1. What we talk about when we talk about research into teaching
… or research-informed teaching
... or research for learning…
Presentation by
Richard Bond
Assistant Director and Head of Research Administration
8 June 2016

2. I used to think correlation implied causation.
Then I took a statistics class, and now I don’t.
Sounds like the class helped.
Well, maybe.
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3. What is research?
“a process of investigation leading to new insights, effectively shared”.
(REF2014)
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4. Learning 2020
“Learning 2020 will shape our long term direction so we achieve an outstanding performance across all of our teaching and academic programmes to help our students realise their full potential, and to ensure our research impacts student learning.”
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5. Research with Impact Strategy 2020
“World-class performance in selected areas of research that meets the needs of our community, a sustainable economy and society and feeds the scholarship and enquiry that underpins our learning and teaching.”
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6. Research with Impact Strategy 2020 Specific objective -
“to integrate research and teaching in order to attract students, enrich the teaching and learning experience, to support student retention and graduate employability”.
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7. Learning 2020 - Research for Learning
Led by Jane Harrington and Martin Boddy.
Draft objective:
‘To provide exciting and innovative learning opportunities for all students that involve engagement with the latest thinking and practice in the discipline, that involve staff who are themselves engaged with research, and that develops skills of significant value to their future careers’.
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8. provide innovative and effective learning opportunities
Research for Learning 2020
Draft objectives:
provide innovative and effective learning opportunities
promote student engagement with the latest thinking and practice in the discipline
involving staff who are themselves engaged with research
develop skills and attributes of significant value to future careers.
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9. Four inter-linked strands:
Research for Learning
Four inter-linked strands:
How research (including practice-based research and scholarship) feeds into programme design, curriculum content and delivery (and provides distinctiveness)
The direct contribution of research-active staff to teaching (including professoriate, doctoral candidates and research-only staff)
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10. Four inter-linked strands:
Research for Learning
Four inter-linked strands:
3. How pedagogic research can promote teaching excellence through innovative teaching practice and exciting learning environments
4. The acquisition of research and related employability skills among students
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11. Graduate attributes (Jenkins, for QAA Scotland)
Research for Learning
Graduate attributes (Jenkins, for QAA Scotland)
Informed of current developments in subject
Critical thinking and understanding
How knowledge is created, advanced and renewed
Ability to identify and analyse complex problems, evaluate evidence and generate solutions
Ability to employ analytical techniques and skills
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12. Research-informed learning
Research-tutored
learning focused on students exploring and discussing research findings
Research-based
students undertaking inquiry-based learning
Research-led
curriculum structured around research findings
Research-oriented
students learning research skills and methods
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After Healey M (2005) Linking research and teaching: exploring disciplinary spaces and the role of inquiry-based learning

13. Research for Learning Key questions What are we doing?
Is it successful? (best practice)
How can we strengthen integration? (policy, process, practice)
What are the barriers?
How can resources be deployed to enhance this?
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14. Research for Learning Some issues
Harnessing and promoting pedagogic research
Time for scholarly activity and pedagogic research (and evaluation)
Engaging excellent researchers in teaching and curriculum development
Role of Research Centres
Alignment of student interests and research strengths
Integration of key roles, structures, investments across institution
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15. Research for Learning Some issues TEF/REF
TEF quality criteria include the extent to which “the learning environment is enriched by linkages between teaching and scholarship, research or professional practice”
“Lord Stern’s review of the REF will also consider the interaction between teaching and research”
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