{"id":7460,"date":"2024-02-26T11:26:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T11:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/t-and-l-exchange\/?p=7460"},"modified":"2024-02-26T11:45:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T11:45:04","slug":"enhancing-and-developing-the-use-of-onenote-class-notebook-beyond-the-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/t-and-l-exchange\/2024\/02\/26\/enhancing-and-developing-the-use-of-onenote-class-notebook-beyond-the-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Enhancing and developing the use of OneNote Class Notebook beyond the Covid-19 pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/t-and-l-exchange\/case-studies\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6130 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2019\/08\/Back-Arrow-e1565604225291.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>By: Rita Balestrini, Department of Languages and Cultures, <a href=\"mailto:r.balestrini@reading.ac.uk\">r.balestrini@reading.ac.uk<\/a><\/h6>\n<h1>Overview<\/h1>\n<p>The project built on T&amp;L innovation embraced in the Department of Languages and Cultures (DLC), where Microsoft\u2019s OneNote Class Notebook (CN) was trialled during the Covid-19 pandemic to overcome the constraints of teaching languages remotely. The outcomes provided knowledge of DLC students\u2019 experience of CN and understanding of the type of support needed by CN users to staff users of CN, and to colleagues in Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) and Digital Technology Services (DTS), and informed the development of technical and pedagogical support and guidance for CN users.<\/p>\n<h1>Objectives<\/h1>\n<p>The project aimed to enhance student learning by improving the use of CN, and had the objective to facilitate sharing of knowledge and expertise, gain insights into students\u2019 experience of CN and inform TEL and DTS decision-making on the tool.<\/p>\n<h1>Context<\/h1>\n<p>CN is a digital T&amp;L tool to store materials (e.g. text, images, handwritten notes, links, recorded voice, videos), where students and teachers can work interactively in and outside the classroom. It is organised into three parts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2018Content Library\u2019 \u2013 where only the teacher can add, edit, and delete materials.<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Collaboration Space\u2019 \u2013 a place to collaborate in groups open to everyone in the class, where multiple users can work on a page simultaneously or asynchronously.<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Teacher Only\u2019 \u2013 a private space invisible to students.<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Student Notebook\u2019 \u2013 a private area that only a student and their teacher can see and use, where they can interact directly on a page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>CN continues to be used in some language modules as it proved to be effective beyond a remote teaching environment and offered features that supported accessibility and inclusivity in language learning.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7482\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7482\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/t-and-l-exchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/02\/MS-Class-Notebook-1024x862.png\" alt=\"screenshot of the classroom notebook\" width=\"800\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/t-and-l-exchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/02\/MS-Class-Notebook-1024x862.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/t-and-l-exchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/02\/MS-Class-Notebook-300x253.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/t-and-l-exchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/02\/MS-Class-Notebook-768x647.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/t-and-l-exchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/02\/MS-Class-Notebook-1536x1293.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/t-and-l-exchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/02\/MS-Class-Notebook-2048x1724.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot of a Class Notebook \u00a9 Rita Balestrini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Implementation<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2022\u20132023, I held three sessions with DLC staff users to share practice and ideas on using CN, and record information on what support would enhance teaching with CN. I also held in-person, small group meetings with DLC CN student users from all year groups to gain insights into their experience of CN. The feedback gathered informed the development of a branched MS Forms survey, which was completed by 28 (of 50) student CN users.<\/li>\n<li>I facilitated a cross-School (DLC, Institute of Education, Law) \u2018teaching conversation\u2019 to reflect critically on the pedagogical value of CN.<\/li>\n<li>I wrote a project report for DTS and TEL and shared with them the findings from the needs analysis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Impact<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>The project created a \u2018space\u2019 for the sharing of practices, knowledge, experience and expertise, which in turn, enabled the enhancement of the use of CN.<\/li>\n<li>It enhanced students\u2019 learning and increased their engagement with CN learning activities \u2013 as evidenced by the students\u2019 survey.<\/li>\n<li>As part of \u2018internal monitoring and review\u2019 practice, the outcomes of the \u2018teaching conversation\u2019, informed the School of Literature and Languages (SLL) T&amp;L enhancement process.<\/li>\n<li>The project should inform the integration of CN with other applications (e.g. Teams), and the provision of technical and pedagogical support for CN users.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Reflections<\/h1>\n<p>CN offers a paperless learning environment and facilitates the organisation of T&amp;L materials in a clear and, \u2018potentially\u2019 visually intuitive, hierarchical structure. Students evaluated CN positively as a useful \u2018digital binder\u2019 and \u2018learning tool\u2019 (Average Rating [AR] 4.15 and 4:00 respectively, on a scale of 1 to 5). Most of them felt that materials and resources were easy to access (AR 3.89), and it was easy to take notes within CN (AR 3.74).<\/p>\n<p>CN users generally agreed that navigation in CN is quite \u2018fluid\u2019 compared to Blackboard. However, I think that for this fluidity to be fully meaningful pedagogically CN requires a thoroughly thought-out structure, with reasoned and transparent \u2018labelling\u2019 throughout the learning environment.<\/p>\n<p>There can be issues in meeting current assessment policies when using CN for summative assessment. However, CN greatly facilitates the provision of feedback with a digital pen or by audio-recording on a page. Staff value the possibility of monitoring individual and group activities and providing private, individualised feedback in different formats; students appreciate highly receiving feedback directly in their personal notebook, which stands out as a noteworthy result of the survey (AR 4.26), especially considering that feedback in general \u2018is often framed as the dimension of students\u2019 experience with which they are least satisfied\u2019 (Winstone &amp; Carless, 2020, p. 5).<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Collaboration Space\u2019 can be used for class activities, collaborative projects, sharing resources, and a channel for students\u2019 voice \u2013 additional uses of this area depend on the subject taught. CN allows students to take ownership of a shared area and use it for independently chosen purposes, which helps create a sense of \u2018community\u2019 and a feeling of \u2018online connectedness\u2019 (Hehir et al.<em>, <\/em>2021).<\/p>\n<p>Regarding technical issues, 68% of respondents did not report any. The others mentioned a variety of problems (e.g. syncing issues, \u2018handwriting\u2019 and \u2018highlighting\u2019 not anchored to text). Many reported difficulties were linked to using different CN versions, devices, or operating systems, which suggests that improvements could come with advice from technical support specialists.<\/p>\n<h1>Follow up<\/h1>\n<p>In future, students\u2019 experience of using CN could greatly benefit from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>staff sharing and discussing practices across different subjects to facilitate pedagogical enhancements (e.g., communities of practice, special interest groups, TEL forums);<\/li>\n<li>making access to CN easier and facilitating its integration with Teams and Blackboard;<\/li>\n<li>the availability of expert support from DTS and TEL (e.g. technical assistance, TEL resources and sessions for users).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>References<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Hehir, H., Zeller M., Luckhurst, J., &amp; Chandler T. (2021) Developing student connectedness under remote learning using digital resources: a systematic review. <em>Education and Information Technologies<\/em>, <em>26<\/em>, 6531-6548. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10639-021-10577-1\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10639-021-10577-1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Winstone, N., &amp; Carless, D. (2020) <em>Designing effective feedback processes in higher education<\/em>. 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