Neil, thank you for sharing this resource. I am sure that other participants will find it useful in their studies. For me and having in mind my background I can see movement to "Data-Driven Learning and Assessment" and "Learning Analytics" as something happening in Aviation Safety already. There the intention is to be as proactive and hopefully predictive as possible. How about here?
Ratings on Moodle Forums - thought from TEAP and student feedback - use to allow non-verbal engagement with forum. Numerical rating possible at least - maybe can have a like, agree, disagree, good point etc rating? Adding more opportunity for the lurkers?
The findings indicated that young people who had used Facebook (but not YouTube) for more than a year had higher scores in tests of verbal ability, working memory, and spelling, compared to their peers who had used it for a shorter time period.
- FB and other social media as a 'practice ground' for data sorting, communication and social connectedness
- Also some interesting details on survey methods used.
Paper presented at 2013 Moodle Research conference - part of final year undergraduate research at Cass.
I think it's important to look at data directly from students. Can we make them real partners in the design and experience of courses?
Another study looking at the relationship between social media use and academic achievement/engagement.
Interesting that here some activities are more likely to have a positive impact. Are these the kind of interactions we could encourage by embracing learners' connectedness and engagement with social media?
► Students who spent more time on Facebook scored lower on an engagement scale.
► There was no relationship between time spent on Facebook and time spent studying.
► Students who spent more time on Facebook spent more time in campus activities.
► In general, Facebook activities were more strongly predictive of engagement.
► Some Facebook activities were negative predictors, while others were positive.
- I can't remember who posted this from our TEAP class or where! :(
I like it's practical stance and it's useful starting points for truly integrating video and media into teaching design.
I found this book the best single piece of information I have read throughout the course on online learning. I really like the fact that it has practical examples and ideas for a wide range of activities and learning outcomes. In my view that's refreshing because I think that the education literature can become sometimes too theoretical and abstract, elaborating on abstract descriptions of what and why should be done, but leaves you on your own when it comes to practical implementation of all the principles. I think that this is a great source of both theoretical and practical information on online learning.