Ms Ursula McGowan

Ms Ursula McGowan
  • Biography/ Background

    Qualifications

    MA (German) Adelaide

    Diploma of Education, University of Adelaide

    Graduate Diploma of Education - Multicultural Education, University of New England, Armidale

     

    Position

    Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Education

    PhD Candidate

    Background

     

    My professional experience includes

    - Lecturer in German Language and Literature

    - Teaching and administration of programs in

     

    o    English as a Second Language

    o    Multicultural Education

    o   Coordination of the academic Language and Learning Service for students

    o   Academic staff development

    My major research interest is the relationship between academic integrity, academic writing and inadvertent plagiarism; in particular 

    o    how students gain an understanding of evidence-based writing the University's research culture:

    o See: Research-Writing: Learning a writing skill and thereby avoiding plagiarism

    http://www.adelaide.edu.au/writingcentre/articulate/avoidingPlagiarism/player.html

    o   how students can learn ways of accelerating their own academic language development

     

    o how staff can develop inclusive strategies to improve learning by students from diverse backgrounds

        See: Sessional Teaching Program Resource, consisting of a series of 12 self-access Modules

    http://www.adelaide.edu.au/learning/teaching/sessional/

     

    Research focus

    My current research focus is on piloting and evaluating an approach for assisting staff in inducting undergraduate students into the language and culture of research. My particular emphasis is to investigate to what extent discipline lecturers may assist students in developing skills in evidence-based writing through constructive feedback against probing assessment criteria.

    Publications 

    McGowan, U. (2018) Integrated academic literacy development: Learner-teacher autonomy for MELTing the barriers, Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 15(4), Paper 6.
    Available at: https://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp/vol15/iss4/

    McGowan, U. (2017) Learning-teaching autonomy in Accelerating Academic Literacy Development’, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Models of Engaged Learningand Teaching (I-MELT), Adelaide, 11-13 December. Available at: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/rsd/i-melt/program/IMELT_booklet_181217.pdf , Paper 10.

    Bretag, T.   Mahmud S., Wallace, M., Walker, R., McGowan, U., East, J., Green, M., Partridge, L., & James, C. (2014) ‘Teach us how to do it properly!’ An Australian academic integrity student survey, Studies in Higher Education, 39(7) 1150-1169, DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2013.777406 .To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2013.777406

    McGowan (2013) Book Review: Ian Bruce: Academic Writing and Genre. A Systematic Analysis. Continuum. Paperback edition published 2010. First published 2008. The Linguist List. Eastern Michigan University  http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-67.html (accessed 18/03/1913)

    Amos, K. & McGowan, U. (2012) Integrating academic reading and writing skills development with core content in science and engineering. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education. Special Issue: Developing Writing in STEM Disciplines. November 2012. pp1-24.  http://www.aldinhe.ac.uk/ojs/index.php?journal=jldhe (accessed 20/01/2013) ISSN 1759-667X

    Bretag, T;  Mahmud, S; Wallace, M;  Walker, R;  James, C;  Green, M; East, J;  McGowan, U;  Partridge, L.  (2011) Core elements of exemplary academic integrity policy in Australian higher education. International Journal for Educational Integrity 7(2) pp 3-12.
     
    http://www.ojs.unisa.edu.au/index.php/IJEI/issue/view/135 (accessed 15/12/2011)

    Bretag, T., Mahmud, S., East, J., Green, M., James, C., McGowan, U., Partridge, L., Walker, R. & Wallace, M. (2011) Academic Integrity Standards: A Preliminary Analysis of the Academic Integrity Policies at Australian Universities. Proceedings of AuQF 2011 pp48-53 (AUQA Audit archive).

    McGowan, U. (2010) Re-defining academic teaching in terms of research apprenticeship. In M. Devlin, J. Nagy and A. Lichtenberg (Eds.) Research and Development in Higher Education: Reshaping Education, 33 (pp. 481-489). Accessed 12 November 2015 at http://www.herdsa.org.au/?page_id=1371#M

    McGowan, U. (2009a) Research Apprenticeship: Is this the answer to inadvertent plagiarism in undergraduate students’ writings? Proceedings of the 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Educational Integrity. Wollongong, September 29-30 http://ro.uow.edu.au/apcei/09/papers/34/  Accessed 16/3/10

    McGowan, U. (2009b) Undergraduate Students as Apprentice Researchers: Developing the Language of enquiry-based writing. Presentation at the Learning Through Enquiry Alliance (LTEA) Conference, University of Reading, UK, July 14-15.

    McGowan, U. (2009c) Book Review: Pedagogy not policing. Positive approaches to academic integrity at the university. Tyra Twomey, Holly White and Ken Sagendorf (eds.). Syracuse, New York.  International Journal for Educational Integrity 5(1) pp. 35-37 http://www.ojs.unisa.edu.au/index.php/IJEI/issue/view/95

    McGowan, U. & O'Regan, K. (2008) Avoiding Plagiarism: Achieving Academic Writing. Audio narrated resource for students and staff.  The University of Adelaide Writing Centre: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/writingcentre2/articulate/avoidingPlagiarism/player.html   â€¨

    McGowan, U. (2008a). Research-writing: Learning a writing skill and thereby avoiding plagiarism. Available from website
    https://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/ursula.mcgowan

    McGowan, U. (2008b) Higher education – for what – when students are linguistically outside their ‘Zone of Proximal Development’?. In: Student Learning for what? Proceedings of the 15th Improving Student Learning Symposium. Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 3–5 September 2007.

    McGowan, U. (2008c) International Students: A conceptual framework for dealing with unintentional plagiarism. In: Tim S. Roberts (ed.) Student Plagiarism in an Online World: Problems and Solutions. Information Science Reference, Hershey, New York, pp. 92-107 (This book is available online for members of some libraries) For publisher see: 

    http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?id=7031

    McGowan, U. (2007a) Plugging a hole in holistic institutional approaches to plagiarism: A focus on research. In: Tracey Bretag et al. Proceedings of the 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference on Educational Integrity. Adelaide, December 6-7 (refereed) http://www.unisa.edu.au/educationalintegrity/conference/proceedings.asp 

    McGowan, U. (2007b) Internationalisation of the Curriculum: meeting the challenge of student diversity. In: Enhancing Higher Education, Theory and Scholarship Proceedings of the 30th HERDSA Annual Conference, Adelaide, 8-11 July, 2007. Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, Inc. (on disc and website) http://www.herdsa.org.au/ʉ۬http://www.herdsa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/conference/2007/PDF/S/p234.pdf

    McGowan, U. (2005a) Does educational integrity mean teaching students NOT to ‘use their own words’? International Journal for Educational Integrity 1(1) (refereed) http://www.ojs.unisa.edu.au/index.php/IJEI/article/view/16/6

    McGowan, U. (2005b). Educational Integrity: A Strategic Approach to Anti-Plagiarism. In: Charmian Eckersley (ed) Educational Integrity: Values in Teaching, Learning and Research. 2nd Asia-Pacific Educational Integrity Conference Proceedings. ISBN 192 070 1680. (Conference held in Newcastle, Australia Dec 1-3). (referred)  http://www.newcastle.edu.au/conference/apeic/papers.html

    McGowan, U. (2005c). Academic Integrity: an Awareness and Development Issue for Students and Staff. Journal for University Teaching and Learning Practice v2 (3a). (refereed) Retrieved November 10, 2005 from http://jutlp.uow.edu.au

    McGowan, U. (2005d). Plagiarism detection and prevention. Are we putting the cart before the horse?. In A. Brew & C. Asmar (Eds.), Higher Education in a Changing World. Proceedings of the HERDSA Conference. Sydney. Pp 287-293. http://www.herdsa.org.au/?page_id=167#M or
    http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/herdsa2005/pdf/refereed/paper_412.pdf

    McGowan, U (2004) Poster: QA in preventing plagiarism. A mainstream educative strategy. Improving Student Learning Symposium, Birmingham UK. Available from website https://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/ursula.mcgowan

    McGowan, U. (2003) Plagiarism detection and prevention. Pedagogical implications for lecturers of first year university students. In: Enhancing the Transition to Higher Education. Strategies and Policies that work. Proceedings of the 7th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference, QUT, Brisbane. July 9-11 (refereed) http://www.fyhe.qut.edu.au/past_papers/papers03.htm 

    McGowan, U (2002) 'Metaphors in the media: Helping ESL students to overcome barriers to understanding media texts'. In Cadman, K. (ed) Learners from Diverse Cultures. Advancing Australia's Potential. Proceedings of the National ACTA/ESLE Conference, Adelaide, South Australia, Jan 20-22, 2002 (on CD-ROM).

    McGowan, U (2002a) 'Metaphors in the media: Helping ESL students to understanding media texts'. TESOL in Context. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages 12(2) pp. 15-19 December (Journal of ACTA Australian council of TESO Associations)

    Cargill, M. Cadman, K. & McGowan, U. (2001) Postgraduate Writing: Using Intersecting Genres in a Collaborative, Content-Based program. In: Ilona Leki, (ed) Academic Writing Programs. Case Studies in TESOL Practice Series. Jill Burton Series Editor. pp 85-96. TESOL. Alexandria, Virginia.

    McGowan, U. (2000) Can the writing of theses and research papers be taught generically? Supporting self-help in postgraduates. Paper presented at the Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference 'Making ends Meet' Adelaide, April 13-14 http://www.qpr.edu.au/past-conferences

    McGowan, U. (1998) A program in media language for Economics I students. in: Advancing International Perspectives. Proceedings of the HERDSA Annual International Conference, Adelaide, 8-11 July (CD-ROM).

    McGowan, U. (1997) Metaphor and congruence in the media: barriers for international students of Economics and Commerce. Prospect: A Journal of Australian TESOL. vol 12 No 1 May 1997 pp. 20-34. 

    McGowan, U., Seton, J. & Cargill, M. (1996) A collaborating colleague model for inducting international engineering students into the language and culture of a foreign research in Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Transactions on Professional Education. Vol 39 No 3 September 1996 pp. 117-121. 

    McGowan, U. (1991) The Administrative-Professional Interface: Pennington Education Centre. Paper presented at the 1986 AMEP National Curriculum Project Seminar in: Implementing the Learner-centred Curriculum, National Curriculum Project, Research Series, NCRC, Adelaide, pp. 125-137 (second edition NCELTR, Sydney)

     

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