Open Books Open Minds
| URL: | http://www.openbooksopenminds.co.uk |
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| Description | The way we get out information today is changing, students are changing, teaching is changing. What can we do to meet the learning requirements and career aspirations of today's students? We created open books open minds to allow us to listen and learn from the people that matter most in higher education. We wanted to find out how students and lecturers value and use textbooks, but our research has also revealed other interesting insights into today’s learning landscape that we would really like to share with you. Our findings use both qualitative and quantitative research data obtained from interviews with lecturers and students. Interviews covered a range of issues including students’ motivations for attending university, their demands and expectations for learning materials, and the role the lecturer plays in guiding their reading. We spoke to lecturers to understand their perceptions of how the lecturing landscape has changed, their views on how students are accessing and using information and what this has meant for them as individuals. Please feel free to take a look at what we’ve learnt and if you would like to take part in the continuing debate, do get in touch. |