The Use Of Pedagogical Profiles To Establish An Educationally Centric Approach To The Management And Discovery Of Teaching And Learning Support Resources Alan Masson, Philip Turbitt, Karen Evans and James Gheel

Aim : “promote, facilitate and reward the adoption of a “ learner centred ” reflective practice approach to the development of teaching and learning, in particular wrt the use of e-learning technologies” Cultural challenge : effecting changes in “teaching” practices - key to learning experience * CETL(NI): Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (Northern Ireland)

Aim : “promote, facilitate and reward the adoption of a “ learner centred ” reflective practice approach to the development of teaching and learning, in particular wrt the use of e-learning technologies”

Cultural challenge : effecting changes in “teaching” practices - key to learning experience

* CETL(NI): Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (Northern Ireland)

Conceptual model of CIES tools and services

Silos of information sources Aggregated information provided to silos of activity (modules) or practice (pedagogy)

Connectable Services? Student cohort data Teaching and learning case studies Educational support resources and services Models of Practice Available e-learning tools (directory) Content digital repositories Traditionally hosted in silo-ised systems

Student cohort data

Teaching and learning case studies

Educational support resources and services

Models of Practice

Available e-learning tools (directory)

Content digital repositories

Traditionally hosted in silo-ised systems

Achieving Connected-ness Use of lightweight educational data profiling across systems and services: Schemas EduPerson, IMS Glossaries and ontologies JISC / HE Academy educational terminologies Closed Lists E-learning tools Closed lists of educational interactions and verbs (HLM)

Use of lightweight educational data profiling across systems and services:

Schemas

EduPerson, IMS

Glossaries and ontologies

JISC / HE Academy educational terminologies

Closed Lists

E-learning tools

Closed lists of educational interactions and verbs (HLM)

Benefits of this approach Focus on educational value of these institutional assets Can offer connections to associated resources RELEVANT to the user context cf amazon recommends Reuse and repurposing of services by support departments and services RSS, cross / deep linking Raises awareness of and simplifies access to these assets

Focus on educational value of these institutional assets

Can offer connections to associated resources RELEVANT to the user context

cf amazon recommends

Reuse and repurposing of services by support departments and services

RSS, cross / deep linking

Raises awareness of and simplifies access to these assets

Example practitioner use cases Case study  e-tool directory  staff development course  practice exchange  implementation E-tool directory  case study  practice exchange  staff development  change in curriculum Change in cohort  case study  e-tool directory  staff development  practice exchange  implementation Inclusivity : Staff development  implementation  case study  push RSS feed  effective awareness raising and dissemination

Case study  e-tool directory  staff development course  practice exchange  implementation

E-tool directory  case study  practice exchange  staff development  change in curriculum

Change in cohort  case study  e-tool directory  staff development  practice exchange  implementation

Inclusivity : Staff development  implementation  case study  push RSS feed  effective awareness raising and dissemination

Implementation progress to date Institutional adoption of core applications Hybrid Learning Model Practice Exchange Repository* Educational Resource Database* E-tools Database* Demonstrable integration between*

Institutional adoption of core applications

Hybrid Learning Model

Practice Exchange Repository*

Educational Resource Database*

E-tools Database*

Demonstrable integration between*

In summary The use of lightweight pedagogical profiles to educational assets can: Support the establishment of an educationally centric approach to the management of teaching and learning support resources Transform the opportunities to raise awareness of, access to and usage of these key educational assets

The use of lightweight pedagogical profiles to educational assets can:

Support the establishment of an educationally centric approach to the management of teaching and learning support resources

Transform the opportunities to raise awareness of, access to and usage of these key educational assets

More info @: http://cetl.ulster.ac.uk/elearning/ e-mail: aj.masson@ulster.ac.uk