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Using Video and Wiki Technology to Increase Student Engagement with Learning in Large International Cohorts in UK Higher Education

Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Online Learning Activities

ISBN: 978-1-78190-236-3, eISBN: 978-1-78190-237-0

Publication date: 1 November 2012

Abstract

This chapter presents two case studies to address the challenge of how students in large, diverse classes can become effectively engaged in their learning through the support of technology. Implementation of two modules in the University of Exeter Business School is explored: a first-year management module wherein students make use of camcorders and a master's module where students use wikis. Each has been important in coming to understand the inter-relationship of pedagogic processes and technology use, in particular in the context of group work. Data on student outcomes and perceptions have been collected through ongoing monitoring, individual and group reflective accounts, tutor and student-led surveys and informal verbal feedback. Overall, the use of both technologies is highly valued by most students and by the teachers, despite the many (and sometimes unexpected) difficulties associated with their management. The main benefits are in the way that they can be used to support attendance, group cohesion and quality of work, in an ethos where the importance of group work is central to learning and where individuals are recognised for what they can contribute despite the large cohort size and the many different nationalities.

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Dunne, E., Wren, J. and Janes, A. (2012), "Using Video and Wiki Technology to Increase Student Engagement with Learning in Large International Cohorts in UK Higher Education", Wankel, C. and Blessinger, P. (Ed.) Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Online Learning Activities (Cutting-Edge Technologies in Higher Education, Vol. 6 Part A), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 165-194. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2044-9968(2012)000006A009

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