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Employability perspectives from Scotland on content marketing capability building: How have journalism graduates been equipped for content marketing jobs? (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cameron, J. . C. (2022, July). Employability perspectives from Scotland on content marketing capability building: How have journalism graduates been equipped for content marketing jobs?. Paper presented at 2022 Academy of Marketing Conference, Huddersfiel

In 2012, content marketing luminary Jay Baer observed that every business is in the business of publishing (Baer, 2012). Echoing this point, Lieb (2012, p.xiii) stated: "Marketers are buying less and less media. They're becoming the media, and the be... Read More about Employability perspectives from Scotland on content marketing capability building: How have journalism graduates been equipped for content marketing jobs?.

Citizen Science in Australian Higher Education: Emerging Learning and Research Communities (2023)
Journal Article
Quinnell, R., Motion, A., Illingworth, S., Calyx, C., Bray, H., & Borda, A. (2023). Citizen Science in Australian Higher Education: Emerging Learning and Research Communities. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 31(1)

Citizen science, though well established in Australia has not yet found wide use in tertiary science education. We offer case studies to illustrate that Citizen Science approaches are slowly being adopted and we highlight the spectrum of experiences... Read More about Citizen Science in Australian Higher Education: Emerging Learning and Research Communities.

Understanding international students' experiences with assessments through rich pictures (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Victoria, M., & Ratz, S. (2023, June). Understanding international students' experiences with assessments through rich pictures. Paper presented at The Gathering 2023: Learning & Teaching conference, Edinburgh

Higher education institutions continue to see an increasing number of international students who bring with them diverse forms of assessment ‘literacies’ acquired from previous sociocultural and educational contexts. This presentation explores the ex... Read More about Understanding international students' experiences with assessments through rich pictures.

Apprentices’ perspectives of the tripartite collaboration at the heart of degree apprenticeships: a longitudinal study (2023)
Journal Article
Taylor-Smith, E., Smith, S., Fabian, K., & Bratton, A. (2023). Apprentices’ perspectives of the tripartite collaboration at the heart of degree apprenticeships: a longitudinal study. Journal of Workplace Learning, 35(8), 779-795. https://doi.org/10.1108

Purpose: The partnership which underpins degree apprenticeships is a tripartite collaboration between apprentices, employers, and universities. This study investigated the lived experiences and reflections of the apprentices at the centre, to inform... Read More about Apprentices’ perspectives of the tripartite collaboration at the heart of degree apprenticeships: a longitudinal study.

‘They gave me an opportunity, and I took it’: motivations and concerns of adult apprentices (2023)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Fabian, K., Taylor-Smith, E., Barr, M., Berg, T., Bratton, A., …Zarb, M. (in press). ‘They gave me an opportunity, and I took it’: motivations and concerns of adult apprentices. Journal of Vocational Education and Training, https://doi.or

In the UK context of an ageing population, degree apprenticeships represent a new opportunity to study for a degree while working. Apprentices are full-time employees granted time to study for a degree with a significant workplace learning component.... Read More about ‘They gave me an opportunity, and I took it’: motivations and concerns of adult apprentices.

Rehearsing empathy: exploring the role of poetry in supporting learning (2023)
Journal Article
Jack, K., & Illingworth, S. (in press). Rehearsing empathy: exploring the role of poetry in supporting learning. Arts and Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice, https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2023.2256361

Empathy is an important aspect of therapeutic relationships in health and social care settings. Health educators can foster empathy development in learners through creative writing activities. Drawing on the humanities, specifically poetry, this pape... Read More about Rehearsing empathy: exploring the role of poetry in supporting learning.

Toilet graffiti: What can we learn from the visual languaging in the stalls? (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Victoria, M. (2023, September). Toilet graffiti: What can we learn from the visual languaging in the stalls?. Paper presented at DN29 Visiolinguistics: Panoramas of Languaging and Visuality, Online

Academic research has conceptualised toilet graffiti or latrinalia (Dundes, 1966) as a ‘symbol of a sociological subculture, juvenile delinquency, and regulatory problem’ (Halsey & Young, 2006);as a ‘communal public diary’ (Kurniawan & Anderson, 2008... Read More about Toilet graffiti: What can we learn from the visual languaging in the stalls?.

'ChatGPT & Me' Student Padlet Data With Reactions (2023)
Data
Drumm, L., Illingworth, S., Graham, C., Calabrese, P., Taylor, S., Dencer-Brown, I., & van Knippenberg, I. (2023). 'ChatGPT & Me' Student Padlet Data With Reactions. [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.17869/enu.2023.3200728

These data are from a project which aimed to collect and analyse student attitudes to artificial intelligence (AI) and their own learning and assessment while they are studying with Edinburgh Napier University. AI tools such as ChatGPT make it easier... Read More about 'ChatGPT & Me' Student Padlet Data With Reactions.

Fostering a Sense of Belonging to Support Successful Online Learners (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brodie, J. (2023, September). Fostering a Sense of Belonging to Support Successful Online Learners. Presented at QAA Scotland - The future of Learning and Teaching: Planning and Delivery of digitally Enhanced Blended Learning, Glasgow, UK

This invited round table presentation was given at The QAA Scotland's event on 'The future of Learning and Teaching: Planning and Delivery of digitally Enhanced blended learning'. The presentation discussed the challenges of supporting belonging at a... Read More about Fostering a Sense of Belonging to Support Successful Online Learners.

‘I can’t really say as my course is 90% male’: students perceptions of gender impact on computing and engineering degrees (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taylor-Smith, E., Smith, S., & Fabian, K. (2023, June). ‘I can’t really say as my course is 90% male’: students perceptions of gender impact on computing and engineering degrees. Paper presented at 2023 Horizons in STEM, Swansea, UK

In UK higher education, the majority of computing and engineering students are men. HESA (2023) records the proportion of women studying ‘Computing’ and ‘Engineering and technology’ as 22.78% and 20.47% respectively. Lack of women is a problem for bo... Read More about ‘I can’t really say as my course is 90% male’: students perceptions of gender impact on computing and engineering degrees.

Women into Tech: understanding barriers, making connections (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taylor-Smith, E., Smith, S., Shankland, C., & Kolberg, M. (2023, June). Women into Tech: understanding barriers, making connections. Paper presented at 2023 Horizons in STEM, Swansea, UK

Computing and technology need a better gender balance. BCS report that, in 2021, only 22% of all IT specialists in the UK were women and their median hourly pay was 13% less than male employees. Further, according to HESA data, only 21% of students i... Read More about Women into Tech: understanding barriers, making connections.

Building a European University Consortium: The Case of the U!REKA-Network (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Rosenbusch, C., Tarazona, M., Lammlein, B., Garden, C., Berekbulova, A., & Stevens, R. (2023). Building a European University Consortium: The Case of the U!REKA-Network

European policy makers encourage close interorganizational collaboration of universities across national systems. The study at hand analyzes this development from the organizational level of specific Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and their int... Read More about Building a European University Consortium: The Case of the U!REKA-Network.

A spectrum of geoscience communication: from dissemination to participation (2023)
Journal Article
Illingworth, S. (2023). A spectrum of geoscience communication: from dissemination to participation. Geoscience Communication, 6(4), 131-139. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-6-131-2023

This review article is a written contribution to accompany the 2023 Katia and Maurice Krafft Award from the European Geosciences Union. Through a consideration of my own practice and that of the wider literature, I explore how creative approaches (pr... Read More about A spectrum of geoscience communication: from dissemination to participation.

Building Communities and Enhancing Belonging: A Route Map for Assessment Design (2023)
Other
Haddow, C., & Brodie, J. (2023). Building Communities and Enhancing Belonging: A Route Map for Assessment Design. [Assessment guide]

A sense of belonging to a community in HE has been linked to positive outcomes for students such as increased engagement, identity development and retention (Masika & Jones, 2015; Soria & Stubblefield, 2015) and has emerged as a buffer to declining m... Read More about Building Communities and Enhancing Belonging: A Route Map for Assessment Design.

Scottish Life And Chemical Science Skills Summit (2023)
Report
Maguire, H., & Garden, C. (2023). Scottish Life And Chemical Science Skills Summit. Edinburgh, UK: Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA)

The Scottish Life and Chemical Skills Summit was led and hosted by Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) with support from Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA). We would like to thank members of... Read More about Scottish Life And Chemical Science Skills Summit.

RLT 30 YEARS Research in Learning Technology: making friends and influencing people (2023)
Journal Article
Brunton, J., Bennett, L., Drumm, L., Flavin, M., Honeychurch, S., Thomson, S., & Varga-Atkins, T. (2023). RLT 30 YEARS Research in Learning Technology: making friends and influencing people. Research in Learning Technology, 31, https://doi.org/10.25304/rl

The first issue of Research in Learning Technology (RLT) was published in 1993. Over 30 years, the journal has comprised an informal research and development facility for new ideas and practices in technology enhanced learning. This paper takes nine... Read More about RLT 30 YEARS Research in Learning Technology: making friends and influencing people.

Addressing gender imbalance in STEM graduate apprenticeships (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cecil, M., & Taylor Smith, E. (2023, December). Addressing gender imbalance in STEM graduate apprenticeships. Paper presented at Society for Research in Higher Education Conference 2023, Birmingham

There is currently significant gender imbalance within Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) graduate apprenticeship (GA) programmes in Scotland. This is a considerable, ongoing issue for both higher education institutions and the l... Read More about Addressing gender imbalance in STEM graduate apprenticeships.

Learned Words: A Poetic Content Analysis of 'Belonging' in Higher Education (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Illingworth, S., & Grimwood, M. (2023, December). Learned Words: A Poetic Content Analysis of 'Belonging' in Higher Education. Paper presented at SRHE Conference 2023 Higher Education Research, Practice, and Policy: Connections & Complexities, Online & Co