by Helena | Jul 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
We have written a report which reflects this blog and gives a bit more depth to what we have been exploring. You can read more about our groupwork adventures here. There is still scope to develop this further so we shall be back for more posts in the future! ...
by Richard | Jun 18, 2020 | Observations
We presented two ‘cracker barrel’ sessions to discuss ‘Online Group Work’ at the UoN L&T conference 16 June 2020. These 20 minute sessions presented an opportunity for academics to share their thoughts on how group work translates to...
by Richard | May 20, 2020 | Observations
Considering Gilly Salmon’s concept of E-moderation I find it interesting that she introduces a number of stages to socialise students work online. When setting group work – whether in-class or online I am unaware of similar stages for socialising groups....
by Helena | Apr 28, 2020 | Observations
It’s been a while since we posted as there have been some changes in the world. We have adjusted to the lockdown, found good routines with the kids and pets and established our new norms. We’ve been busy since the last post. Working remotely has sparked...
by Richard | Mar 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
A key consideration for our OneNote, Group Work Tool kit is how we will deploy or share this with students. I can see two options distinct options: The OneNote is downloaded by the tutor and shared individually with each group. The students download and...
by Helena | Mar 12, 2020 | Observations, Uncategorised
We have recently taken the opportunity to sit back and take stock of what we have achieved so far. Our original aim was to work with one module to create output. This did not go to plan exactly and so our focus has widened to other modules. We devised a scenario...
by Helena | Feb 19, 2020 | Observations
Prepare session We have delivered 2 sessions on group work to the original group looking at solutions to problems and helping to establish and organise their OneNote projects. We also asked for students to volunteer to help us with our research and initially there...
by Richard | Feb 18, 2020 | Observations
Between 10-11th of February 2020, Helena Beeson and I ran a 1 1/2 hour group activity with three groups of second-year HRM students. In these students were asked to plan and record short video clips to be included in interactive videos on how to ‘Resolving Group...
by Richard | Jan 30, 2020 | Observations
One of the posible outputs for this project is the production of an interactive video on ‘Advice for students working in groups’ featuring a number of scenarios devised and produced by UoN students. To better understand what would be involved in the...
by Helena | Jan 22, 2020 | Observations
Our original proposal planned to recruit students in order to help us to create content. However, as the HMRC has stopped the use of financial incentives to pay students this has proved difficult. Since these changes our interaction with student volunteers has...