An Online Learning Space Facilitating Supervision Pedagogies in Science

Autor/inn/en	Picard, M. Y.; Wilkinson, K.; Wirthensohn, M.
Titel	An Online Learning Space Facilitating Supervision Pedagogies in Science
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Higher Education, 25 (2011) 5, S.954-971 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1011-3487
Schlagwörter	Research; Action Research; Focus Groups; Supervision; Online Courses; Science Instruction; Computer Mediated Communication; Educational Technology; Teacher Student Relationship; Graduate Students; Student Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Forschung; Projektforschung; Online course; Online-Kurs; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Computerkonferenz; Unterrichtsmedien; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Studentenforschung
Abstract	Quality research supervision leading to timely completion and student satisfaction involves explicit pedagogy and effective communication. This article describes the development within an action research cycle of an online learning space designed to achieve these goals. The research "spirals" involved interventions in the form of instructive resources scaffolding best practice and discussion starters facilitating quality interactions. These were evaluated by focus groups and surveys of supervisors, postgraduate coordinators and research students. The instructive resources were valued for their interactivity, conciseness, clarification of research issues, and development of confidence, while the discussion starters were valued for their access ease, unpacking of expectations, encouragement of independent reflection, and enhancement of confidence in supervision relationships. Although the framework and pedagogies for effective supervision in Science have been well described, this online learning space is the first to address the interaction between supervisors and research students and provide resources for facilitating supervision pedagogy. (Contains 2 tables and 7 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10