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An attempt to promote distance-learner engagement with formative coursework

An attempt to promote distance-learner engagement with formative coursework. Diarmuid Verrier Psychology, Sociology, & Politics Sheffield Hallam University Learning & Teaching Conference July 2012. Aims.

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An attempt to promote distance-learner engagement with formative coursework

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  1. An attempt to promote distance-learner engagement with formative coursework Diarmuid Verrier Psychology, Sociology, & Politics Sheffield Hallam University Learning & Teaching Conference July 2012

  2. Aims Engagement: the time and effort students invest in educational activities that are empirically linked to desired college outcomes (Kuh, 2009).

  3. Methods • M.Sc. in Health Psychology (distance) • Psychobiological Determinants of Health • Number of Students: 15 • 7 Study Guides (4-7 tasks on each) Reduce discussion board Blackboard tasks Replace with Twitter tasks that result in similar learning outcomes

  4. Outcomes • Questionnaire Data • didn't think use of Twitter made them more likely to complete a task • ambivalent about whether its use should be continued/extended • Twitter: + easy, + convenient; Bb: ++ effective • Task Completion Data • Twitter decline matched Bb decline • decline matched previous year No Improvement!

  5. Problems Cognitive Load

  6. Take Home Message • It's been successful for others • Junco, Heibergert, & Loken, 2011 • …but be mindful of: • your group characteristics • what you want it to do

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