Supporting student learning: the limits of genericism
‘Learning in higher education involves adapting to new ways of knowing: new ways of understanding, interpreting and organising knowledge. Academic literacy practices… constitute central processes through which students learn new subjects and develop their knowledge about new areas of study. A practices approach to literacy takes account of the cultural and contextual component of writing […]
An Academic Literacies Approach to Digital Literacies
This is an account of my initial attempt to find learning theory to underpin and inform the development of our Digital Literacies framework and its implementation, as part of the LLI’s involvement in the university’s Digital Campus strategy. I drew upon literacies research and on the conclusions from my own MSc research into the […]
How can we support digital literacies? My take-home thoughts form attending the JISC Digital Capability Community Launch
Taken from :https://storify.com/Jisc/digital-capability-community-launch [10/05/2017] Stephen Walker, Frances Deepwell, Neil Donahue, Sarah Whittaker, Nevin Moledina and I attended a JISC event to develop a group interested in developing institutional digital capabilities. We had some interesting discussions and ideas around why we should think about digital “stuff”, and how staff and students can be supported in […]
Tackling complex issues with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®
I suspect we’ve all come across LEGO at some point in our lives: either through fond memories of childhood building, or slightly more painful memories as parents stepping on stray bricks. But have we ever seen it as a complex problem solving tool? LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® (LSP) is a professional-oriented application of the colourful bricks, that has been […]
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