Dr Brian Davison B.Davison@napier.ac.uk
Lecturer
Learning-by-doing as a strategy for student engagement
Davison, Brian
Authors
Abstract
Fans of TED star Ken Robinson (2006) will immediately recognise the benefits of learning-by-doing (LBD): it prioritises activity over passive reception, allows students the space to experience problems first-hand and encourages them to explore their own solutions. This has the potential to nurture students' creativity and self-efficacy, just two of the soft skills that are relevant to the 21st century workplace (Direitoa et al., 2012; Mitchell et al., 2010; Ferguson and Fernández, 2015). LBD is being recognised as a mainstream educational strategy in various subject areas in diverse parts of the world (Bamber, 2014; Kun Ma et al.,
2014; Frache et al., 2017).
This presentation describes experiences using an LBD approach with students in Scotland, France and China. In all cases, the teaching events followed a semi-structured pattern and were several hours in length. Nevertheless, students remained engaged and active throughout the class. There was also evidence of additional work being done outwith the scheduled class time. Student results and feedback suggest that the approach is effective in delivering academic content as well as a positive learning experience. The students were assessed using standard written reports and presentations. Evidence comes mainly from standard results and student feedback. Parallels are drawn with the concept of the flipped classroom and discussion will be welcomed on the applicability of the approach to other subject areas.
Citation
Davison, B. (2018, January). Learning-by-doing as a strategy for student engagement. Paper presented at Edinburgh Napier University’s Staff Conference 2018, Edinburgh
Presentation Conference Type | Conference Paper (unpublished) |
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Conference Name | Edinburgh Napier University’s Staff Conference 2018 |
Conference Location | Edinburgh |
Start Date | Jan 17, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Apr 24, 2021 |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2764457 |
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