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In the article Supporting students’ transition from college to university: Staff perspectives on developing a coherent tertiary system in Scotland Derek Robertson and Tom Cunningham reflect on the staff perspective.
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Blending belonging - Using an e-portfolio as a locus for the convergence of the foundations of belonging in tertiary education
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Tune in to Dr Jane McKay, Senior Lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University, tackling the destruction of perfectionism on #TheLDproject podcast hosted by Dr Alicja Syska and Dr Carina Buckley. A must-listen! aldinhe.ac.uk/networking/the… #LoveLD
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Our special issue on the tertiary landscape is hot off the press - some great contributions from across the sector. 🙂
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How are universities thinking about academic support? Working alongside Director of Student Success @emilythemac and ASPIRE Senior Lecturer Vic Boyd, we have contributed to @Wonkhe article on what @UniWestScotland are doing: wonkhe.com/blogs/how-univers…
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Informal mentoring is intrinsic to #JLDHE publishing process to ensure that a submission can reach its best position. We offer substantive feedback & open dialogue with authors.We can also connect authors with ALDinHE mentors to facilitate a more formal mentorship process #LoveLD
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#ALDinHE has a wonderfully supportive mentoring scheme. Take a look at the website to find out more: shorturl.at/aRulu . There's also professional recognition for mentors with the Certified Mentor professional recognition shorturl.at/gLTV5 #LoveLD.
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chuffed to bits to have been given this gorgeous award for @jldhe1 Reviewer of the Year 2024. My humblest thanks to the magnificent Editorial Board for this huge honour (Cromba says thanks too) #JLDHE @aldinhe_LH #LoveLD #LearningDevelopment
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Our new innovative postgraduate programme in Professional Practice is the first of it's kind in Scotland. Shape your own degree by choosing classes from across our four academic schools.
Find out more at our Virtual Open Evening. Register at bit.ly/UWS-MProf
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📢 #WorldMentalHealthDay
The ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health (@kcsamh) aims to improve our understanding of how socio-economic contexts influence #mentalhealth.
Find out more about the Centre's work ⬇️
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Check out @SamIllingworth's thoughts on ensuring #EqualOpportunities of digital resource for students and the lessons students can take from recognising #DigitalInequality. theconversation.com/if-ai-is…
Embedding compassion in the curriculum? Abso-darn-tootin! ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp/vol20/is…
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Delighted to say that our (@UofGScottRamsay & @UofGJBoyle) Special Issue with @jutlp is published! We’ve gathered an international, broad, & fascinating range of discussions on how/why we develop and enhance our students’ capabilities and capacities. ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp/vol20/is…
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There is now a guide for students on AI tools in their studies and assessment. This gives you some background, info on risks, @EdinburghNapier policy on AI in assessment and a look at possibilities for the future. Have a look at tinyurl.com/ENUAIstudentGuid… and be informed.
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Very informative post from our team mate @karencampbellWP -- This post explores the current use of the term ‘Widening Participation’ in the context of implications for policy and practice in the post-pandemic landscape. #WideningParticipation #FairAccess gcuacaddevelopment.wordpress…
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Not all learners are digitally enabled and digitally capable ji.sc/35ZShLX
Thanks for having me!
NEW BLOG POST! This is a fantastic guest piece by Vic Boyd, an Academic Development Tutor at @U2BInstitute in which she looks at managing uncertainty as part of learning: we need to think about the ‘how’ as well as the ‘what’ gcuacaddevelopment.wordpress…
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Last nights @BBCPanorama exposing use of essay mills in UK. How can we ensure academic integrity? Need more than just paper-to-paper originality checking. @Turnitin