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The EvidenceNet repository contains resources, events and networks. A free text search from the home page allows you to enter search terms and search within all, or any one of these categories. The search looks through the title, description, keywords and author (where relevant) of the resources, events and networks and returns results in order of relevance.

From any search results page you can use our faceted search facility to narrow down your results further. Resources in EvidenceNet are catalogued according to broad pedagogic theme, resource type and disciplinary cluster; events by pedagogic theme, date and location; and networks by pedagogic theme. Selecting from any one of these further categories gives you a more focused set of search results. The meaning of the terms used within each of these categories is explained in the sections below.

Pedagogic Theme

Resources, events and networks in EvidenceNet have been assigned to up to five pedagogic themes. Within these 22 themes we have tried to encompass all of the topics that are of relevance to learning and teaching in Higher Education. Because there are only 22, these themes are necessarily broad, but we hope that they provide a way for users to navigate through the content of EvidenceNet effectively. The list below gives an indication of the more specific topics that fall under each theme. We intend to update this list as the content of EvidenceNet increases.

Values	Details	Associated HEAV term(s)
Assessment & Feedback	Includes: Formative assessment, summative assessment, e-assessment, plagiarism	Assessment; Feedback
Curriculum Content & Development	Includes: course design, interdisciplinart education	Curriculum; Course content; Curriculum development
Employer Engagement	Engagement between HEIs and employers in order to share resources and expertise. Includes: work based learning, employee learning, employer involvement in course design and course content, employability, sandwich courses, lifelong learning, work experience	Employer engagement
Enhancing Learning through Technology	Includes: virtual learning environments (VLEs), blended learning, learning technologies, distance learning, assistive technologies	Enhancing Learning through Technology
Equality & Diversity	Includes: disability, retention, widening participation, accessibility	Equality; Diversity
Ethics	Ways in which moral issues can arise in the HE sector. Includes: academic integrity, intellectual property, research ethics, values	Ethics
Evaluation	Includes: evaluation methodologies, student feedback, programme evaluation, research evaluation	Evaluation; Research evaluation
HE in FE	HE activities taking place in FE institutions. Includes: local provision, higher-level skills, widening participation	Higher Education in Further Education
HE Policy	Includes: evidence-based policy, national curriculum, educational strategies, funding and finance	Policy
Internationalisation	Responding to the needs of international students and staff. Includes: conversion programmes, intercultural communication, harmonisations of standards	Internationalisation
Learning & Learner Support	Includes: careers guidance, student counselling, information services, libraries, developing key skills	Student support services; Libraries
Lifelong Learning	Includes: open learning, distance learning, flexible learning, continuous education, CPD	Lifelong learning
Organisational Change & Institutional Development	Includes: governance, restructuring, Change Academy	Organisational Change; Institutional development
Pedagogic Research Methods	Includes: Qualitative research, quantitative research, action research, scholarly activity, practice based research, research tools	Research skills; Research methodology; Research tools
Personal and Professional Development and CPD	Professional development for academic staff. Includes: teaching skills, research skills, professional skills training, staff retention, staff support, staff development, staff appraisal, peer review	Staff development; Continuing professional development
Personal Development Planning	Students' planning of their personal and academic goals. Includes: student recording, student reflection	Personal development planning
Quality Management & Assurance	Includes: risk management, mission statements, excellence, academic standards, stakeholders	Quality enhancement; Quality assurance
Research-teaching nexus	The interdependence between academic research and student learning. Includes: research-informed teaching, practice-informed research	Research-teaching nexus
Students	Student engagement in teaching and learning; also issues relating to postgraduate study. Includes: recruitment, student participation	Students
Sustainability	Providing students with skills to live and work sustainably. Includes: Education for Sustainable Development (EESD)	Education for sustainable development
Teaching & learning practices	Includes: problem-based learning (PBL), enquiry-based learning (EBL), small group teaching, tutorials, lectures	Teaching
Teaching and Learning strategies	Includes: institutional, departmental or module strategies	Educational strategies

Disciplinary Area

Resources and events in EvidenceNet have been assigned to up to five discipline areas. We have used the subject groupings of the 24 Higher Education Academy Subject Centres along with a further category, ‘generic', to give 25 discipline areas in total. While the resource may derive from that subject centre, these headings are intended to indicate the subject category to which it belongs and do not necessarily imply that they are associated with that subject centre.

The list below gives an indication of some of the more specific disciplines that fall under each area, with those more obvious disciplines omitted for the purpose of brevity. The list is not exhaustive but should serve to give users a broad understanding of what is covered by each discipline area.

Discipline Area	Includes
Art, Design and Media	Creative arts, choreography, fashion design, journalism, media studies.
Bioscience	Anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, zoology, genetics, agriculture, forestry, food science.
Built Environment	Property management, geomatics, urban and regional planning, architecture.
Business, Management, Accountancy and Finance	Human resource management, marketing.
Economics	Econometrics, game theory.
Education (ESCalate)	Teacher training, education policy
Engineering	Bioengineering, ergonomics
English	Creative writing, literary studies
Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences	Conservation, geology, ecology, oceanography, environmental engineering
Health Sciences and Practice	Nursing, physiotherapy, chiropody, nutrition, dietetics, counselling, public and environmental health, medical physics, speech and language therapy
History, Classics and Archaeology	Egyptology, classical studies, history by period, archaeological conservation
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism	Equine studies, land management, retail management, sport science
Information and Computer Sciences	Information systems, software engineering, programming.
Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies	Islamic studies, translation studies, deaf studies.
Law (UKCLE)	Forensic science, criminology.
Materials (UKCME)	Nanoscience, biomaterials engineering , materials engineering, materials technology.
Maths, Stats & Operational Research
Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine	Veterinary nursing, medical technology.
Dance, Drama and Music (PALATINE)	Video and new media production, costume design, theatre studies, musicology
Philosophical and Religious Studies	History and philosophy of science and technology, theology.
Physical Sciences	Chemistry, physics, astronomy.
Psychology	Neuroscience, neuropsychology, psychometrics.
Sociology, Anthropology and Politics	Cultural studies, international relations,
Social Policy and Social Work	Youth and community work, public policy, housing studies.
Generic	Applicable to all disciplines

Resource type

Resources in EvidenceNet have been assigned to one of 17 resource types. Definitions of these are given in the list below.

Value	Definition
Abstract	A short written piece which summarises a longer written piece
Article	A catch-all term to encompass pieces of work that report or focus on some aspect of evidence but which do not fit into any other category. Resources which fall under this heading are articles suitable for publication in a journal but as yet unpublished, opinion pieces, articles from publications other than journals. E.g. article in Exchange magazine. N.b. Distinct from journal article (below)
Book	Any stand alone publication, typically over 50 pages in length. Can be electronic or in hard copy.
Book Section	A chapter or extract from a book. E.g. Where a piece of work is a chapter in an edited collection.
Case Study	A write up of a working example of a particular learning and teaching issue or experience such as a report of an individual instance of a teaching and learning, or policy intervention occurring within a particular context.
Conference Paper	A paper written for presentation at a conference.
Conference Report	A report of a conference, or conference session (rather than a report written to be delivered at a conference.) A reflective commentary rather than a purely descriptive piece of work.
Journal Article	An article published in a journal. Can be electronic or hard copy.
Literature Review	A document giving an overview or summary of the research literature in a particular area.
Policy Document	E.g. Institutional, departmental or national learning and teaching strategies, funding body strategies and frameworks.
Presentation	Typically a PowerPoint (or similar software) but can be just a handout or other documentation supporting a presentation.
Report (development project)	A scholarly piece of work communicating the findings of a learning and teaching project (e.g. FDTL)
Report (research)	A piece of work reporting and reflecting on the aims, methodology and outcomes of a particular piece of research (e.g. Reward & Recognition report, Healey & Jenkins on research-teaching nexus)
Research Synthesis	A piece of work drawing together a range of pieces of research in a particular area and drawing out key themes.
Summary	A synopsis of a single piece of research outlining the methodology and outcomes.
Thesis	Work arising from a research degree (PhD, MA or MSc by research, EdD, DPhil)
Toolkit	A piece of work to assist others in going through a particular process. E.g. Guide to implementing e-learning framework within an institution, guide to making learning accessible. These should be research-informed pieces of work.

Advanced Search

If you wish to set specific parameters for a resource search then you can do this with the advanced search feature (This option is currently available for resources only.) None of the fields in this search is mandatory so you may specify as much or as little information as you want.

In step 1 you can specify words or phrases that should or should not be contained in the resource details using the four fields below:

The exact phrase: e.g. entering "interdisciplinary assessment" yields results containing the words "interdisciplinary assessment" in that order.
At least one of the words: e.g. entering "interdisciplinary assessment" yields results containing either "interdisciplinary" or "assessment".
Without the words: e.g. entering "interdisciplinary assessment" yields results containing neither "interdisciplinary" nor "assessment".
With all of the words: e.g. entering "interdisciplinary assessment" yields results containing both "interdisciplinary" AND "assessment" (but not necessarily occurring together).

This search looks through the title, author, description and keywords related to each resource. You are able to fill in any number of these fields.

Step 2 allows you to specify an author and/or a date range for the resource. Because of the different naming conventions that are often employed (e.g. ‘Burgess, R.', ‘Robert Burgess', ‘Professor R. Burgess' etc.) we suggest that you enter a surname only to give your search a greater chance of yielding the results you want. You may specify a precise date, a month and a year, or just a year for either end of your date range search. You are able to leave this search open-ended if you wish.