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Leaving Egos Outside: A 'Reverse Mentoring' Study of BAME Psychology Students and Senior University Leaders (2023)
Journal Article
Waddington, K., Husbands, D., & Bonaparte, B. (2023). Leaving Egos Outside: A 'Reverse Mentoring' Study of BAME Psychology Students and Senior University Leaders. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/xszj-2r62

This Highlight article describes a small pilot study of a ‘reverse mentoring’ study in a UK university,
involving five undergraduate Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) psychology students who
mentored five senior leaders. Inverted commas wer... Read More about Leaving Egos Outside: A 'Reverse Mentoring' Study of BAME Psychology Students and Senior University Leaders.

What Have You Learned? Matching Academic Content to Employability Skills in an Economics Undergraduate Programme (2023)
Journal Article
Sousounis, P. (2023). What Have You Learned? Matching Academic Content to Employability Skills in an Economics Undergraduate Programme. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/83ee-8043

In economics and social sciences in general, it is often difficult for students to connect theory with
practice and identify how material that is being taught, develops discipline-specific skills, and
importantly, in this context, employability (... Read More about What Have You Learned? Matching Academic Content to Employability Skills in an Economics Undergraduate Programme.

Assessing the (Legal) Essentials: A Reflection through the Prism of Self-Determination Theory (2023)
Journal Article
Coyle, S. (2023). Assessing the (Legal) Essentials: A Reflection through the Prism of Self-Determination Theory. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/zeh6-dk31

This is a reflection on the teaching and assessment of the Legal Essentials module, in terms of its role
in preparing Level 4 students for the rest of their Law degree. Legal Essentials is designed to provide
a grounding in legal skills and the l... Read More about Assessing the (Legal) Essentials: A Reflection through the Prism of Self-Determination Theory.

Developing Innovation in Assessment in History ISPs (2023)
Journal Article
Talbott, S. (2023). Developing Innovation in Assessment in History ISPs. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/351d-x428

Since the academic year 2021-22, a project has been underway to innovate assessment in History
Individual Study Project modules at Keele. This includes a second-year dissertation preparation
module, and the final-year dissertation. In the context... Read More about Developing Innovation in Assessment in History ISPs.

Introducing Patchwork Assessment into Natural Science curricula (2023)
Journal Article
Rogers, S. L., & Knight, P. G. (2023). Introducing Patchwork Assessment into Natural Science curricula. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/gvkg-7e47

Patchwork Assessment (or Patchwork Text Assessment) is an alternative to exams or traditional coursework, and may be particularly appropriate for introduction as part of a module being redesigned for flexible digital delivery. It involves students cr... Read More about Introducing Patchwork Assessment into Natural Science curricula.

Improving assessment and feedback literacy within the School of Nursing and Midwifery (SNaM): Supporting students in preparing for their summative care plan assessment with the use of group tutorials (2023)
Journal Article
Mumvuri, J. (2023). Improving assessment and feedback literacy within the School of Nursing and Midwifery (SNaM): Supporting students in preparing for their summative care plan assessment with the use of group tutorials. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/0zjf-6125

Critical thinking and high-level communication are vital for professional nursing practice. The
experience of writing assignments and receiving feedback during undergraduate nursing studies
helps to develop both these skills. Boud and Associates... Read More about Improving assessment and feedback literacy within the School of Nursing and Midwifery (SNaM): Supporting students in preparing for their summative care plan assessment with the use of group tutorials.

Evaluation of online project-based induction activities in Forensic Science (2023)
Journal Article
Cartwright, V. (2023). Evaluation of online project-based induction activities in Forensic Science. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/77pf-h729

A new project-based induction was designed for 2020. The induction was a fully online project for
welcoming our first-year students. The aims of the activities were to concentrate on a smooth and
successful transition into higher education, intro... Read More about Evaluation of online project-based induction activities in Forensic Science.

Evaluating the use of virtual crime scenes to support student understanding of crime scene investigation (2023)
Journal Article
Handley, G. (2023). Evaluating the use of virtual crime scenes to support student understanding of crime scene investigation. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/3fd5-we15

This project aimed to explore the implementation of a virtual crime scene using the interactive visual platform ThingLink, to support student learning of crime scene investigation. This was necessary to facilitate learning during the national lockdow... Read More about Evaluating the use of virtual crime scenes to support student understanding of crime scene investigation.

10 years of curriculum change viewed through the lens of student workload (2023)
Journal Article
Haxton, K. J. (2023). 10 years of curriculum change viewed through the lens of student workload. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/4czv-h521

The past decade has seen significant changes to the Chemistry course at Keele including two curriculum reviews, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a more gradual evolution of how we teach, particularly including flipped classroom methods. Student workload pr... Read More about 10 years of curriculum change viewed through the lens of student workload.

A Psychology student evaluation of a third-year option module delivered online during COVID-19. (2023)
Journal Article
Fox, C. (2023). A Psychology student evaluation of a third-year option module delivered online during COVID-19. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/xjj6-sy77

Context and Objectives: This study aims to describe students’ evaluation of an adaptation of a third year Psychology option module at a UK University designed for face-to-face delivery. The module was required to be delivered exclusively online owin... Read More about A Psychology student evaluation of a third-year option module delivered online during COVID-19..

Social Media and Academic Freedom: A Critical Reflection of Martin Weller’s The Digital Scholar: How Technology is Transforming Scholarly Practice (2023)
Journal Article
Higson-Bliss, L. (2023). Social Media and Academic Freedom: A Critical Reflection of Martin Weller’s The Digital Scholar: How Technology is Transforming Scholarly Practice. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/wdxt-g215

As the neoliberal state has taken hold of the university sector, we as academics are feeling increasing pressure to publicise ourselves, our scholarship, and our research online. In recent years there has been a drive in showcasing our work across so... Read More about Social Media and Academic Freedom: A Critical Reflection of Martin Weller’s The Digital Scholar: How Technology is Transforming Scholarly Practice.

Training healthcare professionals to be ready for practice in an era of social distancing: A realist evaluation (2023)
Journal Article
Lefroy, J., Bialan, J., Moult, A., Hay, F., Stapleton, C., Thompson, J., Diggory, K., Mustafa, N., Farrington, J., Aynsley, S., Jacklin, S., Winterton, A., & Cope, N. (2023). Training healthcare professionals to be ready for practice in an era of social distancing: A realist evaluation. Advances in Health Sciences Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-023-10297-w

Background
Programme changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted variably on preparation for practice of healthcare professional students. Explanations for such variability need exploration. The aim of our study was to understand what clinica... Read More about Training healthcare professionals to be ready for practice in an era of social distancing: A realist evaluation.

Evidence Based Practice: Medical Education Research (2023)
Book Chapter
Rees. (2023). Evidence Based Practice: Medical Education Research. In Family medicine in the undergraduate curriculum: preparing medical students to work in evolving health care systems. Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Reasonable adjustment, unfair advantage or optional extra? Teaching staff attitudes towards reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Pearson, A., & Gimblett. (2023, March). Reasonable adjustment, unfair advantage or optional extra? Teaching staff attitudes towards reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities. Presented at Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2023: The Shoulders of Giants: Listening, Learning and Improving our Practice

Design and evaluation of a new consolidation exercise for students studying cardiac physiology: a digital escape room. (2023)
Journal Article
Horn. (2023). Design and evaluation of a new consolidation exercise for students studying cardiac physiology: a digital escape room. Advances in physiology education, 47(1), 82 - 92. https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00176.2022

The current student body will, by and large, seek online resources to supplement their learning. However, resources that are freely available online vary in accuracy and quality, and the vast majority rely on passive learning. Therefore, there is a n... Read More about Design and evaluation of a new consolidation exercise for students studying cardiac physiology: a digital escape room..