Teaching Innovation & Learning Enhancement
Bringing people from different disciplines and sectors together to discuss ways to overcome issues in education using evidence-based findings
TILE Share Best Practice: Retrieval Practice: Research and Resources for every classroom by Kate Jones
We are delighted to be able continue our 'TILE Share Best Practice' series by inviting Kate Jones to talk about her expertise on Retrieval Practice: Research and Resources for every classroom. One of her methods, the Retrieval Practice Challenged Grid, was already...
Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning – A Reflection
On the 15th November 2019, the TILE network invited Dr Pooja K. Agarwal to share her expertise on practical and powerful teaching tools in the form of a webinar. As we have learned across many different TILE talks, there are different learning strategies that are now...
TILE Share Best Practice: Albyn School
The TILE Network is excited to continue its TILE Share Best Practice Series by taking a look into the changes Albyn School has implement into their teaching practices since receiving a talk about learning strategies by Dr Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel, TILE founder and cognitive psychologist.
Lecture Capture: Pedagogy, Policy and Practicalities – A Reflection
On 30 October 2019, Dr Emily Nordmann gave a webinar on lecture capture presenting current research, important factors to consider, and practical recommendations for lecturers and students in Higher Education. Lecture capture or lecture recordings is a much-discussed...
TILE Share Best Practice: Harris Academy
The TILE network is excited to share what Harris Academy is doing to improve teaching practice and enhance the learning experience for their pupils and students. Harris Academy is a co-educational comprehensive school in the West End of Dundee, Scotland and their Learning and Teaching Department has shown many of their efforts, such as cooperative learning and teaching techniques, through Adobe Spark.
Cognitive Science in the Mathematics Classroom – A Reflection
In May, we welcomed Stuart Welsh (@maths180): A teacher at The High School of Glasgow, Head of Maths Department, and Research Lead at his school – and a person who is enthusiastic about applying findings from cognitive science to education. Tara Harper (@Korenth69),...
The Psychology of Assessment and Feedback Processes in Higher Education – A Reflection
In April, we had the honour to welcome Dr Naomi Winstone to our TILE meeting. I consider her as a guru in Assessment and Feedback in Higher Education. She has a vast amount of knowledge and expertise – and, more importantly – she is a brilliant speaker and science...
Why Don’t Students Use Effective Learning Strategies? – A Reflection
In February 2019, the TILE Network welcomed Dr Flávia Schechtman Belham to speak on the topic of 'Why don't students use effective learning strategies'. As the Chief Scientist at Seneca, a free homework and revision platform for KS3, GCSE and A-levels, Flávia applies...
Reduce Workload; Increase Impact – A Reflection
In November 2018, we welcomed Ross Morrison McGill from TeacherToolkit as our TILE network speaker on the topic of “Reduce Workload; Increase Impact” in teaching. In this reflection, I would like to try summarizing the issues Ross highlighted about teaching workload,...
Applied Research in Classrooms – A Reflection
In October, Dr Peter Verkoeijen came all the way from the Netherlands to give a talk on applied research in the classrooms as part of our TILE network external speaker series. He started off his presentation with a reflection on his journey from conducting fundamental...
Understanding How We Remember – A Reflection
In September 2018, we welcomed Dr Christopher Madan as our TILE network speaker on the topic of "Understanding How We Remember". As usual, a discussion followed with the focus on real-life application of what we had learned. In this reflection, I would like to try...
Genes, Environment, and Academic Achievement: An Interview with Dr Emma Meaburn
We are delighted to interview Dr Emma Meaburn as part of our TILE Summer Series. Emma, welcome to TILE! Can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers? Thank you for having me – it’s always nice to be given the opportunity to reach an audience outside of academia....
Bridging Cognitive Sciences and Education: An Interview with Dr Efrat Furst
We are delighted to interview Dr Efrat Furst as part of our TILE Summer Series. Efrat, welcome to TILE! Can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers? Thank you for having me, I’m excited to share my views with your readers, and hopefully hear thoughts and...
Educational Myths and Marking Effectiveness: An Interview with Daisy Christodoulou
We are delighted to interview Daisy Christodoulou as part of our TILE Summer Series. Daisy, welcome to TILE! Can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers? I am the Director of Education at No More Marking, a provider of online comparative judgement. I work...
Boost Student Motivation in the Classroom: An Interview with Dr Erika Patall
We are delighted to interview Dr Erika Patall as part of our TILE Summer Series. Erika, welcome to TILE! Can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers? Thanks so much for chatting with me Carolina. To introduce myself, I’m an Associate Professor of Education and...
The Myth of Sisyphus: Assessment and Absurdity – A Reflection
The 4th talk in our TILE network speaker series saw us welcome Robin Macpherson and “The Myth of Sisyphus: Assessment and Absurdity”. As has been the case with all our TILE talks much discussion was generated amongst the audience. The following are some thoughts that...
What Is Education For: A Defence of Knowledge, the Enlightenment, and the Academy – A Reflection
Our TILE network speaker, Dr Stuart Waiton, gave a quite controversial talk during our meeting in April. His talk was followed by a heated – but, I believe, productive – discussion afterwards. In this reflection, I would like to try to summarise Stuart’s main points...
Nothing Works Everywhere: Evidence-Based Approaches To Learning And Teaching – A Reflection
In March, Mark Healy gave a thought-provoking talk by outlining his perspective of the current educational system and ways teachers and lecturers can start improving their own instruction practice by using evidence-informed strategies. But, hold on, Mark raised three...
New Open Access Book | Shaping Higher Education with Students: Ways to Connect Research and Teaching
A new open access book has just been published and seems to reflect the core values of our TILE network. Thus, we cannot resist to share it with you all. The book is completely free and features many chapters on the relationship between teaching and research on how it...
TILE network Kick-Off and Mission – A Reflection
Well, what a way to kick off the first in a series of our TILE network meetings with our very own founder, Dr Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel. The aim of the TILE network is to bring together people from different disciplines and backgrounds who are...
The Acronym TILE
The acronym TILE was carefully chosen because it conveys the ultimate outcomes of the proposed network when you write out the acronym: Teaching Innovation & Learning Enhancement, but also because a tile is symbolic for a piece of a bigger picture or a bigger...
TILE’s Mission Statement
Introduction to TILE Academics in psychology and education have accumulated a large amount of knowledge that has the potential to support learning and teaching in primary, secondary and higher education. For example, many findings from research on human...
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