Conversations on online learning
Conversations on online learning
Digital Support Partnership
Listen in on informal chats with experts and practitioners from the world of online learning and teaching. Your hosts are from the Department of Learning and Teaching Enhancement at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland: Dr Louise Drumm, Dr Stuart Taylor, Dr Imi Dencer-Brown and Dr Ingeborg van Knippenberg. We suggest you get away for the screens, download onto your favourite app and take a walk while listening in. Please get in touch with us if you'd like to participate in this podcast: [email protected] This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Episode 18. Amrit Dencer-Brown
In this episode, we chat with Dr. Amrit Dencer-Brown (Edinburgh Napier University) about Blended Learning. The resources and case studies Imi speaks about are available under Creative Commons licence on the Department of Learning and Teaching Enhancement website: ENU Blended Learning: Guidance and Ca​se Studies​
Jun 21, 2023
28 min
Episode 17. Vic Boyd
In this episode, we chat with Dr. Vic Boyd (Glasgow Caledonian University). The resources and case studies Vic speaks about are available under Creative Commons licence on the Department of Learning and Teaching Enhancement website: ENU Blended Learning: Guidance and Ca​se Studies​ (only available to ENU staff).
Jun 14, 2023
45 min
Episode 16. Cinzia Pusceddu & Jessica O’Loughlin
In our first episode of season 2, Cinzia Pusceddu & Jessica O’Loughlin of the University of Edinburgh discuss inclusive online learning, reflecting on emergency provision, and consider what we might learn moving forward, from both student and teacher perspectives.
Jan 8, 2023
44 min
Episode 15. James York
In our final episode of season one, we are joined by James York, lecturer at Tokyo Denki University. James conducts research on the application of ludic approaches to language teaching. He explores research on the use of tabletop games in a task-based language teaching curriculum, the use of Reddit in multiliteracies-inspired curriculum, and building community through online games. He also edits Ludic Language Pedagogy, an open-access journal that publishes research on the integration of game...
May 31, 2021
45 min
Episode 14. Sarah McLean
This week, Dr. Sarah McLean, Assistant Professor at Western University (Ontario), joins us to discuss, flipped-classroom approaches, community, and social connection in online and blended spaces. Follow Sarah on Twitter: @DrSarahMcLean Links & Resources SAMR Model Dr Nicole Campbell: @drsoup09 on Twitter Western University’s Centre for Teaching and Learning eLearning and Curriculum Specialist Beth Hundey’s website #academicchatter on Twitter
May 16, 2021
33 min
Episode 13. Virginia Byrne
Our guest this week is Virginia Byrne, Assistant Professor of Higher Education at Morgan State University in the School of Education and Urban Studies. In this episode, we talk about Virginia’s experience and research on equity in online learning and how social media is changing the adult learning experience. Follow Virginia on twitter (@VirginiaLByrne), and check out her website Recommendations: On Twitter: #AcademicTwitter Karen Costa on her website http://www.100faculty.com/ an...
May 2, 2021
29 min
Episode 12. Sarah Lambert
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Sarah R. Lambert, Honorary Research Fellow at Deakin University, Australia. You can find Sarah on Twitter @SarahLambertOz Her two publications we discuss in the episode are: Lambert, S. R. (2019). Six critical dimensions: A model for widening participation in open, online and blended programs. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 35(6), 161-182. https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.5683 Lambert, S. (2020). Do MOOCs contribute to stud...
Apr 19, 2021
50 min
Episode 11. Bancha Srikacha
In this episode, we speak with Bancha Srikacha, Instructional Technologist at Manhattanville College, about instructional design in online learning. Follow Bancha: Twitter: @BS96 Tools mentioned: Padlet MURAL Hypothes.is Blackboard Collaborate Resources: Backward Design Quality Matters Online Learning Consortium Association of College and University Educators (ACUE)
Apr 10, 2021
33 min
Episode 10. Ceri Coulby & Laura Blundell
In this episode, we are joined by educational developers Ceridwen Coulby (@cericoulby)and Laura Blundell (@laurablundell) of the University of Liverpool’s Centre for Innovation in Education. Information about their Peru project can be found on what'srel and on UNESCO's PMESUT pages. Resources: L. Dee Fink, Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses ABC Learning Design Grant Wiggins & Jay McTighe, ‘Backward Design’ in Understanding ...
Mar 28, 2021
28 min
Episode 9. Aurelie Soulier
Our guest this week is Aurelie Soulier (Learning Technologist at University College London), and we discuss design, wellbeing, and the #EdTechHuman Contact Aurelie: Twitter: @EdTechYogi Email: [email protected] Links & Resources: Sam Taylor: @samwisefox Catalyst IT Webinar “Promote digital wellbeing through learning design” Walking meetings #EdTechHuman COOL Episode 1: Susanna Kohonen on Humanising Education Zoom Poll&nb...
Mar 12, 2021
39 min
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