This workshop worked through ways in which to create collaborative learning objects while embedding academic literacy to try improve the academic experience and shift attitudes.
SLTCC2017 1.1 Embedding academic literacy: creating learning objects through collaboration (Claire Saunders and Danilo Venticinque)
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C R E AT I N G L E A R N I N G O B J E C T S T H R O U G H
C O L L A B O R AT I O N
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Academic Literacy refers to the
range of reading, writing, thinking,
speaking and listening skills a
student needs to communicate
effectively within an academic
context.
1.What is academic literacy: what
are the skills students need?
2.What specific aspects do students
find difficult?
3.How would you prioritise these
aspects?
YOUR STARTER FOR 10
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Bolt-on
Subject
studies
Study skills
Generic
Out of context
Deficit
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Academic
literacy
Subject
studies
Academic
discourse
Embedded
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Developing reflective writing
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Developing reflective writing
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WORKING GROUPS
The learning objects should:
• Have clearly defined learning
outcomes
• Use one or more of the standard
activity types in a VLE
• Give students opportunities to
engage in dialogue about
concepts and skills
• Have scope for adaptation to the
specific needs of students in
different disciplines
E VA L U AT I N G A L E A R N I N G O B J E C T
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The Successes
• Development of a range of
activities
• Constructive feedback from staff
and students
• Subtle shifts in thinking and
practice
The challenges
• Shifting the deficit model of the
student
• Shifting thinking…one
conversation at a time!
T H E P R O J E C T S O FA R …
10. CLAIRE SAUNDERS - SOLENT LEARNING AND TEACHING INSTITUTE
DANILO VENTICINQUE - SCHOOL OF BUSINESS LAW AND COMMUNICATION
Editor's Notes
We’ll introduce this and then move to the Poll Everywhere questions
I’ll do a very quick explanation of this model and the embedded one (next slide)
DANILO – this is where your 4-5 minute slot about using the activity ‘Writing a reflective blog’ will fit in. The idea is to give them a sense of how we worked together to design it, how you embedded it in your teaching, the feedback from students and the fact that we are now working to revise it. This is the collaborative process we’re trying to get across! All in 5 minutes – sorry! Feel free to add an extra slide if you want to.
Groups will have a copy of an activity from Teaching to Succeed @ Solent, plus an A3 copy of an evaluation sheet. They will be asked to discuss the activity and evaluate it against the criteria. They will also be asked to make suggestions for improvement.