1. Anoush Margaryan Learning from digital natives HEA, Improving SLE projects Start up meeting, York, UK September 22, 2006 Dr. Anoush Margaryan Caledonian Academy Glasgow Caledonian University, UK anoush.margaryan@gcal.ac.uk Learning from Digital Natives: Integrating Formal and Informal Learning

2. Anoush Margaryan Learning from digital natives HEA, Improving SLE projects Start up meeting, York, UK September 22, 2006 Overview  Project partners  Rationale to the project  Research questions  Methodology  Impact  Dissemination

3. Anoush Margaryan Learning from digital natives HEA, Improving SLE projects Start up meeting, York, UK September 22, 2006 Project partners Prof. Allison Littlejohn, Project co-director Dr. Anoush Margaryan, Project co-director Dr. Jane Guiller, Project Research Fellow Mrs. Kathryn Trinder, Project Research Fellow Dr. David Nicol, Project Consultant

4. Anoush Margaryan Learning from digital natives HEA, Improving SLE projects Start up meeting, York, UK September 22, 2006 Rationale to the project  Digital natives vs. digital immigrants:  Formal and informal learning: Bridging the gap  Building on students’ independence in the informal domain to enhance learning experience in formal context  Affordances of technology in bridging the divide

5. Anoush Margaryan Learning from digital natives HEA, Improving SLE projects Start up meeting, York, UK September 22, 2006 Research questions  What is the educational rationale for integrating formal and informal learning supported by e-tools?  What examples of such integration exist within research and practice worldwide?  What are the drivers and barriers to the integration of informal and formal learning activities with e-tools?  How might we map the integration of formal and informal learning supported by e-tools in higher education curricula?  What guidelines and recommendations might be made to policy makers, institutional managers, and teachers about the integration of formal and informal learning supported by e-tools?

6. Anoush Margaryan Learning from digital natives HEA, Improving SLE projects Start up meeting, York, UK September 22, 2006 Methodology  Literature review  Interviews and focus groups  Case studies  Policy guidelines & recommendations

7. Anoush Margaryan Learning from digital natives HEA, Improving SLE projects Start up meeting, York, UK September 22, 2006 Impact Impact 1. The case studies will be exemplars to teachers and support staff Impact 2. A conceptual framework will help stakeholders understand the key variables in planning and implementation of courses linking formal and informal learning using e-tools Impact 3. The recommendations will inform senior managers and others about strategies to support the integration of formal and informal learning Impact 4. The guidelines will support senior managers in shaping and implementing curriculum processes and support strategies to harness students’ independence in the informal learning domain to enrich formal learning processes.

8. Anoush Margaryan Learning from digital natives HEA, Improving SLE projects Start up meeting, York, UK September 22, 2006 Dissemination  Publication in an international, peer reviewed journal  Dissemination of the typology, case studies and briefing paper via the HEA website  Presentations at national/international conferences, such as HEA Conference and ALT-C  National dissemination through an interactive workshop presentation as part of the HEA Supporting Sustainable e-Learning Forum (SSeLF)  Regional dissemination across the Scottish sector through the QAA quality enhancement workshops  Further regional dissemination within and across the two collaborating institutions