All Outputs (113)

Assessing the capabilities of ChatGPT in recognising customer intent in a small training data scenario. (2024)
Presentation / Conference
EZENKWU, C.P., IBEKE, E. and IWENDI, C. 2024. Assessing the capabilities of ChatGPT in recognising customer intent in a small training data scenario. To be presented at the 3rd International conference on advanced communication and intelligent systems (ICACIS 2024), 16-17 May 2024, New Delhi, India.

This study addresses the issue of recognising customer intent when only limited training data is available. The performance of ChatGPT was evaluated in this scenario, and it was found to be better than traditional machine learning algorithms and the... Read More about Assessing the capabilities of ChatGPT in recognising customer intent in a small training data scenario..

Empowering nursing students' digital literacy skills: the digital literacy project. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
MARTZOUKOU, K., LUDERS, E.S., JOHNSON, N. and WORK, F. 2023. Empowering nursing students' digital literacy skills: the digital literacy project. Presented at the 6th International research symposium of the National Institute of Library and Information Sciences, University of Colombo (NILIS 2023): research excellence in library and information science, 15 November 2023, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The "Digital Literacy project" is an ongoing research project at Robert Gordon University, the aim of which is to drive and support the development of digital literacy skills among students in different discipline areas (e.g. nursing, law, library sc... Read More about Empowering nursing students' digital literacy skills: the digital literacy project..

Maddie is online. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
MARTZOUKOU, K. 2023. Maddie is online. Presented at the 2023 Aberdeen Business School women entrepreneurship week (ABS WEW 2023), 30 October - 3 November 2023, Aberdeen, UK.

This poster presents Dr. Konstantina Martzoukou's perspective on incorporating entrepreneurship into her teaching and research practice. It uses the "Maddie is Online" project as an example of how Dr. Martzoukou has achieved this.

Maddie is online: embedding creative audio-visual resources to the teaching of information literacy in an elementary school in Greece. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
MARTZOUKOU, K. and TRAMANTZA, E. 2023. Maddie is online: embedding creative audio-visual resources to the teaching of information literacy in an elementary school in Greece. Presented at the 2023 European conference on information literacy (ECIL 2023), 9-12 October 2023, Krakow, Poland.

There is a growing need to design creative teaching methods for early in the school curriculum to empower children with information literacy (IL) skills. This will prepare them for battling mis/disinformation, so that they can be safe, understand the... Read More about Maddie is online: embedding creative audio-visual resources to the teaching of information literacy in an elementary school in Greece..

Information and digital literacy for primary education: diagnosis of needs and challenges. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
SALES, D., MARTZOUKOU, K., GOLDSTEIN, S., PAVEY, S., HIRVONEN, N., SARAN, M. and ŞENCAN, İ. 2023. Information and digital literacy for primary education: diagnosis of needs and challenges. Panel presented at the 2023 European conference on information literacy (ECIL 2023), 9-12 October 2023, Krakow, Poland.

The aftermath of the crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic - and the dangerous infodemic that has emerged in parallel - has made the importance of fostering information literacy even more evident. Information literacy is fundamental in all ages t... Read More about Information and digital literacy for primary education: diagnosis of needs and challenges..

BRIDGE project: information and digital literacy at primary school. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
SALES, D., KURBANOĞLU, S., KOSTAGIOLAS, P., MARTZOUKOU, K., GOLDSTEIN, S., PAVEY, S., HIRVONEN, N., AKKOYUNLU, B., MURAT, S., ANTONIAZZI, A., MORELLI, M. and ŞENCAN, İ. 2023. BRIDGE project: information and digital literacy at primary school. Presented at the 2023 European conference on information literacy (ECIL 2023), 9-12 October 2023, Krakow, Poland.

This poster describes the BRIDGE project ("Information and Digital Literacy at School: A Bridge to Support Critical Thinking and Equality Values for Primary Education Using Children's Literature and Transmedia"), which aims to review current legislat... Read More about BRIDGE project: information and digital literacy at primary school..

Join the coalition: collective action spaces in pioneer journalism and the reimagination of journalistic epistemology. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
ANDERSON, B. 2023. Join the coalition: collective action spaces in pioneer journalism and the reimagination of journalistic epistemology. Presented at the 9th Future of journalism conference 2023: journalism in troubled times: threats, opportunities and research, 14-15 September 2023, Cardiff, UK

The aim of this project is to examine how transformation-focused journalism communities produce knowledge vis-à-vis their audiences, public and wider world. This will be carried out by metajournalistic discourse analysis, 30 semi-structured interview... Read More about Join the coalition: collective action spaces in pioneer journalism and the reimagination of journalistic epistemology..

A better future: people power and collective action spaces in global pioneer journalism. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
ANDERSON, B. 2023. A better future: people power and collective action spaces in global pioneer journalism. Presented at the 2023 MeCCSA (Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association) conference (MeCCSA 2023): connected futures, 4-6 September 2023, Glasgow, UK.

The aim of this project is to examine how transformation-focused journalism communities produce knowledge in relation to their audiences, public and wider world.

Enhancing our knowledge of students' independent learning techniques via a qualitative approach. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
BREMNER, P.A.M., GOODHAND, K., PIRIE, T. and FORBES-MCKAY, K. 2023. Enhancing our knowledge of students' independent learning techniques via a qualitative approach. Presented at the 2023 Advance HE teaching and learning conference: shaping the future of HE, 4-6 July 2023, Keele, UK.

This presentation seeks to outline the concepts of independent learning (IL) and its importance in the development of lifelong learning amongst a range of staff and students within a Scottish University context. By exploring staff and student perspec... Read More about Enhancing our knowledge of students' independent learning techniques via a qualitative approach..

Creating and evaluating collaborative online international learning projects in the post-pandemic higher education context. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
CRAWFORD, I. 2023. Creating and evaluating collaborative online international learning projects in the post-pandemic higher education context. Presented at the 5th International enhancement conference of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) Scotland: shaping the student experience together: 20 years of enhancement, 14-15 June 2023, Glasgow, UK. Hosted on Enhancement Themes [online]. Available from: http://tinyurl.com/crawford-qaascot-2023

This presentation examines the impact of COVID-19 and the pandemic on collaborative online international learning (COIL) projects. The presentation also covers a COIL project at RGU and discusses how to evaluate the success of a COIL project.

Exploring students' independent learning and its relationship to mindset and academic performance. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
FORBES-MCKAY, K.E., BREMNER, P. and JOHNSTON, P. 2023. Exploring students' independent learning and its relationship to mindset and academic performance. Presented at the 2023 International higher education teaching and learning annual conference (HETL 2023): re-imagining education: collaboration and compassion, 12-14 June 2023, Aberdeen, UK.

There is increasing interest in the role of independent learning (IL) in higher education (Thomas, 2015). Indeed, several studies demonstrate the impact of IL on students' academic achievement (Difrancesca et al. 2016). Research also suggests that mo... Read More about Exploring students' independent learning and its relationship to mindset and academic performance..

Innovative pedagogical approaches for developing students' mindsets to enhance their learning experience and future employability. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
BREMNER, P., AIR, C. and MOULE, C. 2023. Innovative pedagogical approaches for developing students' mindsets to enhance their learning experience and future employability. Presented at the 2023 International higher education teaching and learning annual conference (HETL 2023): re-imagining education: collaboration and compassion, 12-14 June 2023, Aberdeen, UK.

The development of students' entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets requires varied methods of teaching in degree programmes to be successful. The Robert Gordon University (RGU) Innovation Award - adapted with permission from the Scottish Institute... Read More about Innovative pedagogical approaches for developing students' mindsets to enhance their learning experience and future employability..

Pedagogic methods in teaching for developing entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets. [Workshop] (2023)
Presentation / Conference
MOULE, C., BREMNER, P. and AIR, C. 2023. Pedagogic methods in teaching for developing entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets. [Workshop]. Presented at the 2023 International higher education teaching and learning annual conference (HETL 2023): re-imagining education: collaboration and compassion, 12-14 June 2023, Aberdeen, UK, Workshop 15.

The workshop aims to: 1) Outline the three levels of the RGU Innovation Award, highlighting the pedagogic aspects of design thinking; 2) Engage delegates in a technique that they can use with students to develop an innovative mindset (this technique... Read More about Pedagogic methods in teaching for developing entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets. [Workshop].

Enhancing students' digital skills with impact: the "Digital Literacy" project. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
MARTZOUKOU, K. 2022. Enhancing students' digital skills with impact: the "Digital Literacy" project. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

In line with UK strategic priorities (UK Department for Education 2019), the "Digital Literacy" project - supported by a DELTA (QAA) "Emerging Stronger Award" - aims to identify pockets of digital inequalities in students, to enhance their digital ca... Read More about Enhancing students' digital skills with impact: the "Digital Literacy" project..

Weathering the storm. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
WORK, F. and the RGU INSTITUTIONAL RESILIENCE PROJECT GROUP. 2022. Weathering the storm. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

Resilient Learning Communities is the 2020-2023 sector-wide QAA Enhancement theme (QAA 2020), with a specific aim to improve the student learning experience. QAA Enhancement themes involve institutions, staff and students working together to share pr... Read More about Weathering the storm..

Enhancing our knowledge of students' independent learning techniques via qualitative techniques. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
BREMNER, P.A.M, PIRIE, T., FORBES-MCKAY, K. and GOODHAND, K. 2022. Enhancing our knowledge of students' independent learning techniques via qualitative techniques. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

There is increasing interest in the role of independent learning (IL) in higher education (Thomas, 2015). Indeed, numerous studies have found important differences between high and low achieving students in relation to goal setting, monitoring, use o... Read More about Enhancing our knowledge of students' independent learning techniques via qualitative techniques..

Communication skills and confidence-building for journalists: a pilot study. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
MENNIE, L. and MCKAY, F. 2022. Communication skills and confidence-building for journalists: a pilot study. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

The impact of lockdowns and e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about self-confidence and social anxiety emerging in students accessing higher education (Hawes et al. 2021). This has had a particularly marked effect in journal... Read More about Communication skills and confidence-building for journalists: a pilot study..

Building community and emphasising learning beyond the classroom. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
LEITH, C. and IRONSIDE, R. 2022. Building community and emphasising learning beyond the classroom. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

Due to the lengthy (and ongoing) disruption caused by COVID-19, the Tourism, Hospitality and Events teaching team recognised the need to rebuild and foster a greater sense of community within the subject area. Furthermore, the blog was seen as a way... Read More about Building community and emphasising learning beyond the classroom..

Enhancing our understanding of independent learning amongst RGU students. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
FORBES-MCKAY, K. BREMNER, P. and JOHNSTON, P. 2022. Enhancing our understanding of independent learning amongst RGU students. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

There is increasing interest in the role of independent learning (IL) in higher education (Thomas, 2015). Indeed, several studies demonstrate the significant impact of IL on students' academic achievement (Difrancesca et al. 2016) and retention in hi... Read More about Enhancing our understanding of independent learning amongst RGU students..

Exploring experiences, behaviours and associated behavioural determinants of healthcare professionals in Qatar regarding medically related social media use. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
ABABNEH, M., STEWART, D., PEDERSEN, S., NAZAR, Z. and CUNNINGHAM, S. 2022. Exploring experiences, behaviours and associated behavioural determinants of healthcare professionals in Qatar regarding medically related social media use. Presented at the 50th ESCP (European Society of Clinical Pharmacy) symposium on clinical pharmacy, polypharmacy and ageing: highly individualized, interprofessional, person-centered care, 19-21 October 2022, Prague, Czech Republic.

There is an accumulation of evidence that healthcare professionals are increasingly using social media to provide services to patients, share and disseminate information, and develop their professional skills. Research originating from the Middle Eas... Read More about Exploring experiences, behaviours and associated behavioural determinants of healthcare professionals in Qatar regarding medically related social media use..