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Achieving 100% pass rate and NSS feedback for a module: How we did it (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hill, J., & West, H. (2017, June). Achieving 100% pass rate and NSS feedback for a module: How we did it. Paper presented at UWE Teaching & Learning Conference, UWE, Bristol

Assessment exercises a major influence on student learning and achievement (Boud 2007). Yet QAA reviews and pedagogic literature identify assessment practices as one of the weakest features of Higher Education (Rust et al. 2005). In terms of the stud... Read More about Achieving 100% pass rate and NSS feedback for a module: How we did it.

Becoming an effective Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Leader (2017)
Journal Article
West, H., Jenkins, R., & Hill, J. (2017). Becoming an effective Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Leader. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 41(3), 459-465. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2017.1315384

This paper, written by two former Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Leaders and a PAL Tutor, will support any geographer considering a PAL role. It reflects our experiences of participating in a PAL scheme at the University of the West of England, Bristol... Read More about Becoming an effective Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Leader.

Reciprocal elucidation: a student-led pedagogy in multidisciplinary undergraduate research conferences (2017)
Journal Article
Kneale, P. E., Walkington, H., Hill, J., & Kneale, P. (2017). Reciprocal elucidation: a student-led pedagogy in multidisciplinary undergraduate research conferences. Higher Education Research and Development, 36(2), 416-429. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2016.1208155

© 2016 HERDSA. There is no previous study of the benefits of attending a national multidisciplinary conference dedicated to undergraduate researchers, despite the growing number of such conferences internationally. This paper addresses the gap in kno... Read More about Reciprocal elucidation: a student-led pedagogy in multidisciplinary undergraduate research conferences.

Challenges and opportunities in the design and construction of a GIS-based emission inventory infrastructure for the Niger Delta region of Nigeria (2017)
Journal Article
Fagbeja, M. A., Hill, J., Chatterton, T., Longhurst, J., Akpokodje, J. E., Agbaje, G. I., & Halilu, S. A. (2017). Challenges and opportunities in the design and construction of a GIS-based emission inventory infrastructure for the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24(8), 7788-7808. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-8481-z

© 2017, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Environmental monitoring in middle- and low-income countries is hampered by many factors which include enactment and enforcement of legislations; deficiencies in environmental data reporting and documentatio... Read More about Challenges and opportunities in the design and construction of a GIS-based emission inventory infrastructure for the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

Biological modelling for sustainable ecosystems (2017)
Book Chapter
Furze, J., Zhu, Q., Hill, J., & Qiao, F. (2017). Biological modelling for sustainable ecosystems. In J. Furze, K. Swing, A. Gupta, R. McClatchey, & D. Reynolds (Eds.), Mathematical Advances Towards Sustainable Environmental Systems (9-42). Springer International Publishing

Modelling of biological systems is discussed in terms of the primary producers of trophic levels of organisation of life. Richness of plant communities enables sustainability to be reached within subsequent trophic levels. Plant dimensions of life hi... Read More about Biological modelling for sustainable ecosystems.

Improving the student experience through feedforward dialogic assessment (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Hill, J., & West, H. (2016, December). Improving the student experience through feedforward dialogic assessment. Paper presented at Journal of Geography in Higher Education - Celebration of Learning & Teaching in HE Geography, Royal Geographical Society

Assessment exercises a major influence on student learning and achievement (Boud 2007). Yet QAA subject reviews identify assessment practices as one of the weakest features of Higher Education (Rust et al. 2005). In terms of the student learning expe... Read More about Improving the student experience through feedforward dialogic assessment.

Re-framing the geography dissertation: A consideration of alternative, innovative and creative approaches (2016)
Book Chapter
Hill, J., Kneale, P., Nicholson, D., Waddington, S., & Ray, W. (2016). Re-framing the geography dissertation: A consideration of alternative, innovative and creative approaches. In T. Hall, M. Haigh, & D. Cotton (Eds.), Pedagogic Research in Geography Higher Education. Routledge

This paper reviews the opportunities and challenges for re-framing the purpose, process, product and assessment of final year geography dissertations. It argues that the academic centralities of critical thinking, analysis, evaluation, effective comm... Read More about Re-framing the geography dissertation: A consideration of alternative, innovative and creative approaches.

Evaluating undergraduate research conferences as vehicles for novice researchers and transferable skills development (2016)
Journal Article
Kneale, P., Edwards-Jones, A., Walkington, H., & Hill, J. (2016). Evaluating undergraduate research conferences as vehicles for novice researchers and transferable skills development. International Journal for Researcher Development, 7(2), 178-191. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJRD-10-2015-0026

Purpose - This paper focuses on the undergraduate research conference as its sphere of study and investigates the significance of participation and socialisation in such activities on student attitudes and professional development. Using situated lea... Read More about Evaluating undergraduate research conferences as vehicles for novice researchers and transferable skills development.

Borderland spaces for learning partnership: opportunities, benefits and challenges (2016)
Journal Article
Hill, J., Thomas, G., Diaz, A., & Simm, D. (2016). Borderland spaces for learning partnership: opportunities, benefits and challenges. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 40(3), 375-393. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2016.1144728

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This paper uses case studies and secondary literature to critically examine how learning spaces inhabited by geographers might be used productively as borderland spaces for learning part... Read More about Borderland spaces for learning partnership: opportunities, benefits and challenges.

Welcome to the pedagogic borderlands (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Hill, J., & West, H. (2016, June). Welcome to the pedagogic borderlands. Paper presented at UWE Teaching & Learning Conference, UWE, Bristol

This paper will invite you to let go of the familiar and to consider how learning spaces in higher education might be used creatively for pedagogic practice as ‘borderlands’. The borderland concept allows a re-conceptualisation of pedagogic spaces, i... Read More about Welcome to the pedagogic borderlands.

A rock-surface microweathering index from Schmidt hammer R-values and its preliminary application to some common rock types in southern Norway (2016)
Journal Article
Matthews, J. A., Owen, G., Winkler, S., Vater, A. E., Wilson, P., Mourne, R., & Hill, J. (2016). A rock-surface microweathering index from Schmidt hammer R-values and its preliminary application to some common rock types in southern Norway. CATENA, 143, 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.03.018

An index of the degree of rock-surface microweathering based on Schmidt hammer R-values is developed for use in the field without laboratory testing. A series of indices - I2 to In, where n is the number of successive blows with the hammer - is first... Read More about A rock-surface microweathering index from Schmidt hammer R-values and its preliminary application to some common rock types in southern Norway.

Graduate attributes: implications for higher education practice and policy: Introduction (2016)
Journal Article
Hill, J., Walkington, H., & France, D. (2016). Graduate attributes: implications for higher education practice and policy: Introduction. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 40(2), 155-163. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2016.1154932

The higher education landscape is shifting under neo-liberal forces that are increasingly aligning the goals of business, government and education. This shift is engendering debate around the world about the role of higher education institutions in p... Read More about Graduate attributes: implications for higher education practice and policy: Introduction.

Developing graduate attributes through participation in undergraduate research conferences (2016)
Journal Article
Hill, J., & Walkington, H. (2016). Developing graduate attributes through participation in undergraduate research conferences. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 40(2), 222-237. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2016.1140128

© 2016 Taylor & Francis. Abstract: Graduate attributes are a framework of skills, attitudes, values and knowledge that graduates should develop by the end of their degree programmes. Adopting a largely qualitative approach and using semi-structured... Read More about Developing graduate attributes through participation in undergraduate research conferences.

Effective research communication (2016)
Book Chapter
Hill, J., & Walkington, H. (2016). Effective research communication. In N. Clifford, S. French, M. Cope, & T. Gillespie (Eds.), Key Methods in Geography. SAGE

This chapter begins by outlining the nature of research, identifying the key steps that both comprise the research process and help you to plan the presentation of your research. It highlights the advantages that can be gained as a geography student... Read More about Effective research communication.

Undergraduate research: Supporting teaching & learning & developing graduate attributes (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Hill, J., West, H., & Usmari Moraes, M. (2016, January). Undergraduate research: Supporting teaching & learning & developing graduate attributes. Paper presented at UWE Teaching & Learning Best Practice Conference, Bristol, England

In this paper academic staff and undergraduate students will encourage you to consider the relevance of undergraduate research within and beyond the curriculum.We will showcase UWE participation in the British Conference of Undergraduate Research and... Read More about Undergraduate research: Supporting teaching & learning & developing graduate attributes.

Developing self-authorship through participation in student research conferences (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Hill, J., Walkington, H., & West, H. (2015, September). Developing self-authorship through participation in student research conferences. Paper presented at Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference, Exeter, England

Graduate attributes are a framework of skills, attitudes, values and knowledge that graduates should develop by the end of their degree programmes. Such attributes can be integrated into both curricular and extra-curricular activities. Adopting a lar... Read More about Developing self-authorship through participation in student research conferences.

Research partnership inside & outside the curriculum: Opportunities, benefits, & challenges (2015)
Presentation / Conference
West, H., Jenkins, R., & Hill, J. (2015, April). Research partnership inside & outside the curriculum: Opportunities, benefits, & challenges. Paper presented at British Conference of Undergraduate Research, Winchester, England

Drawing on the experiences of two undergraduate students and an academic staff member based in the discipline of geography, this paper will explore the opportunities for student-student and student-staff partnership in research before progressing to... Read More about Research partnership inside & outside the curriculum: Opportunities, benefits, & challenges.

Understanding tourist encounters with nature: a thematic framework (2015)
Book Chapter
Hill, J., Curtin, S., & Gough, G. (2015). Understanding tourist encounters with nature: a thematic framework. In A. Lew (Ed.), New Research Paradigms in Tourism Geography. Routledge

This chapter presents a thematic framework that simplifies and explains the complexity of tourist encounters with nature. The research combines qualitative data, derived from questionnaire surveys, in-depth interviews, field journals and personal obs... Read More about Understanding tourist encounters with nature: a thematic framework.

A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) evaluation of university student-staff partnerships in co-creating educational resources, peer support and research within STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) subjects (2015)
Journal Article
Diaz, A., Hill, J., Jenkins, R., Kay, A., Pye, A., Morley, D., & Tejedor Garavito, N. (2015). A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) evaluation of university student-staff partnerships in co-creating educational resources, peer support and research within STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) subjects. Journal of Scientific Research and Reports, 5(2), 161-170. https://doi.org/10.9734/JSRR/2015/14498

The aim of this research was to compare perceived opportunities and challenges of co-creating educational resources, peer learning support and research within Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) subjects. Two questions were addresse... Read More about A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) evaluation of university student-staff partnerships in co-creating educational resources, peer support and research within STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) subjects.

A GIS-based assessment of the suitability of SCIAMACHY satellite sensor measurements for estimating reliable CO concentrations in a low-latitude climate (2015)
Journal Article
Fagbeja, M. A., Hill, J. L., Chatterton, T. J., & Longhurst, J. W. (2015). A GIS-based assessment of the suitability of SCIAMACHY satellite sensor measurements for estimating reliable CO concentrations in a low-latitude climate. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 187(2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-014-4227-2

© 2015, Springer International Publishing Switzerland. An assessment of the reliability of the Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Cartography (SCIAMACHY) satellite sensor measurements to interpolate tropospheric concentrations o... Read More about A GIS-based assessment of the suitability of SCIAMACHY satellite sensor measurements for estimating reliable CO concentrations in a low-latitude climate.