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Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Expertise
Keith Smyth is Dean of Learning and Teaching at the university, and leads the Learning and Teaching Academy. Keith works with colleagues across the university on strategic learning and teaching developments, funded projects and supporting staff to engage in educational research. Much of this work is taken forward through the activities of the Learning and Teaching Academy.
Keith has particular interests in co-creative pedagogies and curriculum models, open education, technology-enhanced learning, educational strategy and policy, and developing pedagogic research and scholarship. He has written and presented widely in these areas, and has undertaken funded projects for organisations including the Higher Education Academy, Jisc, Scottish Funding Council, Ministry of Defence, and NHS.
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Services Expertise
Specialties: Higher education; learning, teaching and assessment; pedagogic research and scholarship; technology-enhanced learning and teaching; curriculum design; academic development; inclusivity and widening access.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
External Examiner, University of Malta
External Examiner, MEd, University of Hull
Trustee, People Know How social innovation charity
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Managing place and space in the context of blended and hybrid learning
Smyth, K. & Smith, J., 18 Jun 2024, How to Use Digital Learning with Confidence and Creativity: A Practical Introduction. p. 118-126 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Reflections on the design of heutagogical learning in online higher education modules
Rennie, F. & Smyth, K., 26 Apr 2024, Designing Learning with Digital Technologies: Perspectives from Multimodality in Education. Routledge, p. 56-75 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Academics' conceptions of and approaches to research-teaching linkages: Challenges for realising the curriculum as praxis
Rayner, M., Smyth, K. & Fotheringham, H., 21 Dec 2020, In: Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice. 8, 2, p. 25-38 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Critical Engagement for Active Participation: The Digital University in an Age of Populism
MacNeill, S., Johnston, B. & Smyth, K., 27 Mar 2020, In: New Directions in Adult and Continuing Education. 2020, 165, p. 115-127 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transnational collaboration in building educational research capacity in a new university: An applied phenomenographic investigation
Smyth, K., Rennie, F., Davies, G. & Tobgay, S., 21 Dec 2020, In: Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice. 8, 2, p. 39-49 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conceptualising the digital university: The intersection of policy, pedagogy and practice
Johnston, B., MacNeill, S. & Smyth, K., 12 Mar 2019, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. 265 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Digital learning: The Key Concepts, Second Edition
Rennie, F. & Smyth, K., 4 Jul 2019, 2 ed. London: Taylor and Francis Ltd. 172 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
5 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Are We There Yet? Improving lifelong and life wide learning journeys for disabled people. Lead (Linking Education and Disability) Scotland Annual Conference 2016.
Smyth, K. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
9 Jun 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Digital Teaching – Challenges and Opportunities Convention, University of Augsburg
Smyth, K. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
13 Jan 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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School of Engineering and Computing - Education Away Day
Smyth, K. (Speaker)
3 Jun 2016Activity: KE and Outreach activities › Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk
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Relate North 2016. Practising Place: Heritage, Art and Design for Creative Communities
Smyth, K. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
10 Nov 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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External Examiner for PhD thesis
Smyth, K. (External Examiner)
27 Sept 2016Activity: KE and Outreach activities › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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External Examiner for PhD Thesis
Smyth, K. (External Examiner)
12 Dec 2016Activity: KE and Outreach activities › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Scholarship and educational development: The importance of using an evidence base for learning and teaching. SEDA (Staff and Educational Development Association) 20th Annual Conference.
Smyth, K. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
19 Nov 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Press/Media
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University of the Highlands and Islands Lecturer Receives Prestigious Teaching Award
22/08/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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College conference to address future of learning and teaching
9/09/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Online teaching: overcoming the challenges, 20 October 2020
3/11/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research