about Creation of an online virtual Cisco router learning environment..

Student behaviour in a flexible learning course framework. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Russell, G., & Cumming, A. (2011, July). Student behaviour in a flexible learning course framework

Flexible learning approaches to education are important in modern Universities. Students should be able to choose how they will study their courses, and educators should be prepared to support students in their choices, and guide students to employ s... Read More about Student behaviour in a flexible learning course framework..

Events management education. (2011)
Book Chapter
Leask, A., & Barron, P. (2011). Events management education. In The Routledge Handbook of Events. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203803936.ch30

This chapter considers the development of events management education and the close association that this has with the development of academic research in the events management sector. The chapter starts with an introduction to the sector and the eme... Read More about Events management education..

Message of Support: Using mobile technologies to support the transition of students on articulation routes from Higher National level to degree (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fotheringham, J., & Alder, E. (2011, November). Message of Support: Using mobile technologies to support the transition of students on articulation routes from Higher National level to degree. Presented at 10th European Conference on e-Learning (ECEL 2011)

This paper explores the role mobile technologies can play in supporting students' transition to second and third year of university degree study along articulation routes from Higher National Certificate (HNC) and Higher National Diploma (HND) study... Read More about Message of Support: Using mobile technologies to support the transition of students on articulation routes from Higher National level to degree.