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Learning for the Workplace: Exploring professional identity in search of meaningful alternatives to student work placement (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Webster, G., Smith, S., & Smith, C. (2016, December). Learning for the Workplace: Exploring professional identity in search of meaningful alternatives to student work placement. Paper presented at Society for Research into Higher Education 2016

Moves towards the marketisation of higher education have led to greater priority being placed upon students undertaking relevant work experience while they study. Recognising a strong demand for placements, the e-Placement Scotland project set out to... Read More about Learning for the Workplace: Exploring professional identity in search of meaningful alternatives to student work placement.

The Power of Relationships: Making Transnational Collaborations Work (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McLatchie, J. (2016, December). The Power of Relationships: Making Transnational Collaborations Work. Paper presented at SRHE Newer and Early Career Researchers Conference 2016, Cardiff, UK

Introduction
This presentation is based on an empirical research project which examined the lived experience of local academics in transnational partnerships. It explored the participants’ experience of working within the competing realities of th... Read More about The Power of Relationships: Making Transnational Collaborations Work.

Assessment workshops: ‘feeding forward, backward and side-to-side’. (2016)
Digital Artefact
Urquhart, E. (2016). Assessment workshops: ‘feeding forward, backward and side-to-side’. [http://learningandteaching-navitas.com/assessment-workshops-feeding-forward-backward-side-side/]

As practitioners, we are constantly aware of the importance of proactively feeding-forward into assessment whilst also using feedback assessments to help shape tailored support. As a conduit for this, I run a dedicated ‘assessment workshop’ for every... Read More about Assessment workshops: ‘feeding forward, backward and side-to-side’..

Personal reflections. (2016)
Book Chapter
Webster-Henderson, B., & Taylor, R. (2016). Personal reflections. In R. Taylor, & B. Webster (Eds.), The essentials of nursing leadership. SAGE Publications

The Accidental Podcaster (2016)
Book Chapter
Robertson, S., & Sholl, S. (2016). The Accidental Podcaster. In C. Penman, & M. Foster (Eds.), Innovations in Learning and Teaching. Merchiston Publishing

The aim of this chapter is to explore student use of podcasts, employing longitudinal data from large cohorts to demonstrate to other teachers their potential as a relevant pedagogical tool. The study is novel insofar as it uses quantitative data fro... Read More about The Accidental Podcaster.

Developing a reflective and empirically informed undergraduate research methods module, including a worked exemplar. (2016)
Book Chapter
Murray, J. (2016). Developing a reflective and empirically informed undergraduate research methods module, including a worked exemplar. In C. Penman, & M. Foster (Eds.), Innovations in Learning and Teaching. Merchiston Publishing

Teaching research methods is challenging for both staff and students. With increasing expectations to teach a wider breadth of material, the balance and maintenance of sufficient depth becomes challenging. This chapter summarises the literature aroun... Read More about Developing a reflective and empirically informed undergraduate research methods module, including a worked exemplar..

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..

The utilization of system usability scale in learning management systems: a case study of Jeddah Community College (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Binyamin, S., Rutter, M., & Smith, S. (2016, November). The utilization of system usability scale in learning management systems: a case study of Jeddah Community College. Presented at 9th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Seville, Spain

Learning Management Systems (LMS) have been widely adopted in many higher educational institutions to support teaching and learning activities. The study was conducted with the aim of investigating the usability of the learning management system (Bla... Read More about The utilization of system usability scale in learning management systems: a case study of Jeddah Community College.

Poetic transcription with a twist: An approach to reflective practice through connection, collaboration and community (2016)
Journal Article
Smart, F. (2017). Poetic transcription with a twist: An approach to reflective practice through connection, collaboration and community. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 54(2), 152-161. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2016.1258323

Learning from experience is integral to professional development, with the processes by which it is expected and enabled, varying depending on context and discipline. There is general consensus that it does not just happen. Rather learning from exper... Read More about Poetic transcription with a twist: An approach to reflective practice through connection, collaboration and community.

Changing lecture consumption for the 'Netflix generation': how lecture podcasts are used and valued by students (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, S., & Sholl, S. (2016, November). Changing lecture consumption for the 'Netflix generation': how lecture podcasts are used and valued by students. Presented at ICERI 2016

Background:
This paper describes a collaboration between two lecturers at Edinburgh Napier University to examine the potential of lecture captures as pedagogical tools. Although podcasts had not been extensively used in the authors' immediate teachi... Read More about Changing lecture consumption for the 'Netflix generation': how lecture podcasts are used and valued by students.

Tagore's School and Methodology: Classrooms Without Walls (2016)
Journal Article
Kane, T. (2016). Tagore's School and Methodology: Classrooms Without Walls. Gitanjali and Beyond, 1(1), 83. https://doi.org/10.14297/gnb.1.1.83-101

This paper argues that Rabindranath Tagore, a very practical man, developed a distinctive and successful educational methodology over the course of his work in educational systems. The paper seeks to show that Tagore drew inspiration and direction fr... Read More about Tagore's School and Methodology: Classrooms Without Walls.

Establishing Process Improvement Capability in an HE environment (2016)
Report
McAssey, R., & Yorkstone, S. (2016). Establishing Process Improvement Capability in an HE environment. UCISA: UCISA-PCMG

Process improvement activity is increasing in UK universities, partly in response to calls for increased effectiveness and efficiency but also as a response to today’s rapidly changing political and economic environment.

This guide seeks to evide... Read More about Establishing Process Improvement Capability in an HE environment.

"More than just a Teaching Fellow": The Impact of REF and implications of TEF on Life Science Teaching-Focused Academics in UK HEIs (2016)
Thesis
Tierney, A. "More than just a Teaching Fellow": The Impact of REF and implications of TEF on Life Science Teaching-Focused Academics in UK HEIs. (Thesis). Durham University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1652776

This study seeks to understand the effect of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) on Teaching-Focused Academics working in Life Sciences in UK higher education institutions. Twenty-one full-time Teaching-Focused Academics from England, Scotland an... Read More about "More than just a Teaching Fellow": The Impact of REF and implications of TEF on Life Science Teaching-Focused Academics in UK HEIs.

From Interest to Decision: A Comparative Exploration of Student Attitudes and Pathways to Co-op Programs in the United States and the United Kingdom (2016)
Journal Article
Ramirez, N., Smith, S., Smith, C. F., Berg, T., Strubel, B., Ohland, M., & Main, J. (2016). From Interest to Decision: A Comparative Exploration of Student Attitudes and Pathways to Co-op Programs in the United States and the United Kingdom. International Journal of Engineering Education, 32(5A), 1867-1878

Cooperative education programs (co-op) play a vital role in developing engineering and computing students’ applied technological skills and professional self-confidence. Nevertheless, not all students choose to participate in co-ops. Through empirica... Read More about From Interest to Decision: A Comparative Exploration of Student Attitudes and Pathways to Co-op Programs in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Teaching legal professionalism: a comparative study of teaching professional values and lessons for legal education. (2016)
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. (2016). Teaching legal professionalism: a comparative study of teaching professional values and lessons for legal education. Journal of Commonwealth Law and Legal Education, 11(1), 3-25

The Legal Education and Training Review highlighted concerns across all sectors, from academics to practitioners over a lack of understanding of professionalism and ethics. Building on a review of two other professions, medicine and accountancy, this... Read More about Teaching legal professionalism: a comparative study of teaching professional values and lessons for legal education..

Evaluating the Usability of Learning Management Systems from Students' Perception: A Case Study of King Abdulaziz University (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Binyamin, S., Smith, S., & Rutter, M. (2016, October). Evaluating the Usability of Learning Management Systems from Students' Perception: A Case Study of King Abdulaziz University. Presented at 15th European Conference on eLearning (ECEL 2016), Prague, Czech Republic

Due to the rapid improvement in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), adopting technologies has become a major focus of interest in the field of education. The integration between ICT and education has introduced various positives and advan... Read More about Evaluating the Usability of Learning Management Systems from Students' Perception: A Case Study of King Abdulaziz University.