DVDs Series of DVDs Series of DVDs Type of topics Type of topics Difficult Difficult Engaging Engaging

DVDs May use clips of sections in lectures May use clips of sections in lectures Students can access the DVDs Students can access the DVDs Examples Examples

Topic Oral Histories/Research Innovation and Development Grant Innovation and Development Grant Oral histories Oral histories Research topics – Independent Studies Research topics – Independent Studies Copies of the DVDs to be given Copies of the DVDs to be given

Oral Histories and Research Methods Dr. Jill Terry Dr. Jill Terry Question: Kind of independent studies Question: Kind of independent studies Question: Should students do a questionnaire? Question: Should students do a questionnaire? Question: How should students present their independent study? Question: How should students present their independent study? Question: Topics you would like to see Question: Topics you would like to see

Sue Johnson on Oral History Question: What is meant by oral history? Question: What is meant by oral history? Question: How many oral histories are needed? Question: How many oral histories are needed? Question: Problems with using this method? Question: Problems with using this method? Question: Tips for students. Question: Tips for students.

Questionnaires/Interviews Questionnaires and interviews – assumptions Questionnaires and interviews – assumptions Department Teaching and Learning fund Department Teaching and Learning fund

Questionnaires and Interviews Introduction Introduction Question: What type of questionnaires are there? Question: What type of questionnaires are there? Question: How many questionnaires? Question: How many questionnaires? Interviews Interviews Question: How do you use them? Question: How do you use them? Question: Key issues in conducting interviews Question: Key issues in conducting interviews Question: Useful information Question: Useful information

Semiotics Semiotics Semiotics Content repository Content repository Poor quality Poor quality Funding Funding

Semiotics Questions: Introduction Questions: Introduction Question: What is meant by semiotics Question: What is meant by semiotics Question: Signifier and signified Question: Signifier and signified Question: Criticism Question: Criticism Question: Assignment advice Question: Assignment advice

Next stage Feedback from students Feedback from students Useful and engaging Useful and engaging Future topics Future topics

Access Content repository Content repository Library Library You Tube You Tube

Summary 3 films to date 3 films to date Used in lectures/seminars Used in lectures/seminars Reinforce learning Reinforce learning Engaging students in topics Engaging students in topics Navigate their own way through topics Navigate their own way through topics