Dr Ian C Elliott

Tag: learning

  • The Stories We Tell

    The Stories We Tell

    For many people the summer holidays are a time to catch up with some reading. For me this largely involves Julia Donaldson books. But recently I discovered a new favourite – Yertle the Turtle. Here is why it should be required reading in every Business School.

  • ACOSVO Leadership Exchange

    ACOSVO Leadership Exchange

    Reflections on my participation in the ACOSVO Leadership Exchange programme.

  • What is an MPA?

    What is an MPA?

    NB: This was originally posted in 2016. As of September 2018 I no longer work at Queen Margaret University. As such some of the links on the below post may no longer work. For information about my current post please go to the About Me section of this website. By Dr Ian C Elliott, Dr Peter Falconer…

  • Public Services Governance Graduates 2014

    On Monday I was in Cardiff for a celebratory lunch, hosted by Academi Wales, to recognise the achievement of graduates from the PgCert Public Services Governance programme. Below is a copy of my talk:   Public Services Governance – Graduation Thank you to Academi Wales for inviting me to give this short talk. It’s great…

  • 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…

  • Using Twitter in Teaching & Learning

    Click here to view the story “Using Twitter in Teaching & Learning” on Storify

  • What are Public ‘Services’

    In a previous post I highlighted some of the challenges that are inherent in managing public services due to the nature of being ‘public’. However, there are also challenges that come with managing a ‘service’. These challenges apply across private and public services, and whether delivered by public, private or Third sectors. These issues are…

  • What are ‘Public’ Services

    What are ‘Public’ Services

    Public service organisations are highly complex for many reasons. As such it is important that any education or training for public service workers is tailored to the public service context. One particular aspect of this complexity is the nature of the ‘public’ who they serve. I was (along with others) really sorry when the excellent…

  • Twitter and Student Engagement

    Yesterday I had one of those experiences that remind me why I love my job. I met a group of academics from King Saud University, one of the world’s top universities. I had been asked to speak about the use of Twitter as a way to promote student engagement. The response was really terrific. Lots…

  • What is Blended Learning?

    This vlog post is all about how I use blended learning in the delivery of my postgraduate teaching. I had intended the video to last 5 minutes but turns out to be closer to 10 minutes. Anyway, here it is…