Social Entrepreneurship and Event Management
Presentation / Conference
Tierney, A. (2012, July)
Social Entrepreneurship and Event Management. Paper presented at Improving University Teaching
Final year undergraduates in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow may take a two week, intensive course called Business & Bioscience. Student teams work to...
Undergraduate interns as staff developers: flowers in the desert
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 encouragi...
ScotPID – A model of collaboration
Presentation / Conference
Tierney, A. (2011, July)
ScotPID – A model of collaboration. Paper presented at 36th International conference, Improving University Teaching
ScotPID is a national personal development initiative in Scotland, with thirteen higher education institutions taking part in the development of case studies which enhance per...
Short Guide - Small Group Teaching
Other
Tierney, A., Perkins, J., & Shearer, M. (2011)
Short Guide - Small Group Teaching
This Short Guide brings together ideas, hints and tips on teaching small groups. Aimed at postgraduates who teach and those new to teaching, the guide looks at the benefits an...
Engaging postgraduates in teaching and learning - networking events
Conference Proceeding
Tierney, A., Perkins, J., & Shearer, M. (2011)
Engaging postgraduates in teaching and learning - networking events. In Proceedings of the Effective Learning in the Biosciences Conference, 42
The role of postgraduates is increasingly important in undergraduate teaching. In the biosciences, this most commonly takes the form of graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) in ...
Using peerwise in a large first year biology class.
Book Chapter
Tierney, A. (2011)
Using peerwise in a large first year biology class. In Self- and Peer-assessment: Guidance on Practice in the Biosciences (Teaching Bioscience Enhancing Learning)(2nd). Centre for Bioscience, Higher Education Academy
No abstract available.
Learner Identities: Undergraduate Interns as Staff Developers – Development of an Identity within The Wider Community
Presentation / Conference
Tierney, A. (2010, July)
Learner Identities: Undergraduate Interns as Staff Developers – Development of an Identity within The Wider Community. Paper presented at 2nd International Conference, Academic Identities for the 21st Century
In the summer of 2006, seven undergraduate interns from six faculties within the University of Glasgow, came together in order to develop resources for staff and students in t...
Online reflective diaries - using technology to strengthen the learning experience
Presentation / Conference
Butler, E., Tatner, M., & Tierney, A. (2010, June)
Online reflective diaries - using technology to strengthen the learning experience. Paper presented at 35th International Conference Improving University Teaching
Internet based technologies have benefits for students and staff in terms of time and information sharing. Students at the University of Glasgow were required to engage in ref...
The Impact of a Faculty Learning Community on the Academic Identity of a Group of University Teachers
Presentation / Conference
Tierney, A. (2010, June)
The Impact of a Faculty Learning Community on the Academic Identity of a Group of University Teachers. Paper presented at Academic Identities for the 21st Century
In 2006, a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) was set up at the University of Glasgow (Bell et al, 2006). Using the Miami model proposed by Cox (2004), the purpose of the FLC wa...
From anxiety to empowerment: a Learning Community of University Teachers
Journal Article
MacKenzie, J., Bell, S., Bohan, J., Brown, A., Burke, J., Cogdell, B., …Tierney, A. (2010)
From anxiety to empowerment: a Learning Community of University Teachers. Teaching in Higher Education, 15(3), 273-284. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562511003740825
Increasing numbers of ‘teaching-only’ staff are being appointed in higher education institutions in the UK. At one research-intensive university, a new category of academic st...