21 April 2009
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Duckling project
Ale Armellini
from website: Delivering University Curricula: Knowledge, Learning and INnovation Gains
The DUCKLING project at the University of Leicester develops advanced delivery, presentation and assessment processes to enhance the work-based learning experience for students studying remotely. The project will demonstrate the practical marriage of sound approaches in delivery together with new technologies and work–based pedagogies for learning support, communication and assessment of professional adult learners from commencement to completion of the programme of study
Two MSc course teams: Psychology and Education (all distance courses)
3 techologies proposed : podcasting, ebook readers, second life JISC curriculum design Started with podcasts : stable, known
25 podcasts on supervision, 14 research methods, provision on feedback about assignments: personalisation Podcasts around 10 mins Podcast on handbook guide to regs
Education - native and non native speakers recorded for analysis 50 students per cohort
Second life use
Education - use of welsh language debate in second life
Ebooks
Sony ereaders 30 - preloaded with course materials. Negotiating for books and articles. Would prefer to use other media - ebooks very expensive cf to netbooks
Evaluation
Cognitive mapping
Qusn via Bb
Will feed results into second iteration
Jon Scott: Paper reviews
Two papers from AEHE on feedback
Burke, D. (2008). Strategies for using feedback students bring to higher education. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 99999(1):1–10. informaworld link (on campus)
Walker, M. An investigation into written comments on assignments: do students find them usable? Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 34(1):67–78.ingenta link (on campus)
