JADE
THE JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION
CONTENTS | ISSUE SIX
EDITORIAL
5
ISSN
2051-3593
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| Re-designing of a Problem Based Learning
module to reflect a distinctive curriculum
| Mobile Learning devices as collaborative tools
to enhance biological identification skills in the
lab and field
Sarah A. Taylor
| A case of embedding employability in the
curriculum
Aikaterini Koskina
101 | Data Mining for Learning Analytics; does lack of
engagement always mean what we think it
does?
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| Assessing the impact of the cultural beliefs of
medical students on the cadaveric dissection in
gross anatomy
Nazim Ali
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Technological Tools for Learning in Higher
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Rosalyn A Jurjus et al
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| Issues of Student Diversity and the Role of
Helen Millward
Associate Editors
Dr. John Howlett; Dr. Cath Bücher;
Georgina Spencer; Dr. Jackie Waterfield;
Lavinia Ioana Udrea and
Dr. Janet Lefroy
Administrator
Samantha Mottram
Dr Louise Robinson provides an editorial piece for the
sixth edition of JADE
ARTICLES
Submitted articles are subject to peer
review.
Managing Editor
Dr. Russell Crawford
| The Application of Games in Higher Education
Ed de Quincey et al
HIGHLIGHTS
110 | Undergraduate Research (UR): Context,
Benefits and UR in Action
Chris Little
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| Locating the Babel Fish
Philip Devine
127 | How can we make e-mails more readable? The
role of space
James Hartley
LETTERS
138 | Letter to the editor
Emily Ouyang