The LearningWheel

Given the influence of digital technologies on the world at large education and educators are yet again being forced to consider their educational practices.  Not all educators have been socialised professionally to use technologies and therefore knowledge gaps exist.  This book adds to emerging conversations about the use of technologies to support and indeed replace traditional teaching methodologies in a range of educational settings.  It offers an example of innovative approach ‘LearningWheel’ to bridge the afore mentioned knowledge gap and provides an opportunity for readers to engage with technologies for teaching and learning purposes.

Beginning with an outline of how technologies are shaping the learning landscape more broadly each subsequent chapter takes on a layer of the LearningWheel and sets it in context from a theoretical position. An example wheel is included in each chapter, as are stop and pause questions to prompt educators to engage with the content in a very real sense.  By the end of the book readers will have had the opportunity to connect with the LearningWheel (VCoP) in the development of a Learning Wheel unique to this book.  

Introduction

 Glossary

 Chapter 1: Learning Content

 Chapter 2: Communication

 Chapter 3: Collaboration 

Chapter 4: Assessment          

Chapter 5: Conclusion

Conclusion

References

Deborah Kellsey is the Director of Digital and IT services at Salford College, with a responsibility for driving technology enhanced learning. Deborah has twenty years teaching experience in both Further and Higher Education in visual communication and as a practicing graphic designer. Deborah is the founder of the LearningWheel and in 2016 Deborah was named in the Jisc Top 50 FE influencers on social media.

Amanda Taylor is currently a senior lecturer in the school of social work at the University of Central Lancashire.  Previous to her academic career Amanda was a psychiatric social worker in Northern Ireland, specialising in community Mental Health and services for Deaf people.  It was Amanda’s interest in the development of creative teaching methodologies, ones that can engage students in a dynamic, meaningful and informative manner, that brought her to England and social work education. She is known for her work in the area oftechnologies in social work education and is the founder of The Use of  Book Groups in Social Work Education and Practice which can be found on Twitter: @SWBookGroup and Storify: https://storify.com/AMLTaylor66/the-use-of-book-clubs-in-social-work-education

In 2015 Amanda was named in the Jisc Top 50 HE influencers on social media.