ALT Conference Presentation, Manchester 8-11 Sept 2015

1. WAYS TO
COLLABORATE
Magdalena Bober, InfoComms, Manchester Metropolitan University
Learning and teaching case studies from a faculty
of humanities, languages and social science

2. A collaboration continuum
1: Padlet
2: Writers’ chat
3: Industry projects
4: Transatlantic
student projects
Networking
Coordination
Collaboration
Convergence
Degree of
sharing
Effort/skill/
investment
Cooperation
Based on Hastie (2013)

3. 1: Padlet for creating a shared
learning resource
Tutor motivation: student engagement; Personal: enjoyment of technology

4. 2: Creative writing chat
Tutor motivation: required tool; Personal: tech = fun & creative;
novel in blog installments with crowdsourcing element

5. 3: Industry projects
Tutor motivation: improving link with industry partner, making
students tech savvy; Personal: curious about tech

6. 4: Transatlantic student projects
Tutor motivation: internationalising the curriculum;
Personal: cautious about tech (but lots of support &
perseverance have made a difference in L&T)

7. More of this:
How do we get
more collaborative
in HE L&T?
• Tech support
• Personal interest in tech can help, but
pedagogic considerations equally important
• Finding the right external partner
• Small level collaboration also important

8. References and image sources
Reference:
Hastie, C. (2013). Helping One Another at Different Levels: A Continuum of
Collaboration. http://christinehastie.com/2013/11/helping-one-another-at-different-
levels-a-continuum-of-collaboration/
Image sources:
Slide 1: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pikpok.fl.play
Slide 2: lephre.com
Slide 3: image provided by tutor
Slide 4: chatzy.com, www.smh.com.au
Slide 5: hangouts.google.com ;
http://prezi.com/cdpsao1o_lbf/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0sh
are ;
www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/good_practice/gpentry.php?id=61
Slide 6: facebook.com, canstockphoto.com
Slide 7: author’s own image