Previous Programmes

2021/2022 Programme

Date and timeRoomThemeWhat’s on
October
Tuesday 26/10/21
13:00-14:00		TeamsMeet and GreetGetting 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.
November
Tuesday 23/11/21
11:00-12:00		TeamsFlipped Mobile LearningPh.D. research presentation
Ph.D. Candidate Dalya Khayat will be talking about her research entitled “The Impact of Using Flipped Mobile Learning in Continuing Professional Development to Develop Electronic Lecture Skills among Female University Teachers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”.
March
Tuesday 01/03/22
11:00-12:0		TeamsCOVID-19 and teaching and learning experiencesPaper discussion
Watermeyer, R. et al. (2021) ‘COVID-19 and digital disruption in UK universities: afflictions and affordances of emergency online migration’, Higher Education, 81(3), pp. 623–641. doi:10.1007/s10734-020-00561-y

Yates, A., Starkey, L., Egerton, B. & Flueggen, F. (2021) High school students’ experience of online learning during Covid-19: the influence of technology and pedagogy, Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 30:1, 59-73, DOI: 10.1080/1475939X.2020.1854337
March
Tuesday 22/03/22
11:00-12:00		TeamsOnline pedagogyDo we need a new pedagogy for online Education?
Dr. John Schulz (University of Southampton, School of Education)
May
Tuesday 03/05/22
12:00-13:00		TeamsPrint versus digital textsPaper discussion
Ross, B. et al. (2017) ‘Print versus digital texts: understanding the experimental research and challenging the dichotomies’, Research in Learning Technology, 25(0). doi:10.25304/rlt.v25.1976.
May
Tuesday 24/05/22
11:00-12:00		32/2103Social media and the school curriculumThe conceptualisation of social media by young novice users: implications for the early secondary school curriculum
Dr. Ian Coombs (University of Southampton, School of Education/Web Science Institute)
June
Tuesday 28/06/22
11:00-12:00		32/2103Distance learningPaper discussion
Rick L. Shearer, Tugce Aldemir, Jana Hitchcock, Jessie Resig, Jessica Driver & Megan Kohler (2020) ‘What Students Want: A Vision of a Future Online Learning Experience Grounded in Distance Education Theory’, American Journal of Distance Education, 34:1, 36-52, DOI: 10.1080/08923647.2019.1706019

Programme 2020-21

Date and timeRoomThemeWhat’s on
November
Tuesday 24/11
11:00-12:00		TeamsOnline learning applicationsLanguage learning in mobile apps: Learn Spanish app
Simon Jonsson (University of Southampton, Web Science Ph.D. student)
January
Tuesday 26/01
11:00-12:00		TeamsOnline language learning for older learnersOnline teaching and learning experiences with Brazilian senior learners of EFL during the pandemic
Dr. Karyne Soares Duarte Silveira (State University of ParaĂ­ba (UEPB), Modern Languages)
February
Tuesday 23/02
11:00-12:00		TeamsOnline communication and the brainIs Learning on Zoom the Same as In Person?
We’ll discuss:
Wiederhold,  Brenda K. (2020) Connecting Through Technology During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Avoiding ‘‘Zoom Fatigue’’. CYBERPSYCHOLOGY, BEHAVIOR, AND SOCIAL NETWORKING, 23: 7, 437-439. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2020.29188.bkw 

EdSurge (2020) Is Learning on Zoom the Same as In Person? Not to Your Brain. 15 September 2020 [Podcast] https://open.spotify.com/episode/7a3EFjkrKwz4AtwrNvAY4G?si=eCCQKNqbQA6opslfl4xV9w
Other ways of accessing the Podcast:  Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Stitcher, Google Play Music
March
Tuesday 23/03
11:00-12:00		Teamse-Learning termsDefining e-learning terms
We’ll discuss:
SangrĂ , A., Vlachopoulos, D. and Cabrera, N., 2012. Building an inclusive definition of e-learning: An approach to the conceptual framework. IRRODL 13, 145-159. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v13i2.1161 

Singh, V. and Thurman, A. (2019) How Many Ways Can We Define Online Learning? A Systematic Literature Review of Definitions of Online Learning (1988-2018), American Journal of Distance Education, 33:4, 289-306. DOI: 10.1080/08923647.2019.1663082
April
Tuesday 27/04
11:00-12:00		TeamsResearch ethicsEthics and online research: the principles of ethics, stakeholders and the challenges and affordances presented by online technology.
Dr. John Woollard (University of Southampton, Education)
May
Tuesday 25/05
11:00-12:00		TeamsBlended LearningBlended learning and Student engagement
We’ll discuss:
Fisher, R., PerĂ©nyi, Á. and Birdthistle, N. (2018) ‘The positive relationship between flipped and blended learning and student engagement, performance and satisfaction’, Active Learning in Higher Education, 1-17. doi: 10.1177/1469787418801702.

Programme 2019-20

Date and timeRoomThemeWhat’s on
November
12/11/19
11.00 – 12.45		32/2097Learner-learner interactionThe challenges/barriers to learner-learner interaction through e-learning devices
Dr. John Woollard
December
10/12/19
11.00 – 12.45		32/2097Questionnaire DesignQuestionnaire Design for children as participants
Ian Coombs
February
Thursday
27/02/20 11:00-12:00		32/2115Students’ views of e-learningWe will discuss:
Gikas, J., & Grant, M. M. (2013). Mobile computing devices in higher education: Student perspectives on learning with cellphones, smartphones & social media. The Internet and Higher Education, 19, 18–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2013.06.002

Optional: Popovici, A., & Mironov, C. (2015). Students’ Perception on Using eLearning Technologies. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 180, 1514–1519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.02.300
March
Tuesday 24/03/20
11:00-12:00		TeamsBlended LearningWe will discuss:
Deschacht, N., & Goeman, K. (2015). The effect of blended learning on course persistence and performance of adult learners: A difference-in-differences analysis. Computers & Education, 87, 83–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2015.03.020
April
Tuesday 28/04/20
11:00-12:00		TeamsMOOCs and online communicationBeyond Cultural representations in MOOC collaborative activities
Rana Saud Shahini
June
Tuesday 23/06/20
11:00-12:00 		TeamsEducational video designDesigning video for learning. What does the research tell us?
John Schulz