Slides from my 5 minute Gasta presentation

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Main themes in response to "Why do you use digital technologies in your teaching?”
Theorising lecturer practices with digital
technologies:
Rhizomatic teaching in a dynamic
environment
Louise Drumm
@louisedrumm
Glasgow Caledonian University
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2. @louisedrumm
Edtech BINGO?Convenient
for lecturers
Flexible
anytime & any place
access for students
Efficient
quick & easy
communication
Inevitable
it's progress
Engaging
interesting & interactive
Adaptable
reusable materials
Adds value
bolt-on to teaching
‘Digital Natives’
It’s students’ language
Enhances learning
student-centred
activities
"No brainer"
it just works with
subject area content
Big brother
monitoring students
Variety
Different routes to
learning objectives
No photocopying
online slides free up
students to listen
Digital skills
for employability
Slick
digital resources
‘look good’
Fun
experimentation
exciting
Main themes in response to "Why do you use digital technologies in your teaching?”

3. Rhizome Theory (Deleuze & Guattari 1987)
• Connected
• Chaotic & resilient
• Difficult to contain
• Create pathways
• Dynamic
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@louisedrumm
Tree: hierarchical, root & branch growth,
clear borders, follows set pattern

4. University teaching with digital
technologies
Highly structured:
• university
• curriculum
• discipline
• virtual learning environment
Unstructured:
• short-cuts
• efficiencies
• tools for connecting, communication,
learning and teaching
@louisedrumm

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Rhizomatic teaching?
• Connected
• Chaotic & resilient
• Difficult to contain
• Creating pathways
• Dynamic
Ninja Level
• Adaptable
• Highly skilled
• Self-reliant
• Focused
• Sometimes under the radar