Using Digital Media to Enhance Teaching and Learning

#jiscdigital Stephen Gray, JISC Digital MediaDoug Belshaw, JISC infoNetZak Mensah, JISC Digital MediaJane WIlliams, Bristol University

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Doug BelshawResearcher/Analyst JISC infoNet http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk http://bit.ly/dajbelshaw

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Focused example of not getting the upside.

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"[S]tudents... stay at home and skim online notes or flick through podcasts

and video recordings of classes. A third of students consider this a substitute for

attendance, according to a nationwide survey of 2422 first-year students...

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What is attendance?

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Which type of

attendance do they mean?

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Attention-based definition

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Attendance, n. 1. The action or condition of applying one's mind or observant faculties to something.

2. The action or condition of turning one's energies to; assiduous effort.

CC BY-NC-SA Geir Halvorsen

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Service-based definition

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Attendance, n. 3. The action or condition of waiting upon, accompanying, or escorting a person.

4. The action or condition of an inferior in waiting the leisure, convenience, or decision of a superior.

CC BY zappowbang

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Community-based definition

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Attendance, n. 6. The action of coming or fact of being present, in answer to a summons, or to take part in public business, entertainment, instruction, worship, etc.

CC BY-NC-SA baldorak2208

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Attendance:• Service-based?• Community-based?• Attention-based?

CC BY-NC-SA atomicshark

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JISCDesignStudio

http://bit.ly/jiscds

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Springboard TV

West Anglia College

http://bit.ly/springboard-tv

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Students as Change Agents

Exeter Universityhttp://bit.ly/students-as-

change-agents

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Attendance works best as Attention and Community

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Teachers that can be replaced by a

machine should be.

Arthur C. Clarke

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Learning with digital media is different.

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http://web.me.com/thom_cochrane/MobileWeb2/

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Effective Assessmentin a Digital Age

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/digiassess

Effective Practicein a Digital Age

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/practice

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http://bit.ly/hattie-effect-sizes

What makes a measurable difference in teaching and

learning?

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5 effect sizes directly relevant to digital media: • Feedback: 1.13• Instructional quality: 1.00 • Acceleration: 0.72• Peer tutoring: 0.50• Instructional media: 0.30

1.0 = one standard deviation

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Visible Learning; a synthesis of over 800 meta-analyses relating to achievement(John Hattie)

http://bit.ly/hattie-visible-learning

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FREE!Effective Practicein a Digital Age(JISC)

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/practice

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Attention-based attendance

through digital media(p.21)

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FREE!

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/digiassess

Effective Assessmentin a Digital Age(JISC)

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Real-world assessment using digital

media(p.48-9)

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Learning Literacies for the Digital Age (LLiDA)- Framework of Frameworks (p.35)

http://www.jisc.ac.uk

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Learner Experiences of e-Learning- Responding to Learners Pack (guides for different job roles)

MoLeNet- examples of changes and approaches for using mobile technologies in learning and teaching environments

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http://www.jisc.ac.uk/developingdigitalliteracies

Cross-JISC programme on digital literacies

planned (subject to funding)

Emerging Practice in a Digital Age Purpose: - Encourage use of emerging technologies- Provide starter guide for effective implementation- Guidance around managing integration of institutional and Web 2.0 technologies

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http://www.jisc.ac.uk/elearningprogramme

Launch: ALT-C 2011