Research question: ‘In what ways is the Covid-19 pandemic changing understandings of the relationships between learning and fun?’ A limited case study of a research group in a UK university. We expect our findings to have implications beyond that group. Data collection using epistolary interviews (via email – one question per email, enabling thoughtful responses […]
Inspired by a Tweet I read recently about the distinction between a thesis and a PhD, I have been thinking about the difference between the two. The university really focuses on the thesis, which must : be of good presentation and style be a significant contribution to knowledge and/or to understanding demonstrate capacity to pursue […]
CALRG seminar by Dr Gwyneth Hughes, Reader in Higher Education, Institute of Education, UCL ‘Ipsative’ assessment is about comparing your current performance with your past perfomance. It comes from the Latin word ‘ipse’, meaning herself or himself Assessment is predominantly taken to be a measurement of learning, and can be considered to be one of […]
Great infographic summarising approaches to pedagogy, making connections with key thinkers in the field. http://cmapspublic3.ihmc.us/rid=1LGVGJY66-CCD5CZ-12G3/Learning%20Theory.cmap
(Notes from the Technology Enhanced Learning event at The Open University on 9 Feb) Sharon Monie – LTS Further examples of communication and collaboration Blog L140 (personal reflection) B201 (group comment and responses to reflective questions) Database D872 (graphically calculates and displays collated results) Elluminate Library (live bookable information literacy session) L203 (student-only sessions in […]
(Notes from the Technology Enhanced Learning event at The Open University on 9 Feb) Volker Patent DSE232 http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/dse232.htm Applying Psychology – provides an example of a second-level course where the team spent some time considering how to use learning systems to help students communicate with one another online and use their online experiences to inform […]
Andy Northedge: K101 (Notes from the Technology Enhanced Learning event at The Open University on 9 Feb) http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/k101.htm K101 An Introduction to Health and Social Care – a course in its second presentation that walks new students through different learning systems, encouraging students to communicate with one another before a major collaborative activity half way […]
Notes on a seminar given by Keith Sawyer. Relevant literature includes: Paul Torrance 1960s-80s – concerned with both teaching and assessing creativity. Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) is still widely used in the US – primarily for admission into gifted and talented programmes. Howard Gardner 1970s – brought cognitive psychology to bear on creativity […]
Researchers write all the time, writing is the means through which we work on and work out our ideas. We don’t just write up – we have not found a transparent truth which we then just put into words. Writing is a representation – we make choices and what we choose to write is a […]
Interesting post on issues relating to SocialLearn by Scott Leslie in his EdTech blog. These are his sub-heads: Planning to Share versus Just Sharing We grow our network by sharing, they start their network by setting up initial agreements We share what we share, they want to share what they often don’t have (or even […]