Table 1 Emergent themes in the content analysis for response data to the question: “Please let us know the reason for why you would recommend the live lessons to other teachers or education providers” (n = 187). Only themes with > 5% respondents are shown
From: Expanding the field: using digital to diversify learning in outdoor science
Emergent theme | Percentage of respondents | Sample comments |
|---|---|---|
Enjoyable/engaging/interesting | 26 | “Live Lessons deepen students’ interest in science study and motivate them” “The information was delivered in a fun way” |
Useful/helpful | 10 | “I found the two ‘A Level Geography’ sessions really useful and worthwhile” |
Accessible/user-friendly | 13 | “Delivered in a very accessible way” “Clear and straightforward” |
A valuable form of learning during lockdown | 11 | “This was a fantastic resource to set for the students, especially during lockdown” |
A valuable substitute for fieldwork during lockdown | 11 | “We normally carry out our own fieldwork in the summer term, so your resources have been great” |
Novel resources and ideas that could be incorporated into lessons to enhance the usual approaches | 8 | “I can use this model with my students to introduce the fieldwork in an actual lesson” “I’ll probably host my own lesson but use your clips to demonstrate the soil sampling” “Useful for including in topics learnt in the classroom” |
Fresh perspectives and insights for teachers/CPD opportunity | 9 | “It helped me as an NQT to develop my fieldwork tool kit” “Gave a good insight” “Great CPD for staff” |