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Issue 11 – February 2017
Editorial: Mehreen Mirza and Barbara Mitra
- Developing the potential of observation – generating ideas using video data from a nursery school: a Students as Academic Partners project
Dr Anthony Barnett, Kelly-Anne Archer, Tilly Christie-Thompson, Megan Gee, Molly Burton - Fine Art and Dementia: Looking at Paintings and Assessment for People with Dementia
Chris Russell and Dr James Fisher - Embedding employability in non-vocational undergraduate courses: A reflection on practice across the Institute of Health and Society at the University of Worcester
Dr Kazia Solowiej, Aleksandra Tsvetanova, Josie Hartnett, Dr Kate Muse - The use of mobile technology in lectures: Using an Audience Response System (Padlet) to enhance the student learning experience
Mercy Nyawanza - Technology Enhanced Learning in Psychology: Current Directions and Perspectives
Sarah K Davis, Daniel Farrelly, Kate Muse and Elaine Walklet - Students Enhancing Their Learning Experience: From Evaluation to Action
Vessela Warren and Avril Bartholomew - Recognition and belonging: engaging first generation students
Wayne Richards, Faiza Elgazarri, Hugo Sugg, Carly Fowler
Issue 10 – July 2015
Editorial: Mehreen Mirza and Barbara Mitra
Academic Articles/Project Reports
- The role of posters as a means of summative assessment: Colin Howard
- Postgraduate perspectives on E-feedback: Justine Bold
- Inertia, friendships or effective relationship marketing? Remaining at the same University for a taught Master’s degree: John Gardner, Mark Richardson and Carl Evans
- Enhancing the Employability of Humanities Postgraduates: a Students as Academic Partners Project Report: Maggie Andrews, Jody Crutchley, Laura Jones, Elspeth King and Rose Miller
- ‘Usemyability’ (UMA). An investigation into whether an online employability skills audit can enhance students understanding of the term employability: Charlotte Beaman-Evans, Val Chapman, Nicholas Breeze and Will Bowen-Jones
- HND degree ‘top-up’ students’ perceptions of their experience at the University of Worcester: how can future students’ experiences be improved? Leverne Barber and Nicholas Breeze
- Chinese Students’ Expectations of Language Learning in Western Culture: Christina Wright
- Enhancing Student Learning Experiences in Sport Psychology Modules using Practical Activities: Claire-Marie Roberts and Leverne Barber
- Does this lecture come with a trigger warning? The challenge of teaching sensitive topics: Gillian Harrop
Issue 9 – July 2014
Editorial: Mehreen Mirza and Barbara Mitra
Students as Academic Partners Articles
- Using Camtasia to Create Video Tutorials: Joanne Kuzma and Nicholas Williams
- Time to Shine: Improving the Student Experience in the Institute of Education: Chrissie Aveyard and Kay Bushnell
Academic Articles/Project Reports
- An Action Research Study Engaging in the Use of Storyboarding as Research Based Approach to Teaching to Identify Issues Faced when Working with People with Dementia from Minority Ethnic Communities: Karan Jutlla and Sue Lillyman
- An Evaluation of the Use of Blended Learning Strategies to Develop and Enhance Students’ Knowledge of Primary Science: Vivian Cooke
- Affect-Based Effects of Simulation Games on Learning: Mark Loon
- How do International Trainee Teachers and Mentors Respond to Cross-Cultural Mentoring Relationships?: Isabelle Schäfer
- ‘Flipping’ Academic Reading: Helen Corke, Sally Smith and Nick Breeze
- An Investigation into the Use of Computer-based Simulation Games for Learning and Teaching in Business Management Courses: Mark Loon
- The Use of Estrangement Autoethnography in Higher Education Teaching: John Keenan and Adrienne Evans
Personal Reflections
- Introducing Worcester Weeks 2013 – 14: A personal reflection based on my experience in the Institute of Humanities and Creative Arts: Alison Reeves
- The Use of a Computer-Based Simulation Game (CSG) for Learning and Teaching: Mark Loon
- Appreciative Inquiry – A Research Tool for Institutional Change: Will Bowen-Jones, Val Chapman and Nick Breeze
Issue 8 – July 2013
Editorial: Barbara Mitra and Mehreen Mirza
Academic Articles and Reports
- Institute of Sports and Exercise Science students’ perception of library resources and their availbility: Carly Sharples and Nick Breeze
- Using USB devices for online document storage in Worcester Business School: Joanne Kuzma, Christina Langfield, and Peter Moody
- Laying down foundations for an international student journey: a Students as Academic Partners Project report: Augusta Amaechi, Clare Bennett, Kafilatu Ganyu, Irene Kayit, Sue Lillyman, Jennifer Okeke and Thea Paciente
- Academic plate spinning: Mark Richardson: Carl Evans and Gbolahan Gbadamosi
Reflections
- Electives: what are they and why do we need them? A personal view on the introduction of elective modules as part of Curriculum 13: Heather Barrett
- A familiar story or a cause for reflection?: Maggie Andrews
- Curriculum 2013: two subject leaders reflect on the process: Mehreen Mirza and Barbara Mitra
Issue 7 – July 2012
Editorial: Barbara Mitra and Mehreen Mirza
Academic Articles
- Early childhood practitioners developing an academic voice within a community of practice: making sense of the research process: Rosie Walker and Michael Reed
- How should universities be responding to the fast-changing professional and vocational worlds?: David James
Personal Perspectives
- Perspectives on Teacher Education: Risk Taking in the workplace; challenging trainee teachers to develop their practice: Paul Clarke, Sue Howarth, Kerry Whitehouse, and Sue Wood-Griffiths
- Cross-Curricular Learning in the Secondary School: Phil Collins
Issue 6 – July 2011
Editorial: John Colvin
Academic Articles
- Learning Environment in relation to asynchronous discussion and student assignments: Anthony Barnett
- Mentoring and Coaching stories – the learning journeys of lecturers undertaking Post Graduate study in Mentoring and Coaching: Shaun Hughes, Branwen Bingle, Heather Crabtree, Sue Irving, Alan Perrigo, Catriona Robinson, Joy Stanton, Rose Watson, & Jane Whittenbury
Project Reports
- Integration of Trainee Teachers (who speak English as an additional language) into the Student Community: Isabelle Schafer
- To what extent do Personal Response Systems benefit learning and teaching within a Higher Education environment?: Pete Thornton
- A model for enhancing and embedding employability and supporting progression in the curricula for the humanities: Rose Watson & Dr Jill Terry
- Why Bother? Can Theatre in Education help promote a University Education?: Alison Reeves
- Implementation of online submission and marking in Worcester Business School: Joanne Kuzma, Warren Wright & Richard Henson
- Using Multiple Choice Tests via Blackboard for Accounting Students: Stephen Hicks & Simon Quigley
- Online Testing in Blackboard: Joanne Kuzma & Sue Barnes
Personal Perspectives
- The Cycle of Physics Pedagogy: Phil Collins
Issue 5 – January 2011
Editorial: John Colvin
Academic Articles
- Comparisons between Undergraduate Sport Management Programmes in the United Kingdom and the United States: Donna de Hann
Project Reports
- Project Reports Using Online Technology to Enhance Student Presentation Skills: Jo Kuzma
- Division of English & Cultural Studies: Attendance & Retention Monitoring Report Semester 2, 2010: Lucy Fraser
- Partner Colleges Learning and Teaching Project (Summary Report): Louise Martin
- CULT Project (Creatively Using Learning Technologies): John Colvin
Personal Perspectives
- The Learning Outcome in Higher Education: Time to think again?: Ian Scott
- Museum Studies – Using a Mock Auction as a Teaching Device: Kevin Flude
- City Campus: Your space: Chris Garratt
- Personal Reflections on the Teaching Facilities offered at the City Campus: Stephen Hicks
Issue 4 – July 2010
Editorial: John Colvin
Academic Articles
- Discussing the importance of ontology and epistemology awareness in practitioner research: Seán Bracken
- Avatar Supported Learning in a Virtual University: Klaus Oestreicher, Dr Joanne Kuzma & Dr Dorothy Yen
Project Reports
- Learning and Teaching Repositories – the Personal Touch (Report from the Worcester symposium: Learning and teaching repositories – is this the last chance?): Andrew Rothery (Editor)
- Undergraduate Non-Submission in Worcester Business School – 101 reasons and no single solution: Roger Sanders and Marilyn Hunt
- Formal Learning in an Informal Setting – the first semester student learning experience outside the classroom: Elizabeth Symonds and Sarah Kennedy
Personal Perspectives
- Supporting and Improving Retention in Initial Teacher Education in Shortage Secondary Subjects: The Starting Out Scheme: Phil Collins
- Why digitise? (Some of the benefits of digitising chapters/articles for your modules): Stephanie Allen and Marilyn Hunt
Learning and Teaching Conference: Extended Abstracts
- Are We Delivering What Students Want And Need To Succeed?: Alison Reeves
- Offering Electronic Assignment Feedback: John Colvin, Stephen Hicks and Simon Quigley
- Using a story boarding approach to develop critical thinking based on students lived experiences: Sue Lillyman and Clare Bennett
- Understanding the Mentoring Experience – Learning and Developing Together: Mandy Andrews
Issue 3 – December 2009
Editorial: John Colvin
Academic Articles
- Higher IELTS score, higher academic performance? The validity of IELTS in predicting the academic performance of Chinese students: Dr. Dorothy A. Yen & Dr. Joanne Kuzma
- Enhancing Team Dynamics in an Online Learning Environment: Joanne M. Kuzma
Project Reports
- Psychology in Action: An innovative approach to induction: Dr Penney Upton, Charlotte Taylor & Professor Dominic Upton
- ‘Reflect’. Is This a Reasonable Request?: Karen Hanson
- The Independent Study: A Review of Content and Purpose: Ann Bicknell
- Teaching about Christianity in the new RE Syllabus for Worcestershire: Alan Brown
- An Integrated Early Year Professional Status Pathway: A. Popova, C. Solvason, M. Andrews, J. Murray and L. Tyler
- Introducing Secondary Professional/PGCE Student Teachers in Modern Languages to Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL): Isabelle Schäfer
- The STEM Project: Phil Collins
- The extent to which the use of Accounting Software and Excel is incorporated in HE Accountancy Courses: Stephen Hicks and Sue Barnes
- Blended Learning as a Means to an End: Paul Snookes & Judy Barker
Personal Perspectives
- Blended Learning from a student’s perspective: Jenny Lewin-Jones
Issue 2 – Special Conference Edition July 2009
Editorial: John Colvin
Extended Abstracts from the Supporting Student Learning Conference, June 2009
- Induction in the Institute of Sport and Exercise Science: Enhancing the Student Experience
Gareth Jones and Nick Breeze - Evaluating the role of part-time work for full-time undergraduate business students, and its implications for teaching, learning and curriculum development
Mark Richardson, Gbolahan Gbadamosi & Carl Evans - An evaluation of student and staff perceptions of the use of audio files for feedback on student assessments: Project report of work in progress
Dr. Derek Peters, Dr. Grant Adamson, Christian Edwards, Dr. Gyozo Molnar, Dr. Clare Rhoden, Dr. Nick Breeze - Taster Days – a positive intervention to help prepare students for the realities of professional courses
Sarah Snow - Evaluating the use of video in learning and teaching: the blended learning research project
Heather Barrett, Jenny Lewin-Jones, Barbara Mitra, and Stella Williamson - Welcome the Experts: Using Guest Speakers to Support the Lecture Programme
Carl Evans and David Marsden - Establishing Blended Learning Provision in Your Department: Reflections on the Blended Language Learning Consortium Project
Paul Snookes & Judy Barker - Student Attendance Monitoring, Retention and Achievement: Some Preliminary Results
Dr. John Fagg - Using Game Shows for Effective Teaching
Dr Joanne Kuzma - The ‘Media Production Triangle’: A practical tool for supporting students learning in applied media at degree level
Paul Hazell - The Influence of Cognitive Skills on how Information Literacy Programmes are Delivered and Supported
Dr Judith Keene, John Colvin and Justine Sissons - Blended learning, blended teaching: Collaborative course development and delivery for Work Based Learning
Libby Symonds and Huw Richards
Issue 1 – May 2009
Academic Articles
- The Value of Learning Groups to the 1st year Undergraduate experience for Students of Early Childhood: Janet Murray
- The Potential of Blogs for Higher Degree Supervision: Dr Stephen Bigger
- “Having Your Say” – Reflection on a Training Course for Older People Volunteering to become Peer Visitors in Care Homes: Peter Unwin & Stephen Leverett
Project Reports
- Developing Repositories at Worcester: Dr Andrew Rothery
- Making Online Streaming Video & Multimedia Content Available 24/7: Paul Snookes & Judy Barker
- The Provision of Subject Knowledge Enhancement in Shortage Subject Areas in Secondary PGCE at the University of Worcester: Phil Collins
- SMILE Project: Katy Wrathall
Personal Perspectives
- Forget About Cheating, What About Learning?: Jane Roberts
- Five A Day: Stephen Hicks