Developing the enquiring student and enhancing the research-teaching interface: student-led pedagogical research and educational initiatives in enquiry based learning

Pritchard, J. et al. (2008) Developing the enquiring student and enhancing the research-teaching interface: student-led pedagogical research and educational initiatives in enquiry based learning. Practice and Evidence of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 3(1),

Abstract

This paper describes the progress of a project running at the University of Glasgow to develop elements of Enquiry Based Learning (EBL) in undergraduate degree courses across a range of disciplines. It focuses on the second part of the project but an overview of the first part is also given. During phase 1 of the project, in the summer of 2007, seven undergraduate students spent four weeks working together exploring enquiry based learning (EBL) in the institution’s central, educational development unit. This phase was approached as an EBL exercise itself; the student groups were given full responsibility for the process with the proviso that by the end of this phase they would have developed a guide for staff and students about EBL. The second phase of the project continues throughout the academic year 07/08. Here, each student worked alongside a member of staff from their department of study to develop discipline specific EBL activities taking a research-informed approach to this development. All pairings were charged with introducing EBL such that no major course change procedures had to be followed; this hopefully ensured the sustainability of such adjustments. Staff and students involved in the project represent dentistry, chemistry, biology, theology, law and psychology and the courses under development range from large first year classes to small honours level courses. An overview of the range of enquiry-based learning developments within the courses will be described.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Morrow, Dr Lorna and Tierney, Miss Anne and Crothers, Dr Andrew and Wisbey, Mr Jamie and Blanton, Dr Ward and MacKenzie, Dr Jane
• Authors: Pritchard, J., Matthew, B., Tierney, A., MacKenzie, J., Storck, L., Thomson, K., Hood, A., Carroll, J., Crothers, A., Wisbey, J., Fletcher, M., Hope, D., Morrow, L., Bridges, M., and Blanton, W.
• Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Critical Studies > Theology and Religious Studies ; College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences; College of Science and Engineering > School of Psychology; College of Social Sciences > School of Law; University Services > Learning and Teaching Services Division
• Journal Name: Practice and Evidence of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
• Publisher: University of Glasgow
• ISSN: 1750-8428
• Published Online: 01 January 2008
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2008 University of Glasgow
• First Published: First published in Practice and Evidence of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 3(1)
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.