What are these sessions? Write and Shine sessions are sometimes going under the name of writing boot-camp, or shut-up and write (yes that’s the official title) sessions. These sessions are very loosely based on Prof Rowena Murray’s work (link opens in new window). To summarize, the idea is to disconnect from everything else, get together […]
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SoTL Advent Calendar 2023
This year the SoTL Santas (yes there are many Santas of SoTL!) from Nottingham Trent University and The University of Glasgow are collaborating on an Advent Calendar to celebrate some of the fantastic SoTL projects that have been happening across each of our institutions over the past year. We have asked colleagues to share across […]
SoTLWriMo
Hello all, and welcome to SoTLWriMo. This is the brainchild of Nathalie and Sarah, and it stands for SoTL Writing Month. During the month of November we are going to commit to some regular SoTL writing each day and, with a little help from our friends (including our AI buddies!), we’ve put together some strategies […]
SoTLWriMo Prompts
Adapted from here: https://thedawdlingwriter.com/2023/03/26/30-writing-prompts-for-camp-nanowrimo/
How would you play it?
Dr Louise Sheridan, Senior Lecturer/Programme Leader: MEd Adult Education, Community Development and Youth Work, University of Glasgow Dr Merja Kylmäkoski, Principal Lecturer, Humak University of Applied Sciences A character-based game for teaching This blog introduces a teaching activity that was developed as a tool to promote the active engagement of students within a Higher Education setting. […]
Learning and Teaching Conference: SoTL Resources
During the Annual Learning and Teaching Conference, colleagues from the SenSEI SoTL group are running an information stall. Come along if you can and have a chat. If you are missing out here are some of the support hand-outs available to you. Please comment below with questions or request for material. First Hand-Out: Start with […]
#SoTLAdvent: Day 12
The Magic Booklet – A Tool to Promote Deeper Discussion Dr Louise Sheridan, Programme Leader/Senior Lecturer, School of Education I wanted to share the Magic Booklet because it’s an excellent tool for group work that promotes discussion, compromise and creativity. It can be used to promote discussion about any topic at all and encourages students/participants […]
#SoTLAdvent: Day 11
Why do students drop computing science? Matthew Barr & Maria Kallia Background In many parts of the world – including Scotland – there is a shortage of Computing Science graduates. And we are particularly short on female Computing Science (CS) graduates. There are lots of reasons for this, and prior work has found that students […]
#SoTLAdvent: Day 10
Saeeda Bhatti, Saeeda.Bhatti@glasgow.ac.ukToday’s contribution is the sharing of two examples of teaching practice–Student Selected Components (SSCs)–from colleagues in the Medical School Background Student Selected Components (SSCs) are modules which students select as part of their undergraduate medical studies. The SSCs which I have designed developed from my personal interest as a science communicator. Since 2016, […]
#SoTLAdvent: Day 09
Using Current News to Facilitate Innovative Learning Walking as pedagogy: Tackling urban issues through experiential learning Spatial Planning Strategies on the City Planning MSc is a capstone module in which students apply their learning from other modules to a single problem, how to transform an area of a city over a 30 year period. Working […]
The Power Hour of Writing
A flexible, vibrant writing community format (Power Hour of Writing)
Using Current News to Facilitate Innovative Learning
Using current live issues to explore theory and practice: an example from City Planning. Walking as pedagogy: Tackling urban issues through experiential learning.
#SoTLAdvent: Day 08
Investigating The Impact of Public Engagement (PE) Training on Communication Skills and PE Perspectives Laura Richmond (University of Glasgow) The University of Glasgow’s MSc Cancer Research and Precision Oncology is a 1-year programme which offers students a comprehensive training in cancer sciences, however an opportunity exists to enhance the level of public engagement (PE) training […]
Investigating The Impact of Public Engagement (PE) Training on Communication Skills and PE Perspectives
Laura Richmond University of Glasgow The University of Glasgow’s MSc Cancer Research and Precision Oncology is a 1-year programme which offers students a comprehensive training in cancer sciences. Our programme is highly rated by our graduates and offers our students the opportunity to develop in key skills which are essential to a fruitful career in […]