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Dr Nathalie V. Tichelernvticheler@yahoo.it @nvticheler

http://ticheler.blogspot.com

HEA LLAS E learning Symposium 2014

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Professional, organisational,policy, national and theoretical(Plowright 2011)

Precarious situation of languagesin the UK(Kelly 2008; Worton 2009)

Promotion of e-learning(HEFCE 10-year strategy fore-learning launched in 2005 and revised in 2009)

Institutional policies(e-learning, blended learning, Teaching andlearning) (2010, 2011)

Triangle between students,lecturers and institutions(Gillespie 2012)

Homo sapiens digital?(Prensky 2011), normalisation oftechnologies (Bax 2011)

Notion of student autonomy(Little 2011)

Need to know more about

students attitude, behaviour andengagement(Mayes 2009, Garrison 2011)

Implications for provision tostudents

Implications for lecturers

professional practice and studentlearning

Institution-Wide LanguageProgramme at LondonMetropolitan University

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Deployment of institutionalpolicies(e-learning, blended learning, use

of the VLE)

Lack of data on studentsbehaviour and attitude

Perceived limited engagement of

some students

Need for reflective practice andenhancement of the provisionoffered to students

Staff development

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Practitioner research

Focus on the students voice

Vygotskian perspective

96 questionnaires

6 follow-up interviews

Other data collection tools

Interaction between researcher andparticipants

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Just a few

Statistically significant resultsbetween the participants

engagement with the VLE and theirlecturer

Confidence / satisfaction withprovision

VLE as part of the class routine /completion of activities

They say they dont want tipsfrom the lecturer but they alsosay they want to be guided

Lack of awareness of some tools,materials and how to use them

They want a streamlined provision,relevant to the class andtheyshow little interest in what the

VLE/materials look like

More info onhttp://ticheler.blogspot.com

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