A blog about digital teaching and learning in History and related subjects
Author: Jamie WoodMarcus Collins (Loughborough) and I just published some of the findings of the Post-Pandemic Pedagogy project. We investigated what history students and lecturers thought about teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic and their preferences for how teaching and learning should be delivered afterwards. The paper was published a couple of weeks ago in the History EducationContinue reading Post-Pandemic Pedagogy update
I just had a post published on the ALTC (Association for Learning Technology) blog in which I share a few observations on what it means when students engage in ‘discussion’ when annotating digital texts online. Here is the opening to the blog: While social annotation can be an effective means of engaging students in readingContinue reading What is discussion in social annotation?
Gemma McLean-Carr is a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh working on a project about smell, odour, and British perceptions of China and ‘Chinatowns’ (1842-1946). She studied for a BA in History at the University of Lincoln from 2019-2022 and went on to do an MSc in Contemporary History at the University of Edinburgh.Continue reading Imposter Syndrome and History: a student project
I had a post published on the SEDA (Staff and Educational Development Association – the professional association for staff and educational developers in the UK) blog the other day. In it, I talked about some of my experiences of using online reading platforms as a means of assessing students engagement in the process of learning.Continue reading New blog post published: Assessing reading in the age of AI
Last week, the brilliant Aimee Merrydew (Keele University) shared a Study Matters podcast in which she interviewed me about the work of the Active Online Reading project on digital reading pedagogies and practices. You can watch the podcast below- enjoy! Study Matters Podcast · Episode 13: Reading Digital Texts for University Study