Dr Ian C Elliott

Tag: higher education

  • Using Social Media in Learning and Teaching

    I was invited to give a presentation at University of the West of Scotland at their Student Experience Learning and Teaching (SELT) event on 2 April 2014. You can see all presentations via the Storify which is linked below. View the story “UWS Moving on in…..Social Networking” on Storify   The topic I was given…

  • Why I don’t like email

    Please don’t email me Every semester when I start my undergraduate teaching I begin by setting the ground rules. Things like the importance of attendance, the need for extensive reading and so on. All what I would expect is fairly standard stuff. However, one area where I seem to differ from many academics is in…

  • Graduation 2012

    Last week I had the privilege of going to the QMU graduation ceremony. This is always a highlight of the year for me but this year was quite unique due to the presence of Susan Boyle who received an honorary degree. This was publicised across the world (see The Jamaica Observer and The Washington Post) and generated…