Using Lego to Construct Active Learning Experiences
Presentation / Conference
Ennis, L., & Garden, C. (2019, July)
Using Lego to Construct Active Learning Experiences. Presented at Enhancing Student Learning Through Innovative Scholarship, Edinburgh
This workshop will explore some of the different ways to use Lego construction toys as a mechanism for encouraging Active Learning. As a learning tool Lego has many uses and o...
Playing games in academic libraries
Presentation / Conference
Ennis, L. (2018, December)
Playing games in academic libraries. Presented at Edinburgh Library and Information Services Agency Open Forum
This presentation and workshop explored the place of games, play and laughter in library settings.
Reading lists at Edinburgh Napier University: Who, where, what, how, & why
Presentation / Conference
Ennis, L. (2018, June)
Reading lists at Edinburgh Napier University: Who, where, what, how, & why. Presented at The library at the heart of learning, teaching and research, Leiden University
This talk, delivered at the University of Leiden, discusses how staff at Edinburgh Napier University implemented an improved reading list management platform.
Constructing Active Learning Experiences
Presentation / Conference
Garden, C., & Ennis, L. (2018, January)
Constructing Active Learning Experiences. Presented at ALIEN (Active Learning In Edinburgh Napier) Staff Conference, Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus
There are many methods for stimulating Active Learning in the Higher Education classroom. Active Learning occurs when higher-order thinking is invoked during learning events, ...
The use of reading to improve student transition to university - and build the wider community. A case study within two universities
Presentation / Conference
Baverstock, A., & Ennis, L. (2017, September)
The use of reading to improve student transition to university - and build the wider community. A case study within two universities. Presented at Higher Education Institution Research
This workshop explores how two universities have collaborated to us pre-arrival shared reading to empower learners.
Are we there yet? Well...not quite
Presentation / Conference
Gibson, L., Templeton, J., & Ennis, L. (2017, August)
Are we there yet? Well...not quite. Poster presented at Repository Fringe 2017
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Leganto all’Università Napier di Edimburgo (in Inglese)
Presentation / Conference
Ennis, L. (2017, June)
Leganto all’Università Napier di Edimburgo (in Inglese). Presented at La prossima generazione dei servizi di biblioteca in Italia, Archivio Antico, Palazzo Bo, Padova, Italy
Laura illustrerà come l’Università ila soluzione per le reading list dei corsi Ex Libris Leganto per consentire alla biblioteca di giocare un ruolo centrale nell’apprendimento...
Strengthening Library connections in Moodle.
Presentation / Conference
Ennis, L., & Bruce, S. (2017, April)
Strengthening Library connections in Moodle. Presented at MoodleMoot Ireland and UK 2017, London
The reading list is traditionally recognised as a collation of printed materials or a list of titles in a module descriptor, but a transition from printed collation to digital...
How Can Pre-Arrival Shared Reading Build a University Community?
Presentation / Conference
Baverstock, A., Morris, W., Ennis, L. & Moulton, J. (2017, March)
How Can Pre-Arrival Shared Reading Build a University Community?. Presented at London International Book Fair Insights Seminar Series, London
Research tells us that involvement in reading for pleasure has positive outcomes. Similarly, research tells us that the earlier new students feel welcome in their university t...