Colleagues of the College of Science & Engineering (CoSE) are running a social media campaign via Twitter this week (14-19 March 2022) to share our love of the amazing SoTL work of our colleagues in our disciplines. SoTL is an integral part to provide evidence-based teaching practice, and therefore continuously improve our students’ learning experience. […]
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Day 12a: Introduction and Call for Action!
Welcome to the first two mini-posts of day 12 of our SoTL calendar! In the podcast, we are introducing Scott Border as a new #TeamUofG member. In the second blog, Arturo Molina-Cristobal is seeking feedback on new learning activities. An Introductory Podcast by Scott Border (@ScottBorder1) from the School of Life Sciences In this short […]
Day 12: The Friday Message
Welcome to the second post of day 12 of our SoTL calendar. In this blog post, Heather Cleland Woods and Phil McAleer discuss the Friday Message and the sense of community it creates. by Heather Cleland Woods (@clelandwoods) & Phil McAleer (@McAleerP) from the School of Psychology & Neuroscience Clear communication is a central tenet […]
Day 11: Enhancing Written Feedback
Welcome to day 11 of our SoTL adventure! In this blog post, and accompanying sway, William McGuire discusses feedback literacy. Enhancing Written Feedback Toolkit by William McGuire (@willieapps) from the School of Education Aims To stimulate critical reflection on what constitutes useful written feedback; To present some principles of effective feedback from the literature and […]
Day 9: Embedding Graduate Attributes within the Psychology curriculum
Graduate Attribute Infographics: Embedding graduate attributes in the psychology curriculum Dr Steven McNair, School of Psychology and Neuroscience. Professional development is a key focus of the University of Glasgow’s current learning and teaching strategy (University of Glasgow, 2021a), and at college-level one priority is to “Embed employability into our curricula” (University of Glasgow, 2021b). Though […]
Day 8: Mental health and employability in online distance learning
The MSc Psychology Conversion Online Distance Learning (ODL) programme at the University of Glasgow is a 30-month, part-time, British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited programme that enables students to pursue a career in psychology and related disciplines on completion of their degree. Jointly taught by the Schools of Psychology and Education the programme continues to see […]
CPD- collecting shiny things
Originally posted on NTU Fellowship Community:
So the Learning and Teaching conference season is kicking off which makes it a good time to talk Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CPD is a really significant part of your fellowship claim and a way to demonstrate how you are keeping abreast with sector challenges, evidence-based practice and pedagogical…
Building a Study Community through Podcasts
We are Dr Micky Ross and Dr Julia Bohlmann – the International Team at UofG’s Learning Enhancement and Academic Development Service (LEADS). We work with international students from all subject areas, so there is always a lot to do. Until last year we never quite got around to expanding our online provision. But the enforced […]
Power of reflexivity and reflective writing: Becoming a mindful Educator
by Karen Thompson Late in 2020, I completed my master’s dissertation (Master’s Project) for the MEd in Academic Practice. Having submitted it, I was waiting in a long post office queue to send my Christmas cards whist listening to Nathalie Sheridan’s podcast and experimental paper on ‘Becoming a University Teacher’ (2020). Many of the stories […]
Final Reflections
First of All we still have some contributions from our colleagues! Follow us to the FlipGrid channel and hear what projects people are interested in: Created by Camtasia 9 All the resources are in the advent calendar. The link will stay live. However, there is an easy access downloadable PowerPoint with all the details under […]
College Librarians: Supporting your Scholarship
Paul Cannon The Library supports scholarship in many and varied ways. Whether you are aiming to publish your scholarship or simply sharing good practice among peers, there are a variety of ways that the Library can support you throughout the scholarship lifecycle. Some of the key methods of support are discussed in this blog post. […]
Removing barriers from SoTL projects
For busy academics trying to design the best learning experiences possible for their students, the luxury of time to plan a SoTL project is a pipe dream. An ideal project might go something like this: However, one cannot always predict the type of learning methods worthy of formal investigation (such as the sudden switch to […]
About this Blog
This is the community blog for everyone at the University of Glasgow who is interested in learning about, participating in, or leading in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). You will also find ongoing activities under the #UofGSoTL hashtag on Twitter. Colleagues are encouraged to share their thoughts, introduce their SoTL work and interests, […]
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