Metaphors postgraduates use to depict their student experience: Individual, community and digital presence
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Paper/Presentation Title | Metaphors postgraduates use to depict their student |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Kinash Shelley, Crane, Linda, Hamlin, Gary and Bannatyne, Amy |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2017) |
Journal Citation | pp. 284 - 292 |
Page Range | 284-292 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2017 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://2017conference.ascilite.org/program/metaphors-postgraduates-use-to-depict-their-student-experience-individual-community-and-digital-presence/ |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://2017conference.ascilite.org/program/conference-proceedings/ |
Conference/Event | 34th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2017) |
Event Details | 34th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2017) 34th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Parent Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) Delivery In person Event Date 04 to end of 06 Dec 2017 Event Location Toowoomba, Australia |
Abstract | In an Australian national study into student constructions of postgraduate education, 38 students (masters and doctoral) were asked to draw literal or figurative pictures of their experience. Manual thematic analysis of interview transcripts revealed 33 metaphors. Metaphors were coded into individualistic, personal constructions (Me), relational community depictions (Us) and digital or information technology conceptualisations (IT) which were mapped to the Community of Inquiry (CoI) Framework's elements of Cognitive, Social and Teaching Presence. The highest proportion of metaphors were about personal gain and process. The next largest thematic category was relational, mostly depicting what students think others should give, rather than student contribution. Aligned with this theme, students also used metaphors of isolation and perceptions of a missing 'us' factor. There were few metaphors drawn from the language of information technology and/or digital presence, which seems to flag a domain of the postgraduate student experience that requires further development. The key takeaways from this paper are expanded information about digital presence in postgraduate student experience, as well as quality improvement recommendations for universities. |
Keywords | Community of inquiry; Postgraduate education; Postgraduate students; Quality improvement; Student experiences; Teaching presence; Thematic analysis |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
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