Staff Profile

I am a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School.

I originally worked as a veterinary surgeon in mixed, mainly farm practice for many years, but looking for a new challenge I completed a Masters degree online in food safety management, which led me to developing science-related online courses, originally for Manchester Metropolitan and UCLan universities.

I have worked at Newcastle University since 2010. I developed online courses for the Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School as well as online resources for blended learning for undergraduates in the FMS covering many different topic areas, in particular ageing, which I also teach.

I also provide training for staff in online pedagogy and the use of technology for teaching online within the FMS and the wider university.

I am Chair of the Board of Examiners for all the FMS Graduate School e-learning programmes

Qualifications:

BVM&S Royal (Dick) Scool of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh University

MSc Food Safety Management, University of Central Lancashire

PGDip Digital Education, University of Edinburgh

PhD Newcastle University

SFHEA

Memberships:

MRCVS

Member of ASME

Associate member ALT

I have recently undertaken a PhD by publication, researching development of identity in online masters students and teaching staff who teach online at masters level.

I took over as joint PI for a UEC-funded project covering the use of technology enhanced learning across all campuses of Newcastle University in February 2019.

Programme lead in Newcastle for CIMA MRes

Module leader for MSC8002 Research methods for healthcare professionals

Module leader for MCR8033 Qualitative research (e-learning) and MCR8034 Introduction to qualitative research (e-learning)

Module leader for CHS8006 Ageing and Health (e-learning) and CHS8008 Biology of Ageing (e-learning).

Teaching (assessment) on CHS8007 Clinical Research with Older People 

Occasional sessions for staff development for online learning and teaching.  

• Clapp A, Tullo E, Carrick-Sen D, Newton J, Hirst B. Responding to the Healthcare Needs of an Ageing Population: The Development of a Postgraduate Masters Course in Clinical Research. In: British Geriatrics Society Spring Meeting. 2013, Belfast, Ireland: Oxford University Press.
• Tullo E, Newton J, Clapp A. What can e-learning offer geriatric medicine in the UK?. Reviews in Clinical Gerontology 2012, 22(3), 235-242.
• Clapp AM. An e-Learning Team’s Life On and Offline: A Collaborative Self-Ethnography in Postgraduate Education Development. The Electronic Journal of E-Learning 2017, 15(1), 33-45.
• Clapp AM. Masters identity in online students. In: Enhancing Student Learning Through Innovative Scholarship Conference. 2018, Bristol, UK.
• Clapp A, Reynolds A, Bell B, Lockhart E, Todd G, Connell T. Planning the development and maintenance of online distance learning courses. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration 2019, 22(1).
• Clapp A. Lessons for Staff Development: Lecturers’ Transition from Face-to-Face to Online Teaching for Masters Courses in Higher Education. International Journal of Contemporary Education 2021, 4(2).
• Clapp A. Slaying the dragons: formal and informal collaborative approaches to developing the online learning and teaching identities required for running courses. In: Jamil MG; Morley DA, ed. Agile learning environments amid disruption: Evaluating academic innovations in higher education during COVID-19. Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. In Press.
• Clapp Alison. Preparing to teach online before and during emergency pandemic teaching: staff perceptions and future directions. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice 2022, 9(3), 6-14. In Preparation.
• Clapp Alison. Listening to The Student Voice in Online Masters Community and Resource Development. Higher Education Studies 2022, 12(2), Online first. In Preparation.