School of Education

Podcast series - SoTL Journeys

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:42:03 BST

Eilidh Soussi took up the post of Podcast Editor in August 2024, along with Lynn Currie, Alison McCandlish and Marie McQuade. Eilidh has published two podcasts with Lynn Currie (January-March, 2025) and edited three for a series called SoTL Journeys.

Establishment of a new cross-college Scottish Catholic Studies Arts Lab (SCAL)

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:41:36 BST

In March 2025, a new cross-college Scottish Catholic Studies Arts Lab (SCAL) was established. The directors are Leonardo Franchi (School of Education), Philip Tonner (School of Education), Craig Lamont (School of Critical Studies) and Siobhan Convery (Director of Library Collections).

Invited Talk on “Policy to Practice: Learning for Sustainability in ITE in Scotland”

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:40:16 BST

Prof. Sarah Anderson gave an invited talk, “From Policy to Practice: Learning for Sustainability in ITE in Scotland,” to members of the Universities' Council for the Education of Teachers Assembly (UCET).

New Book Published: “School Organisation and the Challenges of a Global and Digital Society”

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:32:59 BST

Mark Peart has published a book with over thirty colleagues from international institutions, titled: “School Organisation and the Challenges of a Global and Digital Society”. While the publication is in Spanish, there is a copy available for consultation upon request.

Invited Seminar at University of Edinburgh - Scotland

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:13:00 GMT

Dr Utkun Aydin gave a seminar “What’s Metacognition Got to Do with the Relationship Between Test Anxiety and Mathematics Achievement?" at Advanced Quantitative Research in Education Thematic Hub (AQRiE) Seminar Series, University of Edinburgh in December 2024.

Invited Talk at Harran University - Turkey

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:13:01 GMT

Dr Utkun Aydin gave an invited online speech entitled “Mathematics Education in the Digital Age: Teaching, Learning, and Assessment” at International Primary Teacher Education Symposium, Harran University, Turkey in November 2024.

Presentations at the Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:12:30 GMT

Dr Utkun Aydin and her international colleagues (Meriç Özgeldi, Bengi Birgili and Caroline Fell-Kurban) presented at the SERA, University of Dundee, Scotland in November 2024. The presentations were about teacher responses to student errors and assessment of course evaluation models.

Presentation at ‘Trauma-Aware Education’ conference in Brisbane, Australia

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:12:03 GMT

Dr Christine Mckee presented at the ‘Trauma-Aware Education’ conference in Brisbane, Australia. She presented a paper on “Attachment Aware and Trauma Informed Policy and Practice in Scotland.”

Presentation about Coding, Creativity and Confidence in the Generative Artificial Intelligence Era

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:10:00 BST

Catherine Reid and Tiffany Vlaar (School of Mathematics and Statistics) presented on behalf of their team at the Lovelace Hodgkins Symposium on AI Ethics, discussing their Crucible-funded research into how students from different disciplines understand AI.

Publication at the Proceedings of HELMeTO

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:10:00 GMT

Dr Gabriella Rodolico and Mark Breslin contributed to the International Conference on Higher Education Learning Methodologies and Technologies Online.

Publication in SERA Researching Education Bulletin

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:09:00 BST

Dr Gabriella Rodolico and Lavinia Hirsu contributed to the SERA Research Education Bulletin.

New Article Publication about Understanding Peace in "Prospects"

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:08:00 BST

Professor Sarah Anderson and Dr Yulia Nesterova have published an article in Prospects titled "Visions of peace: Exploring how Scottish youth understand and define peace."

BERA Roundup: Blogs, Presentations and Roundtables at the British Educational Research Association annual conference

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 16:07:00 BST

PPF members presented their research across a variety of topics and formats for BERA 2024, including contributions by Dr Utkun Aydin, Professor Sarah Anderson, and Dr Gabriella Rodolico

New book series on Education and Integral Human Development

Tue, 09 May 2023 15:50:00 BST

Dr Leonard Franchi served as the editor of the book Education and Integral Human Development from the Catholic Education Press.

Presentation at ‘Inspire, Educate, Empower’ Conference

Thu, 23 May 2024 17:43:04 BST

Dr Christine McKee gave a presentation entitled ‘Compassion, Connection, Community: Attachment at the Heart of Practice’ to a national conference held at the University of Glasgow and hosted by the social enterprise Beinn Unity.

Invited and Selected Presentations at AACTE

Thu, 23 May 2024 17:41:07 BST

Dr Sarah Anderson recently contributed to three presentations at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, USA, 16-19 February 2024.

Contribution to Special Issue of the Fulbright Chronicles

Thu, 23 May 2024 17:38:32 BST

Dr Sarah Anderson has published an article in the Fulbright Chronicles themed issue on sustainability contributing to compelling evidence of Fulbright’s role in shaping hopeful and purposeful futures on a global scale.

New Article on Inclusive Care Strategies for Learners with Type 1 Diabetes

Thu, 23 May 2024 17:37:37 BST

Dr Sarah Anderson and Jennifer Falvey, a School of Education alumni, have published an article in the journal Research, Advocacy, and Practice for Complex and Chronic conditions, A Journal for Physical, Health, and Multiple Disabilities from the CEC.

New Publication in European Journal of Psychology of Education

Thu, 23 May 2024 17:36:52 BST

Dr Utkun Aydin and her international colleague (Meric Ozgeldi) published her recent work entitled, “What’s metacognition got to do with the relationship between test anxiety and mathematics achievement?” in European Journal of Psychology of Education in February 2024.

Podcast on the Importance of Outdoor Learning

Thu, 23 May 2024 17:35:34 BST

Dr Claire Ramjan and Professor Greg Mannion from Stirling University talked about the importance of outdoor learning in a podcast released by NatureScot.

New book chapter on “Catholic Social Teaching”

Thu, 23 May 2024 17:34:54 BST

Dr. Leonardo Franchi published a chapter “Catholic Social Teaching and the Role of the State in Education” in the book “Freedom, Globalisation, Enterprise and Civil Society in 21st century Catholic Social Teaching” (P. Booth & A. Azevedo Aves).

Publication of a white paper on XR Technologies

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:56:52 GMT

Dr Lavinia Hirsu and Dr Gabriella Rodolico have recently published, in collaboration with a wider cross-colleges team, a white paper on XR Technologies in Education. It highlights the transformational power of XR technology for education.

New Publication on Interconnecting Science and Maths Learning

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:55:56 GMT

Dr Cristina Mio and Nicola Jones published an article in the Scottish Mathematical Council journal, entitled “Interconnecting Science and Maths Learning” It explains the role of proportional reasoning in maths and science.

New Article on Developing Geometric Thinking

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:55:31 GMT

Dr Ismail O. Zembat and a colleague (Sumeyye Gurhan) published an article in the Scottish Mathematical Council journal, entitled “Constructing quadrilateral hierarchy using dynamic geometry environments.” It provides a way to teach geometry in a computer environment.

Innovate Session Workshop at the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI)

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:54:52 GMT

Professor Brianna L. Kennedy (SoE, PPF) and Dr. Amy S. Murphy (University of Georgia, United States) facilitated an interactive workshop related to their forthcoming book entitled Frame Shifting: A Professional Development Approach for Addressing Teaching Dilemmas.

A new blog post - Navigating the reform agenda: Engaging in the national discussion

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:54:23 GMT

In this blog post, Dr Sarah Anderson considers the complexity of the education policy sphere and the government's role in resolving external challenges for teachers and teacher educators, guiding systems change, and leveraging capital towards teaching as a profession.

Research report published on barriers and opportunities in developing youth political literacy

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:53:24 GMT

Dr Jennifer Farrar, Dr Sarah Anderson, Prof. Stephen McKinney and A. Britton published the project report on barriers and opportunities in developing youth political literacy.

New project exploring teachers’ experiences of Professional Update in Scotland

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:52:43 GMT

Prof. Aileen Kennedy leads a SCEL Legacy-funded project, working with Debbie McLeod from the University of Strathclyde. The project, which will run for 13 months, is entitled ‘Using insight from teachers’ stories of Professional Update to enhance policy and practice’.

New journal article on “Risks, Rewards, and Resilience”

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:51:12 GMT

Mark Breslin and his colleagues published an article in the Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice: “Risks, reflection, rewards, and resistance: academic perspectives on creative pedagogies for active learning”.

Article published in the Journal of Religious Education

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:14:44 GMT

Professor Stephen McKinney has published an article, Voices of Young People in the Synod in the Journal of Religious Education, 71(3), 337-348.

Paper presented at Network for Researchers in Catholic Education in Limerick

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:14:06 GMT

Professor Stephen McKinney, Mary Lappin, Clare Fodey and Chris Hand presented, The emotionally intelligent leader in a Catholic school – the example of Jesus as represented in the Gospels, at the annual Network for Researchers in Catholic Education; 19 October 2023.

Invited Consultation with the Education Council of the Netherlands

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:13:42 GMT

Dr Sarah Anderson presented to the Education Council of the Netherlands. This invited consultation aimed to explore teacher education policy and provision in Scotland to inform the Education Council of the Netherlands on the teacher training work programme.

A New Article Published in Teacher Development

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:12:54 GMT

Dr Angela Jaap and Dr Lorna Hamilton have published an article in Teacher Development: Pre-service teachers and conceptions of intelligence in the Scottish context: challenging a unidimensional view. Teacher Development (doi: 10.1080/13664530.2023.2246934).

A New Article Published in The International Journal of Music Education

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:11:48 GMT

Dr Philip Tonner, Prof Oscar Odena, Dr Angela Jaap and colleagues published an article in the International Journal of Music Education: Wayfarers: confronting the past through history and traditional music in schools (doi: 10.1177/02557614231205307).

Invited Talk at Kırıkkale University - Turkey

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:11:28 GMT

Dr Utkun Aydin gave an invited online speech entitled “Traveller’s Journey to the Road” (Yolcu’nun Yol’a Yolculuğu) at Kırıkkale University, School of Education, Turkey as part of 24 November Teachers’ Day celebrations on November 22, 2023.

Invited contribution to Science and the Parliament 2023

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:10:09 GMT

Dr Lauren Boath presented “’STEM’ education: what’s the problem, what’s the solution?” at the 23rd Science and the Parliament event in Edinburgh, hosted at Dynamic Earth, on 22 November 2023.

SERA Roundup: Presentations at the Scottish Education Researcher's Association annual conference

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:09:30 GMT

PPF members spoke on multiple topics at SERA 2023, including presentations from Dr Sarah Anderson, Professor Stephen McKinney, Dr Jennifer Farrar and Dr Angela Jaap.

Invited SES Keynote on Duplexity in Assessment of Teachers' Practices

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:41:54 BST

Dr Sarah Anderson, Dr Sevda Ozsezer-Kurnuc, and Dr Pinky Jain (Leeds Beckett) presented the SES Colloquium invited keynote at Oriel College, Oxford. The presentation explored the nature of shared judgement, of observed teaching effectiveness across Scotland, England, and Wales.

Workshop on “What Makes Life Worth Living?”

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:41:09 BST

In August 2023, Leon Robinson ran workshops at the European Forum for Teachers of Religious Education conference in Rome, entitled “Ars longa, vita brevis: Art, work and RE - what makes life worth living?” reflecting the ambitions of the work.

ECER Roundup: Presentations and Roundtables at the European Conference on Educational Research

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:21:56 BST

PPF members spoke on multiple topics at ECER 2023, including presentations from Dr Sarah Anderson, Ms Evelyn McLaren, Dr Clare Smith, Dr Ismail O.Zembat, Dr Cristina Mio, and Dr Utkun Aydin.

New publication in the journal Education Sciences

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:02:11 BST

Professor Margaret Sutherland and Catherine Reid published an article entitled "A Small Country with Big Ambitions: Does This Include the Gifted?" in August 2023. This article explores Scottish policy and provision for highly able learners.

New book publication on the life and work of Thomas Shields (1862-1921)

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:01:44 BST

Dr. Leonardo Franchi has published a new book on the life and work of Thomas Shields (1862-1921), which is the first book in a new CUA Press series, Education and Integral Development.

A new article published in the journal Educational Media International

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:01:05 BST

Dr Gabriella Rodolico and Dr Lavinia Hirsu published an article in Educational Media International entitled: Virtual Reality in education: supporting new learning experiences by developing self-confidence of Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) student-teachers

BERA 2023 Best Paper Award

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:00:32 BST

Dr Gabriella Rodolico and Dr Lavinia Hirsu have won the 2023 British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET) Best EdTech Paper awards for a paper presented at the BERA Conference.

Publication in the Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice on Action Research

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:59:31 BST

Dr Gabriella Rodolico, Prof. William McGuire and Marco Sisi (MEd Professional Practice Alumnus) published an "on the Horizon" article in the Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice (JPAAP)

Invited Talk at Education Scotland National Numeracy Network Meeting

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:58:57 BST

Dr Ismail O. Zembat, Dr Cristina Mio and Susie Marshall gave an invited speech on “University-school collaboration to improve maths teaching practices” at the Education Scotland National Numeracy Network Meeting on September 7, 2023.

The Vital Spark: Alexander Broadie and the Scottish intellectual tradition

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 15:20:53 BST

A one-day conference to celebrate the work of the philosopher and historian of philosophy, Professor Alexander Broadie, was held in the Ogilvie Room of the St Andrew’s Foundation on the 14th of April 2023, organised by Dr Philip Toner.

Presentation to the US-UK Fulbright Contingency

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 15:20:11 BST

Dr Sarah Anderson delivered an invited presentation as part of an expert panel to the American Fulbright scholar continency in the UK for 22-23.

Presentation at the Scottish Mathematics Council on Interconnecting Maths and Science

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 15:19:41 BST

Dr Cristina Mio and Nicola Jones presented, “Interconnecting Maths and Science Learning” at Scottish Mathematics Education Conference on 20 May 2023. Their talk was about the symbiotic relationship between science and mathematics learning.

Presentation at the Scottish Mathematics Council on Geometry Teaching

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 15:19:13 BST

Dr Ismail O. Zembat presented, “Integrating Technology into Teaching Geometry” at Scottish Mathematics Education Conference on 20 May 2023. His talk was about the teaching of quadrilaterals using dynamic geometry environments and curriculum development.

Presentation at the BERA Mathematics Education Special Interest Group Forum

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 15:18:53 BST

Dr Ismail O. Zembat presented, “Scottish Teacher Education at a Glance” at BERA Mathematics Education Special Interest Group Forum, on 22 June 2023. His talk was about the particulars of teacher preparation in the Scottish context.

Conference Keynote on Student Perceptions of Self-Generated Feedback

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 15:18:13 BST

Willie McGuire has presented a keynote on Student Perceptions of Self-Generated Feedback to the Assessment in Higher Education Conference (AHE) in Manchester. AHE is one of the leading knowledge-exchange stages globally in the areas of assessment and feedback.

Adam Smith Tercentenary Workshop – Adam Smith and Education

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 15:17:42 BST

Professor Bob Davis, Dr Philip Tonner, and Dr Julie McAdam held a workshop on Smith and Education as part of the Adam Smith Tercentenary celebrations on 8th June 2023.

Publication of a book chapter on “Early Mathematical Development”

Tue, 09 May 2023 15:57:51 BST

Susie Marshall and Julie Robinson have published a chapter entitled, “Early mathematical development”, in the following book: Carroll, M. & Wingrave, M. (Eds.) (2023). Childhood practice: A reflective and evidence-based approach. Sage Publications.

Open Lecture on Research Methods in Educational Research

Tue, 09 May 2023 15:57:19 BST

Dr Utkun Aydin delivered an open online lecture which focused on data analysis techniques and was entitled, “What is all the fuss about SPSS? The what, why, and how of data analysis using IBM SPSS software program for research”.

Presentation at “Applying Education in a Complex World, Teaching and Learning Conference” (AMPS)

Tue, 09 May 2023 15:56:10 BST

Dr Utkun Aydin and her international colleague virtually presented at the AMPS, Toronto, Canada in April 2023. The presentation was entitled “Elementary students’ attitudinal characterizations on the use of colour and size in fractions”.

New Publication in the journal “Educational Assessment”

Tue, 09 May 2023 15:55:31 BST

Dr Utkun Aydin and her international colleague published in the journal, Educational Assessment, her recent work entitled, “Assessing mathematical higher-order thinking skills: an analysis of Turkish university entrance examinations” in April 2023.

A publication about Improving Mathematics Teaching Practices in Teaching Scotland

Tue, 09 May 2023 15:53:35 BST

Dr Ismail Zembat, Mrs Susie Marshall and Dr Cristina Mio have published in Teaching Scotland (April 2023 issue) on improving established teaching practices.

Cambridge Mathematics blog: Interviews and Intersections

Tue, 09 May 2023 15:53:13 BST

Dr Cristina Mio was invited to take part in an interview for the Cambridge Mathematics blog, “Interviews and Intersections”, which explores how individuals use maths, feel about maths and their experiences with maths.

Conference Presentation at the GoReact Conference

Tue, 09 May 2023 15:52:17 BST

Dr Willie McGuire delivered an online session on Agentic Feedback at the GoReact Conference to a largely American audience, attended by over 80 participants.

New publication in the Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice

Tue, 09 May 2023 15:51:45 BST

Dr Gabriella Rodolico and Dr Willie McGuire have had a paper published about action research in the Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice.

Presentation on Teacher Preparation in Scotland at AACTE

Tue, 09 May 2023 15:51:20 BST

Dr Sarah Anderson and Professor Margery McMahon presented at the annual conference of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) in Indianapolis, USA, 24 February 2023.

International Presentation at CIES on Peace Education

Tue, 09 May 2023 15:50:43 BST

Dr Sarah Anderson presented at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) conference in Washington, DC in the USA on 22 February 2023.

New Publications on Catholic Education

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 16:19:46 GMT

Fr Stephen Reilly published, “Parish renewal in the image of Barnabas and Paul, sons of encouragement” in the journal “Pastoral Review” and “Catholic Schools: Catholic High School Liturgy: A Faithful Presence Within” in the journal “Catechetical Review”.

Publication of a newly Edited Springer Book and a chapter on Quantitative Reasoning

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 16:17:24 GMT

Dr Ismail O. Zembat and his international colleagues published an edited book entitled, “Quantitative Reasoning in Mathematics and Science Education” by Springer. He also published a chapter in this book, “Geometric transformations through quantitative reasoning.”

Publications in the journal, Primary Mathematics

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 16:16:47 GMT

Dr Ismail O. Zembat, Dr Cristina Mio and colleagues published a series of two articles in a teacher journal, Primary Mathematics. The works are titled, “Teaching place value conceptually – Part I” and “Teaching place value conceptually – Part II”.

Presentation at SERA on Mental Health

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 17:30:56 GMT

Dr Christine Hadfield presented at the conference SERA on November 23, 2022. The presentation was entitled ‘Whose responsibility is it anyway? Pupil mental health in a Scottish Secondary School'.

Presentation at SERA on Mathematics Education

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:30:22 GMT

Dr Cristina Mio, Dr Ismail Zembat, Susie Marshall and Evelyn Mclaren presented at SERA. The presentation is titled, 'Challenging PGDE Mathematics Students' Beliefs and Attitudes in The Context of Curriculum Reform'.

Cardinal Winning Lecture

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 17:30:01 GMT

Professor Paolo Benanti gave this year’s Cardinal Winning Lecture and spoke on the Challenges of Artificial Intelligences (AI) to education and formation. The St Andrew’s Foundation’s flagship lecture was attended by many from across the country.

National CPD session for teachers of English

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 17:25:07 GMT

Dr Willie McGuire has conducted a national CPD session for teachers of English which aims to translate cutting-edge research in the field of self-generated student feedback from its current locus in Higher Education into the Secondary Education sector.

Writing a Guest blog for FutureLearn

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 17:24:33 GMT

Dr Christine Hadfield was invited to write a guest blog for Futurelearn on the topic of trauma-informed approaches with children and young people.

World Union of Catholic Teachers Annual Conference and Meeting Pope Francis

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 17:18:49 GMT

The Director and Depute Director of the St Andrew’s Foundation (Prof Roisin Coll and Mrs Kathleen Kerrigan) represented the University of Glasgow at the World Union of Catholic Teachers annual conference and had the privilege of spending time with Pope Francis and discussing education.

Spotlight Podcast on Supporting Young People’s Mental Wellbeing Post-Covid

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 17:18:20 GMT

Dr Christine Hadfield was invited by Prof Graeme Roy to record a podcast for the University of Glasgow Spotlight series. The topic was ‘Supporting young people’s mental wellbeing post-Covid’.

Senior Fellowship of Recognising Excellence in Teaching

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 17:16:19 GMT

Dr Gabriella Rodolico has been awarded the Senior Fellowship of Recognising Excellence in Teaching at the University of Glasgow on the 10th of November 2022.

New Publication in the American Journal of Distance Education

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 17:15:12 GMT

Dr Sarah Anderson and her colleagues published in the Scottish Educational Review entitled ‘The Student Voice: Recommendations for Supporting the Success of Graduate Students with Disabilities in Online Courses’ in November 2022.

Presenting at the “Scottish Government Academic Seminar Series”

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 17:14:08 GMT

Dr Gabriella Rodolico has presented her collaborative work on Virtual Reality in Education at the “Scottish Government Academic Seminar Series - The Future Curriculum”. Some examples are now featuring on Education Scotland website.

Invited Talk on Rethinking Initial Teacher Education

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:09:24 GMT

An invited talk from Dr Sarah Anderson was presented to leaders from Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Valparaiso (Chile) as part of a learning visit to Scotland. The session focused on improving clinical experiences, self-study, and future aspirations for mutually-beneficial partnerships.

Two New Publications in the Journal of Philosophy of Education

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:08:55 GMT

Dr Philip Tonner published two new papers in the Journal of Philosophy of Education in October, 2022: ‘Beyond virtue and vice: A return to uncertainty’ and ‘Authority: On the revaluation of a value’.

CPD Course on Research, Praxis, and Student Agency

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:08:18 GMT

Dr Willie McGuire has delivered a CPD course to over 15 Local Authority representatives on the topic of ‘Using Exemplars to Improve Attainment in National 5 English’.

Seminar on Active Student Engagement in the National English Teaching Network

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:07:57 GMT

Dr Willie McGuire has delivered an inaugural seminar to the PGDE English cohort at the University of Strathclyde, which has the highest cohort of beginning teachers in Scotland.

Presentation at “What's Happened to You? Childhood Trauma and Behaviour”

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:07:21 GMT

Dr Christine Hadfield presented at the conference “What's Happened to You? Childhood Trauma and Behaviour” on October 27, 2022. The presentation was entitled ‘Supporting young people's wellbeing post-Covid, and it was about supporting young people’s mental well-being post-Covid.

Presentation at ECER 2022

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:06:51 GMT

Mark Breslin and Dr Christine Hadfield presented at ECER in August 2022. The presentation was entitled ‘Whose Responsibility is it anyway? Pupil Mental Health in a Scottish Secondary School’ and presented in the Teacher Education Research Network.

New Publication in the Scottish Educational Review

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:06:04 GMT

Dr Christine McKee and Mark Breslin published in the Scottish Educational Review entitled ‘Whose Responsibility is it anyway? Pupil Mental Health in a Scottish Secondary School’ in Sept 2022. The article is on secondary teachers’ confidence in the pupils’ mental health.

New Book Publication: Formation of Teachers for Catholic Schools: Challenges and Opportunities in a New Era

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:04:37 GMT

“Formation of Teachers for Catholic Schools: Challenges and Opportunities in a New Era” has just been published by Springer. It is edited by Dr Leonardo Franchi (University of Glasgow) and Richard Rymarz (Australian Institute of Theological Education).

New Publication in Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice (JPAAP)

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:03:44 GMT

Mark Breslin and Dr Gabriella Rodolico have published an article in the peer-reviewed journal JPAAP “A Reflection on the Impact of an Internationalisation Experience via Digital Platform, Based on Views, Opinions and Experiences of Students and Lecturers”.

The University’s Second Annual Higher History Conference (3rd of September 2022)

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:01:08 BST

Academics from the University of Glasgow discussed the latest research on SQA Higher History topics. In response to current events in Ukraine, the conference featured Russian history topics with a double session on European and World History.

A novel approach to knowledge exchange and scholarship dissemination

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:00:34 BST

Dr Gabriella Rodolico and Dr Willie McGuire have developed a novel approach to knowledge exchange and scholarship dissemination by publishing MEd (Professional Practice) dissertations on a dedicated site within the National Teaching Resource termed: The Scholarship to Praxis group.

National English Teaching Network (NETN) News

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:59:52 BST

Willie McGuire has now delivered, by invitation, inaugural seminars on NETN to the TEIs responsible for the provision of English in Education throughout Scotland including the universities of: Edinburgh; Edinburgh Napier; The West of Scotland; Dundee and Stirling.

Virtual Reality at the School of Education: from research opportunities to innovative applications

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:52:44 BST

VR facilities have been installed at the School of Education from the setup of an Edify pod. Dr Lavinia Hirsu and Dr Gabriella Rodolico organised a 3-day training programme with staff members from the School of Education.

Fairy Tales as Anticipatory Narratives

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:52:17 BST

A paper from Dr Philip Tonner and Professor Jonathan Delafield-Butt (University of Strathclyde) was delivered at the ‘Once and Future Fantasies’ conference, convened by the Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic in the School of Critical Studies in July-2022.

Callipolis! – Philosophy, education, and the City

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:51:35 BST

A Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival (12-18 September 2022) is jointly organised by PPF and Glasgow Building Preservation Trust and including colleagues from CLIP. Sarah Anderson, Ria Dunkley, and Philip Tonner will take a sideways look at the city.

Launch of a new Arts Lab theme

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:50:00 BST

Dr Philip Tonner will be Co-Directing the new University of Glasgow Arts Lab theme ‘Islands in the Global Age’. The most recent event, FLOATING WORLDS: THE SEAWEED GATHERERS, a performance followed by a discussion took place on 2 September 2022.

Nomination in the UofG ‘People Make Research’ Project

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:49:49 BST

Dr Hazel Crichton has been nominated in the UofG ‘People Make Research’ project, led by colleges in Research Services which asked Postgraduate Researchers and Research Staff across the university to name the people who make a positive difference to them.

New publication in Stravaig #11: Geopoetics and the Climate Crisis, Scottish Centre for Geopoetics

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:18:00 BST

Dr Philip Tonner’s paper has been published: ‘Kenneth White, Nomadism and Geopoetics’, in Stravaig #11: Geopoetics and the Climate Crisis, Scottish Centre for Geopoetics, pp16-20.

Presentation Series on Active Feedback

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:17:48 BST

Dr Willie McGuire has presented his latest work on active feedback at School of Education Assessment Matters series, Interdisciplinary Network for Research-Informed Assessment Practices and Assessment in Higher Education Conference (June 22, Manchester).

British Council Going Global Exploratory Grant Awarded

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:16:46 BST

Dr Gabriella Rodolico and her colleagues Dr Sally Zacharias and Dr Barbara Read, from School of Education and tutors from IISER Pune - India, have been awarded a British Council Going Global Exploratory Grant about STEM teacher education.

Award of SCoTENS Seed Funding

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:14:30 BST

Evelyn McLaren and Clare Smith in collaboration with Cliona Murphy and Greg Smith from Dublin City University have recently been awarded funding from SCoTENS (The Standing Conference of Teacher Education, North and South).

Presentation at BERA 2022 and ECER 2022 - Impact of an Internationalisation Experience Via Digital Platform

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:12:49 BST

Gabriella Rodolico and Mark Breslin will present at BERA 2022 and ECER 2022 a small-scale study investigating how remote cooperative teaching, based on mutual enrichment across international Initial Teacher Education providers, supports the active participation of students in international activities.

Editorship for a new Springer Book Series

Thu, 05 May 2022 15:01:00 BST

Springer has agreed to publish a new series of books on the challenges and opportunities faced by Catholic Education globally. The series editors are Dr Leonardo Franchi, Dr Quentin Wodon (World Bank) and Dr Sean Whittle (St Mary’s University, London.)

Co-Director Appointment for SEDA

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 17:15:00 BST

Following his election to the Staff and Educational Development Association Executive (SEDA), Dr Willie McGuire has been appointed as Co-Director of the SEDA organisation and has also been made a Trustee of the SEDA Charity.

Launch of the University’s History in Schools YouTube Channel

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 17:14:00 BST

History in Schools (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHmvfGBs4LbWlfHqqa5CyHw) is a collaboration between History and Education at the University of Glasgow. The YouTube channel curates presentations from the annual Higher History Conference organised by Dr Karin Bowie (History) and Dr Philip Tonner (Education).

Keynote Speech at AULRE

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 17:14:00 BST

Professor Stephen McKinney was the keynote speaker at the annual AULRE (Association of University Lecturers in Religious Education) Conference that took place at Newman University Birmingham during May 12-13, 2022.

Launching of a new MOOC, "Plurilingual Classrooms in Action"!

Thu, 05 May 2022 15:00:00 BST

Dr Christine Hadfield and Dr Francisco Valdera-Gil took part in the development of a new MOOC on language. The University of Glasgow and the Scottish Council of Deans of Education Languages Group have recently launched the MOOC.

Executive Committee Appointment

Thu, 05 May 2022 15:02:00 BST

Dr Willie McGuire has been elected to the SEDA Executive Committee. His focus will be to develop the areas of staff engagement with SEDA and knowledge exchange in relation to internally generated student feedback using exemplars and non-exemplars.

Small Bids Funding on Students' Development of their own Feedback

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:53:00 BST

Dr Willie McGuire has been awarded the sum of £2,500 from Small Bids funding. This will be used to develop an existing resource available on the NTR to support students develop their ability to produce their own feedback based on the use of comparisons between cognate and non-cognate exemplars.

Presentation of 'Getting Started with SOTL on Remo' at UofG Learning and Teaching Conference

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 11:04:00 BST

Dr Beth Dickson and her colleagues presented at the Pre-Conference for the 15th University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference (28.03.2022).

New Publication on Students' Perceptions of Multidisciplinary Learning in Groups

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 10:57:00 BST

Hazel Crichton, in collaboration with colleagues at Heriot Watt university, examined students' perceptions of working in multidisciplinary groups to solve an engineering problem-based challenge.

The Wayfarers – music, history, education, website launched!

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 10:54:00 BST

Dr Philip Tonner and Dr Oscar Odena have been involved in a joint University of Glasgow and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland project in partnership with The National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music - The Wayfarers: https://thewayfarers.gla.ac.uk/

Voice of Young Children: A Systematic Literature Review

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 10:57:00 BST

Dr Lauren Boath, in collaboration with national/international colleagues, has undertaken a systematic literature review of young children’s voice in educational research, published in the European Early Childhood Education Research Journal.

New History textbooks series from Hodder and Gibson - Connecting History – launched with support of UofG staff

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 11:01:00 BST

Dr Philip Tonner (Education) and Dr Karin Bowie (History) formed the Academic Advisory Board for this innovative series of school history textbooks, supported by reviewers from the UofG and beyond.

Small Bids Funding on Improving Mathematics Education of ITE Students

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 11:00:00 BST

Dr Cristina Mio, Dr Ismail O. Zembat and Susie Marshall (maths teaching team) have been awarded the sum of £3,000 from UofG School of Education Small Bids funding.

New Addition to National Teaching Resource – School-Based Action Research (S-BAR)

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 10:59:00 BST

Dr Gabriella Rodolico and Dr Willie McGuire are now the co-curators of a new website for the National Teaching Resource, titled, School-Based Action Research.

Presentation of 'Activating Internally Generated Feedback' at UofG Learning and Teaching Conference

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 10:58:00 BST

A presentation was led by Willie McGuire, Senior Lecturer and supported by David Nicol, Research Professor in the Teaching Excellence Initiative, Adam Smith Building and Gemma Haywood, a PhD student, GTA and RA, on 30.03.2022.

Presentation at The Scottish Mathematics Council Conference (SMC-2022)

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 15:10:00 GMT

Dr. Ismail O. Zembat presented his work, "Conceptualising place value with different bases", at the The Scottish Mathematics Council (SMC) Conference on March 5, 2022 (15:20-16:10). https://twitter.com/scottishmaths

New Talk at the Lecture Series of GRACE

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 15:20:00 GMT

As part of International Lecture Series, Dr. Leonardo Franchi presents, "Preparing for Mission: Catholic Teacher Education Today" at GRACE on March 31, 2022 (15:30)

New publication in EducA - International Catholic Journal of Education

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 15:00:00 GMT

Dr. Anna Blackman and Dr. Leonardo Franchi have published the article, "Fratelli tutti and the dialogic spirit of Catholic Higher Education: A reflection on Christian humanism and online learning", in the new edition of EducA- International Catholic Journal of Education.

Presentation at Conference on European Research in Mathematics Education (CERME12 - 2022)

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:09:09 GMT

Dr. Ismail O. Zembat and his colleagues Seyit Ali Yasa and Mustafa Aslan presented their work, "Teacher knowledge in the context of articulating arithmetic operations and place value", at the CERME-12 on February 3, 2021 (12:00-13:30).

Interactive CPD

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:05:15 GMT

Dr. Willie McGuire has recently been working with West Dunbartonshire, Highland and North Ayrshire Councils online to raise attainment in key areas of Literacy and English at levels 2 and 3 to support the transition to the Senior Phase of Curriculum for Excellence. The early stages of these collaborations have generated £5,000 in income.

Presentation at SocMedHE21 Conference - Cultivating mutually beneficial learning relationships using social media

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 15:43:37 GMT

Dr. Gabriella Rodolico and Mark Breslin have successfully submitted their work at the SocMedHE21 conference. The theme of the SocMedHE21 conference is cultivating mutually beneficial learning relationships using social media.

School of Education Case Study as part of upcoming International Learning Design and Education for Sustainable Development BOOTCAMP

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 15:39:00 GMT

Peter Donaldson, Brian Leslie and Dr. Gabriella Rodolico have recently contributed to the Learning Design and ESD 2022 Bootcamp toolkit. Collaborating alongside other Schools at University of Glasgow, they have created a case study on teaching for sustainability.

New Publication about Catholic Education and Curriculum

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 15:35:32 GMT

Dr. Leonard Franchi's paper has recently been published in the Journal of Catholic Education.

Reinterpreting The Declaration of Arbroath: Scotus, Freedom and questions for today's world

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 15:30:00 GMT

In an online round-table discussion on Dec 2, 2021, Dr. Philip Tonner and Andrew Redmond Barr were in conversation together raising historic and current questions regarding ideas of freedom, community and the values we want to improve our future.

Remote Healthcare System for Diabetes Management workshop

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:26:00 GMT

Dr. Gabriella Rodolicco was involved in the Remote Healthcare System for Diabetes Management workshop. It is a joint effort of Education, Engineering and Medical experts connecting with Schools in Pakistan to explore the issue of diabetes and innovative management solutions.

Contribution to ‘LIVING, SPEAKING, LOVING: Being and the Human in the Work of George Pattison’, a celebration of Professor Pattison’s work

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:50:48 GMT

Dr Philip Tonner responded to the first volume of Professor Pattison’s philosophy of Christian life, A Phenomenology of the Devout Life, alongside Professor Clare Carlisle, Kings College London.

Talk for Book Week Scotland with EDLC Libraries

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:46:34 GMT

Dr Philip Tonner contributed a short talk, Celebrating the Lives of Those We Love, to Book Week Scotland events for East Dunbartonshire Council.

The guest editor for Journal of Religious Education

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:44:56 GMT

Professor Stephen McKinney is the guest editor (with Dr Sean Whittle) of a special November issue of the Journal of Religious Education. The special issue is entitled: AULRE 2021: Researching RE: changing times for Religious Education.

Guest speaker for the 2021-22 Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies Lecture Series of the University of Macau on 24.11.21

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:42:20 GMT

Dr Philip Tonner was a guest speaker for Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies. His talk draws on the discourses of phenomenology and anthropology to explore the implications of the ‘dwelling perspective’ for developing an approach to ‘roots’ music-heritage research.

Election of the Vice-President of Catholic Theological Association of Great Britain

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:39:34 GMT

Professor Stephen McKinney was recently elected the vice-President of the Catholic Theological Association of Great Britain at the annual general meeting.

Presentation at Attachment Research Community Annual Conference

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:36:31 GMT

Along with colleagues from the charity Scottish Attachment in Action, Dr Christine Hadfield presented to the annual conference of the Attachment Research Community on the place of attachment theory in Scottish Education and Initial Teacher Education.

Presentation on 'Catholic Teacher Education: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives'

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:33:38 GMT

Dr Roisín Coll and Fr Stephen Reilly presented their work on, Catholic Teacher Education in Scotland: Current Challenges, as part of seminar series on Tuesday 16 November 2021, 5.00 pm.

Election of the Executive Membership for Scottish Educational Research Association

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:23:03 GMT

Professor Stephen McKinney was recently re-elected as a member of the Executive and a trustee of the Scottish Educational Research Association for the session 2022.

Presentation at British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics Conference

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:14:33 GMT

Dr. Ismail O. Zembat and his colleagues Seyit Ali Yasa and Mustafa Aslan presented their work, "Qualified mathematics teachers' knowledge of place value concept", at the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics" on November 6, 2021 (15:10-16:00).

SERA Theory and Philosophy of Education Network Conference Session 2021 - Conceptualisations of the Teacher Researcher

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 12:29:19 GMT

This event, co-convened by Dr. Philip Tonner, brought together perspectives from scholars working across the theory and philosophy of education to explore different conceptualisations of the teacher researcher.

The Podcasting the Past Series

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:17:00 BST

Podcasting the Past is a collaborative project between the School of Humanities, History, and the School of Education.

Presentation on Mathematics Teacher Knowledge

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:22:00 BST

Dr. Ismail O. Zembat and his colleagues from Turkey, Seyit Ali Yasa and Mustafa Aslan, presents their work about mathematics teacher knowledge at the "4th International Symposium of Turkish Computer and Mathematics Education" on October 30, 2021.

Senior Fellowship Award of SFSEDA

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:26:00 BST

Dr. Willie McGuire has been made a Senior Fellow of the Staff and Educational Development Association (SFSEDA). This award recognises institutional, national, and international development work to improve learning and teaching in Higher Education.

Virtual Reality in Education: The impact on PGDE primary teacher students and on Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety in EFL Learning

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:11:00 BST

Gabriella Rodolico and Miaomiao Ding (PhD student at SoE) have presented their works on Virtual reality at the ECER Geneva 2021. They used 2 of the most popular VR systems appropriate to their purposes: Class VR and HTC ViveFocus Plus.

Recent Publications and Presentations on Assessment and Feedback

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:16:00 BST

Dr. Willie McGuire has made several publications and presentations recently.

Release of CPHC UK Landscape Report on School and University partnerships in Computing education

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:01:00 BST

A new UK Landscape Report examining School and University partnerships that support Computing Science education that Peter Donaldson contributed to has been released by the Council of Professors and Heads of Computing.

New publication on Language Learning Policy, with a focus on German teaching and learning in the early years and primary schools in the UK

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:55:00 BST

Hazel Crichton has published a chapter in Early Language Learning in the 21st Century (2021), published by Springer, (Eds. Coady and Zein) discusses language learning policy in the different countries in the UK with a particular focus on German.

New publications on literacies and research into student teacher’s knowledge of children’s literature

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:51:00 BST

Dr. Jennifer Farrar has had published an article and led on two joint authored chapters in recent weeks. Jennifer also jointly presented a paper at the recent ECER-2021 online conference with Professor Alyson Simpson, University of Sydney.

Presentation at the Social & Digital Change Symposium taking place at University of Glasgow

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:23:10 BST

Gabriella Rodolico, Mark Breslin and a colleague from Italy, Anna Maria Mariani, are presenting their work about “… Internationalisation Experience via Digital Platform …” at the Social & Digital Change Symposium that takes place on September 10, 2021.

New Teaching Excellence Network (TEN) Co-Convener

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:18:44 BST

Following the departure of Professor Jo-Anne Murray, a new co-convener, Willie McGuire, will assume her former role from this session - a leadership role at institutional level.

A podcast on Young People and Climate Change

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:31:14 BST

Dr Ria Dunkley takes part in a podcast on Young People and Climate Change. In this UofG-Engage Podcast, Dr Ria Dunkley, speaks with Dr Zara Gladman, and pupils and deputy head teacher Ali Preston from Kings Park Secondary School, Glasgow.

A Keynote Speech in Quality Concerns in Educational Research Conference - India

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:29:27 BST

Professor Stephen McKinney delivered a keynote on the 17 May 2021 online. The keynote was entitled ‘Research in Education’ for the Quality Concerns in Educational Research Conference. The conference was organised by Annamalai University, India.

A Blog on Internationalization Activity

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:28:18 BST

Mark Breslin and Dr. Gabriella Rodolico published a blog on an internationalisation activity

History Education at Glasgow: free Higher History research conference on Zoom for secondary school teachers

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:25:38 BST

Philip Tonner and Karin Bowie organise a conference about History Education. On 11 September 2021, the University of Glasgow will team up with the SQA and SATH to provide a free Higher History research conference on Zoom for secondary-school teachers

New Thinking from the International Educational Assessment Network (IEAN)

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:24:10 BST

Founded by the University of Glasgow, the IEAN has published three papers that bring together evidence and thinking from international research and policy experts to explore and present recommendations for assessment and learning progression, and a better assessment future post-covid.

Understanding Learning Progression: Methods Project (University of Glasgow Educational Assessment Network)

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:22:12 BST

With funding from The Carnegie Trust, David Morrison-Love (PI), Kara Makara Fuller (Co-I) and Estelia Borquez Sanchez (RA) are developing methods to support the longitudinal investigation of learning progression for pupils moving through different areas of a national curriculum

New Study on Pupil Technological Problem Solving in Design & Technology

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:20:49 BST

A recent paper by David Morrison-Love compared the problem-solving activity of groups with more and less successful technological solutions. Epistemic, cognitive and social differences suggest the need for pedagogy that purposefully cultivates contextual and technological links in pupils’ thinking.

UKRI Funding secured for "The Hidden Environmental Histories of the River Clyde"

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:15:11 BST

Dr. Ria Dunkley and her colleagues secured UKRI seed funding for the project "The Hidden Environmental Histories of the River Clyde".

Top 3 Conference Presentations Award

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:12:21 BST

Dr. David Morrison-Love and Dr. Fiona Patrick at the recent PATT38 Conference

Presentations at Teacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN)

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:09:59 BST

Dr Hazel Crichton presented at the Teacher Education Advancement Network conference on May 6, 2021.

Collaborating to improve feedback

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:06:45 BST

Dr. Willie McGuire has been collaborating recently with Professor David Nicol from the Teaching Excellence Initiative of the Adam Smith Business School on improving feedback.

Presentation at the Research on Educational Neuroscience, School, Sports and Society Conference

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 17:42:38 BST

Dr. Gabriella Rodolicco presented her work named as "Virtual Reality in Education: The impact of VR supported lessons on the learning experience of postgraduate diploma student teachers" at the Research on Educational Neuroscience, School, Sports and Society Conference in Italy.

Recent Presentations made by Dr Ria Dunkley alone and with Ben Murphy in Different Venues

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:40:14 BST

Dr Ria Dunkley and Ben Murphy have made several presentations at different events during April 2021.

Publication of an article in the journal of Reflective Practice

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 08:38:24 BST

Dr. Hazel Crichton, Dr. Francisco Valdera Gil and Dr. Christine Hadfield have published an article, “Reflections on peer micro-teaching: Raising questions about theory informed practice” in the journal Reflective Practice.

An Outdoor Learning Experience - “A Walk in the Park”

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:29:08 BST

Dr. Beth Dickson was successful in being awarded funding from the CoSS Graduate School’s PhD internship scheme, which enabled her to employ a PGR student, Catherine Reid, to construct a website called A Walk in the Park

Global Catholic Education Interview Series

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:28:15 BST

Dr. Leonard Franchi has been interviewed as part of the Global Catholic Education Interview Series in April 2021.

Participation at the 31st International Scientific Conference

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:26:59 BST

Leonard Franchi, Julie Harvie, Father Stephen Reilly and Mary Lappin were involved in the 31st International Scientific Conference of ACISE hosted by the Universidade Catolica Portuguesa (Porto) from 8th-9th April. The theme of the conference was “Integral education in the digital age”.

Publication in the GTCS Magazine – Teaching Scotland

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:26:00 BST

Dr. Gabriella Rodolicco has recently published the article named “Bringing STEM and the Social Sciences together” in the GTCS news Magazine

Editor of SERA Researching Education Bulletin - Special Edition

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:23:33 BST

Prof. Stephen McKinney has become the editor for the special edition of SERA Researching Education Bulletin. The special edition (forthcoming online) provides a series of articles from members of the SERA Poverty and Education Network.

A Podcast on the path towards Principal Fellowship on Higher Education Academy

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:53:08 GMT

Dr. Willie McGuire has published a podcast on the path towards Principal Fellowship on Higher Education Academy

A Talk at Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA)

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:50:39 GMT

Professor Stephen McKinney spoke at a Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) event on Highlighting Recent Research into Poverty and Education on Thursday March 18th, 2021.

Knowledge Note on Catholic Teacher Education published on the Global Catholic Education

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:49:40 GMT

Dr. Leonard Franchi had a Knowledge Note on Catholic Teacher Education published on the Global Catholic Education Website

Presentations at the upcoming Association of Catholic Institutes of Education (ACISE) Conference

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:45:37 GMT

St. Andrews Foundation members, Julie Harvie, Fr Stephen and Mary Lappin have been accepted to present at the Association of Catholic Institutes of Education (ACISE) conference from 8-10 April 2021.

Research Webinar on Catholic Teacher Formation

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:42:45 GMT

Research webinar took place on 17th March

Theology Thursdays! Seminar Series Returned on Thursday 25th February

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:41:00 GMT

The Theology Thursdays! seminar series returned on Thursday 25th February.

The “#StraightOuttaGalilee” daily tweets Concluded on March 12, 2021

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:39:25 GMT

The #StraightOuttaGalilee daily tweets with adaptable ideas to support teachers in the teaching of RE during lockdown have been very well received, and concluded on Friday 12th March.

St. Andrews Foundation Blog ‘The Cloisters’ has been very Successful

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:36:05 GMT

The launch of the Foundation’s Blog ‘The Cloisters’ https://thecloisters.blog has been very successful and is attracting responses (both on the Blog site and Twitter) but also quite a number of contributors, including a series by MEduc students on Catholic schools

A Talk on Scottish Justice and Peace Event

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:33:34 GMT

Professor Stephen McKinney gives talk and contributes to blog for National Poverty and Pandemic event

St. Andrews Foundation “Faith Enriching Leadership Expert Seminar Series” Concluded

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:23:05 GMT

The Faith Enriching Leadership Expert Seminar series concluded on Tuesday 23rd February. The series has been very successful with between 100 and 150 attending.

Completion of a small grant about Implementing virtual reality supported lessons

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:09:00 GMT

Dr. Gabriella Rodolico has completed a small grant project that is designed to support trainee teachers to develop confidence in applying immersive VR and AR technology to their own teaching.

PPF members on BBC Scotland on February 7 & March 7, 2021

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:06:05 GMT

Dr Roisin Coll and Father Stephen Reilly have appeared on recent episodes of Reflections at the Quay

Nominations for Student Teaching Awards

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:50:23 GMT

Three PPF members have been shortlisted by students for annual awards

Presentation on ‘International Catholic Education Research’

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:26:04 GMT

Dr. Leonardo Franchi gave a presentation to the staff of the Institute of Education, St Mary’s University, London, on ‘International Catholic Education Research’ on February 26, 2021.

Paper Accepted for Publication

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:24:22 GMT

Dr. Willie McGuire has had a paper accepted for publication by “My Advance HE” titled as, “Improving Written Assessment Feedback in Assessment and Feedback in a Post-Pandemic Era: A Time for Learning and Inclusion”.

Successful Small Projects Bids

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:22:02 GMT

Dr. Willie McGuire has two successful Small Project bids: (1) The creation of an online webpage resource to replace the non-availability of face-to-face CPD offered by the University; (2) Providing PGS English students with access to a new web-based resource.

Presentation in ‘Catholic Universities in Dialogue’

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:20:13 GMT

Dr. Leonardo Franchi presented a webinar to an international audience on ‘The Catholic Identity of Universities’ on February 18, 2021. This was organised by the International Federation of Catholic Universities as part of their ‘Catholic Universities in Dialogue’ series.

New International Computer Science Education Working Group Report published

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:17:57 GMT

Centre for Computing Science Education member Peter Donaldson’s work on capturing and characterising important conceptual models (Notional Machines) in CS as part of an international working group has now been published by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

A Lecture on “Climate Change and Positive Action”

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:59:36 GMT

Dr. Ria Dunkley gave an online lecture on January 25, 2021 to the Craven Development Education Centre about “Climate Change and Positive Action”

“Walk the Global Walk” Project

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:58:42 GMT

Dr. Ria Dunkley has published the following piece about the “Walk the Global Walk” Project.

New Book Chapter Published

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:58:11 GMT

Dr. Ria Dunkley has published the following book chapter about video ethnography

Impact Study completed for REF 2021 on Purposeful Feedback

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:55:50 GMT

Dr. Willie McGuire has recently completed the study “Purposeful Feedback: Improving Practices Among Staff and Students”.

Appointment to the Charity “Scottish Attachment in Action”

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:54:41 GMT

Dr. Christine Hadfield has recently been appointed as a Trustee for a very activity charity, Scottish Attachment in Action, following the process of selection and interviews.

Appointment to Mater Christi Multi Academy Trust

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:53:32 GMT

Dr. Leonard Franchi has recently been appointed as a Director of the new Mater Christi Multi Academy Trust in Lancaster, UK.

School of Education Writing Group Launched

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 12:50:00 GMT

The Writing Group has been launched to provide support with academic writing. The first session took place on January 13th on Academic Blogging led by Dr Queralt Capsada-Munsech. The group is being led by Clare Smith and Beth Dickson.

Teacher Education Reading Group launched

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 13:02:00 GMT

The TERG has been launched by Lauren Boath, Beth Dickson, Stephen McKinney and Cristina Mio with 18 colleagues from across School of Education. It aims to deepen participants’ understanding of teacher education to inform and underpin their scholarly activities.

Senior Fellowship Programme

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 13:01:00 GMT

Willie McGuire has been accepted onto the Senior Fellowship Staff Educational Developers Association Programme; an honour normally reserved solely for academics involved exclusively in academic development roles.

'Disrupting Boundaries to Build Bridges' to be Presented at ICSEI 2021

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:25:00 GMT

Sinead Gormally, Helen Martin, Lauren Boath, Jennifer Farrar and Joyce Nicolson had a proposal for ICSEI 2021 'Crossing Boundaries to Build Bridges' accepted. It questions the role of educators in disrupting boundaries to build bridges between communities, schools and families.

“The Child as Coresearcher” to be Presented at SERA Conference

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 12:59:00 GMT

Lauren Boath, with former colleague Alexia Barrable, have had a paper accepted for the SERA Research Education Bulletin Early Years Network Special Issue – “The child as coresearcher in the early years: What do children like in the outdoors”

A New ERSC IAA Project Gets Funding

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 11:04:00 GMT

Odena (Co-I) and Tonner (PI) have been awarded £4856 by the ESRC IAA for the project ‘Wayfarers: confronting the past through history and traditional music education in schools’ (2020-2021).

A New Edited Springer Book

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 12:55:00 GMT

A proposal for an edited book [Formation of Teachers for Catholic Schools: Challenges and Opportunities in a New Era] has been accepted by Springer, which will have chapters by Dr Roisin Coll and Fr Stephen Reilly from School of Education.

Clare Smith receives grant from the Royal Society of Chemistry's Inclusion and Diversity Fund

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 08:37:04 GMT

Clare received a grant from the Royal Society of Chemistry's Inclusion and Diversity Fund to conduct some research on the Gender Awareness education included in the PGDE Chemistry courses across Scotland.

STEM Challenge - the form of solar energy which will blow you away

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:31:00 GMT

The team organised a "hands-on" remotely delivered, STEM renewable energy challenge: "The forms of solar energy which will blow you away!". It was presented at the FoSS and delivered in 4 different schools in collaboration with probationer and in-service teachers.

Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:41:00 GMT

Willie McGuire has become a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Forthcoming Book

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:30:00 GMT

The third volume of the Reclaiming the Piazza trilogy, subtitled Communicating Catholic Culture, is now with the printers.