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Gamification for Engagement: A Framework to Study and Apply Gamification (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Garden, C., & Rivera, E. (2019, June). Gamification for Engagement: A Framework to Study and Apply Gamification. Presented at ENU Research Conference 2019, Edinburgh

We will showcase research currently underway through a PhD studentship entitled ‘Does Gamification improve engagement with, and effectiveness of formative assessment?’. We first define gamification and explain the theoretical basis of the new Gamific... Read More about Gamification for Engagement: A Framework to Study and Apply Gamification.

Why do you do what you do to me? How the pandemic is changing the focus from 'what' we teach and assess to 'how' (2021)
Other
Garden, C. (2021). Why do you do what you do to me? How the pandemic is changing the focus from 'what' we teach and assess to 'how'. https://edinburghnapieruniversity.newsweaver.com/rg15q74uj5/1aj5ut6ivy31byryw4zao8?lang=en&a=1&p=3082871&t=319963

Claire reflects on the past year and shares her thoughts on how the focus of teaching and assessment has changed, and how it might develop for the good going forward.

No Alarms and No Surprises (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Garden, C. (2019, June). No Alarms and No Surprises. Presented at Learning and Teaching Conference, Edinburgh

In this presentation I will outline a number of case studies where I have learned from working with students from different learning backgrounds to develop my teaching ethos of ‘no alarms and no surprises’. I address the accessibility of ‘surprise’ t... Read More about No Alarms and No Surprises.

Gamifying Formative Assessments for Student Engagement: The First Real How-To (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rivera, E., & Garden, C. (2019, November). Gamifying Formative Assessments for Student Engagement: The First Real How-To. Presented at SEDA Autumn Conference 2019, Leeds, UK

Over the past three years, Edinburgh Napier University has invested significant resources in supporting a programme-focused approach to learning. Vital to this is the effectiveness of highquality formative assessments in its modules. However, forma... Read More about Gamifying Formative Assessments for Student Engagement: The First Real How-To.

Curation and collaboration as activism: emerging critical practices of #FemEdTech (2022)
Journal Article
Beetham, H., Drumm, L., Bell, F., Mycroft, L., & Forsythe, G. (2022). Curation and collaboration as activism: emerging critical practices of #FemEdTech. Learning, Media and Technology, 47(1), 143-155. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2021.2018607

The inequities rooted in our education systems and wider societies have been thrown into relief by responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper presents four situational studies of the FemEdTech network, asking how we characterise activities of the... Read More about Curation and collaboration as activism: emerging critical practices of #FemEdTech.

Learning-by-doing as a strategy for student engagement (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davison, B. (2018, January). Learning-by-doing as a strategy for student engagement. Paper presented at Edinburgh Napier University’s Staff Conference 2018, Edinburgh

Fans of TED star Ken Robinson (2006) will immediately recognise the benefits of learning-by-doing (LBD): it prioritises activity over passive reception, allows students the space to experience problems first-hand and encourages them to explore their... Read More about Learning-by-doing as a strategy for student engagement.

TikTok as a tool for providing pastoral and academic support to student (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kerr, G. (2020, December). TikTok as a tool for providing pastoral and academic support to student. Presented at Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Annual Conference, University of Strathclyde [Online]

This presentation explores TikTok as a platform for personal tutors in the higher education setting to provide pastoral and academic support to students. Young people are increasing using TikTok as a social media tool, but there is more to this app t... Read More about TikTok as a tool for providing pastoral and academic support to student.

Structured Biomedical Sciences Honours Projects: A Protocol for Resilience and Preparedness for the World of Work During the Pandemic? (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Garden, C. (2021, May). Structured Biomedical Sciences Honours Projects: A Protocol for Resilience and Preparedness for the World of Work During the Pandemic?. Poster presented at Horizons in STEM Higher Education, Online

For the past four years, undergraduate students studying on the Royal Society of Biology accredited Biomedical Sciences honours degree at Edinburgh Napier University have been undertaking structured, timetabled honours projects co-supervised by a gro... Read More about Structured Biomedical Sciences Honours Projects: A Protocol for Resilience and Preparedness for the World of Work During the Pandemic?.

Structured honours projects for sustainability, resilience and student confidence in the pandemic era and beyond (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Garden, C. (2021, May). Structured honours projects for sustainability, resilience and student confidence in the pandemic era and beyond. Presented at Evolving Molecular Biosciences Education, Online

A coordinated approach to embedding skills in undergraduate bioscience degree curricula has been underway at Edinburgh Napier University for over a decade, with positive impacts measured through Graduate Outcomes and the National Student Survey. For... Read More about Structured honours projects for sustainability, resilience and student confidence in the pandemic era and beyond.

Internationalising groupwork: collaborative student projects with China and USA (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davison, B. (2017, February). Internationalising groupwork: collaborative student projects with China and USA. Paper presented at Edinburgh Napier University Learning, Teaching and Research Conference, Edinburgh

The management of remote projects is challenging, especially for students who do not have the framework of a professional environment and a monthly salary for motivation. Adding an international dimension where team members are several time zones apa... Read More about Internationalising groupwork: collaborative student projects with China and USA.

The Use Of Mobile Devices By Students As An Aid To Learning (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, A., Pye, C., & Blackburn, T. (2011, June). The Use Of Mobile Devices By Students As An Aid To Learning. Poster presented at UCLan Research Seminar, School of Built and Natural Environment, Preston

A Tale of Two Cities: Building Collaboration with an International Partner (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jarman, D. (2016, January). A Tale of Two Cities: Building Collaboration with an International Partner. Paper presented at Teaching Fellows Conference, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

This talk allowed the opportunity to examine and share the relationship I had built up with Breda University in The Netherlands. Over several years it has resulted in scores of their students visiting Edinburgh on study trips, visits by me to Breda i... Read More about A Tale of Two Cities: Building Collaboration with an International Partner.

Creative Thinking Level 5 Summary (2021)
Other
Cochrane, R., & Heathcote, K. (2021). Creative Thinking Level 5 Summary. Edinburgh

A new qualification in Creative Thinking offered at SCQF Level 5 in schools across Scotland. Embedding contemporary teaching and learning theory to provide the transferable, problem solving skills identified by the World Economic Forum and Skills De... Read More about Creative Thinking Level 5 Summary.

Creative Thinking Level 6 Summary (2021)
Other
Cochrane, R., & Heathcote, K. (2021). Creative Thinking Level 6 Summary. Edinburgh

A new qualification in Creative Thinking offered at SCQF Level 6 in schools across Scotland. Embedding contemporary teaching and learning theory to provide the transferable, problem solving skills identified by the World Economic Forum and Skills De... Read More about Creative Thinking Level 6 Summary.

'Powers, passages and passengers' : the construction and performance of student midwives' professional identities (2021)
Thesis
McLuckie, C. (2021). 'Powers, passages and passengers' : the construction and performance of student midwives' professional identities. (Thesis). University of Stirling. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2793206

This thesis details my study of the discourses within which student midwives construct and perform their professional identities. The title employs a metaphor commonly used in midwifery and obstetric texts to articulate the powers, passages and passe... Read More about 'Powers, passages and passengers' : the construction and performance of student midwives' professional identities.

Parallel Programming Made Simple: Using Groovy Parallel Patterns (2021)
Book
Kerridge, J. (2021). Parallel Programming Made Simple: Using Groovy Parallel Patterns. Copenhagen: Bookboon.com

The use of the Groovy Parallel Patterns Library is described, using many diverse examples, showing how a parallel application can be easily created from existing sequential codes.

Practitioner Solutions to Student Engagement during the Pandemic (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cochrane, R. (2021, September). Practitioner Solutions to Student Engagement during the Pandemic. Presented at INTER SET Conference

INTER: a platform for interdisciplinary student teams to respond to a theme proposed by commercial sponsor. In 2021, Scotia Gas Networks challenged students to reimagine legacy fossil fuel sites for social good, considering the of reuse of vacant la... Read More about Practitioner Solutions to Student Engagement during the Pandemic.

Innovative Digital Pedagogies (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cameron, J. (2017, June). Innovative Digital Pedagogies. Presented at Meeting Students' Needs in the Digital Age, Manchester

This case study sets out how digital distractions were converted into valuable digital teaching and learning tools in an INTO Partnerships' environment where international students on a university foundation programme were developing confidence in a... Read More about Innovative Digital Pedagogies.

Effects of Pedagogical Transition on Classroom Design (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lam, E., Chan, D., & Olawumi, T. (2021, March). Effects of Pedagogical Transition on Classroom Design. Paper presented at 5th CU Construction Conference, Online

Active learning has played an important role in recent years as it carries a highly positive effect of improving students' learning attitude and successiveness. Indeed, classroom design is a determinative factor in the performance of learning and tea... Read More about Effects of Pedagogical Transition on Classroom Design.