E-learning – Why bother? A view from RSC Wales

E-learning – Why bother?

A view from RSC Wales

“ Donkeys with computers in Greece” by davesag available on Flickr under Creative Commons

e-Learning is ‘learning facilitated and supported through the use of information and communications technology’ e-Learning is fundamentally about learning and not about technology “ A powerful addition to a person’s stock of mental tools. Nothing is given up in return”. (Seymour Papert, Mindstorms, 2 nd ed. 1993)

e-Learning is ‘learning facilitated and supported through the use of information and communications technology’

e-Learning is fundamentally about learning and not about technology

“ A powerful addition to a person’s stock of mental tools. Nothing is given up in return”. (Seymour Papert, Mindstorms, 2 nd ed. 1993)

RSC Wales HE activities Work with key staff on e-learning development FE, smaller HE, HE-in-FE, ACL, WBL Advice on e-learning, e-resources, technical issues Advise on, and broker, staff development Events open to all Online forums open to all http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ITT-WALES-POST16.html http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/elearning-wales Website www.rsc-wales.ac.uk (blogs are coming…) Signpost resources: eg. memory stick Work in partnership with JISC, the Academy and other organisations to share good practice

Work with key staff on e-learning development

FE, smaller HE, HE-in-FE, ACL, WBL

Advice on e-learning, e-resources, technical issues

Advise on, and broker, staff development

Events open to all

Online forums open to all

http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ITT-WALES-POST16.html

http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/elearning-wales

Website www.rsc-wales.ac.uk (blogs are coming…)

Signpost resources: eg. memory stick

Work in partnership with JISC, the Academy and other organisations to share good practice

LLUK minimum core requirements for ICT (June 2007) Minimum core document

“… . Learners and teachers make very good and innovative use of virtual learning environment materials…” A recent (2006) Inspection Report for a Welsh FE College commented…

HEFCW Enhancing Teaching and Learning Through Technology (2008) “ Our vision is that enhancing learning and teaching through the use of technology should be considered a normal part of mainstream provision, processes and practices.”

HEFCW Enhancing Teaching and Learning Through Technology (2008)

“ Our vision is that enhancing learning and teaching through the use of technology should be considered a normal part of mainstream provision, processes and practices.”

Increasing numbers Flexibility of time and place Recruitment and retention of Generation Y Recording achievement and reflection Skills and employability Institutional strategy Quality Continuity if staff change Common drivers

In their own words: learner voices Findings: students use technologies to personalise and manage their learning Often do not register the “e” – in “e-learning ” Still need their tutors

In their own words: learner voices

Findings:

students use technologies to personalise and manage their learning

Often do not register the “e” – in “e-learning ”

Still need their tutors

Exploring tangible benefits of E-learning 37 case studies Explores diversity of e-learning in HE Identifies where benefits are being found http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/publications/info/tangible-benefits-publication

Exploring tangible benefits of E-learning

37 case studies

Explores diversity of e-learning in HE

Identifies where benefits are being found

Cost savings Flexibility of time and place Recruitment and retention of Generation Y Achievement Skills and employability Staff development Quality Inclusion Making Higher Education visible Research communities Improved pedagogy Tangible benefits

VLEs – V irtual L earning E nvironments Online ‘store’ and much more Increasing emphasis on communication tools and integration with other systems

VLEs – V irtual L earning E nvironments

Online ‘store’ and much more

Increasing emphasis on communication tools and integration with other systems

Students can take more control of their own learning… … with good quality learning resources First World War Poetry Archive http://www.nln.ac.uk/ Mind maps

Interactivity… … engagement Above image: Copyright HEFCE 2005

Web 2.0 youTube ( www.youtube.com ) Flickr Del.icio.us Instant messaging MySpace Blogs ( www.blogger.com ) Facebook Wikis

youTube ( www.youtube.com )

Flickr

Del.icio.us

Instant messaging

MySpace

Blogs ( www.blogger.com )

Facebook

Wikis

http://edu.blogs.com

mobile technology helps learning in many scenarios Above image Copyright HEFCE 2005

Accessibility and inclusion www.techdis.ac.uk

e-Portfolios http://www.pebblelearning.co.uk/ www.elgg.net http://www.careerswales.com/progressfile/tour/pfotour.asp A way of gathering a range of different types learning evidence including text, spreadsheet, video, audio, blog

http://www.pebblelearning.co.uk/

www.elgg.net http://www.careerswales.com/progressfile/tour/pfotour.asp

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/aboutus/partnerships/he_academy/assessment.aspx Assessment and managing plagiarism

“ Samba in style” by Carf, available on Flickr under Creative Commons

Building a Community of Practice – example: Swansea University’s Learning Lab http://learninglab.swan.ac.uk/ Wiki-based web space Personal support Bite-sized staff development tailored to needs Social dimension

Building a Community of Practice – example: Swansea University’s Learning Lab

http://learninglab.swan.ac.uk/

Some more JISC-funded advisory services and resources : http://www.jisc.ac.uk/services/ Techdis (Accessibility) TASI : Images (& Moving Images and Sound) JISC Legal JISC IPAS - Internet Plagiarism Advisory Service JISC Collections – subscription and free resources Intute and Virtual Training Suite

Some more JISC-funded advisory services and resources :

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/services/

Techdis (Accessibility)

TASI : Images (& Moving Images and Sound)

JISC Legal

JISC IPAS - Internet Plagiarism Advisory Service

JISC Collections – subscription and free resources

Intute and Virtual Training Suite

Effective Practice with e-Learning Emphasis on “Design for Learning” “ Designing in” the technology where appropriate JISC projects produce useful publications (including video case studies) at www.jisc.ac.uk /publications ” True computer literacy is not just knowing how to make use of computers… it is knowing when it is appropriate to do so.” Seymour Papert

Effective Practice with e-Learning

Emphasis on “Design for Learning”

“ Designing in” the technology where appropriate

Active, enjoyable learning that raises motivation Voting Systems (aka personal response system or ‘clickers’) Video clip: http://www.elearning.ac.uk/innoprac/practitioner/strathclyde.html

Active, enjoyable learning that raises motivation

http://phoebe-app.conted.ox.ac.uk/

What technology can I use to…articulate and communicate knowledge / understanding?

Download full Phoebe report at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/publications/phoebefinalreport.aspx

No need to go it alone… Keep talking to your Subject Centre Contact your local RSC http://www.jisc.ac.uk/rsc Talk to the e-learning person in your institution Enlist help from your staff development unit Make friends with your librarians Look out for project opportunities Collaborate Next steps?

No need to go it alone…

Keep talking to your Subject Centre

Contact your local RSC

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/rsc

Talk to the e-learning person in your institution

Enlist help from your staff development unit

Make friends with your librarians

Look out for project opportunities

Collaborate

Some forthcoming events Workshops 10-11 June Change management Managing Multiple Projects Promoting Innovation through Virtual Learning - Merthyr Tydfil College conference 1 July Wales Moodle Moot 2 July Swansea University and other Swansea staff - E-Learning and Beer social - 12 June – The Wig More details available from RSC Wales

Some forthcoming events

Workshops 10-11 June

Change management

Managing Multiple Projects

Promoting Innovation through Virtual Learning - Merthyr Tydfil College conference 1 July

Wales Moodle Moot 2 July

Swansea University and other Swansea staff - E-Learning and Beer social - 12 June – The Wig

More details available from RSC Wales

Lis Parcell [email_address] 01792 513261 Christine Davies [email_address] 01792 602511 www.rsc-wales.ac.uk (videos, and pictures of people and places, in this presentation were obtained from JISC Case Studies, © 2004/5 HEFCE)

Lis Parcell

[email_address]

01792 513261

Christine Davies

[email_address]

01792 602511

www.rsc-wales.ac.uk