Hill and Dickenson

i-pad-we-pad using tablet technology in participant action research.

Dr Yvonne Hill, Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, England, UK; Andrew Dickenson, Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, England, UK

Abstract

The focus of the workshop will be ‘i-pad, we-pad’ framing perspectives in action research’.

The aims of this event are to gain skills in using digital technology in practitioner research and to enable discussion and debate among a range of educational practitioners. The foundation of the debates will be to explore concepts of action research and theorisation on the use of digital technology in capturing data and moments of transformative learning.

The workshop aims to consider ways in which i-pads and other digital technology may be used to frame perspectives on teaching and learning and how their usage can be conceptualised and understood in educational research settings.

The event will be of interest to teachers, teacher educators, and other educational practitioners. The session will be highly participative, and will be facilitated by, Dr Yvonne Hill; BG University in conjunction with IT specialist, Andrew Dickenson who is currently engaged in a series of postgraduate professional development programmes and school based projects. A limited number of i-pads and other tablets will be supplied by BG University for practical purposes.

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