Abstract
The Overtime project is an initiative which aims to help prepare students for life and
work in an uncertain world. It is a web-based VLE owned and operated by the students
on the BA (Hons) Sport Journalism course at the University of Brighton. On the
surface, the website is vocationally beneficial by facilitating journalism practice in a
trusted environment, while improving employability in acting as a showcase to prospective
employers. However, the Overtime project also operates at a deeper educational
level in its empowering of students and existence within a troublesome space
between curricular and extra-curricular. This paper discusses the pedagogical theory
and concepts behind the project before outlining its implementation. It concludes by
arguing that the Overtime project offers a resistant model to the neo-liberalism and
marketisation of UK universities by occupying a position more in tune with the needs
and trajectory of a liquid modern society and knowledge economy.
work in an uncertain world. It is a web-based VLE owned and operated by the students
on the BA (Hons) Sport Journalism course at the University of Brighton. On the
surface, the website is vocationally beneficial by facilitating journalism practice in a
trusted environment, while improving employability in acting as a showcase to prospective
employers. However, the Overtime project also operates at a deeper educational
level in its empowering of students and existence within a troublesome space
between curricular and extra-curricular. This paper discusses the pedagogical theory
and concepts behind the project before outlining its implementation. It concludes by
arguing that the Overtime project offers a resistant model to the neo-liberalism and
marketisation of UK universities by occupying a position more in tune with the needs
and trajectory of a liquid modern society and knowledge economy.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Flexible Futures |
| Subtitle of host publication | Articles from the Learning and Teaching Conference 2014, University of Brighton |
| Editors | Gina Wisker, Lynda Marshall, Sue Greener, John Canning |
| Place of Publication | Brighton |
| Publisher | Universiy of Brighton |
| Pages | 94-100 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781910172018 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- journalism
- pedagogy
- liquid modernity
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Simon McEnnis
- School of Art and Media - Associate Dean Education and Student Exp
- Sport and Leisure Cultures Research Excellence Group
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