Book review: Illingworth, S. (2025) Bridging scholarship and practice in higher education: fostering innovative research and enhancing teaching. Abingdon: Routledge.

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi36.1622

Keywords:

scholarship and practice, research topics, research design, enhancing effective teaching, introduction to SoTL

Author Biography

Matt O'Connor, University of Sheffield

Matt O’Connor is an Academic Development Adviser at the University of Sheffield. He was previously a secondary school teacher for 20 years. A key part of his current role is supporting teaching staff to evaluate and develop their practice by engaging in scholarship work. His teaching and research interests include inclusivity and neurodiversity, ethical uses of AI in teaching and learning, building staff and student agency, and making educational scholarship accessible to all.

References

Boyer, E. (1990) Scholarship reconsidered: priorities of the professoriate. Princeton: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Brookfield, S. (2017) Becoming a critically reflective teacher. 2nd edn. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.

Hattie, J. (2015) ‘The applicability of visible learning to higher education’, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, 1(1), pp.79-91. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1037/stl0000021

Novak, K. (2023) UDL Now! A teacher's guide to applying universal design for learning, 3rd edn. Lynnfield: CAST Publishing.

Simonson, S. R. (2022) ‘Establishing a framework for assessing teaching effectiveness’, College Teaching, 70(2), pp.164-180. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/87567555.2021.1909528

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15-06-2025

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O’Connor, M. (2025). Book review: Illingworth, S. (2025) Bridging scholarship and practice in higher education: fostering innovative research and enhancing teaching. Abingdon: Routledge. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (36). https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi36.1622

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No. 36 (2025)

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