Finding the right blend? Multimedia Learning Objects that work Jim Pettiward & Chris O’Reilly Learning & Teaching Conference, London Metropolitan University, 2011
Engaging our diverse students… High proportion of international students at LMU with diverse: Educational backgrounds Academic & Digital Literacies Expectations about the use of technology for learning and teaching
Rationale Many international students have trouble adapting to UK academic culture There is a great diversity of experience in the use of technology for learning Direct support for international students seems to be decreasing (eg LDU)
E-packs
Issues… Text heavy Difficult to navigate Needed a lot of direct teacher support Not easy to embed / separate Native speaker ‘students’
Redesign
Features of redesign Scaffolding to guide students through activities More visually appealing Non-native speaker students (videos, audio) Reduced information overload Easily embeddable
Easy to embed in Weblearn
Future developments Writing up research reports Essay writing at university Using sources in your writing Writing an effective Introduction www.londonmet.ac.uk/epacks
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