Actionable Steps to Improve Inclusivity and Diversity in the Geosciences in Higher Education
Presentation / Conference
Illingworth, S., Hall, C., Mohadjer, S., Koll, R., Otu-Larbi, F., & Poku, C. (2022, December)
Actionable Steps to Improve Inclusivity and Diversity in the Geosciences in Higher Education. Poster presented at AGU Fall Meeting 2022, Chicago, IL, US
We propose six action-oriented opportunities for educators to improve diversity in the geosciences as individuals from their classroom to their institution by:
Advocating for ...
Sharing International Student Stories: Building Resilient Post-Covid Learning Communities
Book Chapter
Garden, C., & Brodie, J. (2022)
Sharing International Student Stories: Building Resilient Post-Covid Learning Communities. In C. Nerantzi, & A. James (Eds.), LEGO® for university learning: Online, offline and elsewhere (117-119). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7421754
This Quality Assurance Agency Scotland–funded mini project focused on the Resilient Learning Communities Enhancement Theme. We sought to identify enhancement to support buildi...
How poetry can help address the climate crisis
Other
Illingworth, S. (2022)
How poetry can help address the climate crisis. [Blog]
Learned words: using poetry to reflect on practices in higher education
Other
Illingworth, S. (2022)
Learned words: using poetry to reflect on practices in higher education. [Online]
Poetry writing can aid reflection on your teaching and learning or research practices, offering a fresh way of organising thoughts, as Sam Illingworth explains
‘Nothing can replace the face-to-face event’ (?): A poetic turn
Digital Artefact
Illingworth, S. (2022)
‘Nothing can replace the face-to-face event’ (?): A poetic turn. [Blog post]
What can poetry tell us about the future of academic conferences and our engagement with them?
Learned Words – how poetry might help staff in HE to feel more at home
Digital Artefact
Illingworth, S. (2022)
Learned Words – how poetry might help staff in HE to feel more at home. [Blog]
Mobilising more women into computing
Conference Proceeding
Taylor-Smith, E., Shankland, C., Smith, S., & Barr, M. (in press)
Mobilising more women into computing. In SRHE International Conference 2022
According to HESA data, UK universities' computing departments continue to suffer from a gender imbalance, where at present only 21% of students are female. This imbalance can...
Direct entrants as route guides to the higher education landscape
Conference Proceeding
Taylor-Smith, E., Meharg, D., & Fabian, K. (in press)
Direct entrants as route guides to the higher education landscape. In SRHE International Conference 2022
Students who study for an HND at further education college and then join the university directly into the 3 rd year of their honours degree are a valuable segment of our acade...
Apprentices' longitudinal perspectives of the tripartite collaboration at the heart of degree apprenticeships
Presentation / Conference
Taylor-Smith, E., Smith, S., & Fabian, K. (2022, September)
Apprentices' longitudinal perspectives of the tripartite collaboration at the heart of degree apprenticeships. Paper presented at Organisational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities, OLKC 2022, Trollhättan, Sweden
Purpose: In degree apprenticeships, the tripartite collaboration between the apprentice, the employer, and the university is key to success. As the apprentices are at the cent...
Transactional distance in the context of online and blended learning
Presentation / Conference
Fabian, K., Smith, S., Taylor-Smith, E., & Meharg, D. (2022, September)
Transactional distance in the context of online and blended learning. Paper presented at Association for Learning Technology Annual Conference, Manchester
Moore’s (1993) transactional distance theory recognises that communications and psychological distance between learner and teacher are affected by course structure, dialogue b...