Member Research Special VI (27 March 2023)

Join us on Monday 27 March 2023 for our GO-GN member and alumni research special!

We’re delighted to be hosting our sixth research special and welcome GO-GN’ers Viviane, Davis, Lucy and Tanya, who will be sharing more about their work. Find out more about their presentations below.

Schedule (all times are in BST (GMT+1))

• 16.00 Welcome
• 16.05 Augmented Reality in Education (Davis Velarde Camaqui, Tecnologico de Monterrey)
• 16.20 Exploring the Perceptions of Scale Among Open Educators (Tanya Elias, University of Calgary)
• 16.40 Teaching from the heart – crossing the teaching/research nexus (Lucy Beattie, University of the West of Scotland)
• 17.00 Microlearning and the cognitive theory of multimedia learning in the development of digital competences of university teachers / El microlearning y la teoría cognitiva del aprendizaje multimedia en el desarrollo de competencias digitales de docentes universitarios (Viviana Betancur Chicué, University of Salamanca)
• 17.20 Final reflections
• 17.30 Close

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Abstracts

Augmented Reality in Education (Davis Velarde Camaqui, Tecnologico de Monterrey)

Augmented reality is still an emerging and growing technology. The application of this technology in educational innovation has not yet permuted at all levels, which is why this research is so important. The main intention is to give tools to teachers so that they can implement this technology and support the teaching-learning process, especially in the motivation of students. There is a centralization of scientific evidence in Spain, as well as a preference for application at the higher university level.

Exploring the Perceptions of Scale Among Open Educators (Tanya Elias, University of Calgary)

Using situational analysis and its mapmaking techniques, this study explored the open educator’s perceptions of the mechanisms and implications of scale within the field. It found the open educators do tend to have a tacit awareness of the implications of scale that they struggle to articulate. Moreover, it suggests that open educators seeking to re-pattern educational systems should more clearly articulate their scale-related intentions.

Teaching from the heart – crossing the teaching/research nexus (Lucy Beattie, University of the West of Scotland)

Lucy Beattie is a final year PhD student at the University of the West of Scotland.  She will present findings from her thesis, some of which focus on the role of open education in higher education.  During 2021/22 interviews were conducted with Scottish academics working in a number of Scottish universities revealed a mixed understanding and approaches that link the teaching/research/public engagement nexus (Stevenson and McArthur, 2015).  In this presentation Lucy will consider how open-ness in a variety of contexts can reconfigure approaches to teaching and learning in STEM disciplines.

Microlearning and the cognitive theory of multimedia learning in the development of digital competences of university teachers / El microlearning y la teoría cognitiva del aprendizaje multimedia en el desarrollo de competencias digitales de docentes universitarios (Viviana Betancur Chicué, University of Salamanca)

Versión en español (original)

Título de la investigación: El microlearning y la teoría cognitiva del aprendizaje multimedia en el desarrollo de competencias digitales de docentes universitarios

Resumen: la investigación reconoce que el desarrollo de competencias digitales de los docentes es un importante reto para las universidades, por lo que es necesario enriquecer la oferta de formación docente a partir de estrategias basadas en la realidad, actualizables, flexibles y ágiles. El estudio propone indagar en los aportes del microaprendizaje como estrategia de formación adaptable a las necesidades de los docentes la Universidad de la Salle, Colombia, donde se ha identificado la necesidad de fortalecer componentes específicos de las competencias digitales docentes, en especial en el área de evaluación y retroalimentación (de acuerdo con el marco DigCompEdu). Con el ánimo de promover una formación efectiva, la investigación proyecta analizar el aporte que puede realizar la aplicación de los principios de la teoría cognitiva del aprendizaje multimedia en el diseño de la estrategia de formación docente basada en microaprendizaje. Como resultados de la investigación, se espera identificar la función que cumplen los principios del aprendizaje multimedia en el diseño de una estrategia de microlearning, así como proponer y validar esta estrategia abierta para el desarrollo de competencias digitales docentes en la Universidad de la Salle. Para lograr esta meta, se utiliza una metodología de Investigación Basada en el Diseño, así como los fundamentos de la Investigación Evaluativa. Durante la sesión se presentará el planteamiento general de la investigación, una breve descripción de los hallazgos teóricos alcanzados en la fase de revisión documental y los primeros pasos que se están dando en el camino hacía el diseño de la estrategia. 

Perfil investigadora: Viviana Betancur Chicué

Magister en Educación y Licenciada en Educación Física de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional de Colombia. Actualmente estudiante del Doctorado en Formación en la Sociedad del Conocimiento, de la Universidad de Salamanca, España. Asesora pedagógica de la Dirección E-learning de la Universidad de la Salle, Colombia y docente de cátedra de la misma institución.

Directora de tesis: Dra. Ana García-Valcárcel Muño-Repiso

English version (translation)

Title of the research: Microlearning and the cognitive theory of multimedia learning in the development of digital competences of university teachers.

Abstract: The research recognises that the development of digital competences of teachers is an important challenge for universities, which is why it is necessary to enrich the supply of teacher training based on strategies that are based on reality, updateable, flexible and agile. The study proposes to investigate the contributions of microlearning as a training strategy adaptable to the needs of teachers at the Universidad de la Salle, Colombia, where the need has been identified to strengthen specific components of teachers’ digital competences, especially in the area of evaluation and feedback (in accordance with the DigCompEdu framework). In order to promote effective training, the research plans to analyse the contribution that the application of the principles of the cognitive theory of multimedia learning can make in the design of a teacher training strategy based on microlearning. As results of the research, it is expected to identify the role played by the principles of multimedia learning in the design of a microlearning strategy, as well as to propose and validate this open strategy for the development of teachers’ digital competences at the Universidad de la Salle. To achieve this goal, a Design-Based Research methodology is used, as well as the fundamentals of Evaluative Research. During the session, the general approach of the research will be presented, as well as a brief description of the theoretical findings reached in the documentary review phase and the first steps that are being taken on the way to the design of the strategy.

Researcher profile: Viviana Betancur Chicué

Master’s Degree in Education and Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education from the National Pedagogical University of Colombia. Currently a PhD student in Education in the Knowledge Society at the University of Salamanca, Spain. Pedagogical advisor of the E-learning Department of the Universidad de la Salle, Colombia and lecturer at the same institution. 

Thesis supervisor: Dr. Ana García-Valcárcel Muño-Repiso (Universidad de Salamanca)

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