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Online learning for researchers: experiences of creating a
collaborative online tutorial
Jenny CoombsUniversity of Nottingham
Liz MartinDeMontfort University
Overview
• Project background• Survey results: what do researchers want from an
online tutorial• Content creation and authoring tool• Evaluation of pilot units• Taking a collaborative approach - benefits and
challenges• Quick demo• The future
Background
•Aim to create onlinetutorials aimed at researchers
–Re-usable–Re-purposable
•Number of East Midlandsinstitutions interested
•EMRSG Project consortium:–Loughborough, Nottingham,
Coventry, De Montfort Universities
Image by Ben Mills, used under a Creative Commons Licence, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:East-Midlands-Ambulance-Service-map.png
Timetable
Online Survey
• Researchers’ experiences of information skills training
• Importance attached to various research tasks• Confidence in carrying out these tasks• Research staff at Loughborough, Nottingham
and De Montfort (DMU) universities– 224 responses – 11 face-to-face interviews
Discipline of Researchers
Findings: How do researchers want to learn?
Findings: Skills rated most/least important
Findings: Skills most/least confident
Pilot module content
Authoring tool
• Xerte• Open source
• Content can be re- used and repurposed
• Designed for non- techies
• Technical help
Evaluation: Perception v feedback
Perception v feedback
Perception v feedback
Important to
promote research Promotion seen
as too aggressive
Perception v feedback
Content of
video is more important
than aesthetics
Academic not smart enough
Distracted by background
Taking a collaborative approach
Image by Nicola Corboy, used under a Creative Commons Licence, http://www.flickr.com/photos/n_corboy/4921290518/sizes/m/in/photostream
Advantages and Disadvantages
Recommendations for collaboration
Quick look at a unit
The Future
Added to Jorum and Open Courseware to facilitate sharing
Dissemination of research outputs Future unit – reference management www.emrsg.org.uk
Contacts
Coventry UniversityChris Barkc.bark@coventry.ac.ukJudy Thompsonj.thompson@coventry.ac.uk
Loughborough UniversityHelen Youngh.young@lboro.ac.ukRuth Stubbingsr.e.stubbings@lboro.ac.uk
De Montfort UniversityLiz Martinemartin@dmu.ac.uk
University of NottinghamWendy Stantonwendy.stanton@nottingham.ac.ukJenny Coombsjenny.coombs@nottingham.ac.uk
Keep in touch with the project at: http://www.emrsg.org.uk
Questions?
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