1st Edition

The LearningWheel A model of digital pedagogy

88 Pages
by Routledge

88 Pages
by Routledge

Given the influence of digital technologies on the world at large education and educators are yet again being forced to consider their educational practices.  Not all educators have been socialised professionally to use technologies and therefore knowledge gaps exist.  This book adds to emerging conversations about the use of technologies to support and indeed replace traditional teaching... Read more

Introduction

 Glossary

 >Chapter 1: Learning Content

 >Chapter 2: Communication

 >Chapter 3: Collaboration> 

Chapter 4: Assessment  

Chapter 5: Conclusion

 

Conclusion

References

Biography

Deborah Kellsey is the Director of Digital and IT services at Salford College, with a responsibility for driving technology enhanced learning. Deborah has twenty years teaching experience in both Further and Higher Education in visual communication and as a practicing graphic designer. Deborah is the founder of the LearningWheel and in 2016 Deborah was named in the Jisc Top 50 FE influencers on social media.

Amanda Taylor is currently a senior lecturer in the school of social work at the University of Central Lancashire. Previous to her academic career Amanda was a psychiatric social worker in Northern Ireland, specialising in community Mental Health and services for Deaf people. It was Amanda’s interest in the development of creative teaching methodologies, ones that can engage students in a dynamic, meaningful and informative manner, that brought her to England and social work education. She is known for her work in the area oftechnologies in social work education and is the founder of The Use of Book Groups in Social Work Education and Practice which can be found on Twitter: @SWBookGroup and Storify: https://storify.com/AMLTaylor66/the-use-of-book-clubs-in-social-work-education.

In 2015 Amanda was named in the Jisc Top 50 HE influencers on social media.