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Research-led teaching and learning This month, I have found defining research-led teaching and learning quite tricky as there seem to be a few interpretations of what it means in HE. Conversely, integrating research and teaching can be immensely rewarding for academics.
What is research-led learning and teaching? Learning TO DO RESEARCH: Students learn how to develop specific or general skills as researchers – they are taught how to do their own research and undertake research themselves.
The Go Abroad Staff Teaching programme enabled this through a week-long mobility at the Animal Science Department (Rodica), which is few kilometres outside of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The objective of the mobility was to strengthen links via teaching, discussing research projects and reciprocal visits. Apr 23, 2019
I gave a lecture in the Textile Museum on my design practice, which is described as Making Modern Day Family Heirlooms , and my research, which for the past 20 years has been focussed on how to be a commercial sustainable textile designer. Nov 12, 2019
2019), we cite the musician Bjork, who said that “If electronic music has no soul, it is because nobody put it there.” The level of engagement that is possible in online teaching came as a surprise to participants in Aitken & Loads’ (2019) paper describing the experiences of educators new to online teaching. References Aitken, G.,
My postdoctoral research on Gaelic acquisition and use has regularly taken me to communities throughout urban and rural Scotland, and all over the province of Nova Scotia in Canada.
Photo credit: Annie Spratt, Unsplash CC0 In this ‘Spotlight on remote teaching’ post, Yi-Shan Tsai, research associate at the School of Informatics, talks about the advantages and challenges of blended learning design and what questions to consider when adopting this approach. Reference Alexander, B., Ashford-Rowe, K.,
The PWS Working Group was formed in spring 2019 and aims to: Create a space to share teaching experiences of people working within and beyond Moray House School of Education and Sport; Collaboratively build and develop our collective teaching practice. Oct 23, 2019 For more details please see the QEA webpages.
Learn and Echo 360 are just two of the main areas that have built-in analytics tools for staff to use, holding a huge amount of data at a course and individual student level. This summer, I have interned in the School of Health in Social Science to research learning analytics and find out how it can be useful to the School.
Our students and staff have been fantastic at contributing engaging pieces of writing covering everything from teaching, research and events to campaigning. Nursing Graduate, Zoe Horseman, is now a Research Assistant and District Nurse. Apr 10, 2019
2019/20 is the third and final year of the current Theme. This will improve clarity for staff on how to access, interpret and effectively use data. New PowerBI dashboards were launched in June 2019. Following successful evaluation of the pilot, these reports will be rolled out to all School Reps across the University in 2019/20.
A huge thank you to all our contributors and readers, and here’s to celebrating more wonderful, supportive and inspiring teaching and learning practices in 2019… 10. Look out for a Student Wellbeing Teaching Matters mini-series in July and August 2019.
In this issue, we will be publishing examples of when a teaching innovation or change in practice has been introduced, piloted, or researched, and it hasn’t turned out as expected. Why it’s time to publish research “failures”. Nov 5, 2019 Happy reading…! References Goodchild van Hilten, L. Elsevier Connect.
Photo credit: Pixabay, markmags, CC0 Welcome to the March issue of Teaching Matters, which showcases findings from recent projects that research learning and teaching practices at the University of Edinburgh. Rather, it is a way for them to make sense of their own teaching and their students’ learning, drawing on the principles of research.
The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas is a unique opportunity for researchers to bring controversial, contentious, and dangerous ideas to the Edinburgh Fringe , and for members of the public to engage with world class academics from all over the country outside of their ivory towers. Being an intern here on the Employ.Ed
Eli is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a masters student with Moray House, and is embarking on her first research project looking into studio teaching online. James Lamb James Lamb is an ESRC-funded PhD student within the Centre for Research in Digital, where he also teaches on the MSc in Digital Education. Apr 24, 2019
They can also be a useful resource for researchers looking to better understand the relationship between teaching practices and learning. These were questions we helped to answer over the summer, as Research Assistants on the Classroom Practices and Lecture Recording project , which was funded by the Principal’s Teaching Award Scheme.
However, we all found our supervisors supportive which was very significant in developing our research skills in our topic area. I personally think that the coffee and cake initiative was an excellent way to create a relaxed and friendly atmosphere to have conversations with a staff member. Apr 23, 2019
This course was developed through the collaboration of Learning, Teaching, and Web (Stuart Nicol and Andres Ordorica), the Centre for Research in Digital Education (Michael Gallagher), and external consultant Sheila MacNeill. Oct 22, 2019 Handbook of distance education (3rd ed., New York, NY: Routledge.
In addition, the group is responsible for monitoring the research work funded by the Lecture Recording Programme as part of PTAS. Starting next month, the workshops will run through Semester 2, with the aim of having materials in place for the start of teaching 2019/20 to support staff and students using the service.
Their discussion is based on their recent PTAS research , which explores how assessed blogs are being used across the University. In this episode, they chat about the use of blogs as a form of assessment with regards to marking criteria, course design, staff investment, technological limitations, writing style, and digital footprint.
Many aspects of co-creation of the curriculum can also advance characteristics that students perceive as excellence in teaching and student support, as we found in previous research drawing on the Edinburgh University Students’ Association’s Teaching Awards data (Lubicz-Nawrocka & Bunting, 2018). Jan 8, 2019
With this in mind, the deanery ran two new initiatives this year: “Meet the researcher Prize Draw” in semester 1, and “Student Staff Cake and Coffee Conversation” in semester 2. Apr 30, 2019 To find their answers, students talked with the academics standing next to artworks made with images from their labs.
The PWS Working Group was formed in spring 2019 and aims to: Create a space to share teaching experiences of people working within and beyond Moray House School of Education and Sport; Collaboratively build and develop our collective teaching practice. Oct 23, 2019 For more details please see the QEA webpages.
At the same time, thought has gone into how we can support staff and students to get the most out of their blogs for research, teaching, reflection, etc. Lorna Campbell has developed a great workshop, ‘ Blogging to build your professional profile’, with a wonderful, open blog used as course material. Mar 13, 2019
This included individual reflective writing, writing for public audiences, group writing, showcasing project/research work, and multi-modal blogging. Existing self-service and custom developed WordPress blogs. A new student owned/operated externally-hosted Domain of One’s Own pilot offering (for academic year 2019/20).
These communities are essential grounds to fertilise collaborative research projects, seed good practice, and harvest innovative ideas. One solution is Go Abroad Staff , which provides Erasmus+ funding for academic and professional services staff to teach or train in Europe and beyond. Apr 9, 2019
Recorded at the end of this mini-series, these podcast episodes are guest hosted by the principal investigator on the lecture recording evaluation, Dr Jill Mackay ( a Research Fellow in Veterinary Education ). May 29, 2019 We also shared views of some of the students who were using lecture recording in their learning.
They are useful as a tool of reflection during the placement but many students return to them when writing their dissertations, to remind themselves how their research design evolved. Jul 30, 2019 It is useful to have students write fortnightly reflective diaries during their placements.
Go Abroad Staff is one fantastic scheme offered to University staff, which funds and supports travel abroad. Staff can either spend time training, or sharing and shadowing teaching, research and learning practices, with colleagues outside of the UK. Apr 2, 2019
Two reasons from a teaching perspective are that using OA resources is of benefit to students for their current studies and future engagement with academic research and theory for professional development. Open access publishing is a key way for professionals to engage with valuable research and theory.
We consulted widely engaging staff and students. We also engaged our expert team of usability experts to conduct usability research to give us an evidence base for the decisions we made. We have designed a robust programme of training to ensure that staff who design and deliver courses are well supported to do so.
Each new intake of tutors brings with them a new set of experiences and different goals, which can often take us all into new areas of research. Our role as staff is not as “disciplinary content experts” (Bovill et al., Mar 12, 2019 2016) but as scholarly partners, or “collegial contributors” (Marquis et al.,
Working mainly in the postgraduate research policy area, Susan is also responsible for Postgraduate Programme Reviews – the University’s internal quality assurance process for PGR programmes. Apr 4, 2019 She manages the Student Support Services’ annual review process.
Sarah was keen to co-lead the review to gain some research experience during her undergraduate studies. Mar 26, 2019 She was involved at each stage, from searching and screening studies, to undertaking quality assessment and extracting data.
Nina herself (along with Hazel Christie, from IAD) has researched the use of blogs in teaching and learning as part of a PTAS grant and has recorded a podcast episode for our mini-series (released today). Nina and Hazel are also working on re-usable assessment marking criteria to help staff assess blogs. Apr 17, 2019
Reading candidates’ blog posts is always a pleasure as they are informal and engaging, but also supported with references to relevant reading and research. Susan Greig Susan Greig is Learning and Development Specialist within the Digital Skills Training team. Apr 24, 2019
He researches histories of scientific knowledge in relation to colonial empires; the history of scientific expeditions (particularly in Africa) and the history of museum collections. Jul 8, 2019
This course was developed through the collaboration of Learning, Teaching, and Web (Stuart Nicol and Andres Ordorica), the Centre for Research in Digital Education (Michael Gallagher), and external consultant Sheila MacNeill. Oct 22, 2019 Handbook of distance education (3rd ed., New York, NY: Routledge.
Research shows that there is a national BME attainment gap; that marginalised groups experience a “leaky pipeline” at different levels throughout University. May 8, 2019 The Students’ Association Liberation Campaigns have been leading these conversations for years, and have sometimes been met with huge criticism.
Research Excellence Framework 2021. The irritations researchers experience when working with secondary data are exemplified in looking at the REF 2021 results and comparing with 2014. More are promised after the Future Research Assessment Programme (FRAP) consultation reports. by Ian McNay. Four are fitted on to one page.
An important focus of Sarah’s work is to enhance IAD collaboration and engagement with colleagues in Schools and Colleges and beyond to support high quality teaching and research provision in Higher Education. Feb 26, 2019 Lee is a graduate of The Glasgow School of Art, with a background in user-centred design.
At Edinburgh, the rollout of lecture recording is more than just a technical implementation; it is an educational research and development initiative in which staff and students are working together to realise the benefits of lecture recording and explore new and exciting uses via the Principal’s Teaching Award Scheme.
And in a research study among the youngest children — ages 5-12 — Black youth were approximately two times more likely to die by suicide than their White counterparts. The Journal of StaffDevelopment , 42 (4), 40–44. It is the acknowledgment of personhood. link] hooks, b. Yearning: Race, gender, and cultural politics.
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