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Building an open academic environment - a new approach to empowering students in
their learning of anatomy through Shadow Modules
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Scott JL
; Moxham BJ
; Rutherford SM
J Anat
2014[Mar]; 224
(3
): 286-95
PMID24117249
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Teaching and learning in anatomy is undertaken by a variety of methodologies, yet
all of these pedagogies benefit from students discussing and reflecting upon
their learning activities. An approach of particular potency is peer-mediated
learning, through either peer-teaching or collaborative peer-learning.
Collaborative, peer-mediated, learning activities help promote deep learning
approaches and foster communities of practice in learning. Students generally
flourish in collaborative learning settings but there are limitations to the
benefits of collaborative learning undertaken solely within the confines of
modular curricula. We describe the development of peer-mediated learning through
student-focused and student-led study groups we have termed 'Shadow Modules'. The
'Shadow Module' takes place parallel to the formal academically taught module and
facilitates collaboration between students to support their learning for that
module. In 'Shadow Module' activities, students collaborate towards curating
existing online open resources as well as developing learning resources of their
own to support their study. Through the use of communication technologies and Web
2.0 tools these resources are able to be shared with their peers, thus enhancing
the learning experience of all students following the module. The Shadow Module
activities have the potential to lead to participants feeling a greater sense of
engagement with the subject material, as well as improving their study and
group-working skills and developing digital literacy. The outputs from Shadow
Module collaborative work are open-source and may be utilised by subsequent
student cohorts, thus building up a repository of learning resources designed by
and for students. Shadow Module activities would benefit all pedagogies in the
study of anatomy, and support students moving from being passive consumers to
active participants in learning.
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