Teaching Innovation & Learning Enhancement

In this talk Dr Kathleen Cronie and Michelle McCartney from LGBT Youth Scotland presented new data on the experiences of LGBT young people (aged 13-25 years old) in Scotland. Young people specifically in educational settings (e.g., schools, universities) highlighted...

An increasing number of people are opting to do their doctoral studies online as distance doctorate candidates. While this can mean flexibility for doctoral students, it can also bring some challenges. In some cases the decision to enter this endeavour is by choice,...

Feedback is a vital part of student learning. Students receive formative feedback in different ways which continuously develops their understanding of the material and their skills. In this talk, Dr Laura Jenkins outlines her approach to formative feedback: through...

How to design a module or curriculum in which students experience empowerment, usefulness, success, interest, and caring? In this talk, Dr Brett Jones presents the MUSIC model that integrates all 5 aspects and allows measuring the motivational climate of your...

Balancing work and life commitments can be challenging, but in many cases it is excatly what students need to do in order to succeed. In her talk, Dr Philippa Waterhouse presented research she conducted with online learning students on their experiences of managing...

We had the pleasure to listen to Dr Gail Crimmins on the topic of inclusion and diversity in Higher Education. She provided an overview of the challenges and suggested concrete strategies on how to become truly inclusive in one's own teaching practice. While the...

In April we invited a powerhouse of speakers (students and staff) to discuss challenges and solutions to approaches for sustainability in education. We looked at demands raised from students to encourage a greener university, we learned about a student-led course on...

In this TILE seminar, we heard about preprints and how they make research accessible for all to read - before manuscripts are submitted or accepted for publication in scientific journals. Dr Emily Nordmann discussed various examples how to engage in this open science...

In this talk the speakers presented data on how students perceive activities of providing feedback to peers and receiving feedback from peers. They found that reviewing work of peers is perceived as a beneficial activity - even more beneficial than receiving feedback...

We welcomed the LGBTQ Reading Group to our TILE Network Seminar in December and with that we had a slighlty different format: After a short presentation of the target paper, all attendees engegaed in a discussion and asked questions. We touched on important issues in...

We had the pleasure to welcome Graeme Armstrong (best-seeling author of "The Young Team"), Emily Cutts (Director of The Children's Wood charity and the G20 Youth Festival), and Henry Hepburn (news editor at Tes Scotland) to our TILE Network. In an inspiring...

We welcomed Dr Chiara Horlin and Dr Elliott Spaeth, co-founders of the Neurodiversity Network at Uni Glasgow, to our TILE Network External Speaker Series in October and they delivered an engaging and informative talk on Supporting Neurodiversity in Education. They...

On 20 September 2021, we had the pleasure to jointly organise an Explorathon 2021 webinar with the Scottish Network for Able Pupils (SNAP) on "Bugs, Bees, Plants and The Great Outdoors". We heard about a range of exciting school-based projects all of which have their...

With great anticipation we welcomed Shabana Basij-Rasikh to our TILE Network speaker series. Shabana is the co-founder and president of the only boarding school for girls in Afghanistan, the School of Leadership Afghanistan (SOLA). In her inspirational talk, she made...

We had the pleasure to hear Dr Bryan Dewsbury's perspective on equity in education at our last TILE Network seminar. Bryan emphasied the importance of building relationships with students in the classroom. While he acknowledges that teaching of content and knowledge...

In this talk, Dr Julie Hulme, shared her experience when she started university and how she felt like 'fish out of water'. During the talk the audience shared similar experiences and we also heard of 'duck to water' experiences. Transitions from secondary school to...

This TILE talk was dedicated to retrieval practice and how to implement that strategy in classroom teaching. We welcomed Kate Jones, Head of History at The British School Al Khubiarat in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, who is also a book author, consultant, and...

On 24 November 2020, we had the pleasure to jointly organise an Explorathon 2020 webinar with the Scottish Network for Able Pupils (SNAP) on "More Than 1+1: Supporting Highly Able Maths Minds In The Classroom". The event featured speakers from across Europe who shared...

In this TILE Webinar on "Exam Anxiety: Is It Something to Worry About?", Prof David Putwain shared insight into the role of exam anxiety for performance and for mental health in students. He presented eye-opening data that show that students reporting high levels of...

In this TILE Webinar on "Influences On Early Mathematical Skills: What Counts?" by Dr Victoria Simms she shared her research on this topic and provided some practical guidelines resulting from rigorous research.   In her talk, Dr Simms makes a case for...

In his TILE Webinar on "Digital Learning In Our New Normal" Tim Beattie shared many resources and tips on how they navigated online and blended learning at his school, Harris Academy in Dundee, UK. With a strong focus on progressing the teaching and using tools to...

On 18 June 2020, we had the pleasure to jointly organise the first #BackToSchoolCPD as a webinar with the School of Education at the University of Glasgow. The event was attended by 250+ people who joined us on Zoom and YouTube. Primary and secondary teachers and...

By Maria Radeva  We held a TILE Network webinar in May and hosted Dr Emily Nordmann and Dr Jill MacKay, who talked about their preprint paper on supporting a temporary online pivot in Higher Education. The current situation has forced most educational institutions...

We held a TILE Network webinar in May and hosted Dr Yvonne Skipper who talked about her research into growth and fixed mindsets in school children and students in Higher Education. Yvonne presented three large-scale mindset intervention studies – all conducted in...

We held a TILE Network webinar in April and hosted Dr Jill MacKay who introduced us to a novel approach to teach and – most importantly – let her students experience ethical decision making and coping with failure. Jill explained that these two things are important...

We welcomed Dr Kasia Banas to the TILE Network where she presented brand-new data on how students use lecture recordings and their attitudes towards lecture recordings. Kasia started with a statement that resonated with me: “The question is not ‘should we record...

We welcomed Dr Eilidh Cage to the TILE Network where she presented her research on contributing factors of drop out in Autistic students and their experiences and perception at university. The different potential risks for non-completion that she investigated were:...

The talk “The Effects of Seductive Details on Learning and Memory” by Dr Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel led to interesting discussions with people in the audience providing examples of seductive details that they use in their teaching and whether it is OK to continue using...

On the 15th November 2019, the TILE network invited Dr Pooja K. Agarwal to share her expertise on practical and powerful teaching tools in the form of a webinar. As we have learned across many different TILE talks, there are different learning strategies that are now...

On 30 October 2019, Dr Emily Nordmann gave a webinar on lecture capture presenting current research, important factors to consider, and practical recommendations for lecturers and students in Higher Education. Lecture capture or lecture recordings is a much-discussed...

In May, we welcomed Stuart Welsh (@maths180): A teacher at The High School of Glasgow, Head of Maths Department, and Research Lead at his school – and a person who is enthusiastic about applying findings from cognitive science to education. Tara Harper (@Korenth69),...

In April, we had the honour to welcome Dr Naomi Winstone to our TILE meeting. I consider her as a guru in Assessment and Feedback in Higher Education. She has a vast amount of knowledge and expertise – and, more importantly – she is a brilliant speaker and science...

In February 2019, the TILE Network welcomed Dr Flávia Schechtman Belham to speak on the topic of 'Why don't students use effective learning strategies'. As the Chief Scientist at Seneca, a free homework and revision platform for KS3, GCSE and A-levels, Flávia applies...

In November 2018, we welcomed Ross Morrison McGill from TeacherToolkit as our TILE network speaker on the topic of “Reduce Workload; Increase Impact” in teaching. In this reflection, I would like to try summarizing the issues Ross highlighted about teaching workload,...

In October, Dr Peter Verkoeijen came all the way from the Netherlands to give a talk on applied research in the classrooms as part of our TILE network external speaker series. He started off his presentation with a reflection on his journey from conducting fundamental...

In September 2018, we welcomed Dr Christopher Madan as our TILE network speaker on the topic of "Understanding How We Remember". As usual, a discussion followed with the focus on real-life application of what we had learned. In this reflection, I would like to try...

The 4th talk in our TILE network speaker series saw us welcome Robin Macpherson and “The Myth of Sisyphus: Assessment and Absurdity”.  As has been the case with all our TILE talks much discussion was generated amongst the audience. The following are some thoughts that...

Our TILE network speaker, Dr Stuart Waiton, gave a quite controversial talk during our meeting in April. His talk was followed by a heated – but, I believe, productive – discussion afterwards. In this reflection, I would like to try to summarise Stuart’s main points...

In March, Mark Healy gave a thought-provoking talk by outlining his perspective of the current educational system and ways teachers and lecturers can start improving their own instruction practice by using evidence-informed strategies. But, hold on, Mark raised three...

Well, what a way to kick off the first in a series of our TILE network meetings with our very own founder, Dr Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel.  The aim of the TILE network is to bring together people from different disciplines and backgrounds who are all interested in...