Enquiry into learning and teaching in the life sciences
Book Chapter
Scott, G., & Tierney, A. (2018)
Enquiry into learning and teaching in the life sciences. In E. Cleaver, M. Lintern, & M. McLinden (Eds.), Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Disciplinary Approaches to Educational EnquirySAGE Publications
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Transition to Research: Experiencing new paradigms
Presentation / Conference
Barkess, G., & Tierney, A. (2015, June)
Transition to Research: Experiencing new paradigms. Paper presented at International Conference Enhancement and Innovation in Higher Education
The transition from undergraduate study to postgraduate research is a difficult one for students to negotiate. Similarly, the transition from disciplinary researcher to pedago...
The scholarship of teaching and learning is thriving.
Other
Tierney, A. (2018)
The scholarship of teaching and learning is thriving
In response to Richard Arum’s charge that higher education research is failing to sufficiently investigate university teaching, Anne Tierney gives concrete examples of the con...
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...
Opportunities for Brokering between Teaching-Focused and Research-Focused UK Life Science Academics
Presentation / Conference
Tierney, A. (2017, December)
Opportunities for Brokering between Teaching-Focused and Research-Focused UK Life Science Academics. Paper presented at Society for Research into Higher Education Annual Research Conference, Celtic Manor, Newport
Life Sciences teaching-focused academics working in UK universities have been an expanding and emergent group in the past two decades. However, despite their successes in supp...
Tackling Plagiarism in the Level One Biology Class
Journal Article
Tierney, A., Brown, A., & Neil, D. (2006)
Tackling Plagiarism in the Level One Biology Class. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 1(1), 13-21
The Level One Biology class at the University of Glasgow reported 23 cases of plagiarism in session 2003/04. Several measures were put i.n place to help students understand pl...
Social Entrepreneurship and Event Management
Conference Proceeding
Tierney, A. (2014)
Social Entrepreneurship and Event Management. In Conference proceedings
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...
Transition to Research: experiencing new paradigms.
Conference Proceeding
Tierney, A. & Barkess, G. (2015)
Transition to Research: experiencing new paradigms
The transition from undergraduate study to postgraduate research is a difficult one for students to negotiate. Similarly, the transition from disciplinary researcher to pedago...
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and Pedagogic Research within the Disciplines: Should it be Included in the Research Excellence Framework?
Journal Article
Tierney, A. (2020)
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and Pedagogic Research within the Disciplines: Should it be Included in the Research Excellence Framework?. Studies in Higher Education, 45(1), 176-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2019.1574732
This paper is a response to Cotton, Miller and Kneale’s 2017 paper on the current state of higher education research within UK universities. It seeks to contribute to the deba...
The Role of SoTL in Classroom Innovation
Presentation / Conference
Tierney, A. (2015, July)
The Role of SoTL in Classroom Innovation. Paper presented at Improving University Teaching
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is being promoted as an activity for teaching-focused academics in the UK. However, support for SoTL is not a priority for most...