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Advantages and Disadvantages of using an “off-the-shelf” e-learning solution for Postgraduate Researcher Development
Dr Bob OdlePostgraduate Research [email protected]
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What I’ll cover• Context• What the “solution” needs to cover• What topics did we want to include• What have people said
– Advantages– Disadvantages
• The future
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Science
Engineering
Business
Education
Architecture
Computing and Maths
Health & Social Care
Humanities and Social Sciences
Context
Younger
Older
Modes
QAA
RDF
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Solution needs to ….
• be Accessible• be Asynchronous• be Applicable
• provide an input• check understanding• revisit/refresh
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What did we want to cover…
Research
Methods
Literature Review
Research
EthicsProject
Management
Getting Published
Networking & ConferencesCareer Planning
Managing your Supervisor
EPIGEUM
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So what have Students, Supervisors & others been saying about Epigeum?
• Advantages– Useful– High quality/polished appearance– Can revisit as a refresher– Ability to add bespoke pages
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So what have Students, Supervisors & others been saying about Epigeum?
• Disadvantages– Assessments are not fit for purpose if
linked to progression– Some parts can be too facile– A panacea they are not
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The future….
• Changing face of the PhD– RDF – Research Councils – QAA– Growing skills agenda – an expectation– Engaging with the dinosaurs– Global market place
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Summary• Context• What the “solution” needed to cover• The topics we want included• Feedback
– Advantages– Disadvantages
• Future challenges