case studies: a potential nexus for communities of practice and research
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Case studies: a potential nexus for communities of practice and
research Alan Masson, Philip Turbitt, Karen
Evans CETL for Institutional E-learning
Services (CIES)
Overview of session
1. Introductions*2. CETL overview3. Explore Drivers and influencers*4. Discuss Case studies*5. Describe CETL case study approach6. Demonstrate CETL case study tool7. Debate possible roles for case studies*8. Conclusions and discussion*
CETL for Institutional E-learning Services
• Aim: “promote, facilitate and reward the adoption of a “learner centred” reflective practice approach to the development of teaching and learning, in particular wrt the use of e-learning technologies”
• Staff: 4x Learning Technologists, 2x Technical Developers, 1x Academic Staff Developer, 1x Research Associate
Introductions
• Your name• Your institution / employer• Your role• What interested you about the topic of this
session
Conceptual model of CIES tools and services
What are the main drivers to change your teaching / educational practices?
Facilitated brainstorming exercise
Possible themes:• Practitioner drivers• Learner drivers• Technology drivers• Institutional drivers
What resources inspire you / do you use as a reference for change?
Pairs / triple activity• 5 minute brainstorm• Post its
5 minute debrief
Importance of peer experiences?
Practice based case studies
Facilitated Discussion• Benefits of practice based case studies
• Challenges around using case studies– Case study “manager” role– Practitioner role
JISC / HE Academy case study template
Benefits:• Comprehensive• Structured
Challenges:• Requires careful completion• Open fields – inconsistent input• Conditional workflows• Completion time
CIES approach• Highly discoverable examples of practice• Straightforward to complete• Use of closed questions to capture “context”– Cohort– Educational context– Resources and tools
• Shorter, focussed open questions• Automated workflows• Integrated with other support tools• Moving from silo – connected environment
University of Ulster adoption of tool
Implementing as a Practice Exchange Repository
• NOT a trophy cabinet• Community tool• Contribution focus• Thematic reuse (accessibility, technology)• Push strands of practice• Discoverable from a number of sources
Expected BenefitsFor Staff/Users (who aim to discover practice)• To search for teaching and learning practice by key words, themes or browse all
examples• To print relevant examples for future reference• To store queries and receive automatic updates of relevant examples when added
to the Repository. For Staff/Users (who will contribute practice)• To encourage critical reflection as staff record and describe their practice• To provide method of effective dissemination of practice • Ease of editing and amending teaching and learning contribution/s. For University of Ulster• To enable a community based culture for capturing and sharing teaching and
learning practices, Institution wide and beyond• To provide a central repository for information management.
Can case studies be an effective way for practitioners to connect with
people and practices?
Primary role / purpose for “case studies”?
What are the key “fields”?
Management challenges / opportunities?
