online learning: can a generic tutorial meet the disparate needs of researchers?
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Online learning: Can a generic tutorial meet the disparate needs of researchers? – Jenny Coombs- University of NottinghamTRANSCRIPT
Online learning: Can a generic tutorial meet the disparate needs of
researchers?
Jenny CoombsUniversity of Nottingham
Overview
Project background
Content creation and authoring tool
Quick demo
Evaluation of pilot units
Future plans
Background
Aim to create online tutorials aimed at researchers
Reusable Re-purposable
Number of East Midlands Institutions interested
EMRSG Project consortium: Loughborough, Nottingham, Coventry, De Montfort Universities
Image by Ben Mills, used under a Creative Commons Licence, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:East-Midlands-Ambulance-Service-map.png
Schedule
Pilot module content
Authoring tool Xerte
• Open source
• Content can be re- used and repurposed
•Designed for non- techies
• Technical help
Quick look at a unit
Evaluation of pilot module, 2011
Conducted by a ‘neutral’ research associate Qualitative methods:
Focus groups (Nottingham, Loughborough & DMU) Observations (Coventry)
Recommendations aided editing and revisions
Differing levels of experience
Variety of disciplines
• Bias towards STM disciplines?
Approach
Success stories considered important:
Expectations of online material
Content of
video is more important
than aesthetics
Academic not smart enough
Distracted by background
Balancing activities
Conclusions
• Difficult to meet all needs of researchers– Level of content– Representing all disciplines– Getting the approach right– Meeting expectations for professional material– Balancing activities
The Future
Added to Jorum and Open Courseware to facilitate sharing
Dissemination of research outputs Future unit – reference management www.emrsg.org.uk
Contacts
Coventry UniversityChris [email protected] [email protected]
Loughborough UniversityHelen [email protected] [email protected]
De Montfort UniversityLiz [email protected]
University of NottinghamWendy [email protected] [email protected]
Keep in touch with the project at: http://www.emrsg.org.uk
Questions?