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...
Brokering between communities of practice: strenghening learning with co-operative practices
Presentation / Conference
Tierney, A. (2016, July)
Brokering between communities of practice: strenghening learning with co-operative practices. Paper presented at Improving Univesity Teaching, University of Durham
There is a growing trend in Higher Education to separate researchers' and teachers' roles. In the UK, pressure for this comes from the Research Excellence Framework, which dem...
SoTL Developments through Threshold Concepts
Presentation / Conference
Tierney, A., & Webb, A. (2016, June)
SoTL Developments through Threshold Concepts. Paper presented at 6th Biennial Threshold Concepts Conference
No abstract available.
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: Teachers as Students
Presentation / Conference
Tierney, A. (2014, July)
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Teachers as Students. Paper presented at Improving University Teaching
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is receiving increasing interest in Higher Education in the UK. Engagement with SoTL is required by a growing number of institu...
Threshold Concepts in Academic Practice: Engagement with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Presentation / Conference
Tierney, A. (2014, July)
Threshold Concepts in Academic Practice: Engagement with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Paper presented at Threshold Concepts in Practice: the 5th Biennial International Threshold Concepts Conference
This paper is an overview of engagement with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in the context of Life Sciences. SoTL is increasingly becoming a requirement for U...
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...
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...