PREELFrom Pedagogic Research to Embedded

e-learning

Launch Meeting6 March 2007

Scoping study of Research

Goal: to identify approaches to e-learning

practice based on our research, as well as the creation of guidelines for implementation

Outcome: Report

Review strategy

Interviews with leading academics – London Knowledge Lab (LKL)– Centre for Excellence in Work-based Learning (WLE)– London Centre for Leadership in Learning (LCLL) – Centre for Distance Education (CDE)– + all schools

Review of information on the IoE (and associated) websites Interviews with researchers identified Reading of research reports and related journal articles

24 researchers43 research projects

Research projects by theme/topic

Technologies covered by research

Virtual Learning Environments Online/web resources (eg. Teachers TV, educational sites) Weblogs Mobile technologies (mobile phones, PDAs) Webconferencing Digital video – DVDs Interactive Whiteboards Games 3D virtual worlds (eg. Second Life)

Results/lessons clusters on…

Teachers’ approach to design Designing with technology Students experience Staff development Material development Teaching with technology Learning with technology

One example…

Staff development– Teachers that have access to the technology for

the longest period and have time to experiment are usually the ones who take the lead in using Interactive Whiteboards in the most innovative ways. (Jewitt)

Another example…

Student experience– One dominant topic in student experience of e-

learning is their move between work/life/learning contexts:

possibilities and constraints of e-learning in the context of work/life demands. degrees of coherence and complementarity between the e-learning experience and the rest of their lives.

Main outputs

Pedagogic Planner: tool for academics to plan their modules and sessions (Laurillard)

Model for embedding evaluation within a mixed-mode course (Daly)

Teaching templates for integrating ICT in distance or blended education (Pincas)

Peer-to-peer Reflection on Pedagogical Practice (PROPP) approach to staff development for online courses (Swinglehurst)

Pedagogical models of integrating e-learning (LTU) IOE e-learning courses showcase (LTU)