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Online learning: Can a generic tutorial meet the disparate needs of
researchers?
Jenny CoombsUniversity of Nottingham
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Overview
Project background
Content creation and authoring tool
Quick demo
Evaluation of pilot units
Future plans
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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
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Schedule
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Pilot module content
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Authoring tool Xerte
• Open source
• Content can be re- used and repurposed
•Designed for non- techies
• Technical help
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Quick look at a unit
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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
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Differing levels of experience
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Variety of disciplines
• Bias towards STM disciplines?
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Approach
Success stories considered important:
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Expectations of online material
Content of
video is more important
than aesthetics
Academic not smart enough
Distracted by background
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Balancing activities
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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
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The Future
Added to Jorum and Open Courseware to facilitate sharing
Dissemination of research outputs Future unit – reference management www.emrsg.org.uk
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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
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Questions?