Adapting to the digital age: a narrative approach
dc.contributor.author | Cousins, Sarah Bernadette | en |
dc.contributor.author | Bissar, Dounia | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-07T11:08:53Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2015-09-07T11:08:53Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2012-12 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Cousins, S., Bissar, D. (2012) 'Adapting to the digital age: a narrative approach'. Research in Learning Technology vol 20 Dec | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2047-3265 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3402/rlt.v20i0.18976 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10547/576863 | en |
dc.description.abstract | The article adopts a narrative inquiry approach to foreground informal learning and exposes a collection of stories from tutors about how they adapted comfortably to the digital age. We were concerned that despite substantial evidence that bringing about changes in pedagogic practices can be difficult, there is a gap in convincing approaches to help in this respect. In this context, this project takes a “bottom-up” approach and synthesises several life-stories into a single persuasive narrative to support the process of adapting to digital change. The project foregrounds the small, every-day motivating moments, cultural features and environmental factors in people's diverse lives which may have contributed to their positive dispositions towards change in relation to technology enhanced learning. We expect that such narrative approaches could serve to support colleagues in other institutions to warm up to ever-changing technological advances. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Co-Action Publishing | en |
dc.relation.url | http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/18976 | en |
dc.subject | narrative inquiry | en |
dc.subject | resonance | en |
dc.subject | story | en |
dc.subject | engagement | en |
dc.subject | informal learning | en |
dc.subject | X300 Academic studies in Education | en |
dc.title | Adapting to the digital age: a narrative approach | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.department | University of Bedfordshire | en |
dc.contributor.department | University of Essex | en |
dc.identifier.journal | Research in learning technology | en |
html.description.abstract | The article adopts a narrative inquiry approach to foreground informal learning and exposes a collection of stories from tutors about how they adapted comfortably to the digital age. We were concerned that despite substantial evidence that bringing about changes in pedagogic practices can be difficult, there is a gap in convincing approaches to help in this respect. In this context, this project takes a “bottom-up” approach and synthesises several life-stories into a single persuasive narrative to support the process of adapting to digital change. The project foregrounds the small, every-day motivating moments, cultural features and environmental factors in people's diverse lives which may have contributed to their positive dispositions towards change in relation to technology enhanced learning. We expect that such narrative approaches could serve to support colleagues in other institutions to warm up to ever-changing technological advances. |