Beyond the Garden WallBeyond the Garden WallUsing Wordpress to support teaching & learningUsing Wordpress to support teaching & learning

Natalie Natalie LaffertyLafferty

Changing landscapeChanging landscape

University VLEUniversity VLE

Medical School VLEMedical School VLE

Walled gardenWalled garden

Changing Changing CultureCulture

http://www.flickr.com/photos/psd/3925801816/http://www.flickr.com/photos/psd/3925801816/

http://www.dontbeasalmon.net/http://www.dontbeasalmon.net/med.htmlmed.html

http://http://www.microbiologybytes.com/www.microbiologybytes.com/

blog/blog/

http://http://biochemistryquestions.wordpress.combiochemistryquestions.wordpress.com//

University Mary Washington University Mary Washington BlogsBlogs

UMW - Digital Storytelling UMW - Digital Storytelling CourseCourse

““Edupunk - an approach to teaching and Edupunk - an approach to teaching and learning practices that result from a do-it-learning practices that result from a do-it-yourself (DIY) attitude. Many instructional yourself (DIY) attitude. Many instructional applications can be described as DIY applications can be described as DIY education or Edupunk. It describes education or Edupunk. It describes inventive teaching and inventive learning.”inventive teaching and inventive learning.”

Blogging Doctors

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Mashing up contentMashing up content

Student ResponseStudent Response

6,000 hits on DundeeChest by the 6,000 hits on DundeeChest by the end of the 4 week teaching blockend of the 4 week teaching block

78% would like other blocks to 78% would like other blocks to have a bloghave a blog

Over 60% wanted to see additional Over 60% wanted to see additional posts over the coming monthsposts over the coming months

Student ResponseStudent ResponseOver 2,000 hits during 4 week Over 2,000 hits during 4 week blockblock

Most popular features, case, x-Most popular features, case, x-ray and bones of the weekray and bones of the week

Students wanted more cases and Students wanted more cases and ‘test yersel’ posts‘test yersel’ posts

Students visiting/reading via Students visiting/reading via Blackboard, Dundeeblogs, Google, Blackboard, Dundeeblogs, Google, RSS, email, mobile devicesRSS, email, mobile devices

Future plansFuture plans

Self-hosting in the Medical SchoolSelf-hosting in the Medical School

More formal pilots and evaluationsMore formal pilots and evaluations

Retain educational focus - more Retain educational focus - more cases of the week and formative cases of the week and formative assessmentassessment

Aggregate the content into a front Aggregate the content into a front page for each year grouppage for each year group

Thank youThank youNatalie LaffertyNatalie Lafferty

Email - Email - n.t.lafferty@dundee.ac.ukn.t.lafferty@dundee.ac.uk

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