Welcome to the ‘Postgraduate E-learning Group’ (PEGasus).

PEGasus is a meeting of postgraduate students and staff who share an interest in e-learning and technology-enhanced education.

The meetings explore issues of e-learning and technology-enhanced education, such as the use of VLEs, WIKIs, blogs, MOOCs, tablets, software, social media, gamification, etc. in primary, secondary, tertiary and adult educational settings. These approaches are explored from different perspectives including: management of change, development of digital literacies, educational research and development, cognitive approaches, continuing professional development, inclusion and enfranchisement, social welfare, etc. The group also considers e-learning utilising a range of methodological approaches including: grounded theory, case study, action research, educational research and development, etc. Meetings include opportunities for researchers to discuss their and others’ work with a critical but friendly audience.

2022/2023 Programme

Date and time	Room	Theme	What’s on*
Tuesday 25/10/22 10:45-12:00	32/2111	Meet and greet + Machine translation assisted writing	Getting to know the UoS e-learning researchers A new term starts with new PGRs! We’ll use this session to introduce ourselves, share our research and interests, and get to know each other. Paper discussion Alrajhi, A. S. (2022). Genre effect on Google Translate–assisted L2 writing output quality. ReCALL, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0958344022000143
Tuesday 29/11/22 11-12:00	32/2111	Online distance learning research trends	Paper discussion Mishra, S., Sahoo, S., & Pandey, S. (2021). Research trends in online distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Distance Education, 42(4), 494–519. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2021.1986373
Tuesday 31/01/23 11–12:00	32/2111	Digital literacy	Digital literacy expectations of tutors and students in Higher Education Dr. John Woollard (University of Southampton, School of Education)
Thursday 23/02/23 12–13:00	32/2111	AI in education	Discussion on the use and impact of ChatGPT in education
Friday 24/03/23 11–12:00	32/2111	Work, Family and Distance education	Paper discussion Waterhouse, P., Samra, R., & Lucassen, M. (2022). Distance education students’ satisfaction: Do work and family roles matter. Distance Education, 43(1), 56–77. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2021.2020622
Tuesday 25/04/23 11-12:00	32/2111	Online learning design	Using Diane Laurillard’s Ways of learning model as a framework for online lesson design Professor John Schulz (University of Southampton, School of Education)
Tuesday 30/05/23 11-12:00	32/2111	Technology-enhanced teaching workloads	Paper discussion Gregory, M. S.-J., & Lodge, J. M. (2015). Academic workload: The silent barrier to the implementation of technology-enhanced learning strategies in higher education. Distance Education, 36(2), 210–230. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2015.1055056
Tuesday 27/06/23 11-12:00	32/2111	TBC	Topic TBC Dr. Nora McIntyre (University of Southampton, School of Education)

*Please read papers in advance of relevant sessions