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Speaking up: promoting Gaelic and Scots languages in education and society
In her reflection on the status of spoken Gaelic and Scots, the Strathclyde Institute of Education’s Inge Birnie explores the role of education in making both of these languages more widely heard.
Date: 06/06/2024
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The Decline of Religion in Scotland: what does it mean for schools?
In our latest reflection on research, the Institute of Education’s David Lewin explores how Religious Education may need to change with the times.
Date: 28/05/2024
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St Luke’s High School Project
Kate Wall, Rebekah Sims, Amanda Corrigan, Kath McCrorie, Will Quirke, and Nova Lauder-Scott from the Institute of Education have been delighted to work with young people from St Luke’s High School in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, in an exciting project.
Date: 14/05/2024
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Augmented Reality and Teachers’ Professional Development
In our latest reflection on research, the Institute of Education’s Stavros Nikou explains the promise of Augmented Reality in the classroom.
Date: 03/05/2024
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A Semester in Sweden
Fourth Year Joint Honours Education Studies and Psychology student Faye Donnelly reflects on her Erasmus experience.
Date: 25/03/2024
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Six Things Educators Should Know About Learning
In this reflection on research, the Strathclyde Institute of Education’s Jonathan Firth discusses the intricacies of everyday learning processes, and the barriers that students and educators face.
Date: 23/02/2024
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Expert Teachers and Deep Student Understanding
In this reflection, the School of Education’s Jonathan Firth shares what he has learned from a seminal book on the science of learning.
Date: 12/05/2023
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Students as Enquirers: using photo stories to evidence
Students from Barrhead High School are engaged in a students as researchers project with staff in the School of Education, here they share their experiences visiting the university for the day.
Date: 05/05/2023
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Remembering 90% of What You Do?
In the latest of our posts on misconceptions about learning, Jonathan Firth explains why you can forget the ‘learning pyramid’ edu-myth.
Date: 22/09/2022
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Promoting Cultural Awareness Through an L3 Experience: Pushing at the Boundaries?
David Roxburgh (a Senior Teaching Fellow in the School of Education) reflects on themes arising from his recently completed doctoral thesis, ‘An Analysis of the Promotion of Chinese Culture within an L3 Language Experience in Selected Scottish Primary Schools’.
Date: 10/08/2022