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Developing a vibrant digital learning culture: exploring the question of quality
1. Professor Mark Brown
Talis Insight 2015
Birmingham
15th April 2015
Developing a Vibrant Digital Learning Culture:
Exploring the Question of Quality
2. Officially launched 28th November, 2013 by Ruairi Quinn, Minister for
Education and Skills, and Lord David Putnam, Ireland’s Digital
Ambassador.
http://www.dcu.ie/nidl
3. 1. What’s your flavour?
2. Three flavours of quality
3. Tools for enhancing the
flavour
Outline…
Developing a Vibrant Digital Learning Culture:
Exploring the Question of Quality
18. 2. Three flavours of quality…
Quality is Standardized
(i) Mass production metaphor…
19. 2. Three flavours of quality…
(ii) Boutique craft metaphor…
Quality is Unique
20. 2. Three flavours of quality…
High Quality Milk
Quality depends on the raw ingredients
21. 2. Three flavours of quality…
Quality is NOT to Everyone’s
Taste
And…
22. 2. Three flavours of quality…
Who defines quality?
… and for what purpose?
23. 2. Three flavours of quality…
Quality standards are important…
…but they are not a proxy for innovation!
24. 2. Three flavours of quality…
(iii) Personal ethos metaphor…
Quality is a Relative Concept
25. 2. Three flavours of quality…
• Complex
• Contestable
• Multi-layered
• Context bound
• Discipline specific
• Is a moving target
• Involves an X factor
In sum…
33. 3. Tools for enhancing the flavour…
• Understanding people matter most
• Winning the hearts and minds of people
• Promoting a high level of professional trust
• Giving responsibility for quality back to teachers
• Building distributed leadership at the module and
programme level
A quality culture involves…
34. Help lecturers learn how to make their
own unique ice cream that students can truly savor!
3. Tools for enhancing the flavour…