Action Research Topics Video Tutorials Done as my

Action Research Topics Video Tutorials • Done as my Design Project in Understanding E-Learning • Investigate how Video Tutorials can be used to reduce repetition of instructions and promote ‘Independent Learning’ Mobile Technology • How can teachers make use of mobile phones in a classroom as a learning tool? • Downloading Apps, Sending tasks to phones via QR codes or Bluetooth, SMART phones access to WIFI? Cloud Computing • What are the benefits of Cloud Computing? • Could it be used as a tool in schools for pupils to have a place to put their work and for it to be marked? • What are the draw backs from Cloud Computing?

Watch and Learn – Independence through Video Tutorials �Impact of clearly designed and structured video tutorials on pupil’s learning �Promoting independent learning �Allowing pupils to take more control of their learning

Values �Every teacher has the right to teach. Every pupil has the right to learn. �Pupils should be challenged and engaged with lessons but challenge themselves to achieve �Attempting innovative ways to engage pupils with the lesson content and to inspire learning �Teachers have a duty to provide the best opportunities for all pupils to learn

Ethics �Pupils will not be tested on their ability to use the video tutorials �Colleagues will be asked for their experience of video tutorials and the success or challenges they have had with them. �Participation awareness – Colleague consent

Why Bother? �Pupils sometimes struggle to remember instructions or how to perform a task leading to the teacher having to explain what needs to be done. �Video tutorials would reduce Teacher Repetition and allow pupils to control the pace at which instructions are given. �Pupils to gain confidence in their own ability �Capacity to develop and broadcast video tutorials on the school MLE. �Engage pupils in a variety of different ways and can be used in many different classes.

Paradigm �Interpretivist Paradigm �Knowledge construction �Results of using video tutorials will very in interpretation �Collis and Moonen – Different methods/approaches for teaching pupils

Data �KS 4/Year 9 Pupils using Fireworks (Adobe) for OCR Nationals Level 2 could offer thoughts on how the Video Tutorials helped them or were useful �Colleagues offering experience �Both Reliable and Valid �Expert opinions/experience with Video Tutorials �Preference of pupil learning/learning styles

Learning Outcomes �Develop new strategies for teaching and learning in ICT �Share these strategies across the ICT department/other departments �Develop a critical understanding of how well designed Video Tutorials can impact on learning �Apply learning to evaluate and inform professional practice

What am I looking for? �Can pupils take more control of their learning and make independent progress using video tutorials? �How do well designed video tutorials contribute to this?