E-learning
Introduction
Welcome to the e-learning area of the website. This e-learning area currently consists of a growing archive of projects we have either sponsored or carried out ourselves looking at the ways in which technology is enhancing the teaching of English studies.
Current work
One of the most exciting developments for the academic year 2009/10 is the arrival of the Subject Centre’s new e-learning consultant, Dr Rosie Miles from the University of Wolverhampton. Rosie is an enthusiastic user of her institution’s VLE with her students and has worked with us over a number of years in e-learning projects and initiatives. Make sure you also check her new blog: ‘A year in the life of e-learning in English’ and don’t forget to leave a comment! You can read more about what Rosie can offer on her web page.
We are currently working with our 4 cognate Subject Centres on a one-year major pilot project to design an ‘open’ collection of teaching materials across the humanities. We are calling it HumBox. We have also recently completed an innovative project exploring the pedagogical effectiveness of the Virtual World ‘Second Life’ with our colleagues at the PALATINE (Dance, Music and Drama). A seed guide for those starting out with VLE’s will be published shortly, as well as a Good Practice Guide to Online discussion.
The Duologue project looked at the rollout of a VLE in the English department at the University of Durham and examined the pedagogical issues from the viewpoint of both the students and staff involved. Digital Resources for Teaching and Discussion was a major project which examined how digital resources can assist learning and teaching and is designed to stimulate discussion about the use of digital resources in the discipline.
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Creating a Learning Community: the Canterbury Tales VLE
Author Dr Gail Ashton formerly English and American Studies University of Manchester Summary This level 1, single semester module, Introduction to Middle English, was taught across 11 weeks at the University of Manchester in 2003/04 and 2005 as an optional course...
Using wikis to support small group work
Author Ruth Page School of English Birmingham City University Summary This case study describes the innovative use of wikis to support small group activities in the School of English at Birmingham City University. The wikis are used in class time (on lap tops) so...
Editing Lady Hester Pulter (1605 – 1678)
Summary As part of a second-year undergraduate module ‘Seventeenth-Century Literature and Culture’, we asked students to annotate a series of unpublished poems by Lady Hester Pulter (1605-1678). Pulter’s poems, together with the students’ annotations, and a series of...
The C & IT Project
Brief description This JISC funded English Subject Centre project was designed to determine the extent to which Communication and Information Technology (or C&IT) has been incorporated into the teaching of English. The project was guided by three objectives:...
Key Skills with Chaucer
Brief description Key Skills with Chaucer is a website that was designed as a joint project by Dr Lesley Coote at the University of Hull, and Mr Brett Lucas at the English Subject Centre under the auspices of a grant provided by the Filter project. Background The aim...
Digital Resources for Teaching and Discussion
Brief description The aim of this project was to start a national discussion about teaching Shakespeare using digital resources, a discussion involving an exchange of teaching materials as well as views about pedagogic practice. It was hoped that the teaching...
The Duologue Project
Brief description This project aimed to develop, expand and assess resources developed for English Studies within a Virtual Learning Environment. Background 'Duo' (Durham University Online) is a version of the commercial Blackboard Virtual Learning Environment,...
Producing and Researching Effectiveness of Materials for Computer Supported Experiential Learning in the Area of Advanced Literacy Skills
Brief Description The aim of the project was to produce interactive web-based materials which could be used to support student learning in the context of a tutorial session based module on study skills/essay writing skills for English Studies. Although there are...
Web-based resources for teaching, research and general use, on Robert Bloomfield and Thomas Chatterton
Brief description The project developed web-based resources on the less well-known Romantic poets Robert Bloomfield and Thomas Chatterton. A website was produced with two sections, one on each poet, containing resources including primary texts, secondary texts,...
Reusing Learning Materials in English Literature and Language
Brief Description This project formed part of the English Subject Centre's response to a substantial e-learning funding initiative instigated by the Higher Education Academy in association with the JISC in its 'Distributed E-learning' strand (Phase 1). The principle...