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Communication skills and confidence-building for journalists: a pilot study. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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..

Designing an accessible user experience. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MITCHELL, L. and ALLAN, J. 2022. Designing an accessible user experience. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

This poster provides advice to RGU staff on how to design web/digital user experiences that are as accessible as possible.

University-employer partnerships: petroleum engineering work-based learning models using adopted Merrill's first principles of instruction. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
AMISH, M. 2022. University-employer partnerships: petroleum engineering work-based learning models using adopted Merrill's first principles of instruction. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

This poster describes models for work-based learning used by the petroleum engineering industry, in partnership with the RGU School of Engineering. The reasoning and impact of such models are evaluated, and reflections made on their benefits.

I'm a student: break me out of here! (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
DOUGLAS, S. 2022. I'm a student: break me out of here! Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

Comparisons can easily be drawn between landing in a jungle and the move to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lecturers had to adapt to new surroundings and fight to survive. Whilst Ant and Dec replaced the Dingo Dollar Challenge with the... Read More about I'm a student: break me out of here!.

DPN-ing student thinking. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MCLEAN, R. 2022. DPN-ing student thinking. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

The DPN is an online thinking community. It offers tools for expressing and justifying opinions on dilemmas of every kind, whatever the discipline. It is a contemporary social network focused on practical problem-solving, self-awareness and collabora... Read More about DPN-ing student thinking..

Welcome enhancements: responding to feedback to deliver enhancements with impact. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MASSIE, D. 2022. Welcome enhancements: responding to feedback to deliver enhancements with impact. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

This paper will cover RGU's institutional welcome, with a focus on the delivery of the Semester 1 2021 welcome offer, the evaluation of this project, and the actions taken as a result to make enhancements for the delivery of Semester 2's 2022 welcome... Read More about Welcome enhancements: responding to feedback to deliver enhancements with impact..

Developing a technology to design a collaborative online project-based learning model. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
AMISH, M. 2022. Developing a technology to design a collaborative online project-based learning model. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

This poster describes a project that aimed to develop technology that would support the design of collaborative online project-based learning within the RGU School of Engineering. Project-based learning is reported to help students develop soft skill... Read More about Developing a technology to design a collaborative online project-based learning model..

Weathering the storm. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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..

What a good place to be! (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
LAUTERBACH, T. 2022. What a good place to be! Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

Our presentation builds on the Happy Hour webinar that was initiated when teaching the 2020/21 Year 1 LLB cohort, who joined their course as online (rather than in-person) students. In order to have a regular, timetabled engagement opportunity for th... Read More about What a good place to be!.

They wanted to know what it was like through my eyes: patients' and carers' views and experiences of active involvement in the delivery and design of an undergraduate pharmacy curriculum. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
TONNA, A.P., EDWARDS, R. and JEBARA, T. 2022. They wanted to know what it was like through my eyes: patients' and carers' views and experiences of active involvement in the delivery and design of an undergraduate pharmacy curriculum. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

This poster describes a project that aimed to explore how patients and their carers felt about being involved in the delivery and future design of pharmacy curricula at RGU's School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences.

Giving children a voice: embedding children's rights in higher education teaching programmes. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ALLAN, E. 2022. Giving children a voice: embedding children's rights in higher education teaching programmes. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

Patient and public involvement is a requirement in planning and designing nursing and midwifery education (Nursing and Midwifery Council 2018). A novel example of involving children and young people (C&YP) is offerred. Child-focused education program... Read More about Giving children a voice: embedding children's rights in higher education teaching programmes..

Building community and emphasising learning beyond the classroom. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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..

Proceedings of the 2022 RGU learning and teaching conference: enhancing for impact. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY. 2022. Proceedings of the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1839941

These presentations and posters were presented at the 2022 annual RGU "Learning and Teaching" conference. The theme of this year's conference was "enhancing for impact". While the overarching focus of the event was on impact, there were several sub-t... Read More about Proceedings of the 2022 RGU learning and teaching conference: enhancing for impact..

Reimagining the open-door policy. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
WILL, J. and BRANDS, D. 2022. Reimagining the open-door policy. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

The ability to contact staff when needed is considered in the National Student Survey data (Discover Uni 2022). The work of Bell (2021) asserts that students value the availability of academic staff for both academic and pastoral support. The experie... Read More about Reimagining the open-door policy..

Designing structurally accessible content. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MITCHELL, L. and ALLAN, J. 2022. Designing structurally accessible content. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

This poster provides advice to RGU staff on how to structure the content of resources so that they are as accessible as possible.

Enhancing our understanding of the wellbeing and support needs of RGU students. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
FORBES-MCKAY, K. and HENDERSON, S. 2022. Enhancing our understanding of the wellbeing and support needs of RGU students. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

The mental wellbeing of university students is of growing concern. Indeed, HESA (2022) reported 122,530 students with a recorded mental health condition in the UK in 2016/17. Many students, however, do not access support for mental health (Rosenthal... Read More about Enhancing our understanding of the wellbeing and support needs of RGU students..

Developing a virtual engineering lab using ADDIE model. [Poster] (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
AMISH, M. 2022. Developing a virtual engineering lab using ADDIE model. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

This poster describes a project in RGU's School of Engineering that aims to develop a complete learning management product that will aim to address the limitations of hands-on laboratories and meet students' growing expectation for seamless integrati... Read More about Developing a virtual engineering lab using ADDIE model. [Poster].

Developing an emergency contact scheme for student wellbeing. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HENDERSON, S. and FORBES-MCKAY, K. 2022. Developing an emergency contact scheme for student wellbeing. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

Concerns have grown over wellbeing and mental health issues experienced by university students (Auerbach et al., 2018; HESA, 2022), especially after the COVID-19 lockdown (Sahu 2020; Kafka 2020). The literature suggests that the majority of students... Read More about Developing an emergency contact scheme for student wellbeing..

Community as an extended classroom: evoking curiosity and collaboration. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ZAMAN, Q.M., MORRISON, S., FRYER, D. and RAION, S. 2022. Community as an extended classroom: evoking curiosity and collaboration. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

The teaching method, entitled "Community as Extended Classroom" (CeC), is the theme of this presentation. CeC is a trans-disciplinary pedagogical method in teaching subjects of cities, health, populations and society. The objective of CeC is to enabl... Read More about Community as an extended classroom: evoking curiosity and collaboration..

A reflection on lessons learnt with tackling grade inflation. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
LYTWYNENKO, J. and ZARB, M. 2022. A reflection on lessons learnt with tackling grade inflation. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

A common issue with the academic process is that of grade inflation, or the over-abundance of good grades, which directly leads to a perceived loss of grade value by employers. Throughout the past several years during Assessment Boards within the Sch... Read More about A reflection on lessons learnt with tackling grade inflation..