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Comment on Research-Led Public Engagement? Bravo, English Heritage at Framglinham Castle, Suffolk by rozierhistorian

rozierhistorian — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 07:48:52 +0000

Yeah, I agree that these things make or break the visit. Much better than when I was a kid, and you just got one display board and an empty ruin (albeit proably an inspiring one!) I was most impressed because Framlingham is mostly this kind of ‘empty ruin’ site. They’ve really added to the experience in a great way!

Comment on Research-Led Public Engagement? Bravo, English Heritage at Framglinham Castle, Suffolk by Kathleen Neal

Kathleen Neal — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 01:13:27 +0000

Yes - research and public engagement can interlink! I was similarly impressed at Kenilworth last summer (or was it the year before?) with English Heritage's reconstruction and discussion of the Tudor pleasure garden. Even though this was a couple of hundred years later than my main reason for being interested in the castle, its position, and structural remnants (see here), I found it engaging and valuable in and of itself. The associated display particularly impressed by bringing together documentary and archaeological investigations to show how and why EH had decided to reconstruct the garden in a particular way. It also gave solid interpretive foundations to the lay visitor, e.g. by describing meanings behind the selection of plants and so forth. 10/10.

Comment on Research-led teaching in medieval studies: some thoughts by rozierhistorian

rozierhistorian — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:19:12 +0000

Yes, it certainly would. I’d say that for the majority of students, the second two are the most useful, at least in the early stages of their programmes. You know I’m not totally sure everybody understands the differences. That was the main reason behind the blog, really!

Comment on Research-led teaching in medieval studies: some thoughts by Kathleen Neal

Kathleen Neal — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 02:46:47 +0000

These three categories seem to make sense. It would be interesting to know which are most valued by the various mechanisms for ranking university teaching – at government, university, faculty and department levels!

Comment on Research-led teaching in medieval studies: some thoughts by rozierhistorian

rozierhistorian — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:23:13 +0000

Yeah, this is a really difficult topic (and thnaks for your thoughts). On my most recent ‘Durham University Learning and Teching Award’ class, we differentiated between a: research-led (supervising new dissertations, and teaching courses based on what you’re currently researching); b: research-infomed (showing students how to ‘do’ research, as is my above example but not actually doing anything ‘new’); c: research-oriented (showing them how its done and then suggesting possible future directions-kinda of hal-fway between a and b).

Is that any clearer? Perhaps if you asked various heads of faculty or PVCs, you might get some interestingly varied results?

Comment on Research-led teaching in medieval studies: some thoughts by Kathleen Neal

Kathleen Neal — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 01:31:24 +0000

whoops – that should be “research”
I’m having major issues with typing that word this week!

Comment on Research-led teaching in medieval studies: some thoughts by Kathleen Neal

Kathleen Neal — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 01:30:13 +0000

Charlie, I really like the sound of your example seminar design. If there is one thing I feel ought to have received greater emphasis in the level 1 course I’ve just finished tutoring it is the method for linking primary evidence to historical argument: i.e. research! Since research essays are the main way in which we assess students’ grasp of the material, it seems extremely important that the fundamental skills of research are modelled for them throughout the semester as a foundational way of accessing the period and its narratives or themes. Like you, I wasn’t able to be involved in the design of this unit, but if I were, I’d be asking for more contact hours in tutorial (currently only 10 hrs per semester, I’m horrified to realise!) so that more time could be dedicated to this kind of activity.

On another note, I muse aloud, is this what is generally meant by ‘reserach-led teaching’ when university administrators talk about it as a desideratum? Are we being asked to show students *how* to do research; or to use (our own or others’) current research to inform content; or – for that matter – both? Any thoughts?

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Research-led teaching in medieval studies: some thoughts | rozierhistorian — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:00:55 +0000

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