Starting my SoLT paper

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Starting my SoLT paperTurning my teaching practice into a

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Dr John Hannon, La Trobe Learning & Teaching

ENG211 (Circular Lecture Theatre), Bendigo campus

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Simon Peyton Jones “How to write a great research paper”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3dkRsTqdDA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Start: Write

Idea Research Write it up

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Simon Peyton Jones “How to write a great research paper”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3dkRsTqdDA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Start: Write

Idea

Idea Write Research

Write into a topical issue of interest, rather than write up your study




4La Trobe University

What is SoLT?

Scholarly teacher Scholarship of Learning & Teaching

• clear goals• well prepared• effective presenter• engages students• aligned assessment• good student feedback• reflects on experience to improve

• gathers evidence• informed by current ideas in the field• enquires into issues of student learning • invites peer review & collaboration• research is open to critique• research is used by others (evidence of use and impact)Boyer (1990); Shulman (1998); Hutchings & Shulman (1999)

Hutchings, P. & Shulman, L. S. (1999). The scholarship of teaching: New elaborations, new developments


Kandlbinder & Peseta (2011)

Key Thinkers & concepts in HE T&L

Key Thinkers- John Biggs- Paul Ramsden- Ference Marton- Michael Prosser- Keith Trigwell- Ron Barnett- Noel Entwistle

Key Concepts- Reflective Practice- Constructive alignment- Approaches to study- Assessment for learning- Scholarship of teaching

What is the field of learning & teaching in higher education?

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Malcolm Tight (2012)An analysis of 17 specialist HE journals

•Topics & Issues: teaching & learning, course/subject design, student experience, quality & evaluation, HE systems/policy, institutional management, academic work, nature of knowledge

• Methods & methodologies: comparative, interviews, surveys, documentary, conceptual & critical approaches, phenomenography, self-reflection

What is the field of learning & teaching in higher education?


Mackenzie, N. & Knipe, S. (2006). Research dilemmas: Paradigms, methods and methodology

Quant vs qual or Quant and qual?

…the authors discuss issues faced by early career researchers, including the dichotomy, which many research textbooks and journal articles create and perpetuate between qualitative and quantitative research methodology despite considerable literature to support the use of mixed methodshttp://www.iier.org.au/iier16/mackenzie.html

Not a recent debate: Salomon, G. 1991. Transcending the qualitative-quantitative debate: The analytic and systemic approaches to educational research. Educational Researcher 20, no. 6.

How do quant and qual methods crossover?Guest, G., MacQueen, K. & Namey, E. (2012) Applied thematic analysis

http://www.iier.org.au/iier16/mackenzie.html


Thematic analysisGuest, MacQueen & Namey (2012)

Quant and qual methods cross over


Issue identification: Read Identify a topical issue connected to your practice Write research questions, then develop them Consult the literature to find gaps and problematisations

Write and READ

Why do learning technologies reflect traditional transmissive teaching approaches?

develops intoHow do students engage with learning technologies in my discipline?

Does simulation-based education (SBE) prepare health graduates for clinical practice?


Write and READ

Search : Strategy 1: Systematic, database researchStrategy 2: Issue tracing – eg. find a key article using google scholar citations, , then “Search within citing articles”.

Higher education Journals & conferences: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/ltlt/develop/solt/conferences-resources

Identify key journals, conferences: in HE and in T&L in your discipline What are the conversations in my field?What are the controversies in my field?

http://www.latrobe.edu.au/ltlt/develop/solt/conferences-resources


1. Shortlist journals & conferences that best match your line of enquiry?A conference is useful for ideas in development.

2. Consult the journal website and identify: (i) the objectives of the journal, (ii) the editorial committee (is it international? Australian members?) (iii) impact measures/factors

3. Check the list at PAS: Publication Award Scheme4. Make a 2-3 year plan for publishing

Which journals should I publish in, Research Exchange, Warwick Universityhttp://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/staff/research/disseminating-research/which-journals/

Select a journal

https://intranet.latrobe.edu.au/research

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/staff/research/disseminating-research/which-journals/


Write: Abstract exercise

AimBackground

Methodology

Results

Conclusion

Lars Thrysoe, Lise Hounsgaard, Nina Bonderup Dohn, Lis Wagner (2012) Newly qualified nurses — Experiences of interaction with members of a community of practice. Nurse Education Today 32, Issue 5, Pages 551–555.

http://www.nurseeducationtoday.com/article/S0260-6917(11)00181-X/abstract

Write your abstract as if your study is complete

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Write: Abstract exercise

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 10(1), 2013.http://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp/vol10/iss1/4/

Academic Writing at the Graduate Level: Improving the Curriculum through Faculty Collaboration

This article describes a collaborative self-study undertaken to identify the source of academic writing difficulties among graduate students and find ways to address them. Ten faculty members in a college of education came together to define the problem and to analyze data gleaned from faculty and student surveys, course documents, course assignments, and course assessments. We found discrepancies between faculty and student perceptions about graduate preparation for academic writing and between the espoused and enacted curriculum. Both faculty and students identified problems associated with synthesizing theory and research. We discuss …several program-specific measures … to address identified gaps in academic writing and critical thinking.

Write your abstract as if your study is complete

http://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp/vol10/iss1/4/

http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1299&context=jutlp

http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1299&context=jutlp


Review: Making a fresh contribution to knowledge

Enter an existing conversation

1. What is at issue? Does the title reflect this?

2. Is the intended audience clear: Who is this relevant to? 3. What is already known about this topic4. What does this paper add5. Implications for practice and/or policy

(Practitioner Notes from British Journal of Educational Technology)


Implications beyond the local setting?

- Make the argument for significance in your study; relevance to academics in the discipline

Review: Does my study matter?

O'Toole, J. & Beckett, D. (2013) Educational Research: Creative Thinking and Doing. (2nd ed). South Melbourne, Victoria : Oxford University Pressprovides new researchers with a step by step approach to starting research. Reviewed at http://sociologicalimagination.org/archives/15525#sthash.eO79Smil.dpuf

Qualitative research approaches, including methodologies and methods Designing Research in Higher Education (EDU4HER), Graduate Certificate in

HE

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Dr John HannonSnr Lecturer, La Trobe Learning & Teaching, La Trobe [email protected]

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Resources

Support for researchers at La Trobe

RED: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/researchers/grs/red

GCHE: Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (GCHE)http://www.latrobe.edu.au/ltlt/develop/gche

Journals & conferences:HE journals and conferences Higher education Journals & conferences: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/ltlt/develop/solt/conferences-resourcesScholarly journals in your discipline :http://guides.library.unisa.edu.au/c.php?g=169984&p=1117914

Which journals should I publish in?, Research Exchange, Warwick University. http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/staff/research/disseminating-research/which-journals/

http://www.latrobe.edu.au/researchers/grs/red

http://www.latrobe.edu.au/ltlt/develop/gche




ReferencesBlair, Mary A. Ph.D. and Mader, Cynthia E. Ph.D., Academic Writing at the Graduate Level: Improving the Curriculum through Faculty Collaboration, Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 10(1), 2013.http://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp/vol10/iss1/4

Hutchings, P. & Shulman, L. S. (1999). The scholarship of teaching: New elaborations, new developments. Change, 31(5), 10-15. http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/elibrary/ scholarship-teaching-new-elaborations-new-developments

Guest, G., MacQueen, K. & Namey, E. (2012) Applied thematic analysis. Thousand Oaks, Calif; London: SAGE. See Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED THEMATIC ANALYSIS

Mackenzie, N. & Knipe, S. (2006). Research dilemmas: Paradigms, methods and methodology. Issues In Educational Research, 16(2), 193-205. http://www.iier.org.au/iier16/mackenzie.html

O'Toole, J. & Beckett, D. (2013) Educational Research: Creative Thinking and Doing. (2nd ed). South Melbourne, Victoria : Oxford University Press

Salomon, G. 1991. Transcending the qualitative-quantitative debate: The analytic and systemic approaches to educational research. Educational Researcher 20, no. 6

Tight, M. (2012). Researching Higher Education. Maidenhead, McGraw-Hill Education [Ch 1: Introduction, p 3-13.