Presentation from HEA Thematic Workshop, University of Derby, 3 May 2013

1. Real enrichment, Real engagement,
Real projects:
Google Apps to enhance the student
learning experience.
Gary C. Wood
School of English
University of Sheffield
g.c.wood@sheffield.ac.uk | @GC_Wood
Sarah Horrigan
Institute of Learning Enhancement and Innovation
University of Derby
@sarahhorrigan
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2. What
we did…
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 Assessment through
a real project
 Promote linguistics
to prospective
students
What
we did…

4. Overall Winner
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How we
did it…

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 Google Sites:
 Page-level permissions
 Integrated features
(YouTube, soundclips,
and others).
How we
did it…

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 Project Management:
 Google Docs
 Google+ Hangouts
How we
did it…

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 Launch Event &
Evaluation:
 Google Docs Forms
How we
did it…

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 Increased student control = creativity & high motivation
 Doing a real project = enthusiasm from the students
 Groupwork is trouble-free – Google facilitates
 Collaboration within and between groups.
Some benefits…

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 Continuous feedback and assessment
 Students develop key skills for degree and employability
 End product is genuinely useful to its audience
 Apps are integrated and don’t need teaching.
Some benefits…

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What the
students think…

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What the
students think…

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A final thought…

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 Work in pairs
 Think of an area in your teaching that could use Google Sites
 On the session site (http://goo.gl/LNuH7):
 Access your Pod’s page
 Enter the details of your planned project
 If you finish, add a blank page to your section, and experiment
with embedding some additional resources (e.g. YouTube video,
images, etc.)
Your turn…!

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Review
& Questions…