“How are Students and Lecturers Using Pedagogical Resources Today?”

At the end of 2017, SAGE Publishing commissioned a report from Gold Leaf to explore pedagogical trends and practices at UK universities.  The research was carried out during the whole of the calendar year 2018 and the final report was completed in February 2019.  SAGE will shortly make this report available free via a linkContinueContinue reading ““How are Students and Lecturers Using Pedagogical Resources Today?””

While we’re on the subject…

Last week, the Office for Students released some reports and initial findings on the subject-level TEF. What are the conclusions and what does it mean for publishers? In parallel with the third round of the current TEF, the Office for Students conducted a pilot phase for a subject-level TEF, working with 50 different universities, collegesContinueContinue reading “While we’re on the subject…”

How are Students and Lecturers Using Educational Resources Today?

[Press Release] SAGE Publishing and Gold Leaf partner on major study to provide insight into the UK higher education pedagogical environment Higher Education in the UK is undergoing huge change. Much of this is directly affecting how students, faculty and librarians interact with pedagogical resources. But what impact are these developments having on learning? HowContinueContinue reading “How are Students and Lecturers Using Educational Resources Today?”

Academic Book Trade Conference 2017 (part 2)

(part 2)             On Thursday evening, the conference Awards dinner took place, during which this year’s ABT awards were presented jointly by Stephen Lotinga and Tim Godfray, who took the occasion to prove his talent as a singer-songwriter and presented a musical welcome. As they did last year, OUP won the “Best Academic Publisher” award, andContinueContinue reading “Academic Book Trade Conference 2017 (part 2)”

Academic Book Trade Conference 2017 (part 1)

“Leadership and Influence in a TEF-led world”                             On a sunny May 18th, more than 100 delegates came together at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in the centre of Stratford-upon-Avon for the two-day annual Academic Book Trade Conference (formerly: APS Group Conference). This year, the conference programme focused on the Teaching Excellence Framework [TEF] and student engagement.ContinueContinue reading “Academic Book Trade Conference 2017 (part 1)”