External dissemination of Praxis projects

Publications

Combining and managing work-family-study roles and perceptions of institutional support

Samra, R., Waterhouse, P. & Lucassen, M. (2021) Distance Education, 42(1): 88-105.

Mental distress and its relationship to distance education students’ work and family roles

Waterhouse, P., Samra, R. & Lucassen, M. (2020) Distance Education, 41(4): 540-558.

Benefits and limitations of translanguaging as a language learning strategy on the OU’s modern language MOOCs and implications for the OU’s distance language learning modules

Adinolfi, L. and Tagg, C. (2019) Translanguaging as a pedagogic strategy for online distance modern language learning. EAL Journal, Spring, 32-33.

Conference presentations

Adding to the mix: Learning through live and vicarious participation in online language tutorials.  

Thomas Hilary; Clifford Elisabeth; Winchester Susanne; Pleines Christine. EuroCALL 2019, Louvain-la-Neuve/Belgium

The Wellbeing of Distance Learning Students: The Importance of Work and Family Responsibilities

Waterhouse, P., Samra, R. and Lucassen, M. Presented at 28th ICDE World Conference on Online Learning, Dublin, 3-7th November 2019.

Caring about student carers

Mary Larkin: 16th march. Conference presentation at the Access, Participation Success 6th Biennial International Conference, The Open University (online)

Benefits and limitations of translanguaging as a language learning strategy on the OU’s modern language MOOCs and implications for the OU’s distance language learning modules

Adinolfi, L. and Tagg, C. (2021) Translanguaging as a plurilingual pedagogic strategy in online modern language learning: a study of two MOOCs. Symposium paper for Plurilingual approaches in the language classroom (organised by Ursula Lanvers and Vera Busse), AILA 2020, University of Groningen, Netherlands, 15-21 Aug 2021. 

Adinolfi, L. (2021) Fostering translanguaging opportunities within higher education modern languages provision. Multilingualism on my Mind conference on the theme Exploring multilingualism in education, online, 18-19 Mar 2021. 

Adinolfi, L. and Tagg, C. (2018) Strategic and creative translanguaging practices in online social contexts and the implications for modern language learning interactions. Creative Multilingualism conference, University of Reading, UK, 2-3 Feb 2018.   

Conference proceedings

Learners as teachers? An evaluation of peer interaction and correction in a German language MOOC.

Clifford, Elisabeth; Pleines, Christine; Thomas, Hilary and Winchester, Susanne (2019). In: CALL and complexity – short papers from EUROCALL 2019 (Meunier, F.; Van de Vyver, J.; Bradley, L. and Thouesny, S. eds.), Research-publishing.net, pp. 88-93

It is the worst – and the best of time!: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on education

Waterhouse, P. Invited panel member Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia, 21st October 2020