AS – Let’s talk about Teaching Matters: What kinds of conversations are sparked by reading or writing for The University of Edinburgh’s Teaching Matters blog

Let’s talk about Teaching Matters: What kinds of conversations are sparked by reading or writing for The University of Edinburgh’s Teaching Matters blog

Presenter: Jenny Scoles, Hazel Christie, Nina Morris, Karen Howie, and Joe Arton

Session Description

Academic developers are increasingly interested in the informal conversations that take place around learning and teaching. Research shows that such dialogue can be a powerful way of building communities around learning and teaching and can spark changes in practice.

Since 2016, Edinburgh University has hosted a popular blog, Teaching Matters, which aims to stimulate conversation and debate about learning and teaching within and beyond the University. Over the last two years, funded by the Principal Teaching Award Scheme (PTAS), our research team has been investigating the kinds of impact that readers of, and writers for, the blog are generating through engaging in informal conversations with colleagues and students. We are interested in how such activities can stimulate changes in teaching practice, contribute to professional development, and even shift institutional culture.

The purpose of this session is to develop this research in more depth. We would like to reach out to those who have read, or written, for Teaching Matters, to map the kinds of conversations that are sparked by engaging with blog posts. In this activity, participants are invited to comment on a padlet activity, and consider the following questions:
• Have you had a conversation about a blog post after reading/writing for TM?
• Who was this conversation with and what was it about?
• What was the impact of this conversation?

Comments provided by participants will be treated as data for the research project, culminating in academic publications and conference presentations. Participants can chose to remain anonymous or identify themselves, for the opportunity to be invited for a follow-up interview. The study has secured ethical approval from Moray House School of Education.

Padlet activity – https://edin.ac/2RZfuJx.

May 12, 2021

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