Teaching web technologies: understanding the tutor’s perspective

Douce, Chris (2019). Teaching web technologies: understanding the tutor’s perspective. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-learning, 34 pp. 78–88.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02680513.2018.1483226

Abstract

This paper describes an Open University eSTEeM project that gathered the experiences of computing and information technology tutors who teach an undergraduate module called Web Technologies with the intention of understanding more about how they and their students can be best supported. Twelve distance learning tutors were interviewed by two interviewers. The interviews were transcribed and then thematically analysed. It was discovered that some tutors hold the view that some of their students struggle to understand aspects of the technologies that are being taught. It was also apparent that tutors have very different approaches when using certain tools to teach web technologies to students. The paper concludes by summarising key findings, presenting potential enhancements and suggesting further research directions.

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• Item ORO ID
• 55276
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 1469-9958
• Project Funding Details

• Funded Project Name	Project ID	Funding Body
  Understanding the challenges of learning to program at level 2	Not Set	The Open University (OU)

• Keywords
• pedagogy; computer programming; web technologies; qualitative study; thematic analysis
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Computing and Communications
  Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
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• © 2018 The Open University
• Depositing User
• Christopher Douce