Research and Degree Apprenticeships: Opportunities and Collaboration
In this workshop, participants explored pedagogic research opportunities in Degree Apprenticeships, identified research subjects, established potential collaborations, and discussed ways to share findings. The focus was on curriculum design, the research-teaching nexus, and potential research questions related to digital skills, employability, and more.
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Research and Degree Apprenticeships Alastair Irons 12th March 2019 Degree Apprentice Workshop IoC Conference Manchester
Objectives To consider the opportunities for pedagogic research into Degree Apprenticeships Identify topics of interest and research subjects Establish potential collaborations Consider how to disseminate / share findings
Curriculum design and the research-teaching nexus (adapted from Healey, 2005) STUDENT FOCUSED: STUDENTS AS PARTICIPANTS Research-tutored Curriculum emphasises learning focused on students writing and discussing essays and papers Research-based Curriculum emphasises students undertaking inquiry-based learning EMPHASIS ON RESEARCH CONTENT EMPHASIS ON RESEARCH PROCESS Research-oriented Curriculum emphasises teaching processes of knowledge construction in the subject Research-led Curriculum is structured around teaching current subject content TEACHER-FOCUSED: STUDENTS AS AUDIENCE
Focus Which quadrants are of interest to us as a community ? All Topics for quadrants ? See next slide
Curriculum design and the research-teaching nexus Feedback from Workshop STUDENT FOCUSED: STUDENTS AS PARTICIPANTS Research-tutored Research skills for DA students Research-based Link to WBL and PBL activities EMPHASIS ON RESEARCH CONTENT EMPHASIS ON RESEARCH PROCESS Research-oriented DA students as agents of change Student well being Research-led Input from researchers to L6 modules on DA TEACHER-FOCUSED: STUDENTS AS AUDIENCE
Potential Research Questions Impact of degree apprenticeships on Digital skills Employability Teaching Student numbers / progression / retention Gender balance Do DAs close the digital skills gap ? What can we learn from lack of attrition on DAs ? Pedagogic approaches to WBL ? Impact of DAs on employer loyalty ?
Research questions - task What additional research questions are you interested in for DAs ?
Data - task What data would we be interested in ? Hidden costs of DAs Overall costs of DAs Impact on employers Value to employers how to quantify What sources of data ? Application Enrolment Progression NSS Achievement DLHE Salary How to obtain data for research ? Questionnaire Public data Action research Case studies Issues with data ? Ethics GDPR
Connecting Research and Teaching (Cleaver, 2014) What we research Research methodology Epistemic beliefs/ cultures and norms of the discipline or field of study What we teach and students learn Pedagogy
Methodology What method(s) would be appropriate to use? What existing work and experiences can we draw on / reflect on? Can we develop a methodology framework for Degree Apprenticeships ? Methodology should help us to explore the pedagogic, professional and operational issues associated with Degree Apprenticeships
How to Disseminate Findings What existing dissemination for a exist ? Further workshop Conference Web site Publication Special edition of ?? Own journal ?? Websites ? Discussion forum Blog ? ESFA
Degree Apprentice Community Are we a community of practice ? (could we be) ? Who are our (external) peers? What formal and informal networks exist? Who do we benchmark yourself against? Who do we need to influence? (questions derived from Wegner 1998) How can we influence community of practice ?
