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Introducing Digital Technology – a report on the longer term impact of an action research project (1) What kind of e-network might bring benefits for students, teachers and employers involved in Animal Studies courses at Easton and Otley College? (2)

Resource Type: 

etf

PID: 

etf:2630

Description: 

A pair of weblogs reporting on a project exploring the use of online networks to improve communication flow between students, teachers, and employers in Animal Studies programs, including as a long-term impact study.

Document: 

3.Easton and Otley College.zip

Taxonomy: 

• EG Sub Sector (egproviders):

  • General FE College (GFE)

• EG resource type (egresourcetype):

  • Research report
  • Research poster

• EG Curriculum Area (egcurriculumarea):

  • Animal care

• EG Theme (egtheme):

  • Curriculum delivery
  • Curriculum delivery › e-Learning and learning technology
  • Research
  • Research › Practitioner research

• Practitioner Research and Evidence Hub (practitionerresearchandevidencehub):

  • Leadership and management
  • Leadership and management › Operations and information management
  • People
  • People › Learners
  • People › Employers/Carers
  • Teaching, Learning and Assessment
  • Teaching, Learning and Assessment › Curriculum - Design and development
  • Teaching, Learning and Assessment › Teaching and learning techniques and processes

• PREP Curriculum areas (prepcurriculumareas):

  • Agriculture, horticulture and animal care
  • Information and communication technology
  • Education and training

Practitioner Research and Evidence Hub: 

Yes

Principal focus of the project: 

The principal focus was to identify, through questionnaires, the features and focus the network needed in order to meet the project goals of improved communication. Social media was also considered as a potential contributor to the project, as most students were well engaged with it at the time the research took place. 

What is this about and what were the main findings: 

The project found that a key feature of the e network was the opportunity to access key information online, in an accessible format, all in one place. The website contains a graphic, displaying the kind of sections that might form the basis of a possible future, more detailed website, and aiming to reflect the priorities of employers and learners which have emerged through the various action research activities

Number of learner participants: 

N/A

Number of staff participants: 

N/A

Number of organisation participants: 

1

Name(s) of authors: 

Katie Wilden - Easton & Otley College