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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.
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 […]
GTA facilitated Active Learning in early-years undergraduate practical classes in the School of Geographical and Earth Sciences
Dr Alice Lacsny: Lecturer in Human Geography in the School of Geographical and Earth Sciences. Dr Pamela Campbell: Lecturer in Earth Sciences in the School of Geographical and Earth Sciences and Geology Tutor at Lifelong Learning. Across the UK Higher Education sector, there is a significant body of evidence that points to the positive impact […]
Interactive Learning–sharing our experiences
The pedagogical benefits of interactive learning motivate educators to incorporate effective methods. In this blog, the authors have shared some of the methods they have used to facilitate interactive learning, along with links to further analysis of these studies.
#SoTLAdvent: Day 01
Welcome to UofG 12 Days of SoTL 2022 The editorial team for this year’s 12 Days of SoTL welcomes you to our new calendar! As usual the calendar is jam packed with interesting, fun, and innovative contributions that showcase the amazing scholarship work our colleagues in the University of Glasgow but also our guests undertake! […]
Writing about your Teaching Practice: Your DIY Writing Workshop
originally published: 15th November 2022 Finding your SoTL Writing Voice This post is based on a CPD session I ran today, for colleagues and PGR students who are new to SoTL and trying to figure out just where to begin with it. I am going to share the writing prompts with you. So if you […]
10 Guiding Questions for Your SoTL Project
Just having finished teaching the course ‘Designing Educational Inquiries’. I realised it might be useful to just have a simple list of questions to work through when you plan your SoTL that also need to be answered in your ethics applications: What does the Literature say? What are your questions? What is your theoretical position? […]
Day 10: The Power of Collaborative SoTL
Sarah Honeychurch, Linnea Soler, Vicky Price, Carolyn Loveridge, Frances Docherty, Nathalie Tasler, Beth Dickson, Lindsey Pope In this blog we want to talk about the power of collaboration and friendship, and how a serendipitous series of events bought us together as a group. Who are we? We are a group of LTS colleagues who came […]
Day 6: Peer-mentoring through hybrid co-teaching
Dr Natalie L Courtney and Dr Ourania Varsou If there is one thing that the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us, it’s that we can and should make better use of technology, ensuring we use it to our advantage. There is now an understanding that many of the activities that we once thought were only possible […]
Day 5a: Internationalisation and Education, is it becoming more of a dream than reality?
Gabriella Rodolico and Mark Breslin Remember to join us on 10th December at 10:00-12:00 for our SoTL Network Meeting! Today for Day 5 (Part A) we are going to be treated to a blog and interview about an Internationalisation project conducted at the School of Education. The project unfolded at the University of Glasgow during […]
Day 5b:The Future is Within Our Hands
Mark Breslin Remember to join us on 10th December at 10:00-12:00 for our SoTL Network Meeting! In your second post of Day 5, Mark Breslin (@MarkBreslinUoG) shares his insights into active, outdoor active, outdoor and creative pedagogical practices being delivered within the School of Education at the University of Glasgow. Many government policies are pushing […]
Day 3a: Journey to SoTL City
Day 3 offers you the gift of a wonderfully thoughtful comic, by Matt Offord (@dataeducata, Adam Smith Business School), describing the perils, pitfalls, and pleasures of a SoTL journey. Deceptively simple in appearance, it packs a powerful message to all SoTl’ers. Song of the Day 3a Don’t forget to visit the other two posts from […]
Day 3b: Share Your SoTL Magic
In your second post of Day 3 Linnea Soler & Smita Odedra (@dr_odedra & @DrLinneaSoler)(both in School of Chemistry) share some of their insights into how to start the process of SoTL dissemination, including an insight that blew their minds. Add to your potions portfolio and enjoy this interactive resource. (Accessible content addressing the key […]
Day 3c: SoTL: It’s not just the destination, it’s also the journey
In your third post of Day 3 Linnea Soler (@DrLinneaSoler, School of Chemistry) shares her Mindmap Musings which were used to underpin the thoughts and insights of today’s second post (“Share Your SoTL Magic”). You may access this Mindmap material via three routes: 1) Explore Mindmap through AYOA (there is no need to register)2) Download […]
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