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The Caledonian Academy's Recent Publications

Recent academic publications by staff of the Caledonian Academy include:

Smith, K. 2010. Assuring quality in transnational higher education: a matter of collaboration or control?, Studies in Higher Education, 35:8, forthcoming

Smith, K. and Fernie, S. 2010. Exposing new academics through action research?, International Journal for Academic Development, forthcoming

Macdonald, J. & Creanor, L. (2010) Learning with Online and Mobile Technologies: a Student Guide, Gower.http://www.gowerpublishing.com/isbn/9780566089305 (forthcoming)

Creanor L. & Trinder, K (2010). Managing Study and Life with Technology, in R. Sharpe, H. Beetham & S. De Freitas (eds) Rethinking learning for a digital age: how learners are shaping their own experiences. Routledge, New York (forthcoming)

Smith, K. 2009. Transnational Teaching Experiences - An Under-Explored Territory for Transformative Professional Development, International Journal for Academic Development, 14:2, 111-122

Smith, K.; Todd, M. J. and Waldman, J. 2009. Doing your Social Sciences Dissertation, Abingdon, Routledge

Walker S. and Creanor L. (2009), The STIN in the Tale: a socio-technical interaction perspective on networked learning, Journal for Educational Technology and Society, 12 (4), 305-316 http://www.ifets.info/journals/12_4/26.pdf

Hodgson, V., Jones, C., Kargidis, T., McConnell, D., Retalis, S., Stamatis, D., Zenios, M. (2008) Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Networked Learning. ISBN 978-1-86220-206-1 Online at: http://www.networkedlearningconference.org.uk Involved soliciting papers from authors, refereeing and editing them and preparing the book for publication

McConnell, D. (2008) Examining Conceptions of E-Learning in an Interculturality in a Sino-UK Context. Pp720-726 in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Networked Learning. ISBN 978-1-86220-206-1 http://www.networkedlearningconference.org.uk/abstracts/PDFs/McConnell_720-726.pdf

Banks, S.B., McConnell, D. and Bowskill, N (2008) A Feeling or a Practice?: Achieving Interculturality in an E-Learning Course. pp712-719 Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Networked Learning. ISBN 978-1-86220-206-1 http://www.networkedlearningconference.org.uk/abstracts/PDFs/Banks_712-719.pdf

Bowskill, N., McConnell, D. and Banks, S.B. (2008) Reflective Practices in Intercultural e-Tutor Teams: A UK-Sino Case Study. Pp 707-711 Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Networked Learning. ISBN 978-1-86220-206-1 http://www.networkedlearningconference.org.uk/abstracts/PDFs/Bowskill_707-711.pdf

Bradley, S. A. and McConnell, D. (2008) Virtual Groups in Learning Environments: Collaboration, Cooperation or (Self) Centred Individualism? pp 24-31 Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Networked Learning. ISBN 978-1-86220-206-1 http://www.networkedlearningconference.org.uk/abstracts/PDFs/Bradley_24-31.pdf

Crosta, L and McConnell, D. (2008) Online Learning Groups Development: A Grounded International Comparison. pp 61-68 Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Networked Learning. ISBN 978-1-86220-206-1 http://www.networkedlearningconference.org.uk/abstracts/PDFs/Crosta_61-68.pdf

Margaryan, A., Nicol, D., Littlejohn, A., & Trinder, K. (2008). Students’ use of technologies to support formal and informal learning. In Luca, J., & Weippl, E. (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2008, Vienna, Austria, pp. 4257-4266

Margaryan, A., & Collis, B. (2008). Technology-enhanced work-based learning: Bridging formal and informal learning in the corporate context. In T. Hansson (2008), Handbook of Digital Information Technologies: Innovations and Ethical Issues. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Inc.

Clegg, S and Smith, K. 2008. ‘Developing a learning and teaching strategy: contradictions of genre and desiring’. Research Papers in Education, iFirst article

Smith, K. 2008. ‘Who do you think you’re talking to? - The discourse of learning and teaching strategies, Higher Education, 56:4, 395-406

Smith, K. 2008. ‘Rhetorical Figures and the Translation of Advertising Headlines’ in Cook, G. (ed) The Language of Advertising: Modern Themes in English Studies, Volume II, Abingdon, Routledge, 228-253

Creanor L. (2008), Meeting Student Expectations: are they already in control?, in proceedings of Learners in the Co-Creation of Knowledge (LICK) conference, 30th October, Edinburgh

Trinder, K., Guiller, J., Margaryan, A., Littlejohn, A., and Nicol, D. (2008). Learning from Digital Natives: Integrating formal and informal learning. Final project report. Higher Education Academy, UK. Available at: http://www.academy.gcal.ac.uk/ldn/LDNFinalReport.pdf

Trinder, K., (2008), Fearing your Avatar? Exploring the scary journey to the 3rd Dimension, in Proceedings of ReLIVE08 (Researching Learning in Virtual Environments) International Conference, 20-21 November, OU, Milton Keynes. ISBN 9781848731OU4

Creanor L., Trinder K., Gowan, D.,. & Howells C. (2008) Life, Learning and Technology: views from the learners, Journal for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Issue 2, 26-41, 2007-08. Available at:http://www.glos.ac.uk/tli/lets/journals/lathe/issue2/index.cfm and http://resources.glos.ac.uk/shareddata/dms/19B71315BCD42A039077E1F80A242D2B.pdf

Margaryan, A., & Littlejohn, A. (2008). Repositories and communities at cross-purposes: Issues in sharing and reuse of digital learning resources. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning (JCAL), 24(4), 333-347.

Falconer, I, and Littlejohn, "Representing models of practice” (2008), (L. Lockyer, S. Bennet, S. Agostinho, and B. Harper (eds) Handbook of Research on Learning Design and Learning Objects, Idea Group, ISBN-13: 978-1599048611

Margaryan, A. (2008). Supporting instructors in innovation: A three component approach. Journal of Workplace Learning, 20(6), 400-415.

Margaryan, A. (2008). Work-based learning: A blend of pedagogy and technology. VDM Verlag: Saarbruecken

Littlejohn, A., I. Falconer & L. McGill (2008) ‘Characterising effective eLearning resources, Computers & Education (2006), doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2006.08.004

Normand, C., Littlejohn, A & Falconer, I. (2008) ‘A model for flexible programme delivery’, Innovation in Education and Teaching International

Zhao, J., & McConnell, D. (2007). Collaborative knowledge building in an online learning environment. Journal of Computer Assisted Foreign Language Learning, 23 (3), 38-46.(in Chinese)

Zhao, J., & McConnell, D. (2007). Collaborative e-tutoring in an intercultural e-learning course: a case study. In H. Li, G. Shi, Q. Wang, & Y. Zhao (eds.), Research in IT and Education: A Mult-disciplinary Perspective. pp: 254-259 Beijing: Beijing Normal University Press.

McConnell, D., Banks, S. & Lally, V.(2007) Developing a Collaborative Approach to eLearning Design in an Intercultural (Sino–UK) Context. in H. Spencer-Oatey (ed.) eLearning in China : eChina Perspectives on Policy, Pedagogy and Innovation. Hong Kong University Press.

Smith, K.; Clegg, S.; Lawrence, E.; and Todd, M. 2007. ‘The Challenges of Reflection - Students Learning Through Work Placements’, Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 44:2, 131-141

Beard, C.; Clegg, S.; and Smith, K. 2007. ‘Acknowledging the affective in higher education’, British Educational Research Journal, 33:2, 235-252

Falconer, I., and Littlejohn, A. (2007) ‘Designing for blended learning, sharing and reuse’, Journal of Further and Higher Education, Volume 31, Issue 1, February 2007 , pages 41 - 52

Falconer, I. (2007) 'Mediating between practitioner and developer communities - the LADiE experience', ALT-J, 15 (2), 155-170

Conole, G., M. Oliver, I. Falconer, A. Littlejohn, & J. Hervey. (2007) 'Designing for learning' in G. Conole and M. Oliver (eds) (2006) Contemporary perspectives in e-learning research: themes, methods and impact on practice. The Open and Flexible Learning Series. Routledge, London, Chapter 7, pp 101-120

Collis, B., & Margaryan, A. (2007). Evaluating flexible learning in terms of course quality. In B. Khan (Ed.), Flexible learning in an information society (pp. 272-281). Hershey, PA: Idea Group Inc.

Falconer, I., and Littlejohn, A. (2007). ‘Designing for blended learning, sharing and reuse’, Journal of Further and Higher Education (in press), 31 (1)

Littlejohn, A., I. Falconer & L. McGill (2007). ‘Characterising effective e-learning resources’ Computers and Education (in press), available online 5 Oct 2006 www.sciencedirect.com

Littlejohn, A., and Pegler, C. (May 2007) Planning for blended learning, Routledge, London ISBN 978-0-415-40361-0

Margaryan, A., Milligan, C., Douglas, P., Littlejohn, A., & Nicol, D. (2007, June 01). Recommendations to JISC for future research and development. CDLOR Deliverable. JISC, UK (8 pp).

Margaryan, A. & Littlejohn, A. (2007). Communities at cross-purposes: Contradictions in the views of stakeholders of learning object repository systems. Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) 2007 Conference, Singapore.

Margaryan, A. (2007). Repositories and communities at cross-purposes: Issues in sharing and reuse of digital learning resources. Proceedings of Online Educa Berlin 2007 Conference, Berlin, Germany .

Margaryan, A. & Littlejohn, A. (2007). Community dimensions of learning object repositories. In C. Montgomerie & J. Seale (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2007 (pp. 4335-4343). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. [this paper won an “outstanding paper” award, for details see http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.ViewAbstract&paper_id=26003 ]

Falconer, I., & Margaryan, A (2007). Sustainable e-Learning: The Caledonian Academy Contribution. Scottish Online Journal of e-Learning, 1(1), 15-18. Available from www.sojel.co.uk

Margaryan, A., & Littlejohn, A. (2007). Cultural issues in the sharing and reuse of resources for learning. In Proceedings of the Paper World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA), Vancouver, Canada.

Margaryan, A., Milligan, C., & Douglas, P. (April, 2007). Structured Guidelines for Setting up Learning Object Repositories. CDLOR Deliverable 9. JISC, UK (17 pp.).

Conole, C., M. Oliver, I. Falconer, A. Littlejohn, & J. Hervey. (2006). ‘Designing for learning’ in C. Conole (ed) Learning Technologies: Multiple Perspectives on an Emerging Field. Routledge Farmer (to appear)

Falconer, I., A. Littlejohn, G. Conole, & A. Jeffery. (2006). ‘Mediating between services and learning activities - the user perspective.’ In Banks, S., Hodgson, V., Jones, C., Kemp, B., McConnell, D., & Smith, Ch. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Networked Learning 2006. Lancaster, UK: Lancaster University. ISBN 1-86220-182-X.

Littlejohn, A., Cook, J., Campbell, L., Sclater, N., Currier, S. and Davies, H. (2006). Managing Educational Resources, Chapter 9, Contemporary perspectives in e-learning research (Eds Conole, G and Oliver, M), pp134-147, Routledge: London ISBN978-0-415-39394-2

Littlejohn, A., & Margaryan, A. (2006). Cultural issues in the sharing and reuse of resources for learning. Research and Practice in Technology-Enhanced Learning, 1(3), 269-284.

Margaryan, A., Littlejohn, A., & Nicol, D. (2006). Community dimensions of learning object repositories. In Banks, S., Hodgson, V., Jones, C., Kemp, B., McConnell, D., & Smith, Ch. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Networked Learning 2006. Lancaster, UK: Lancaster University. ISBN 1-86220-182-X.

Margaryan, A. (2006). A model for effective and flexible work-based learning. International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) Newsletter, 33, 6-7. www.inasp.info/newslet/dec06.shtml#4

Margaryan, A., & Littlejohn, A. (2006). Community dimensions of learning object repositories. D-Lib, March. www.dlib.org/bonnie/march06/03inbrief.html#LITTLEJOHN

Margaryan, A. (2006) Report on personal resource management strategies survey. CD-LOR Deliverable 7. JISC, UK.

Creanor L., Trinder K., Gowan, D.,. & Howells C. (2006) The Learner Experience of E-Learning, Final Report of the LEX project, available online at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning_pedagogy/elp_learneroutcomes.aspx

Creanor, L., Trinder, K., Gowan, G., Howells, C (2006) Who’s learning and how? Researching the Learner Experience, ASCILITE conference proceedings, 3-6 December. Sydney, Australia

Trinder K., Creanor, L., Gowan, D., Howells C., (2006), Letting the Learners tell their story, Proceedings of ALT-C, ‘The Next Generation’ Sep 5- 6, Edinburgh, pp12-13

Creanor, L., Trinder, K., Gowan, G., Howells, C (2006), The Learner's Voice: a Focus on the e-learner Experience, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Networked Learning 2006, ISBN 1-86220-182-X Lancaster University, Lancaster, http://www.networkedlearningconference.org.uk/past/nlc2006/abstracts/creanor.htm

Walker, S. & Creanor, L. (2006), Networked Learning and Social Action: a social informatics perspective, in S. Banks, V. Hodgson, C.Jones, B. Kemp, D. McConnell and C. Smith (Eds), Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Networked Learning, 10-12 April 2006 Lancaster: Lancaster University

Smith, K. 2006. ‘The conflicts and contradictions of working in a mass education system’, Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 10:4, 97-101

Clegg, S.; Bradley, S.; and Smith, K. 2006. '"I had to Swallow my Pride" - Help Seeking and Self-Esteem', Higher Education Research and Development, 25:2, 101-113

Clegg, S.; McManus, M.; Smith, K.; and Todd, M. J. 2006. 'Self-development in support of innovative pedagogies: peer support and reflection using e-mail', International Journal for Academic Development, 11:2, 91-100

Smith, K. 2006 ‘By Any Other Name - A Study of Brand Name Transfer from English-Language to Russian-Language Printed Advertisements’, Languages in Contrast, 6:1, 47-70

Smith, K. 2006. ‘Rhetorical Figures and the Translation of Advertising Headlines’, Language and Literature, 15:2, 159-182

Todd, M. J.; Smith, K. and Bannister, P. 2006. ‘Staff Perceptions and Expectations of Supervising a Social Science Undergraduate Dissertation’, Teaching in Higher Education, 11:6, 161-173

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