Author
Alastair Robertson
Dean
Alastair Robertson has held a number of senior learning and teaching leadership roles in the university sector in his career and is currently interim Director of the Queen Mary Academy at Queen Mary University of London.
6 pieces
Newest first, since September 2016
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Preparing students for the world of work means embracing an AI-positive culture
For students to build AI literacy, higher education institutions have to weave AI throughout curricula and practice, argues Alastair Robertson
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What value and whose values? HE should celebrate our intangible assets
The value debate is an opportunity to shift established ways of thinking. A learning and teaching project in Scotland offers a way forward.
With Elizabeth Cleaver, Fiona Smart and Paul Redford
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Teaching quality- a sticky wicked problem?
Reflecting on the recent QAA Enhancement Themes conference, Alastair Robertson of Abertay University argues that teaching quality is a problem of stickiness.
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Can TEF make waves in Scotland?
Only five Scottish universities chose to enter TEF this year, but there are signs that the exercise will have far greater effects than expected in Caledonia, suggests Alastair Robertson.
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The case for a Scottish (Blue) Bell
The Bell Review was disappointingly light on consideration of the devolved nations. Alastair Robertson argues that it is time for a similar rationalisation of Scotland’s distinctive sector agencies.
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Subject-level TEF: It’s about the programmes, stupid!
Introducing a subject-level TEF will be fraught with problems, but a programme-level TEF can build upon existing quality assurance structures, argues Alastair Robertson.