Teaching Research Methods in the Era of Covid-19: 1. Staying student-centred - Online (few places remaining)

Description:

This course is part of the NCRM Train the Trainer series in which the Centre supports teachers and trainers of research methods with their teaching. The course is designed to support their practical application of pedagogic theory and evidence for the benefit of learners.

Student-centred teaching follows logically from the constructivist belief that learners create their own knowledge through inquiry, collaboration and guided action. The approach fits with the desire to make research methods personally and professionally/disciplinarily relevant and meaningful. Being student-centred affects choice of texts, resources, data and exercises in our teaching. The approach can be used in various ways to support students in contributing their own experiences, knowledge and ideas and developing their critical thinking and research competence.

The course tutors will use a student-centred approach and participants’ active engagement will be required.

The course covers:

• Who teaches research methods in a student-centred way and why
• How adopting a student-centred approach translates into teaching strategies, tactics and tasks
• What approach means for how learning is structured
• What this approach looks like when teaching research methods online (including synchronous and asynchronous elements)
• What impact Covid-19 has had on the methods we teach as well as the mode and style of teaching

By the end of the course participants will:

• Have critically reflected on their personal teaching approach
• Appreciate the core tenets of a student-centred approach to teaching
• Have knowledge of the ways in which a student-centred approach is compatible with active, reflective and experiential learning
• Have examined how the strategies, tactics and tasks they adopt in research methods teaching might be enhanced
• Shared learning with peers about how student-centredness can be maintained in light of the Covid-19 context.

Participants are expected to be teaching research methods already and have an interest in enhancing the student-centred nature of their pedagogy, particularly amidst current Covid-19 related challenges. They might be providing short courses for NCRM or other organizations or working in higher education, including towards HEA fellow status.  Participants should bring experience of teaching social research methods. This can be qualitative, quantitative, mixed or other methods and can include teaching in person or online. Reading material will be provided in the asynchronous parts of the course. Course materials will be on the NCRM Moodle platform.

PLEASE NOTE THE SYNCHRONOUS PART OF THIS COURSE IS RUN OVER 2 MORNINGS (WITH ADDITIONAL AYSNCRONOUS ONLINE LEARNING) ON THE 10TH AND 17TH MARCH FROM 10-1 AND IS THE EQUIVALENT OF ONE TEACHING DAY FOR PAYMENT PURPOSES.

Programme

Week 0

1. Session 1 - Online Asynchronous preparation (to be completed ahead of session 2) (including choice or pre-reading, sharing information about your teaching with the group, reflection exercise – What kind of methods teacher am I?)

Week 1

1. Session 2 - Online Synchronous half-day session (including getting to know the group, group work on the of methods teacher we each are and our pedagogic values, priorities and routines, individual tasks, discussion and lecture on the typological framework of approach, strategy, tactics and tasks)
2. Session 3 - Online asynchronous activity, to be completed ahead of session 4 (including applying the typological framework to our individual contexts and an additional reading)

Week 2

Session 4 - Online Synchronous half-day session(including discussion of the pros and cons of using the typology, moving between in person and online teaching, lecture on teaching advanced social research methods online using a student-centred approach, and group work on the challenges and possible solutions)

Optional subsequent activities and event

1. Asynchronous long-term project (option to join the NCRM pedagogic network and develop a close-to-practice/ action research project to enhance your practice culminating in producing a one slide 3-minute thesis style video of what you did and found and posting it online as a resource for your peers)
2. Final synchronous event (when we can meet again in person, to share the learning from the close-to-practice projects and engage further with pedagogic research)

 

Cost:

The fee per teaching day is: • £30 per day – for students registered at UK/EU University. • £60 per day – for staff at UK/EU academic institutions, UK/EU Research Councils researchers, UK/EU public sector staff and staff at UK/EU registered charity organisations and recognised UK/EU research institutions. • £100 per day – for all other participants In the event of cancellation by the delegate a full refund of the course fee is available up to two weeks prior to the course. NO refunds are available after this date. If it is no longer possible to run a course due to circumstances beyond its control, NCRM reserves the right to cancel the course at its sole discretion at any time prior to the event. In this event every effort will be made to reschedule the course. If this is not possible or the new date is inconvenient a full refund of the course fee will be given. NCRM shall not be liable for any costs, losses or expenses that may be incurred as a result of its cancellation of a course, including but not limited to any travel or accommodation costs. The University of Southampton’s Online Store T&Cs also continue to apply.

Website and registration:

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Region:

South East

Keywords:

Teaching and Supervising Research Methods, Blended learning, Training research methods teachers, Research Methods Education , Pedagogy , Student-Centred , Online Teaching

Related publications and presentations from our eprints archive:

Teaching and Supervising Research Methods
Blended learning
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