IMPALA Informal Mobile Podcasting and Learning Adaptation
Description of Work
The research will be carried out in three departments at the University of Leicester (UoL), two modules at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), one department at the University of Gloucestershire (UoG), and one department at Kingston University (KU) covering level 1 and 2 modules on Engineering, Veterinary Sciences, Genetics, English Language and Communication and Physical and Human Geography.
Approximately 300 students and 15 academic staff will take part in the study during the academic year 2006 - 2007. The project partners are already working together in a number of small pedagogical projects and have held their first IMPALA conference. The first workshop is planned for 2nd June 2006.
The detailed workplan consists of 5 workpackages:
- WP1: Project planning and continuation of pilot study
- WP2: Developing the Semester 1 Podcasting
- WP3: Implementing and researching Semester 1 Podcasting and developing a 2nd model of Podcasting
- WP4: Implementing and researching Semester 2 Podcasting
- WP5: Wider dissemination
The research design consists of a pilot stage, pedagogical design and development of discipline-specific Podcasting applications, researching students' learning experience during two semesters, and wide dissemination of project outcomes.
The pedagogical design of Podcasting will be carried out through two workshops (June 2006 and February 2007) attended by academic, technical and learning resource centre staff from all partner sites.
Data on students' experience of learning with Podcasting will be captured via qualitative and quantitative methods through: focus groups, personal interviews and questionnaire surveys. Staff will be interviewed at the end of each module.
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