Author: Dr Aisling Tierney
Aisling is a Lecturer in the Bristol Institute for Learning and Teaching (BILT), working to support academics across faculties in their teaching and learning approaches. In this role, she partners with academics to support pedagogic transformation, focusing on resource development and educational management.
An archaeologist by training, she is also a Visiting Fellow at the Cultural Heritage Institute at the Royal Agricultural University and directs Project Nivica Archaeology in collaboration with Albanian Government organisations and local communities. She is a Lecturer on material culture, public engagement, Adriatic archaeology, and historical archaeology.
Aisling’s research and teaching interests include sustainability, heritage practice and pedagogy.
Following the disruptions of the pandemic, most of us moved our teaching online. As the health situation changed, so did our practice and many started to implement hybrid modes of ...
September 14, 2023 -
A Random Act of Kindness (RAK) is something that you do for another person, without any expectation of a return. It is an altruistic act intended to make the world ...
July 20, 2023 -
Not all evaluations are created equally. Research demonstrates that students can be biased in their feedback for a variety of reasons. What we do with this information could impact both ...
May 19, 2023 -
Surrounded by colourful bunting and endless tea and biscuits, the annual Student Research Festival was a bustling display of our talented Bristol students. Back-to-back presentations from across faculties showcased the ...
April 26, 2023 -
Where do students go to learn about ChatGPT? TikTok has the answers. Its search functionality and algorithms drive traffic where traffic wants to go, into the depths of user-driven interest ...
March 23, 2023 -
In this blog, three colleagues share their tips for enabling student engagement. The approaches were developed during the pandemic and have been updated as we have moved back to face-to-face ...
March 8, 2023 -
This week, AdvanceHE released a report on how they are updating their professional standards framework, the UKPSF. The framework covers all areas of values and competencies that are essential for ...
January 31, 2023 -
According to a study by HEPI, brilliant facts about positive economic impact have little sway and are largely distrusted by government officials. Instead, compelling stories have an edge when it ...
January 31, 2023 -
As I write, the International Day of Education is being celebrated across the world. It’s the perfect time to reflect on why education matters to our students and to us ...
January 24, 2023 -
Louise Howson talks to Andy Wakefield a senior lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences about how learner generated digital media benefits both students and teachers. Listen to the entire ...
January 16, 2023 -
Artificial Intelligence is now so accessible that, with some clever steps, it can produce good quality essays that rarely get caught by plagiarism checks. The higher education sector is abuzz ...
January 11, 2023 -
Louise Howson talks to Hadi Abulrub a senior lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering who explores the literature around programme level assessment and how this should be encouraged. Listen ...
January 9, 2023 -
Louise Howson talks with Beke Zwingmann a lecturer in the University of Bristol Law School who explores comparative pedagogy and its influence on teaching and learning. Listen to the entire ...
January 4, 2023 -
Anything can inspire our teaching, including our favourite TV shows. I was positively dazzled when a dear friend shared a link to a teaching and learning tome I never knew ...
December 12, 2022 -
Aisling Tierney talks to Spencer Frost a lecturer in Academic Development about the work of Albert Bandura and how self-efficacy can be embedded in teaching and learning practice to build ...
November 29, 2022 -
When it comes to supervision, there is acknowledgement of inclusive practice but this doesn’t extend to reflect the lived experiences of students who have endured trauma. A recent paper by ...
November 23, 2022 -
Video of the Bristol Futures Festival 2022 Explore the Bristol Futures Student Showcase to see further examples of students’ work from the open units, such as videos, articles and story ...
October 25, 2022 -
Back in Welcome Week, we invited students to make a wish for their Bristol Futures by tying a ribbon onto a tree and filling in an online form (with a ...
October 24, 2022 -
Welcome Week 2022 featured the launch of the first Bristol Futures Festival that introduced new first years to the unique Bristol educational offer ...
October 5, 2022 -
Lots of staff have struggled with engaging their students from time to time. There are oodles of ways to address this problem, but in this blog, I want to showcase ...
June 22, 2022 -
As costs are rising across every facet of life, I wanted to take a moment to consider how this is affecting our students and how we can address the issue ...
June 20, 2022 -
“The ideal teacher student relationship exists when the student is better than the teacher”, so writes the Japanese author Kenzaburō Ōe. ...
June 15, 2022 -
Did you know that their resources are accessible to everyone at the University of Bristol? QAA membership is available for free to staff and students in a wide range of ...
May 31, 2022 -
A case study describing collaboration, pedagogy and design of the Sustainable Development optional unit, an interdisciplinary blended learning 20cp unit taken by up to 300 students a year. ...
May 3, 2022 -