How do I turn my teaching into a publication Seminar, La Trobe University, Bendigo campus, 30/11/2015

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Starting my SoLT paper
Turning my teaching practice into a
publication
Dr John Hannon, La Trobe Learning &
Teaching
ENG211 (Circular Lecture Theatre), Bendigo
campus

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Simon Peyton Jones “How to write a great research paper”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3dkRsTqdDA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Start: Write
Idea Research Write it up

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Simon Peyton Jones “How to write a great research paper”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3dkRsTqdDA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Start: Write
Idea
Idea Write Research
Write into a topical issue of interest, rather than write up your study

4. 4La Trobe University
What is SoLT?
Scholarly teacher Scholarship of Learning & Teaching
• clear goals
• well prepared
• effective presenter
• engages students
• aligned assessment
• good student feedback
• reflects on experience to
improve
• gathers evidence
• informed by current ideas in the field
• enquires into issues of student
learning
• invites peer review & collaboration
• research is open to critique
• research is used by others (evidence
of use and impact)
Boyer (1990); Shulman (1998); Hutchings &
Shulman (1999)
Hutchings, P. & Shulman, L. S. (1999). The scholarship of teaching: New elaborations, new
developments

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Kandlbinder & Peseta (2011)
Key Thinkers & concepts in HE T&L
Key Thinkers
- John Biggs
- Paul Ramsden
- Ference Marton
- Michael Prosser
- Keith Trigwell
- Ron Barnett
- Noel Entwistle
Key Concepts
- Reflective Practice
- Constructive alignment
- Approaches to study
- Assessment for learning
- Scholarship of teaching
What is the field of learning & teaching in higher education?

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Malcolm Tight (2012)
An analysis of 17 specialist HE journals
•Topics & Issues:
teaching & learning,
course/subject design,
student experience,
quality & evaluation,
HE systems/policy, institutional management,
academic work, nature of knowledge
• Methods & methodologies:
comparative, interviews, surveys, documentary,
conceptual & critical approaches,
phenomenography, self-reflection
What is the field of learning & teaching in higher education?

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Mackenzie, N. & Knipe, S. (2006). Research dilemmas:
Paradigms, methods and methodology
Quant vs qual or Quant and qual?
…the authors discuss issues faced by early career researchers, including the
dichotomy, which many research textbooks and journal articles create and
perpetuate between qualitative and quantitative research methodology
despite considerable literature to support the use of mixed methods
http://www.iier.org.au/iier16/mackenzie.html
Not a recent debate:
Salomon, G. 1991. Transcending the qualitative-quantitative debate: The analytic
and systemic approaches to educational research. Educational Researcher 20, no. 6.
How do quant and qual methods crossover?
Guest, G., MacQueen, K. & Namey, E. (2012) Applied thematic analysis

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Thematic analysis
Guest, MacQueen & Namey (2012)
Quant and qual methods cross over

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Issue identification: Read
Identify a topical issue connected to your practice
Write research questions, then develop them
Consult the literature to find gaps and problematisations
Write and READ
Why do learning technologies
reflect traditional transmissive
teaching approaches?
develops into
How do students engage with
learning technologies in my
discipline?
Does simulation-based
education (SBE) prepare
health graduates for clinical
practice?

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Write and READ
Search :
Strategy 1: Systematic, database research
Strategy 2: Issue tracing – eg. find a key article using google scholar
citations, , then “Search within citing articles”.
Higher education Journals & conferences:
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/ltlt/develop/solt/conferences-resources
Identify key journals, conferences: in HE and in T&L in your discipline
What are the conversations in my field?
What are the controversies in my field?

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1. Shortlist journals & conferences that best match your line of enquiry?
A conference is useful for ideas in development.
2. Consult the journal website and identify:
(i) the objectives of the journal,
(ii) the editorial committee (is it international? Australian members?)
(iii) impact measures/factors
3. Check the list at PAS: Publication Award Scheme
4. Make a 2-3 year plan for publishing
Which journals should I publish in, Research Exchange, Warwick University
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/staff/research/disseminating-research/which-journals/
Select a journal

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Write: Abstract exercise
Aim
Background
Methodology
Results
Conclusion
Lars Thrysoe, Lise Hounsgaard, Nina Bonderup Dohn, Lis Wagner (2012) Newly qualified nurses —
Experiences of interaction with members of a community of practice. Nurse Education Today 32,
Issue 5, Pages 551–555.
http://www.nurseeducationtoday.com/article/S0260-6917(11)00181-X/abstract
Write your abstract as if your study is complete

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Write: Abstract exercise
Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 10(1), 2013.
http://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp/vol10/iss1/4/
Academic Writing at the Graduate Level: Improving the Curriculum through Faculty
This article describes a collaborative self-study undertaken to identify the
source of academic writing difficulties among graduate students and find
ways to address them. Ten faculty members in a college of education came
together to define the problem and to analyze data gleaned from faculty and
student surveys, course documents, course assignments, and course
assessments. We found discrepancies between faculty and student
perceptions about graduate preparation for academic writing and between
the espoused and enacted curriculum. Both faculty and students identified
problems associated with synthesizing theory and research. We discuss …
several program-specific measures … to address identified gaps in academic
writing and critical thinking.
Write your abstract as if your study is complete

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Review: Making a fresh contribution to knowledge
Enter an existing conversation
1. What is at issue? Does the title reflect this?
2. Is the intended audience clear: Who is this relevant to?
3. What is already known about this topic
4. What does this paper add
5. Implications for practice and/or policy
(Practitioner Notes from British Journal of Educational Technology)

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Implications beyond the local setting?
- Make the argument for significance in your study; relevance to
academics in the discipline
Review: Does my study matter?
 O'Toole, J. & Beckett, D. (2013) Educational Research: Creative Thinking and Doing.
(2nd
ed). South Melbourne, Victoria : Oxford University Press
provides new researchers with a step by step approach to starting research.
Reviewed at
http://sociologicalimagination.org/archives/15525#sthash.eO79Smil.dpuf
Qualitative research approaches, including methodologies and methods
 Designing Research in Higher Education (EDU4HER), Graduate Certificate in
HE

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Landmark, 2004
Charles Robb
Dr John Hannon
Snr Lecturer, La Trobe Learning &
Teaching, La Trobe University
j.hannon@latrobe.edu.au
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/ltlt/about/staff-

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Resources
Support for researchers at La Trobe
RED: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/researchers/grs/red
GCHE: Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (GCHE)
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/ltlt/develop/gche
Journals & conferences:
HE journals and conferences
Higher education Journals & conferences:
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/ltlt/develop/solt/conferences-resources
Scholarly journals in your discipline :
http://guides.library.unisa.edu.au/c.php?g=169984&p=1117914
Which journals should I publish in?, Research Exchange, Warwick University.
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/staff/research/disseminating-research/which-
journals/

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References
Blair, Mary A. Ph.D. and Mader, Cynthia E. Ph.D., Academic Writing at the Graduate Level:
Improving the Curriculum through Faculty Collaboration, Journal of University Teaching & Learning
Practice, 10(1), 2013.http://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp/vol10/iss1/4
Hutchings, P. & Shulman, L. S. (1999). The scholarship of teaching: New elaborations, new
developments. Change, 31(5), 10-15. http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/elibrary/ scholarship-
teaching-new-elaborations-new-developments
Guest, G., MacQueen, K. & Namey, E. (2012) Applied thematic analysis. Thousand Oaks, Calif;
London: SAGE. See Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED THEMATIC ANALYSIS
Mackenzie, N. & Knipe, S. (2006). Research dilemmas: Paradigms, methods and methodology.
Issues In Educational Research, 16(2), 193-205. http://www.iier.org.au/iier16/mackenzie.html
O'Toole, J. & Beckett, D. (2013) Educational Research: Creative Thinking and Doing. (2nd ed).
South Melbourne, Victoria : Oxford University Press
Salomon, G. 1991. Transcending the qualitative-quantitative debate: The analytic and systemic
approaches to educational research. Educational Researcher 20, no. 6
Tight, M. (2012). Researching Higher Education. Maidenhead, McGraw-Hill Education [Ch 1:
Introduction, p 3-13.