Institute for Academic Development
Institute for Academic Development

March 2019

PTAS projects details and abstracts from the March 2019 round.

Lecture recordings in everyday study practice

How to use lecture recordings in everyday study practice? The creation and evaluation of an interactive resource for students.

Lecture segmentation and transcription

Lecture segmentation and transcription.

Edinburgh Award Evaluation

Evaluating and building upon the Edinburgh Award in Professional Development for Undergraduate Business School students

Supporting success for widening participation students

Supporting success for widening participation students entering university.

Widening participation in Maths circles

Widening participation in Maths circles

Supporting transition to university mathematics with blended learning

Supporting transition to university mathematics with blended learning.

Uncovering uncertainties linked to widening participation

'Feeling like I belong': Uncovering uncertainties linked to widening participation and sense of student alienation in the University.

Widening Veterinary Outreach to the Scottish Highlands and Islands

Widening Veterinary Outreach to the Scottish Highlands and Islands: A model for the development of widening access engagement in remote and distant locations.

Using UX research methods to inform online course design

Using UX research methods to inform online course design at Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.

Study abroad and disciplinary thinking and practising

The impact of study abroad on ways of thinking and practising in the disciplines.

Building biological models in minecraft

Building biological models in minecraft

Understand learning pathways with curriculum analytics

Understand learning pathways with curriculum analytics