student voice : is honesty the best policy?
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Student voice: is honesty the best policy? Giving students control of TEL evaluations. Presented at the Blackboard Teaching & Learning Conference in Dublin, 1st May 2014. Speakers: Eleanor Loughlin, Anne Skerratt, Elaine Tan & Malcolm MurrayTRANSCRIPT
STUDENT VOICE:is honesty the best policy?Giving students control of TEL evaluations
Eleanor Loughlin, Alice SkerrattCareers, Employability & Enterprise Centre
Elaine Tan, Malcolm MurrayLearning Technologies Team
@ElaineRTan @malcolmmurray
Blackboard
Teaching&LearningConference
D U B L I N 2 0 1 4 | T H U R 1 M A Y | U N I V E R S I T Y C O L L E G E D U B L I N
Apologies
This public slide deck does not contain the verbatim transcripts from student feedback shared during the session in Dublin.
These have been removed to protect the identity of the students.
Project Focus
How do we get honest and accurate information about: what students do with, feel about and use technology for as part of their learning?
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Project Focus
How do we involve students more in designing, improving and developing their own learning experiences?
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Project Focus
How do we provide genuine opportunities for students to undertake work experience?
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Project Focus
How do we provide skills training that is contextualized and allows students to apply what they are learning in a safe but meaningful situation?
Educational Paradigm
Source: after Simonson et al. (2006) Teaching and learning at a distance: Foundations of distance education, Third Edition. Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle, New Jersey. p206
Individual & Collaborating
Students
Teacher
Student-Centred Learning
KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE
Teacher
Class of Students
Teacher-Centred Learning
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Methodology
Obtain ethical approval
Design draft questions
Recruit students as paid researchers
Train the students
Students recruit an interview group
Hold all-student focus groups
Encourage deviation from questions
Student researchers write report
Identify trends and differences
Students contribute to draft report
Agree dissemination targets
Students co-present findings
Methodological Concerns
Completion Rates
Representativeness
Authenticity
Privacy
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Methodological Concerns
Completion Rates
93% report
81% demographics
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Methodological Concerns
Representativeness
47%
44%
53%
54%
Male
Female
Populationn = 11,742
Samplen = 131
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Methodological Concerns
Authenticity
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Methodological Concerns
Privacy
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What tools do staff use with you in the courses you are taking at Durham?
• What works well?• What works badly?
Sample Question
Dublin Feedback…
What tools do staff use with you in the courses you are taking at Durham?
• What works well?• What works badly?
Replace “Durham” with your institutionDiscuss…
Our (Students’) Findings
Students experience of the institutional technology they are asked to use should match the usability of the technology they choose to use
Our (Students’) Findings
The e-Learning experience at Durham should be• comparable to other HE institutions• fair to all Durham students• match or exceed previous educational experiences
Our (Students’) Findings
Staff should be aware of the technology available to them and its potential to support students as learners
Our (Students’) Findings
Staff should be aware of the technology available to them and its potential to support students as learners
Our (Students’) Findings
Students value consistency of approach
Our (Students’) Findings
Mixed messages regarding the VLE
Our (Students’) Findings
DIY provision often favoured for collaboration
In conclusion
Not all students are as good in real life as they are on paper……most are better
Saw real engagement & reflection on their own learning and personal practices
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In conclusion
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Incredible amount of informative and actionable material produced
Yields a better understanding of the diversity of experience and need
Thank you for coming!
Contact us:
[email protected] @ElaineRTan
[email protected] @malcolmmurray
More details on the project blog:
http://goo.gl/I6mLfJ