Pedagogic Research Talk will be delivered via Microsoft Team on Wednesday 2nd November, 2:00pm – 4:00pm.
In the first LTExChange Network Research Talk of the year, Professor Lydia Arnold (Director of Education, Harper Adams University) introduces and discusses what it means to ‘do’ pedagogic action research in higher education. Lydia has published widely on the topic of Action Research and has developed sector-leading resources supporting higher education practitioners who are interested in improving students’ learning experiences through the process of researching their own practice.
This talk will introduce, explore, and exemplify pedagogic action research. First, to set the scene, I will simply consider what action research is and what it is not. Then using examples, I will identify some of the many benefits of pedagogic action research for individuals, teams, and whole institutions. I will demonstrate how pedagogic action research can trigger changes to practice and shifts in our individual thinking, how it can impact individual career trajectories, and how it can even ‘rock the boat’ of established institutional approaches. Added to this, I’ll discuss how building a community of action researchers could further amplify research impact while also making the process of research even more enjoyable! It is important to surface some of the difficulties of action research; not everything is transformational of course, and sometimes projects can be tricky to manage. Drawing upon experience of over sixty supervisions, the talk will offer a frank appraisal of some of the challenges of doing and supporting pedagogic action research. Finally, drawing on work undertaken with Professor Lin Norton, I will outline some of the key steps for an action researcher to take. In a call to action, a planning tool will be introduced to encourage individual and collective consideration of TARGETs next steps.
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