In the room, and the digital canvas, where it happens

Jarman, David

Abstract

Opening paragraph: Active learning methods and a collaborative ethos gave me the confidence to start delivering the digitally supported classes I have always wanted to teach. In spring 2024, I led a final year, undergraduate module in event studies at Edinburgh Napier University. There were no barriers to trying new tools and methods: I had a suitable classroom space with large TV monitors for students to cast their devices to; the students were engaged and familiar with the field; and I was part of a pilot project within the university. The timing was right to try something new, with the institution’s support. I had struggled to embrace active and digital pedagogies, because I had not found a suitable framework that I could reapply weekly, and innovate around it. That framework came to me fully formed: a classroom space of students sat around tables, facing each other; combined with an online virtual canvas accessible to all students during class time. Each table group had its own area within the canvas, so a single digital space encompassed the whole class’s activities.

Citation

Jarman, D. In the room, and the digital canvas, where it happens. In Making Active Learning Happen for All. Active Learning Network

• Deposit Date: Apr 29, 2025
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Book Title: Making Active Learning Happen for All
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/4248013
• Contract Date: Oct 17, 2024