The Inquiry into the Relationships between Bureaucracy and ICT
Bestwick, A. & Little, S. "Using ICT for inquiry-based learning courses"
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ICT in IBL
Alison BestwickDr Sabine Little
Centre for Inquiry-based Learning in the Arts and Social SciencesUniversity of Sheffield
www.shef.ac.uk/cilass
Introduction• 19 Schools/Departments
• 2 strands of funding
• ~70 projects
• Close collaboration with Learning Development Media Unit (LDMU) and Library)
• Large proportion of projects has ICT component
• 10 modules from History/Archaeology
ICT in IBL - 1• Information Literacy
• Researching/finding information (journals, databases, library catalogues, internet…)
• Evaluating information• Coding/collating information• Annotated bibliographies/referencing…Library Information Skills Resource on
WebCT
ICT in IBL - 2• Networked Learning
• Collaborative Inquiry • Media outputs of collaboration• People as resources
• Learning Spaces• Collaboratories
Archaeology & CILASS• 9 modules (2 at Level 2, 6 at Level
3), including• Online case studies
• Small IBL component in lecture-based modules
• WebCT for discussion
• Online research & collaboration
With thanks to Jane Rempel
‘Mapping Athenian democracy’ (Level 3)
• The problem:
• Support• CILASS collaboratory
• University information
• Key questions/issues to consider
The government has decreed that all universities must be restructured in order to function as ‘radical democracies,’ with full member participation in decision-making processes. The University of Sheffield has decided to use Classical Athenian democracy as a model for this restructuring, and you – as the resident experts – have been asked to create a proposal for how this new democratic University might work.
AAP201 – Research Skills in Archaeology• Group work, formulating own research
question
• Developing data collection tool through fieldwork
• Piloting & re-adjustment of research
• Research via library resources and special databases
• Collaborative group report
Title• Bullet points 24pt
Questions?