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Dynamics of a University Educational Technology Portfolio: Sakai at Charles Sturt University
Dynamics of a University Educational Technology Portfolio: Sakai at Charles Sturt University
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Dynamics of a University
Educational Technology Portfolio:
Sakai at Charles Sturt University
Assoc Prof Philip Uys, PhD
Director, Strategic Learning and Teaching Innovation
Division of Learning and Teaching Services
Charles Sturt University, Australia
<puys@csu.edu.au>
Sakai-Jasig Conference June 2012 LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES
DIVISION OF
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On the menu
1. Charles Sturt University (CSU)
2. Integrated within a blended learning framework
3. Student and teaching staff feedback
4. Enhancing learning and teaching through technologies
5. Key educational technology developments
6. Aligned and integrated with other CSU developments
and projects
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1. Charles Sturt University (CSU)
• Charles Sturt University (CSU) is a confident and
forward-looking university in Australia.
• CSU meets its commitments regionally, nationally and
internationally by focusing on:
• an enriching and supportive Student Experience for
its diverse range of students
• a Course Profile that reflects student demand and
meets workforce needs
• Research that creates new knowledge and practice.
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• CSU's NSW campuses are located in some of
Australia's fastest growing regional cities, offering a
unique study experience with access to the best of city
living along with the benefits of a regional lifestyle.
• Also the biggest distance education provider in
Australia (70% of our 40 000 students = 28000)
•The appropriate and skilful use of learning
technologies to enhance the student experience
underpins much of CSU’s teaching and helps the
university meet its goals around flexible learning. CSU
uses an extensive range of educational technologies in
providing contemporary education to our students.
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Continued evolution of quality in learning and
teaching at CSU and growing expectations of
our students for fitting technology responses
CSU professionals need to skilfully use an
ever growing set of internal and external
educational technologies
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• potential and issues
• trend at CSU to increased digital, mobile
and paperless learning and teaching for
distance education and on-campus
challenges for strategists, those using the
technologies and learning and teaching
support
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What is the rationale for this trend?
• affordances of new technologies for quality l&t
• student demands eStudent experience project
• open educational market
• professional approach skilful use of technologies
• keeping learning materials current
• increased of digital technologies in all spheres of life
• also in higher ed remain competitive, not
complacent
• environmental concerns
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2. Integrated within a blended
learning framework
• Balanced and extensive portfolio leading
edge variety
• CSU Ed Tech Framework
• Learner Analytics
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CSU Interact = Sakai CLE and OAE
http://www.csu.edu.au/division/lts/docs/role/ltsystemsdashboard.pdf
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Growth of educational technologies
at CSU
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CSU Interact = Sakai CLE and OAE
Para-analysis
(Buchan, 2010)
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Introduction
CSU is committed to ICT-enabled
learning and teaching and
introduced Sakai (CLE) in
December 2007 within a flexible
and blended learning framework
with a focus on…..
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learner engagement & interactivity
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Deeply engaged in Sakai Open Academic
Environment project since June 2010
o OAE SG
o OAE URG
o OAE TRG
o OAE pilot group
o Currently $200K: cash contributions and James
Sloane (full time developer)
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... and then there are a wide range of
external/not centrally CSU supported
educational technologies that teaching
staff are using
- such as Twitter; Facebook; weebly; wikispaces; edublogs;
wordpress; Youtube; Flickr; Slideshare; TeacherTube; 2nd
Life; cloud hosting; Google+
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Student survey (n=3952)
- 94% see educational technology as making their learning more flexible
- 84% see educational technology as making it easier to interact with
fellow students
- 90% agree that educational technology supports their learning
- 77% that it increases their satisfaction with their learning
- 84% see educational technology as important for their future careers
- 94% would like to have their assignments returned online
- 87% want to revisit work from lectures on their handheld/mobile device
P
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Teaching staff survey (n=246)
- A quarter of staff do more than 10 hours teaching online per week
- Over 50% are teaching online from home
- 75% have a positive approach towards the use of educational
technologies
- Announcements, posting lecture notes, and discussion forums very
highly used (all >50% weekly)
-Only 15% use Interact because students demand it – academics use it
mostly for educational reasons
- 68% would like to use online summative assessment
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77% not dissatisfied
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About 75% not dissatisfied
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4. Enhancing learning and
teaching through technologies
J
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Responsive assessment,
aligned with learning outcomes
Turnitin
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Gradebook
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DISCIPLINE BASED
TECHNOLOGIES
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Paramedic simulations
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21st century learning spaces
- Each teaching space includes 8 interactive whiteboards,
high definition dual camera video conferencing facilities,
one-one netbooks for 64 students, and flexible furniture
allowing for a range of possible uses.
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Vet Science Clinical System(VISION)
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Vet Science Diagnostic Laboratory System
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Dentistry X-Ray Simulation
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Picture Archiving and Communication
System (PACS) system
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5. Key educational technology
developments
• Mobile learning at CSU
• 2011 – 2013 CSU ED Tech Plan: i2; mobile
learning; learner analytics
• New workplace learning system
• Course development system (Education)
• Results of International ACODE
benchmarking
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•External/cloud-based systems
•Course design : Smart tools (Alan Bain)
•I2 – plans and demo
P
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Mobile learning
• Podcasting tool in Interact
• ePortfolio/PLE (Pebblepad) iPhone/iPod/iPad
apps, as well as mobile web
• CSU Replay (Echo360) which caters for lesson
recording and vodcasts - access now also via
iTunesU
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• Podcasting tool in Interact
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• ePortfolio/PLE (Pebblepad) iPhone/iPod/iPad apps, as well as mobile web
http://eportfolio.csu.edu.au/pebblepad/mobile
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mLearn Project
• Device trials being conducted throughout 2012 & into 2013.
Trials are being conducted in a range of learning contexts across our
student population and course profile – MRS222 nuclear medicine;
ITC594 eCommerce; EML302 literacy; 2013 more pilots
• Developing mobile friendly learning resources that make
use of the opportunities created by digital publishing.
• Mobilising access to Interact
First Phase - Subject outlines & Gradebook
Second Phase – Interact2 as a whole with Sakai OAE community
• Mobilising the online subject evaluation system
• Library trials for workplace learning with electronic
materials on mobile devices
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Interact2 (OAE) – rollout &
support
• Phased rollout beginning with automated provision of optional course/
program sites to support planned approach to course design: October
2012
• Opportunity from October 2012 to develop “project” sites
• Provisioned subject sites late 2013 and into 2014
• Professional Development plan to suit needs of all end-users as part
of the distributed approach to change management
• PD aligned with appropriate level of “need to know” at each phase
• Focus on workflow comparisons between Interact & Interact2 rather
than direct tool comparisons
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Interact2 – Why? https://interact2.csu.edu.au/
• Contemporary, more personalised and contextual
experience in which the process of learning is more closely
connected with content of learning
• Powerful content authoring and abilities for sharing &
reuse
• Everything is content and can be tracked, commented
upon or assessed
• Activity-focused, not site focused
• Ability to share content with the world, CSU, a group, or
not at all
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Interact2 - features
• Ability to add functionality from widgets (as per iPhone/iPad
apps) that can be inserted where & when required
• Efficient, powerful searching for people, content, groups
• Ability to integrate some tools from Interact if required
• Ability to import content from Interact Modules tool as pages
• Ability to integrate Subject Outline, Gradebook, DOMS,
EASTS, other CSU tools & systems
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Interact2 Change Management
• 4 Plans to guide the processes &
communications (staff & students)
• Using an adaptive management approach
benchmarking i.e. where are we now - build on the
good, identify where we need to be and how we
will get there
• Distributed approach to change management
through formation of i2 Guiding Teams
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Interact2 Guiding Teams
• Guiding teams will operate at Faculty, and/or
school, course team, divisional and institute level
as appropriate
• Guiding Teams will develop an i2 Implementation
Action Plan suitable for their area - supported by
the i2 Change Management Team
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6. Aligned and integrated with other
CSU developments and projects
• focus on course/program design
• eStudent experience
• paperless, interactive teaching and marking
o timely feedback via EASTS and mobile learning
• Subject Experience Surveys (SES) System
Upgrade/New with mobile interface
• Academic Support
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• close working relationships with Ed Tech
Reference Group; DIT, FLI; Library;
Academic Support; Student Services Office
• ILSC, ILSCOSC
• AuSakai 2012: 18 and 19 September
• L&T innovation through technology support
service (LATISS) - facilitated by SLTI
• ICTCOP – using Yammer
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LATISS
• sharing by innovators, and support for innovators
https://www.yammer.com/csu.edu.au/pages/63705
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ICTCOP - the CSU community of practice interested in ICT-enabled
learning - over 650 members in Yammer
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7. In closing
• comprehensive and balanced portfolio
• dynamic interactions among systems
• Sakai CLE (Interact) is central
• Sakai OAE (Interact2) will be launched in October
2012 and will become central from end 2013
• Stay in touch!
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Thank you
CSU Educational Technologies
http://www.csu.edu.au/division/landt/resources/
Assoc Prof Philip Uys, PhD
Director, Strategic Learning and Teaching Innovation
Division of Learning and Teaching Services
Charles Sturt University, Australia
<puys@csu.edu.au>
DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES
Editor's Notes
paperless marking (Centre for Indigenous Studies + Murray School of Education etc) and timely feedback via EASTS + mobile learning – respond to Ross’s memo Ausakai: 18 – 19 September CSUED: 5 & 6 November