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VLE Team, Learning Resources
Regent’s University London
Useful Resources for teaching Research
Methods

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Welcome
Chris Rowell – Technology Enhanced Learning Advisor
June 2013.

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The aim of this session is :
To show some of the potential benefits of
using Open Educational Resources (OER’s)
to teach Research Methods.

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Learning Objectives
You will be able to:
• Access the ‘Tricks of the Trade’ module on Blackboard.
• Use at least one online resource for teaching Research Methods.
• Understand some of the benefits of using OER’s to teach Research
Methods
• Evaluate the effectiveness of using OER’s to teach Research
Methods.

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What are OER’s?
"Open educational resources (OERs) are
free and openly licensed educational
materials that can be used for teaching,
learning, research, and other purposes."
(Wikipedia article)

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Demo https://blackboard.regents.ac.uk

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Your task:
Go to the ‘Tricks of the Trade’ module in Blackboard.
• Click on ‘Teaching Resources’.
• Choose one of the resources and briefly write down the answers to
following 3 questions:
1. How easy was the resource to use?
2. What are the benefits/disadvantages of using this resource?
3. Would you use this resource with your students?
Be prepared to feedback your findings to the rest of the group. You
have 15 minutes to complete this task.

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Additional task
Go to the folder ‘Directory of free resources’
(in ‘Tricks of the Trade’).
Try and find a resource you could use in
your teaching.

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Further support:
For support with using Blackboard contact:
• Bryony Bramer, Virtual Learning Environment Manager.
bramerb@regents.ac.uk Office: TB005, Phone: x6220.
• Chris Rowell, Technology Enhanced Learning Advisor.
rowellc@regents.ac.uk Office: TB001, Phone: x7519.
• James Leahy, VLE Content Developer.
Leahyj@regents.ac.uk Office: TB001, Phone: x6104.
• Alana Kane, VLE Content Developer.
kanea@regents.ac.uk Office: TB001, Phone: x7530
• Anna Williams, IT Trainer.
williamsa@regents.ac.uk Office: TB001, Phone: x6104.