No 3 (2011)

Table of Contents

Editorial

Editorial: Learning Development as 'Engagement'
John Hilsdon, Andy Hagyard
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Papers

Coming to writing
Helen Bowstead
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Students as partners in blending learning
Paul Alan Brett, Glynis Cousin
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Preparation for Higher Education: A study of collaborative partnerships in easing the transition to HE
Helen Bussell
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'If only we knew what they wanted': bridging the gap between student uncertainty and lecturers' expectations
Anna Magyar, Daniel McAvoy, Kathrin Forstner
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"The confidence to do things that I know nothing about" - Skills development through extra-curricular inquiry activity
Jamie Peter Wood, Sabine Little, Louise Goldring, Laura Jenkins
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Case Studies

Engaging students in enhanced academic transitions - a case of online study skills resource SPICE (Student Pre-arrival Induction for Continuing Education)
Monika Foster
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Simulating practice to enhance learning for 14-16 year old Health and Social Care students
Karen Anne Murrell
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Opinion Pieces

Engaging students in and with good academic work
David Baume
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University teachers need to be researchers rather than priests of cargo cults.
Dave Thomas Burnapp
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Fanning the flames of non-conformity
James Garo Derounian
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Investigation of the relevance of the notion of a threshold concept within generic learning development work
Carol Edwards
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Academic writing masterclasses: 'shared live editing' in a group
Gavin Fairbairn
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Getting students engaged
Phil Race
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Enhancing the e-learning environment using wikis and blogs
Susan Wikinson
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Reviews

Book Review: Learning Development in Higher Education
Marianne Cole
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Cite them right - is it an essential referencing guide?
Liz Wilding
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