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My role as Learning Technologist involves advising and supporting students, academic and administrative staff in the use of University systems such as the KLE and subject-specific software. I am also responsible for liaising, establishing and maintaining links with other Schools, collaborative partnerships and support units to promote and develop the use of electronically delivered materials.
I hold a BA (Hons) in Media, Communications and Culture and Music Technology from Keele University, graduating in 2006. Since then, I have worked in the Centre for International Exchange and Development and the English Language Unit. I am currently completing my MA I.T. in Education at the University of Birmingham. My dissertation (due for submission in April 2013), focusses upon the support of academic staff in Higher Education. Most recently, I completed the Trinity Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL) and qualified as an English language teacher.
Publications
Harding, D. (pending) 'Using Ultra Portable Video Equipment and YouTube to Improve Reflective Practice'. In: Andrews, J., Clark, R. and Thomas, L., ed. Compendium of Effective Practice in Higher Education Retention and Success, 2nd. Ed. York: The Higher Education Academy.
Conference Proceedings and Presentations
Harding, D. (2012) 'Using Ultra Portable Video Equipment and YouTube to Improve Reflective Practice'. Abstracts of the Association for Learning Technology Conference 2012. University of Manchester, UK, 11-13 September 2012. Association for Learning Technology. Available at: http://repository.alt.ac.uk/2231/1/ALT-C_2012_abstracts.pdf (Accessed 2 November 2012).
Harding, D. and Leadbeater, P. (2012) 'FLIP:EM: Using Ultra Portable Video Equipment and YouTube to Improve Reflective Practice'. Designing Future Learning and Developing Professional Teaching Practice, 10th Annual Teaching Symposium. Keele University, UK, 28 June 2012. Keele University. Available at: http://www.keele.ac.uk/media/keeleuniversity/lpdc/downloads/14juneProgrammeEdit%20online.pdf
(Accessed 2 November 2012).
Clark, R. and Harding, D. (2009) 'SPELLBOUND: Skills Package for English Language Learners'. Teaching Innovation Conference 2008-9. Keele University, UK, 3 July 2009. Keele University. Available at: http://www.keele.ac.uk/lpdc/teachinginnovationprojectsscheme/spellbound/ (Accessed 2 November 2012).
2012-13 | StudyWrite: An interactive resource for improving academic scholarship
Project Team: Dan Harding, Dr. Emma Surman, Dr. Teresa Oultram and Scott McGowan
Summary: Study Write is a series of six online videos and interactive quizzes designed to improve students understanding of academic scholarship. It will:
- raise awareness of how the various aspects featured on the video underpin academic development,
- explain to students the importance of sound academic practice,
- provide examples of good practice and encourage the development of a range or related skills in writing and research
- provide an authoritative resource for students (and staff) at a distance, especially those on the KMS international programmes, and,
- enable students who are coming to the UK to study from overseas to familiarise themselves with scholarship issues at their own pace and prior to arriving at Keele.
It will enable students to:
- know the territory of academic scholarship,
- identify the different types of information source found there,
- read the “map” to find the best route from “reading and assessing” sources to “writing and referencing” (from Study to Write),
- equip themselves with the tools to enable them to plan and complete their journey (e.g. searching, reading, note taking, assessing and referencing skills), and,
- avoid some of the hazards and pitfalls along the way.
Bid document (PDF) | Webpage (link)
2011-12 | FLIP:EM: Using Ultra Portable Video Equipment and YouTube to Improve Reflective Practice
Project Lead(s): Dan Harding and Pat Leadbeater
Summary: Via careful implementation of appropriate technologies, an intervention involving ultra-portable video equipment combined the academic and social aspects of work-based placements to promote effective reflection. As a result, students were rewarded with a more immersive experience, sharing reflective media with academic supervisors and administrative staff to create a robust support network that carried a number of academic benefits.
Bid document (PDF) | Poster (PDF) | Prezi (link) | YouTube video (link) | Tumblr blog (link)
2008-9 | SPELLBOUND: Skills Package for English Language Learners
Project Lead: Russell Clark
Project Team: Dan Harding, Jodie Harlowe and Robin Bell
Summary: English language impacts on the student’s whole learning experience and students who struggle with their English language development inevitably struggle with both their studies and their transition into university life. This can affect the retention and progression, as well as the recruitment of future international students. The English Language Unit (ELU) wishes to radically change the way in which Keele provides for its international students. This will involve:
- Pre-arrival contact including language self-assessments
- Diagnostic profiling on arrival
- Delivery of blended learning packages
- ‘Wish You Were Here’ Virtual Writing Clinics to support students throughout the entire year
Presentation (PPT) | Webpage (link)
