Professor Momna Hejmadi, University of Bath
The impact of covid has brought with it the potential to rethink, maybe radically, traditional pedagogies. However, the emergence and adoption of new technologies may not necessarily be used in a consistent manner across modules, courses and institutions. This diversity of teaching and learning situations in which learning technology might be used, coupled with the heterogeneous nature of the tools themselves, can also have a bearing on how we understand the impact of technology within education. A plethora of data (gathered through surveys or interventions) highlight the benefits of technology -enhanced learning, particularly the way in which they can facilitate student engagement both within and outside the classroom, but there is a lack of scholarly consensus on the impact of technology on student engagement with their learning. In this chat, I explore how we might define or differentiate different types of engagement with technology. For instance:
- Is academic engagement (time on task, completion of assignments) distinct from behavioural engagement (attendance in online forums) or cognitive engagement (strategies for learning, self-regulation)?
- Should emotional engagement (enjoyment, enthusiasm) be subsumed within affective engagement (a sense of belonging to an online group)
Speaker biography
Professor Monma Hejmadi is a Professor of Bioscience Education and Technology in the Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Bath, is Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning) in the Faculty of Science. She oversees undergraduate and postgraduate learning, teaching and student experience for the 7 departments within the faculty. Having experienced education across three continents she is also interested in cross-cultural pedagogies. Her teaching style, for which she has received many awards, is based on encouraging academic confidence and enabling students to become independent learners by challenging their thinking. She is a UK National Teaching Fellowship (NTF).
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