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Clarke, Marie; Barrett, Terry; Dignam, Barbara Jillian; Galvin, Áine; Hyland, Sheena; Jennings, David – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
This study explores the perceptions of early career STEM faculty about their teaching contexts and praxis after pursuing an accredited teaching and learning programme in an Irish university. A social realist approach using Archer's morphogenetic framework was employed to facilitate an exploration of their perceptions about teaching and the…
Descriptors: Novices, STEM Education, College Faculty, Praxis
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O Brien, Emma; Moore, Gwen; Costelloe, Laura; O'Sullivan, Íde – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
The character of professional development offered to those who teach in higher education is changing. There is a shift towards the adoption of more flexible, work-based, apprenticeship models, where experiential routes are increasingly valued. This paper seeks to understand the factors that impact engagement in academic professional development. A…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Teacher Motivation
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O'Toole, Sarah; O'Sullivan, Ide; O'Brien, Emma; Costelloe, Laura – International Journal for Academic Development, 2022
The disruption caused by the pandemic and the rapid transition to online teaching brings into sharp focus the role of academic development within the institution and creates an opportunity to pause and reflect on the impact of the academic developer (AD) role. This reflection on practice explores how the AD role has transitioned through the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, COVID-19, Pandemics, Higher Education
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O'Keeffe, Muireann – International Journal for Academic Development, 2019
Social networking sites provide opportunities for informal and social learning of academic practices in higher education, yet not all academics engage in these spaces. This qualitative study suggests that while Twitter offers informal opportunities for academic development, inhibiting factors prevent staff from establishing their social presence…
Descriptors: Social Media, Informal Education, Higher Education, Faculty Development
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Share, Michelle – International Journal for Academic Development, 2016
This study examined the viva experiences of 87 social science PhD graduates from three Irish higher education institutions through a questionnaire that assessed outcome, preparation, conduct and post-viva. The majority were awarded their PhD with minor corrections, considered their viva as a summative assessment, and emphasised its purpose as…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes
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O'Neill, Geraldine; Donnelly, Roisin; Fitzmaurice, Marian – International Journal for Academic Development, 2014
Curriculum sequencing is central to promoting a coherent student experience. Yet in the higher education context, the concept and practice of curriculum sequencing have not been fully explored. This research examined how seven programme teams approached the issue of sequencing across two Irish higher education institutions. A phenomenological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Design, Sequential Approach, Higher Education
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Donnelly, Roisin – International Journal for Academic Development, 2013
This article describes the practice of postgraduate supervision on a blended professional development programme for academics, and discusses how connectivism has been a useful lens to explore a complex form of instruction. By examining the processes by which supervisors and their students on a two-year part-time masters in Applied eLearning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Study, Supervision, Electronic Learning
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Bovill, Catherine; Cook-Sather, Alison; Felten, Peter – International Journal for Academic Development, 2011
Within higher education, students' voices are frequently overlooked in the design of teaching approaches, courses and curricula. In this paper we outline the theoretical background to arguments for including students as partners in pedagogical planning processes. We present examples where students have worked collaboratively in design processes,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Teaching Methods, Higher Education, Student Role
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O'Neill, Geraldine – International Journal for Academic Development, 2010
Curriculum revision is an important part of academic work. Despite theoretical literature on curriculum development and design, there is a scarcity of literature available for either academic staff or novice educational developers on the initiation of this curriculum revision process. This study, therefore, set out to explore the practices of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Practices, Curriculum Design, Interviews
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Moore, Sarah; Kuol, Nyiel – International Journal for Academic Development, 2007
This paper explores the predominance and importance of emotions in teaching in higher educational settings through a qualitative analysis of a total of 139 brief statements provided by a cohort of past students at the University of Limerick in Ireland when asked to nominate a single faculty member for a teaching award, and to provide reasons for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Experience, Faculty