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Main themes in response to "Why do you use digital technologies in your teaching?”

Theorising lecturer practices with digital technologies:

Rhizomatic teaching in a dynamic environment

Louise Drumm@louisedrumm

Glasgow Caledonian University

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Edtech BINGO?Convenient

for lecturers

Flexible

anytime & any place access for students

Efficient

quick & easy communication

Inevitable

it's progress

Engaging

interesting & interactive

Adaptable

reusable materials

Adds value

bolt-on to teaching

‘Digital Natives’

It’s students’ language

Enhances learning

student-centred activities

"No brainer"

it just works with subject area content

Big brother

monitoring students

Variety

Different routes to learning objectives

No photocopying

online slides free up students to listen

Digital skills

for employability

Slick

digital resources ‘look good’

Fun

experimentation exciting

Main themes in response to "Why do you use digital technologies in your teaching?”

@louisedrumm

Rhizome Theory (Deleuze & Guattari 1987)

• Connected• Chaotic & resilient• Difficult to contain• Create pathways• Dynamic

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Tree: hierarchical, root & branch growth, clear borders, follows set pattern

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University teaching with digital technologies

Highly structured: • university• curriculum• discipline• virtual learning environment

Unstructured:• short-cuts • efficiencies• tools for connecting, communication, learning

and teaching

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Rhizomatic teaching? • Connected• Chaotic & resilient• Difficult to contain• Creating pathways• Dynamic

Ninja Level• Adaptable• Highly skilled• Self-reliant• Focused• Sometimes under the radar