The podcast editors recorded this special episode on site, at the Learning and Teaching conference in Glasgow in April 2025. They went around the conference chatting with participants, including the organiser Sarah Honeychurch about what they were enjoying about the day. Do listen for a fun snapshot of an excellent event!

In this episode podcast editors Alison McCandlish and Marie McQuade interview Angela Japp- Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education and Julie McAdam Senior Lecturer in Culture . Literacies. Inclusion and Pedagogy, both from the School of Education at the University of Glasgow

Contact Angela through her staff profile https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/education/staff/angelajaap/

Contact Julie through her staff profile https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/education/staff/juliemcadam/

Find out more about the University of Glasgow Academicand Digital Development Team on the SoTL internal teams site or through thelink ⁠https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/add/⁠

SoTL Journeys

Presenters: Marie McQuade andAlison McCandlish

Guests: Angela Japp and Julie McAdam

Editorial team: Eilidh Soussi, Lynn Currie, Marie McQuade and Alison McCandlish

Graphics: Alison McCandlish

Jingle: Alison McCandlish (GarageBand mix/ originalrecording)

We hear from Professor Jo Edson Ferrie on her journey from PHD student to R&T track to professor on the LTS track. Jo shares fantastic insight and advice and talks about a scholarship project on the impact of emotions. Have a read at the link below.Full article: ‘To be honest, it’s complicated’: training postgraduate students to work with emotions in qualitative research

SoTL Journeys

Presenters: Eilidh Soussi, Lynn Currie

Guests: Jo Ferrie

Editorial team: Eilidh Soussi, Lynn Currie, Marie McQuade and Alison McCandlish

Graphics: Alison McCandlish

Jingle: Alison McCandlish (GarageBand mix/ original recording)

In our playfully retitled ‘Bimblecast’, we explore practicalecopedagogy in business education. The podcast was recorded in October 2024 whilst walking from Bowling to Maryhill, 15 kilometres, in Central Scotland.The purpose of the discussion is to explore the practical application of ecopedagogy in a light-hearted and accessible way, and to capture the essence of outdoor pedagogies. After quickly, and superficially, exploring the philosophical roots of ecopedagogy, we argue that this approach, typically used in environmental education, is equally valuable in business education, and we outline our reasoning for this statement. The discussion moves on to explore practical strategies for embedding ecopedagogy in business education, making the point that it is simple to achieve through basic ‘campus field trips’.Because we are going further than exploring campus environments in our own teaching, we also describe how the lowland leader qualification, a UK wide qualification for taking groups on organised walks, is helping us to build an outdoor learning capability in our business school. Through this discussion, we outline the preparation and study required to become a wild pedagogue, but we also discuss more modest planning for simple, short excursions. In all cases, safety is important. During our discussion, the listener will hear of situations and wildlife we encounter, demonstrating the power and authenticity of this approach to learning.

Keywordsbimblecast, ecopedagogy, business education, authenticlearning, walking pedagogies

Welcome to series 1, episode 2 of SoTL journeys. In this episode podcast editors Marie McQuade and Alison McCandlish interview Matt Offord, Senior Lecturer in Experiential Leadership Education (Management).

Contact Matt through his University profile https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/business/staff/mattofford/

Read Matt's article "Shedding light on the scholarship of teaching" https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/330864/

Find out more about the University of Glasgow Academic and Digital Development Team on the SoTL internal teams site or through the link https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/add/

SoTL Journeys

Presenters: Marie McQuade and Alison McCandlish

Guests: Matt Offord

Editorial team: Eilidh Soussi, Lynn Currie, Marie McQuade and Alison McCandlish

Graphics: Alison McCandlish

Jingle: Alison McCandlish (GarageBand mix/ original recording)

Welcome to series 1, episode 1 of SoTL journeys. In this episode podcast editors Eilidh Soussi and Lynn Currie chat to Sarah Honeychurch and Nathalie Tasler on what SoTL is, what it can look like and how to get started with it. Sarah and Nathalie discuss the challenges and successes they have had with SoTL as part of their careers.

Find out more about the University of Glasgow Academic and Digital Development Team on the SoTL internal teams site or through the link https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/add/

SoTL Journeys

Presenters: Eilidh Soussi and Lynn Currie

Guests: Sarah Honeychurch and Nathalie Tasler

Editorial team: Eilidh Soussi, Lynn Currie, Marie McQuade and Alison McCandlish

Graphics: Alison McCandlish

Jingle: Alison McCandlish (GarageBand mix/ original recording)

This is a 'vodcast' (a conversation with visual clues) between Vicki Dale and Karen Thompson talking about virtual placement research process. It will link to an article recently published by Thompson and Dale (2022) which covers themes including self-regulated learning, thematic analysis and its shift to reflexive thematic analysis, working from home, taking a studio perspective online and lessons learned.

Thompson, K. and Dale, V., 2022. The role of virtual placements in promoting self-regulated learning: stakeholder experiences of an online learning community during the Covid pandemic. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 10(1), pp.12-22.

Craig Alexander @calexander_91, Colette Mair ,  Eilidh Jack @UoGSDAEG

Introduction

In this podcast, Colette, Craig and Eilidh discuss their experiences on designing and managing an online distance learning programme in Data Analytics. They share their findings on the characteristics of ODL learners, and how they differ from similar on-campus programmes. They also discuss some considerations at the design stage of an ODL programme and how materials and assessment can be delivered with the use of digital technology and the expertise of a learning technologist. Finally, they discuss some challenges during their time running the programme and suggestions for those interested in setting up their own ODL programme.

Dr Nana Sartania (University of Glasgow) and Dr Clare Ray (University of Birmingham) talk about widening participation and medical schools focussing on the following question:

This is an audio recording of the following paper, read by Mark Breslin. 

Enhancing the Agency of Early Career Academics 

Mark Breslin, Julie Harvie, Brian Leslie, Evelyn McLaren

ABSTRACT This article explores the lived experiences of four early career academics (ECAs) transitioning from school educators (within the  primary and secondary sectors) to lecturers in initial teacher education in a United Kingdom Higher Education institution. These  ECAs were established teachers with strong practitioner identities within their field of education and experienced in reflective  practice. This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of how their agency was impacted in this transition. The concept of  agency is firstly explored, and an ecological model presented and used as a framework in this study. A collaborative  autoethnographic methodological approach is used to structure personal and professional reflections in order to gain an insight  into the evolving identities of the ECAs as they embrace and develop new careers within Higher Education (HE) as lecturers.  Factors emerge which have both hindered and enhanced agency and this paper sets out some recommendations for change. It is  hoped that HE establishments may find these findings useful to consider when inducting new staff and helping them develop and  flourish in the early stages of their academic careers. 

Keywords: Agency, identity, early career academic, academic scholarship, academic induction