Learning and Teaching about and through Research

Learning and teaching about and through research: a technology-enhanced approach Julia Davies The School of Education The University of Sheffield, UK

Thanks to…..
Sheena Banks - advice and support
Jo Gilham - technical support and training
Paul Jinks - advice and technical support
Jackie Marsh - course tutor
Kate Pahl - course tutor
Paul Wigfield - technical support and training

Module One complete
Module Two just starting today …
Did not manage to cram in as much to Module One as we hoped
We are all complete beginners in using Web CT / MOLE
A new programme

A programme to fulfil certain criteria:
Flexibility for the learners - all professional full time workers
Ease of Use
Suitability of Medium and Mode for Course Content
Platform for understanding Web 2.0

Resources from some modules shared across The School

Experience of and enthusiasm for Web 2.0
Awareness of multimodality
Experience from research evaluation:
Keeping all L and T activities in the online space
Adding to the course incrementally
Keeping people in step
‘ Wrap around’
Providing an overview of the Module and each unit
Consistency of format - balanced with variety
Course Design built on:

Theoretical underpinnings
New Literacies - Passion about making education relevant – a mission to educate in this area
Team involved in research around popular culture; digital technologies and social literacy practices; literacy teaching and learning in a range of contexts ( part of our content)
Constructivist theories of learning (links to research into Web 2.0 etc.)

High quality Web 2.0 interactivity:
High levels of interactivity
Collaboration over content
Constructivist Learning
Different people, different skills and roles
Value for research and debate
Social and Cultural Exchange and development

Online MA in New Literacies

Different modes and software we have used within MOLE:
Slideshows – with notes
Slideshows – with sound files
Camtasia screencasts
Video
E-books
E journals
Pdfs
Links outside MOLE totted
YouTube
Blogs
Slideshare

What of the learning and the learners?
They all seem to be having babies, moving house, having surgery and working hard.

Quotes from learners
(Quotes deleted for online audience due to ethical reasons.)

Lessons learned:
Positioning and boundaries:
Establishing a non intrusive tutorial presence
Absence of spatial signals
Students’ notions of collaboration
Summing up versus opening a debate
Cultural cues and clues
Students’ expectations – of tutors and each other
Wide variation in participation
Time differences – everything takes longer
Being over-spontaneous – regretting what you said!!
Discussion boards get cramped

Next steps
You Tube
Blogs
Podcasts – probably via podbean or evoca Second-Life

Bonuses
It’s fun!!
Variety continues apace
Getting to know the students very well
Flexibility
The learning process is always as interesting as the content
A record of all learning and teaching activities
Student attainment so far appears to be deeper

Bonuses
Hooray!! You can teach without letting work disturb your ‘life-partnership’.

Thanks for listening Julia Davies

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