Adopting the situated cognition theory to develop virtual research training materials for the enhancement of postgraduate students’ research skills

Adopting the situated cognition theory to develop virtual research training materials for the enhancement of postgraduate students’ research skills

• Lee, Kwai Sang The Education University of Hong Kong
• Zhao, Yanmin The Education University of Hong Kong
• Lo, Sing Kai The Education University of Hong Kong

International Conference on Learning and Teaching for Future Readiness 2023: “Learning and Teaching in the Eve of Metaverse” (ICLT 2023) (2023: Hong Kong)

• F Learning & Teaching
  • FD Application of Communicative Media, IT in Learning & Teaching

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

While most lessons shifted to synchronous online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of asynchronous online learning materials is becoming essential to supplement regular classes. To improve teaching effectiveness through virtual teaching and learning, this study is determined to develop a new set of self-paced online learning materials that focus on developing postgraduate students’ essential generic research skills. It is hoped that the online materials can provide flexibility for research postgraduate students to direct their learning. Guided by situated cognition theory, the virtual materials are designed in a way to immerse learners in eLearning activities with content that mimics real-world situations. Interactive elements in each module, such as open-ended quiz questions, references to other online academic materials, and useful web materials, are integrated into the teaching packages. By clicking the H5P link, students will be diverted to Padlet, where they can start to post or review and respond to what others have posted. Academic staff and postgraduate students conducted pilot tests and provided valuable feedback to further enhance the training materials. The completed online modules have incorporated many interactive elements, including but not limited to videos, multiple-choice questions, audio notes, and audio tracks, which proved that these highly interactive materials stimulated students’ learning motivation. Qualitative focus group interviews will be carried out after the completion of all modules. Copyright © 2023 The Education University of Hong Kong.

Paper presented at International Conference on Learning and Teaching for Future Readiness 2023: “Learning and Teaching in the Eve of Metaverse” (ICLT 2023), Hong Kong, China.

• English

Conference Papers

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2024-10-09