The Library
Technology-supported active learning in a flexible teaching space
Tools
Sitthiworachart, Jirarat, Joy, Mike, King, Emma, Sinclair, Jane and Foss, Jonathan G. K. (2022) Technology-supported active learning in a flexible teaching space. Education Sciences, 12 (9). 634. doi:10.3390/educsci12090634 ISSN 2227-7102.
|
PDF
WRAP-Technology-supported-active-learning-flexible-teaching-space-22.pdf - Published Version - Requires a PDF viewer. Available under License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Download (866Kb) | Preview |
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12090634
Abstract
Active learning is increasingly of interest within Higher Education. The use of technology provides, in theory, the opportunity for more effective active learning, but in practice the majority of learning technology usage is still for “traditional” approaches. Conventional staff training is failing to address this. The authors’ university has provided an experimental technology-rich teaching space (the Teaching Grid) for supporting teachers as they experiment with the delivery of innovative, technology-based teaching. This study investigates teachers’ experiences of trialling active learning approaches within the Teaching Grid using four case studies. The results suggest that the Teaching Grid can be effectively used to support teacher professional development, and the experience of using the facility encourages teachers to integrate technology into their future teaching plans. Five factors are identified which contribute to the promotion of active learning. Teachers’ perceptions of their experience indicate not only the intention to use technology more but also an increased awareness of its potential and openness to adopt more active, student-focused approaches. The broader significance of this work is to identify an alternative model for teacher development which, in contrast to most current approaches, has a demonstrable positive impact on fostering innovative, technology-based pedagogy.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science | ||||||
SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Active learning, Educational technology, Lecture method in teaching, Interactive multimedia, Teaching -- Methodology, Education, Higher | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Education Sciences | ||||||
Publisher: | MDPI AG | ||||||
ISSN: | 2227-7102 | ||||||
Official Date: | 19 September 2022 | ||||||
Dates: |
|
||||||
Volume: | 12 | ||||||
Number: | 9 | ||||||
Article Number: | 634 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.3390/educsci12090634 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | ** Article version: VoR ** From Crossref journal articles via Jisc Publications Router ** History: epub 19-09-2022; issued 19-09-2022. ** Licence for VoR version of this article starting on 19-09-2022: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 18 October 2022 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 18 October 2022 | ||||||
Related URLs: |
Request changes or add full text files to a record
Repository staff actions (login required)
View Item |
Downloads
Downloads per month over past year