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...
Closing the Gap: an exploration of first-year students’ expectations and experiences of learning
Journal Article
WILLIAMSON, M., LAYBOURN, P., DEANE, J., & TAIT, H. (2011)
Closing the Gap: an exploration of first-year students’ expectations and experiences of learning. Psychology Learning and Teaching, 10(2), 146-157. https://doi.org/10.2304/plat.2011.10.2.146
In line with Edinburgh Napier University's commitment to enhancing undergraduates' first-year experience (FYE), the aim of this qualitative research project was to examine the...
Choices of approaches in e-moderation: conclusions from a grounded theory study
Journal Article
Vlachopoulos, P., & Cowan, J. (2010)
Choices of approaches in e-moderation: conclusions from a grounded theory study. Active learning in higher education, 11, 213-224. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787410379684
Much has been published in recent years about the desirable nature of facilitated interactions in on-line discussions with educational purposes. However little has been report...
Oral versus written assessments: a test of student performance and attitudes
Journal Article
Huxham, M., Campbell, F., & Westwood, J. (2012)
Oral versus written assessments: a test of student performance and attitudes. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 37(1), 125-136. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2010.515012
Student performance in and attitudes towards oral and written assessments were compared using quantitative and qualitative methods. Two separate cohorts of students were exami...
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...
Editorial: TLAD 2010
Conference Proceeding
Leimich, P., & Nelson, D. (2010)
Editorial: TLAD 2010. In Proceedings TLAD 2010. 8th International Workshop on Teaching, Learning and Assessment of Databases
No abstract available.
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...
Developing the ability for making evaluative judgements
Journal Article
Cowan, J. (2010)
Developing the ability for making evaluative judgements. Teaching in Higher Education, 15(3), 323-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562510903560036
It is suggested that a more specific emphasis should be placed in undergraduate education on the explicit development of the ability to make evaluative judgements. This higher...
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...
Dealing with affective needs in e-learning: Contrasting two cases in two cultures.
Book Chapter
Chiu, Y. J., & Cowan, J. (2009)
Dealing with affective needs in e-learning: Contrasting two cases in two cultures. In B. Olaniran (Ed.), Cases on Successful E-Learning Practices in the Developed and Developing World: Methods for the Global Information Economy, 42-57. Hershey. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-942-7.ch004
This chapter presents and contrasts descriptions of two cases of online affective support provided to support students engaged in higher level learning tasks. The cases are se...