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In 2014, the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Open University initiated Student Connections,
with the aim of integrating students into an academic community. Student Connections
includes an annual online conference and various online formats that supported the
event (Activate workshops on Blackboard Collaborate) podcasts (The PodMag) and a weekly
audio drama series (This student Life). The conference was further developed in 2015
and has influenced other online interactive events that the Open University regularly
run. This chapter explains how the conference developed over the two year period and
considers the impact that it had. The concept of the conference is positioned within
the theoretical context of student engagement literature and learning communities,
and the methods that were used to evaluate both conferences are outlined. The 2014
and 2015 conferences are described in detail and the data and findings are discussed.
The theoretical context is then reconsidered in light of the data, and the critical
reflection includes a discussion about the value of the initiative, tips and lessons.
Overall, the conference initiated a way to facilitate academic community in a distance
learning environment, and has had an impact on these types of event at the Open University. |
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Foley, Karen and Fribbance, Ian (2018). Student Connections: Livestreaming and Creating
Community via an Annual Student Conference. In: Baxter, Jacqueline; Callaghan, George
and McAvoy, Jean eds. Creativity and Critique in Online Learning: Exploring and
Examining Innovations in Online Pedagogy. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 169–189. |
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Foley, Karen and Fribbance, Ian (2018). Student Connections: Livestreaming and
Creating Community via an Annual Student Conference. In: Baxter, Jacqueline; Callaghan,
George and McAvoy, Jean eds. Creativity and Critique in Online Learning: Exploring
and Examining Innovations in Online Pedagogy. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 169–189.
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Student Connections: Livestreaming and Creating Community via an Annual Student Conference |
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