Post on 28-Mar-2015
Encouraging students to take the “e-nitiative”
Nick Shorte-Media Unit, Royal Veterinary College
AMEE 2008 Prague
Context
Widespread adoption of basic e-learning
Changing technology competencies of students
New opportunities for collaboration with web 2.0
BUT
Staff often have limited technical skills
Traditional teaching practice slow to evolve
Student frustration
AMEE 2008 Prague
Appropriate and Practical TechnologiesStudents, Teachers, Administrators and Researchers (STAIRS)
www.bloomsbury.ac.uk/apt
AMEE 2008 Prague
Learning from the Learners
Most are confident in use of new technologies
Have their own ideas on how they want to learn
Genuinely interested in working with faculty
Bright and motivated
Cheap labour!
AMEE 2008 Prague
Four Steps ….
Raising Awareness and Engagement
Building a Community
Facilitating Initiative
Sharing Ownership
AMEE 2008 Prague
Step One
Raising Awareness and Engagement
Building a Community
Facilitating Initiative
Sharing Ownership
AMEE 2008 Prague
AMEE 2008 Prague
Student Induction Wiki
AMEE 2008 Prague
Step Two
Raising Awareness and Engagement
Building a Community
Facilitating Initiative
Sharing Ownership
AMEE 2008 Prague
Feedback Questionnaires
AMEE 2008 Prague
Student Focus Groups
AMEE 2008 Prague
Step Three
Raising Awareness and Engagement
Building a Community
Facilitating Initiative
Sharing Ownership
AMEE 2008 Prague
How it was done
Student PodcastingAMEE 2007
Courtesy of Silvia Janska
AMEE 2008 Prague
Student Lecture Recording
AMEE 2008 Prague
Step Four
Raising Awareness and Engagement
Building a Community
Facilitating Initiative
Sharing Ownership
AMEE 2008 Prague
Student Authored Learning Content
AMEE 2008 Prague
AMEE 2008 Prague
Experience to Date
Students appreciate being consulted and involved
Staff have responded well to student activity
Students are now implementing their own ideas
New understanding of “appropriate technologies”
Longer term involvement of past students
High quality resources at reasonable cost
AMEE 2008 Prague
Thank You
Contact : Nick Short on nshort@rvc.ac.ukWeb : www.rvc.ac.uk/AMEE