Students in control: Social networks of learners in elearning development

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Students in control Social networks of learners
in e-learning development
Richard Windle, Heather Wharrad, Stephen Curtis,
John Cook, Andy Mitchell, Dawn Leeder and
Raquel Morales.

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RLO-CETL

• A collaborative CETL
• London Metropolitan University
• Cambridge University
• Nottingham University
• Aims
• - to develop a range of multimedia learning
  objects that can be stored in repositories,
  accessed over the web, and integrated into course
  delivery
• - by building and sustaining a powerful community
  of practice and furnishing it with all the
  support and tools required to achieve our aims

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Evaluation
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Community of Practice
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Network analysis
Student 2006
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Network analysis
Tutor 2006
Invisible Students ?
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Network analysis
Tutor 2007
Me
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Actions
Reuse
Development
Dissemination
Brokerage
Strategic
Elements of expectancy Incorporating the
student voice in the online design
process Debbie Holley, David Andrew, John Cook,
Cevrem Celik and Andy Mitchell
Review
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Reuse
I would recommend the RLOS to others
S. A.
Agree
Disagree
S. D.
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Empowerment
Student 2007
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Students - students role

• Absolutely fundamental, because we are the ones
  who will be using the resources. So our input is
  vital. Integral to the whole programme
• I think it is pretty much the most important
  thing! Having students involved in the RLO design
  is the best the CETL has done
• Really important - there is a big difference
  between what a teacher thinks will work and what
  a student thinks will work

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Tutors - students role

• they are truly created for their target
  audience and students feel motivated to use them
• As a tutor you tend to write an RLO based upon
  what you want, which it is not always what
  students want ..
• Very positive. They ask you WHY and make you
  think

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Students Empowerment
Being part of something that is design to help
us. The CETL really want us to contribute rather
than just saying yes, we have students. But we
are actually taking part and getting
involved. When you give suggestions and people
listen to you Would like to help students
reusing the RLOs and developing them for their
own courses - that will be fantastic!
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Evaluation