bestwick, a. & little, s. "using ict for inquiry-based learning courses"
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Bestwick, A. & Little, S. "Using ICT for inquiry-based learning courses". Workshop for HE Teachers of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Manchester and HCA Subject Centre, May 2007.TRANSCRIPT
ICT in IBL
Alison BestwickDr Sabine Little
Centre for Inquiry-based Learning in the Arts and Social SciencesUniversity of Sheffield
www.shef.ac.uk/cilass
Introduction• 19 Schools/Departments
• 2 strands of funding
• ~70 projects
• Close collaboration with Learning Development Media Unit (LDMU) and Library)
• Large proportion of projects has ICT component
• 10 modules from History/Archaeology
ICT in IBL - 1• Information Literacy
• Researching/finding information (journals, databases, library catalogues, internet…)
• Evaluating information• Coding/collating information• Annotated bibliographies/referencing…Library Information Skills Resource on
WebCT
ICT in IBL - 2• Networked Learning
• Collaborative Inquiry • Media outputs of collaboration• People as resources
• Learning Spaces• Collaboratories
Archaeology & CILASS• 9 modules (2 at Level 2, 6 at Level
3), including• Online case studies
• Small IBL component in lecture-based modules
• WebCT for discussion
• Online research & collaboration
With thanks to Jane Rempel
‘Mapping Athenian democracy’ (Level 3)
• The problem:
• Support• CILASS collaboratory
• University information
• Key questions/issues to consider
The government has decreed that all universities must be restructured in order to function as ‘radical democracies,’ with full member participation in decision-making processes. The University of Sheffield has decided to use Classical Athenian democracy as a model for this restructuring, and you – as the resident experts – have been asked to create a proposal for how this new democratic University might work.
AAP201 – Research Skills in Archaeology• Group work, formulating own research
question
• Developing data collection tool through fieldwork
• Piloting & re-adjustment of research
• Research via library resources and special databases
• Collaborative group report
Title• Bullet points 24pt
Questions?