Walk the Global Walk project enters Year Two

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:28:00 BST

Walk the Global Walk, the EU-funded project led by Tuscany Region and Oxfam Italia Intercultura, is now moving into its second phase after a successful first year.

AEQ Editors meet at AAACE in St. Louis

Tue, 15 Oct 2019 08:55:00 BST

As an AAACE flagship journal, meetings between the scholarly community, the editors and the publishers are being organised during the AAACE annual conferences. On Thursday 10 October 2019, the editorial team led a session on ‘How to write for AAACE journals’ at the St. Louis conference.

Podcast with Professor Allison Littlejohn is now live.

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 14:02:00 BST

In the latest instalment, Professor Allison Littlejohn, Dean of Learning of Teaching discusses her publication Reconceptualising Learning in the Digital Age: The [un]democratising potential of MOOCs.

Empowering Teachers to Develop Learning Progressions for a New National Curriculum

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 10:24:00 BST

The CAMAU research group, part of the University of Glasgow Education Assessment Network (UGEAN), recently held a symposium on ‘Empowering Teachers to Develop Learning Progressions for a New National Curriculum’ at the 2019 conference of the British Educational Research Association.

International Educational Assessment Network (IEAN)

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 10:22:37 BST

The second annual summit of the International Educational Assessment Network (IEAN) took place in Dublin from the 16th – 18th of September. This followed last year’s inaugural meeting held in partnership between the University of Glasgow Educational Assessment Network (UGEAN) and Scottish Government.

Latest podcast with Dr Margaret Sutherland is now available.

Tue, 08 Oct 2019 10:39:00 BST

Dr Margaret Sutherland discusses her chapter Building Knowledge Bridges: Synthesising early years and gifted education research and practice to provide an optimal start for young gifted children in our recent podcast.

Digital Society and Higher Education: Impact and Consequences for Policy

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 13:41:00 BST

Dr Muir Houston, Depute Director of CR&DALL, recently attended the 16th International Higher Education Reform Conference: Digital Society and Higher Education in Mexico City between the 11th and 13th September. The conference featured a mix of Keynotes, Plenary Panels, and Parallel Paper sessions.

A climate change curriculum to empower the climate strike generation.

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 14:15:00 BST

At a time when more and more children are taking to the streets in the name of the climate emergency, it is time to apply a critical lens to the curriculum in relation to climate change. In this article, Ria addresses the question of how to approach a climate change curriculum in primary schools.

School of Education at IRSCL Stockholm

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:54:00 BST

Seven delegates, staff and PGR students, from the University of Glasgow were among the 500 international delegates that attended the 2019 Congress of the International Research Society on Children’s Literature (IRSCL)

It’s a first - Youth Activate course delivered in North Glasgow

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 14:08:00 BST

Youth Activate students celebrate after completing their course at the University of Glasgow. The School of Educations Activate programme has worked in partnership with ng homes in North Glasgow for over 8 years. During this time, we have had over 300 students from across a range of ages, cultures, communities and public organisations successfully complete the programme. With many joining us on the BA Community Development and Master’s programmes.

Members of the Centre for CS Education (CCSE) Recieve ACM Europe Best Paper Award

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:27:06 BST

Peter Donaldson, a lecturer in the School of Education, shares in a €1000 honorarium as a co-author of the ACM Europe Best Paper at the Innovation in Computer Science Education conference 2019.

“Silence and Silencing in Children’s Literature”-2019 Congress of the International Research Society on Children’s Literature (IRSCL)

Tue, 23 Jul 2019 08:44:00 BST

Six members of the University of Glasgow will be heading to Stockholm in August to present their papers. The three University of Glasgow members of staff and three PGR students form part of the group working in the area of Children’s Literature and Literacies (CLL) at the School of Education.