Future Academics by Neil Hughes https://padlet.com/neil_hughes/3cdhcxjltqb82msn We would love to get your feedback. Use this padlet to tell us what aspects of the course you liked and what bits you found less convincing? We would also welcome suggestions on how it can be improved and, very importantly, any ideas you might have about how to incorporate a greater focus on philosophy or cultural references to technology into the course. en-us 2021-10-25 15:41:56 UTC 2023-03-20 15:25:37 UTC hello@padlet.com (ongoing)-final thoughts https://padlet.com/neil_hughes/3cdhcxjltqb82msn/wish/2109054331 First I have to say that the course is clearly design by people who know and work with a pedagogical perspective, it translates in the content, the materials, the language, the bibliography, the tools used, everything. I am very happy to be participating.  The videos and the links and the material is very well put together and Its been very helpfull for me. 
A note would be to complement the theory with more images, for example when describing Padlet, put and example right there.
[Gio]]]> 2022-03-23 05:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/neil_hughes/3cdhcxjltqb82msn/wish/2109054331 Consider the needs of your learners in your communication https://padlet.com/neil_hughes/3cdhcxjltqb82msn/wish/2112826628 Some good within-course communication from Katherine - but I didn't see anything from the other listed 'teachers'?  There are 5 introduced at the beginning. Seems odd.
The prior communication was confusing. I was keen to do the course, even though it is in a very busy teaching semester. The course was advertised as being 12-1 every day this week. I consulted my calendar and found that, with quite a lot of effort, I could rearrange teaching, PhD supervisions, etc, so that I could make those times. So I did that. Then I found that actually the 12-1 slot was not being used - it was just up to an hour a day whenever we might fit it in. Grrrr.
Once we'd been told that we could organise our own time, I allowed myself to attend to a number of urgent things during the first two days of the course, while also being ill and very tired, so that I left a couple of days of the learning to catch up on them later in the week (now done) - only to get a terse email from Katherine telling me to engage or I would be expelled from the course.  Grrrrrr.  I nearly resigned from the course at that point, but I decided to persist.
I didn't see anything in the pre-course communication about a seminar on 28th March. That came as a surprise to me - and a very unwelcome one. It is a strike week, and the strikes represent important matters of principle. If I had known that the course would have a seminar during the strike, I would not have signed up. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I now have to decide whether to attend the seminar on Monday - this is a very difficult decision for me. It is not helped by the fact that I have little idea of what that seminar will actually involve.
It's a shame that these problems have soured my experience of the course, which does have useful elements to it, I think.]]> 2022-03-25 00:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/neil_hughes/3cdhcxjltqb82msn/wish/2112826628 Mixed https://padlet.com/neil_hughes/3cdhcxjltqb82msn/wish/2112864019 There is some really useful material in this course. I appreciate being guided through some of the recent (and more classic) research and literature in this area. Useful advice offered, and opportunities for fruitful reflection.
However, I find both distracting and unhelpful the frequently used style along the lines of "the work of the likes of X and Y", where and Y are people I have never heard of and there is no explanation of what their work was about. Sometimes there was explanation of their work - great - but sometimes there was not.
I suggest removing the last part of the 'Tech Support' section in 'Week 2'. That is, the bit that starts as pasted below (end of this post). Apart from the embarrassing spelling mistake at the start, it just looks like advertising copied from a brochure, and not part of a package designed for learning. I found it annoying, distracting, and uninformative.
"At the University of Nottingham, the Learning Teachnology team works closely with Faculty Digital Learning Directors (DLDs) to ensure that the University has a shared culture of excellence in digitally-enhanced teaching and learning that:
  • enhances the experience of learners and those who teach and support them;
  • is guided by sound pedagogic values and principles;
[etc]"
]]> 2022-03-25 00:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/neil_hughes/3cdhcxjltqb82msn/wish/2112864019 I liked the way the information presented, and the design. What confused me is the fixed-time sought for this course which is (12 pm to 1 pm) I thought I have to access during this time to the course. However, It would be very helpful to change it the expected time required to do the work instead of putting a fixed time slot. Also, I got some automatic messages that I am not active but I was active and doing the work and this might be a Tech error or something. Thank you for the course. https://padlet.com/neil_hughes/3cdhcxjltqb82msn/wish/2115902254 2022-03-27 20:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/neil_hughes/3cdhcxjltqb82msn/wish/2115902254 emilychambers6 https://padlet.com/neil_hughes/3cdhcxjltqb82msn/wish/2118810267 I agree with all the comments on how confusing the mistake was about the course timetable. Having clearer information from the start about how small the class was and how we would be self-learning but with tutor input in the forums would have been useful. The content also needs another proofread. I enjoyed the interaction with others in sharing ideas, although more interaction and getting to know people would be better. I was hoping for more practical tips and skills, and maybe something more on actual delivery. I liked the format of independent daily learning then webinar at the end, and don't think I needed an introductory webinar, too. The amount of time we needed to dedicate each day was not too onerous. I also liked the specific references to secondary literature on teaching/blended learning. Thanks!]]> 2022-03-29 07:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/neil_hughes/3cdhcxjltqb82msn/wish/2118810267 Feedback https://padlet.com/neil_hughes/3cdhcxjltqb82msn/wish/2523781363 One of the things I would like to see. Is the tools that the University supports and what they can do to aid blended learning, I was hoping for some further support to support by asynchronous students in tools etc that I could use to engage them. Other than that the course seemed well balanced with information and activity.]]> 2023-03-20 15:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/neil_hughes/3cdhcxjltqb82msn/wish/2523781363