Author: Dr. Federica Farolfi. Students at postgraduate taught (PGT) level rarely have the chance to design an experiment independently and receive detailed, tailored feedback. While some, particularly those with a background in Psychology, may have had some experience conducting surveys, this is typically done under close supervision. As a result, the process of designing an […]
Author: Danielle Durham
Write Out Loud: Exploring Writer’s Voice As a Writer in Higher Education
Authors: Dr Jingyi Zhu and Dr Zubeida Lowton from University of Glasgow For all of us working in higher education today, what does it mean to have a voice as a writer? Through the Research Culture and Researcher Development team’s initiative of ‘Write of Spring’, we hosted a half-day session where colleagues attended either a […]
Making Difficulty Part of the Process: Peer Assisted Learning in Quantitative Methods
Authors: Colin Mack (Course Convenor), Alissa Hultman (PAL facilitator), Disha Borse (PAL facilitator), Natalia Krysztofiak (PAL Trainer), Samayla Mahjabin Koishy (PAL Trainer), Robert Imbur (PAL Lead) Why our quantitative methods course needed a peer space Quantitative methods courses often occupy an uneasy place in social science programmes. Students may recognise their importance, but still approach […]
Reflections on the 19th Annual Learning & Teaching Conference
By Sarah Honeychurch The 19th Annual Learning and Teaching Conference took place this year over two days – on campus on Monday 30th March in the James McCune Smith Learning Hub (JMS) and online on Wednesday 1st April over Zoom. This year the theme was Inclusive Education in a Changing Environment, with sub-themes chosen to […]
Behind the Mic: Podcast editors spill the beans
By podcast editors: Alison McCandlish, Eilidh Soussi and Marie McQuade We gave an introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Podcast at the 19th Annual Learning and Teaching Conference on 30th March, where we recorded a special episode. We are coming to the end of our second year in this role and would like to think we have grown in creativity and confidence with each recording. (Listen out for the Lego noises from one […]
Reflections on the UofG’s 18th Annual Learning & Teaching Conference: Special Edition
We are delighted to introduce this special collection of blog posts, all of which are centred around ‘Co-Creation and Collaboration’, the theme of the 2025 University of Glasgow Learning & Teaching Conference. You can click on the individual links on the contents page to read specific blogs, or work your way through the whole edition. Note: We recommend you view the edition in […]
Supervising Dissertations: Reflections on cross-cultural MSc supervision
Authors: Dr. Liyuan Zhuang (Lecturer in Urban Studies & Social Policy) & Dr. Colin Mack (Lecturer in Quantitative Methods) From Dialogue to Reflection Supervising dissertations is a key part of academic teaching, especially for early-career lecturers like us. One of us is British, the other Chinese. We began supervising around the same time in the […]
Assessment Innovation Through Programme Redesign
Authors Dr Gorana Misic, SFHEA, Learning Innovation Officer, ASBS Dr Sisir Ramanan, Lecturer in Economics, Director of CEFS, ASBS; Dr Yannis Tsafos, Lecturer in Financial Economics, Associate Head of Economics, ASBS1 Higher education is rapidly changing to meet the needs of today’s world. Aiming to ensure we prepare our students for a complex, rapidly changing […]