Best practice in research-informed teaching: a Welsh example.
Research, teaching and practice
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Research, teaching and practice: why educators, students and journalists need to hold
[virtual] hands as they enter the interactive age
Lily Canter, Lecturer in Journalism, Sheffield Hallam University
Context
5 step approach
Pragmatic engagement
Cultural & economic context
Flexibility & diversity
Research based
Leading not following
Researching regional newspaper websites
Audience research tells us
• They are participating in greater numbers• They expect to be able to participate• They like to participate via different
platforms• They view participation as valuable• They like to interact with other users• They would like to interact with
journalists more
Best practice
Constraints
Censorship
Resources
Legalities
Attitudes
Leadership
Communication
Share good
practice
Interaction
Independence
Solutions
QualityFirst class 70+
No spelling, punctuation,
grammar errors. Accurate,
tight copy and excellent
video/photos.
Upper second 60-
70
Only minor errors
and good
video/photo
framing and
content.
Lower second 50-60
Several errors but
adequate quality.
Third 40-50
Poor quality with many
mistakes.
Fail –40
Highly inaccurate which
may lead to a correction.
VarietyExcellent mixture of
substantial text, video,
photographs and graphics.
Posts on a wide range of
related topics without
repetition.
Good mixture of
multimedia but
may be some
overlap.
Adequate mixture of
multimedia but an over
reliance on one medium.
Lack of substantial text.
Lack of substantial
content.
Limited multimedia and
repetitive content.
No multimedia only text.
Text not substantial.
Writing styleEngaging and entertaining.
Targets a specific audience
and maintains a coherent
theme throughout.
Engaging and
mostly centred on a
theme. Written
with specific
audience in mind.
Adequate attempt to target
an audience. Some
evidence of a coherent
theme.
Bland writing style and
little cohesion. Target
audience unclear.
Poor writing style. No
theme and no attempt to
target a niche audience.
InteractivityExcellent attempt to
interact with reader via
polls, comments,
hyperlinks, user
generated content, social
media etc. Use of
innovative methods to
engage readers.
Good attempt at
interactivity with
a variety of
means.
Some attempt at
interactivity on a small
scale but limited in
scope.
.
Limited attempt at
interactivity beyond
hyperlinks.
.
No attempt at
interactivity.
Contact
Lily CanterPhD Student, The University of SheffieldLecturer in Journalism, Sheffield Hallam [email protected] www.canterchaos.wordpress.com