Civil Engineering Graduate Apprenticeships: A feasibility study into development of an MSc programme based on review of current undergraduate provision
Conference Proceeding
Leitch, K., Bernal-Sanchez, J., & Macfarlane, R. (2022)
Civil Engineering Graduate Apprenticeships: A feasibility study into development of an MSc programme based on review of current undergraduate provision. In Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium for Engineering Education
This paper details the findings of a study undertaken at Edinburgh Napier University to assess the feasibility of developing an existing Graduate Apprentice programme in Civil...
Theory and Games: Developing a method for gamifying Higher Education
Conference Proceeding
Rivera, E. S., & Garden, C. L. P. (2018)
Theory and Games: Developing a method for gamifying Higher Education. In EDULEARN18 Proceedings
Gamification, the use of game attributes in non-game context, is used in the private sector as well as education[1]. Research into Gamified Learning (GL) often focuses on case...
Putting theory into practice: gamification for student engagement
Conference Proceeding
Garden, C., & Rivera, E. (2018)
Putting theory into practice: gamification for student engagement. In EDULEARN18 Proceedings, (4563-4570). https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2018.1138
Gamification is the use of game design elements in a non-game contexts [1]. It is an intervention that has been used in a business setting for a number of years and is now bec...
Adaptation of learning and teaching methods for the delivery of an undergraduate program in Myanmar
Conference Proceeding
Leitch, K., MacIver, A., & Smith, I. (2017)
Adaptation of learning and teaching methods for the delivery of an undergraduate program in Myanmar. In L. G. Chova, A. L. Martinez, I. C. Torres, & I. Academy (Eds.), INTED2017 Proceedings, 4083-4088. https://doi.org/10.21125/inted.2017.0988
The establishment of a democratically elected government in 2015 has facilitated the development of much of the Myanmar’s long neglected educational infrastructure. Newly form...
Real time feedback in large classes
Conference Proceeding
Sambell, K. (2015)
Real time feedback in large classes. In N. Fernandez, I. S. Talledo, & E. Ruiz (Eds.), Proceedings of Ninth International Congress on Formative and Shared Assessment in Higher Education, Universidad Cantabria,
No abstract available.
Rethinking graduate attributes: understanding the learning journeys of part-time students in the Open University in Scotland.
Conference Proceeding
Caddell, M., & Cannell, P. (2012)
Rethinking graduate attributes: understanding the learning journeys of part-time students in the Open University in Scotland. In S. Oosthuizen, & B. Jones (Eds.), Part-Time study: the new paradigm for Higher Education?
Four in ten of Scotland’s university students study part time. But their voices and experience are often sidelined in debates about employability and graduate attributes. What...
Assessment for learning : a brief history and review of terminology
Conference Proceeding
McDowell, L., Sambell, K., & Davison, G. (2009)
Assessment for learning : a brief history and review of terminology. In C. Rust (Ed.), Improving student learning : improving student learning through the curriculum : proceedings of the 16th international symposium, (56-64
This paper examines terms which are currently used to describe what has come to be known as assessment for learning. Relevant terms include formative assessment, assessment fo...
Assessment for learning: developing autonomous learners in childhood studies
Conference Proceeding
McDowell, L., & Sambell, K. (2006)
Assessment for learning: developing autonomous learners in childhood studies. In C. Rust (Ed.), Improving student learning through assessment : Proceedings of the 2005 13th international symposium
No abstract available.
Negotiating academic assignments : the experiences of widening participation and traditional students
Conference Proceeding
Mcdowell, L. & Sambell, K. (2004)
Negotiating academic assignments : the experiences of widening participation and traditional students. In Rust, C. (Ed.). Improving student learning. Diversity and inclusivity : proceedings of the 2004 12th international symposium, 149-158. ISBN 1873576722, 9781873576724
The proceedings of the 12th Improving Student Learning symposium, held in 2004 in Birmingham. This book includes the three keynotes: 'Cultural difference in western universiti...
Assessment strategies to encourage partnership: students’ perspectives of the value of self and peer assessment in the development of written communication
Conference Proceeding
Johnson, R., & Sambell, K. (2000)
Assessment strategies to encourage partnership: students’ perspectives of the value of self and peer assessment in the development of written communication. In M. Graal, & R. Clark (Eds.), Writing development in higher education : partnerships across the curriculum :: proceedings of the 6th annual Writing Development in Higher Education Conference
No abstract available.