Teaching Innovation & Learning Enhancement

Bringing people from different disciplines and sectors together to discuss ways to overcome issues in education using evidence-based approaches.

About TILE

TILE is an interdisciplinary network that spans across educational sectors and part of the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Glasgow. Our mission is to start a conversation between different groups interested in improving teaching and learning through sharing of best practice in education and disseminating research-based findings. Read our full mission statement here.

Get in touch

If you want to contribute to our blog or share your best practice with us (we feature best practice examples here), please get in touch: tile@psy.gla.ac.uk

TILE on YouTube

Access all our videos and recordings on our YouTube channel and follow us there: TILE Network YouTube

The Academic Writing Guide

The Academic Writing Guide

By Sue Robbins & Chris O'Reilly The Academic Writing Guide (AWG) is an interactive web-based resource developed for the core Academic Development (AD) module of the University of Sussex Central Foundation Years programme which introduces students to the research...

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The Graduate Attributes Roadmap

The Graduate Attributes Roadmap

By Dr Maxine Swingler & Dr Dickon Copsey The Graduate Attributes Roadmap compiles case studies of the successful integration of graduate attributes and employability into the curriculum. These case studies offer practical advice to teachers in any discipline who...

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Call For Best Practice Examples

Call For Best Practice Examples

Submit your best practice example to the TILE resource   The TILE Network is putting together a best practice resource with teaching tips from the wider academic community. We are looking for examples of teaching, assessment, and feedback approaches and would...

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How To Deal With Test Anxiety?

How To Deal With Test Anxiety?

What is test anxiety? Tests are general academic requirements in schools and higher education. However, taking an exam appears to be a stressful experience for most people, as tests are appraised as challenging, ego-threatening or harmful (Lazarus & Launier,...

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What Do Students Want In Feedback?

What Do Students Want In Feedback?

Feedback is an important part of learning and assessment. Although some scholars have questioned the beneficial effects of feedback, students still use it to facilitate their development as independent learners and improve their performance through reflection and...

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The Acronym TILE

The Acronym TILE

The acronym TILE was carefully chosen because it conveys the ultimate outcomes of the proposed network when you write out the acronym: Teaching Innovation & Learning Enhancement, but also because a tile is symbolic for a piece of a bigger picture or a bigger...

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TILE’s Mission Statement

TILE’s Mission Statement

Introduction to TILE Academics and teachers have accumulated a large amount of knowledge that has the potential to support learning and teaching in primary, secondary and higher education. For example, many findings from research on human learning and memory in...

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About TILE

TILE is an interdisciplinary network that spans across educational sectors and part of the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Glasgow. Our mission is to start a conversation between different groups interested in improving teaching and learning through sharing of best practice in education and disseminating research-based findings. Read our full mission statement here.

Get in touch

If you want to contribute to our blog or share your best practice with us (we feature best practice examples here), please get in touch: tile@psy.gla.ac.uk

TILE on YouTube

Access all our videos and recordings on our YouTube channel and follow us there: TILE Network YouTube