Monday, June 30, 2008
8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Abstract:
This half -day workshop (3.5 hours) addresses many of the key themes of the conference through the use and adaptation of video archives. Video archives are emerging as a major source of teaching and learning material for the tertiary community and build upon an existing awareness and familiarity young people have acquired with online video through the medium of YouTube and the like. The workshop will demonstrate a new approach to the use of digital video archives in teaching and learning based on a conceptual framework developed by the authors. This will be use to illustrate, with exemplars and problem-solving scenarios, how video from a range of worldwide video archives can be used to develop higher levels of engagement, critical thinking and student independence. The workshop will explore how these approaches can be transferred to specific disciplines in order to develop higher order thinking skills such as analysis, explanation, augmentation, synthesis, extrapolation and interpretation. Participants will undertake practical work using computers to explore and develop their own exemplars and ideas for use in teaching within their own institutions.
Objectives:
Specific objectives:
By the end of this half day workshop participants will:
1. Acquire a clear conceptual understanding (based around current research and theory) of how digital video archives can be used to support teaching and learning in tertiary education contexts
2. Develop a range of practical approaches for incorporating digital video archives into their teaching strategies
3. Understand how to challenge learners with more demanding and higher level cognitive tasks based around the use of digital video archives
4. Be able to apply a selection of the illustrated methodologies to examples drawn form their own subject area and interests
5. Be aware of where they can acquire digital video resources for use in teaching and to support student learning
6. Be able to make critical judgments as to the effectiveness of different strategies for using digital video in different contexts
Outline:
The workshop will feature a range of both practical and conceptual tasks linked to the learning objectives identified above. These will be delivered through a series of interactive scenarios which develop and build upon participant’s previous experience of using video in teaching and learning. The workshop will break down as follows
Introduction – objectives and protocols
Setting the workshop in context
Illustrated presentation exploring different teaching/learning models for digital media/video
Using a series of case studies (e.g. lecturers working with digital video archives) to elaborate a range of learning theories and their fit with digital video.
The video framework tool
Explanation of how the tool can be used to structure meaningful learning opportunities based on digital video archives
Practical activity I – teacher focused models/exemplars Participants will be asked to develop a teaching example(based on the framework tool) for their own discipline based on the models and examples provided
Feedback/discussion
Identification of common themes and ideas
Practical activity 2 – student focused models/exemplars Participants will be asked to develop an example based on student-generated tasks
Feedback/discussion Identification of common themes and ideas from practical activity 2
Plenary, reflection and action plan Active session to collect together ideas and reflect on their significance for participants
Prerequisites:
This workshop is intended for educators (e.g lecturers, teachers) and educational developers interested in exploring a wide range of strategies and activities to engage learners with digital video archives. Participants need no prior technical or media expertise as this will be explained and developed (where appropriate) during the workshop itself. The focus of the workshop is firmly on sharing and developing a common understanding for the use of digital video archives to support learning (pedagogy). Participants should be prepared to engage in discussion and exploration around this theme.
Intended Experience Level:
Beginner
Instructor Qualifications:
Kevin Burden: (http://www.hull.ac.uk/ces/staff/professional_development/kevin/index.html)
Kevin is Director of Cascade. He has worked on several national and international projects relating to the development of teaching and learning resources using digitally rich media. These include:
• New Directions in Digital Media (a project pioneering the use of DVD in classrooms, sponsored by Nesta)
• The Good Guide to Interactive Whiteboards (Nesta sponsored award)
• The Evaluation of the Becta Digital Assets Project, 2002-2004
• BBC LearnXpress project which promoted the use of BBC clips library in schools across the sub-region.
• JISC Assisted Take Up project for Newsfilm Online
• Quality Improvement Agency: Digitised Resources for learning and teaching in Further Education
Kevin has presented on this theme at a number of national and international venues including Hong Kong University, the University of Technology, Sydney, JISC annual conference, Becta Research conference and ASCILITE conference, Singapore
Simon Atkinson: is Director of the Learning & Teaching Support Unit at the University of Hull. Simon is currently visiting Expert to the Croatian National TEMPUS project EQIBELT, developing support for supporting e-learning policies and practice to support e-learning.
Simon provides pedagogical advice and guidance to institutional colleagues developing programmes at all levels, in both on-campus and flexible deliver models. He manages the institutions Fellowships and Innovations programmes as well as representing the institution as Senior Contact with the UK Higher Education Authority, as a member of UK representative bodies such as the Heads of Educational Development Group (HEDG) and the Heads of e-Learning Forum (HeLF).
Theo Kuechel: is an independent ICT, Digital Media and Learning Technologies Consultant specialising in the creative use of ICT in education. He acts as a digital media consultant for the University of Hull working on a number of research and evaluation projects and he has developed an innovative University Certificate course in digital media for educators.