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Strathclyde Institute of EducationOur blog archive 2022/23

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

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

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

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