Academic Skills Adviser
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+44 (0)1224 273523
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+44 (0)1224 272946
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m.r.pryor@abdn.ac.uk
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Centre for Learning & Teaching, Room 03, University Office, King's College, Aberdeen AB24 3FX
Academic Skills Adviser
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Biography
My background is in History of Art and Education. I taught French in Secondary Schools and in Adult Education before coming to the University of Aberdeen, where I gained my PhD in History of Art. I became an Academic Skills Adviser in 2002 and also teach in History of Art in the School of Divinity, History & Philosophy.
In my role with the Student Learning Service, I work with both staff and students. Our aim is to help students at all levels of study to develop their writing skills, critical thinking and general academic skills. We work with students at all levels of study, from 1st year undergraduates to PhD, in workshops and individual study advice sessions. We also collaborate with staff to devise tailored in-course sessions. Along with Dr Christine Laennec, I work primarily with the College of Arts & Social Sciences but we also work with PG Research students in the Sciences . Our belief is that every student deserves to reach his or her full potential, and thus we work with many very capable students who come to us wanting to enhance their academic performance even further.
For more details about the Student Learning service, please see our website.
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External Responsibilities
I am Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee of the Network of Scottish Effective Learning Advisers (Scot-ELAs).
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Conference Presentations (Learning Strategies)
"How effective is the Roberts solution? Learning Strategies for postgraduates" Presentation (with Dr Christine Laennec) at Scot-ELAs [Scottish Effective Learning Advisers Network] conference (Glasgow, June 2006)
"Marketing and Targeting: Capturing Our Students" Presentation (with Dr Christine Laennec) at Scot-ELAs conference (Edinburgh, January 2005)
"Pre-exam Workshops: Lessons Learnt" Presentation (with Dr Sara Preston) at Scot-ELAs conference (Glasgow, June 2003)
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Publications
Contributions to Journals
Articles
- Pryor, MR. (in press). 'John and Cosmo Alexander: Of Recusancy, Jacobites and Aberdeen Junctures'. Recusant History, vol 31, no. 2.
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings
Chapters
- Pryor, MR. & Morrison, JC. 'The King’s Paintings: Preaching to the Times'. J Geddes (ed.), in: King’s College Chapel Aberdeen 1500-2000. Northern Universities Press.
- Pryor, MR. (2009). 'Picturing the Divisiveness of Union'. A Mackillop & M O Siochru (eds), in: Forging the State: European State Formation and the Anglo-Scottish Union of 1707. Dundee University Press, Dundee, pp. 153-174.
- Pryor, MR. & Morrison, JC. (2007). 'Caught in the Springe of the Kirke - For Covenant and King: Charles II 1650-51'. P Davidson & J Bepler (eds), in: Triumphs of the Defeated: Early Modern Festivals and Messages of Legitimacy. Wolfenbuttler Forschungen, no. 116, Harrassowitz in Kommission, Wiesbaden, pp. 191-225.
- Pryor, MR. (2004). 'The Sibyls as Signifiers: From Prophetesses in Antiquity to Cultural and Religious Icons in Seventeenth-Century Scotland'. NCJ Pappas (ed.), in: Antiquity and Modernity: First International Conference on European History. Atiner, Athens, Greece, pp. 141-148, ATINER: 1st International Conference on European History, Athens, Greece, 29-1 January.
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