Expanding horizons of technology enhanced learning Keynote given as part of the Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) learning and teaching conference 2017

1. Breaking out of the walled garden:
Expanding horizons of technology-
enhanced learning
14-15 JUNE 2017
LIVERPOOL JMU
TEACHING & LEARNING CONFERENCE
“VISIONS FOR LEARNING”

2. Overview
• Where we (you) are
• Dimensions of activity in TEL (with
examples)
• Implications for the educator
• Implications for the institution

3. Where we were,
Where we are

4. 1996

5. http://mfeldstein.com/opening-lms-walled-garden/VLE

6. ‘It’…. but ‘not it’
• 96 million user logins in Sept-Dec 2016
• But… most faculty not satisfied with ease
of use
“On par with Windows 1998 usability”
“The ham handed interface is like trying to eat dinner
while wearing hockey goalie equipment”

7. http://mfeldstein.com/opening-lms-walled-garden/

8. www.menti.com
Use code
33 95 03
What one word describes the key
requirement for a TEL initiative to succeed?

10. My top 3
• Interoperability (different tools)
• Support at all levels (Uni leaders, t&l
experts)
• Local champions (buy-in)

11. A learning technology
ecosystem
11
An ecosystem that empowers faculty and students to achieve their teaching and
learning goals by providing robust, dynamic and pedagogically sound tools and
services that are time-efficient to learn and use
Vision
Pedagogically sound • Derived from evidence-based teaching and learning practices
Robust • Reliable and scalable
Adaptable • Flexible to different learning contexts, agile and supportive of
innovation
Intuitive • Simple and easy to learn and use, facilitating a coherent user
experience
Cost effective • Supportable with reach and transferability across Faculties,
disciplines and users
Collaboration-aligned • Enabling of interaction and relationship building
Principles

12. Dimensions of
activity in TEL

15. Content

16. Content

17. Content

18. Data on content

19. Assessments

20. Assessments

21. http://ubc.github.io/compair/site

25. Title of slide
• Content
Graph extracted from http://vikparuchuri.com/blog/on-the-automated-scoring-of-essays/

26. Implications for
the educator

27. Anatomy of 21st Century Educators
Scholar
Technologist
Curator
Teacher for
Learning
Collaborator
Experimenter
An awareness & appreciation of
effective, research-based, discipline-
appropriate pedagogical approaches.
Fluency using learning technology in
educationally effective ways.
A producer & consumer of
appropriate educational resources
through sharing & development.
An understanding of how students
learn & how to design effective
learning activities & experiences.
Sharing & enhancing one’s own
educational approaches through
collaborations within, across &
between disciplines.
An openness to try, reflect & learn
from new approaches, pedagogy &
technologies to support student
learning.
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28. Implications for
the institution

29. tools
support
data

30. Take homes
The monolithic VLE is not all there is: interoperability brings choices
The LT ecosystem can realize digital instances of different pedagogies
The skills required to thrive and enhance learning in this environment may be
found in a combination of different roles
Institutions need to make deliberate choices around tools used, support
provided and how data is used to enhance teaching and learning

31. Further information
• UBC’s Learning Technology Ecosystem Project (LTEP) – a collaborative visioning exercise on the
future of learning technology at UBC - http://ctlt.ubc.ca/2015/05/19/learn-about-the-learning-technology-
ecosystem-project/
• EDUCAUSE’s Next Generation Digital Learning Environment (NGDLE) article
https://library.educause.edu/resources/2014/9/next-generation-digital-learning-environment-initiative
• The e-literate blog of Phil Hill and Michael Feldstein
http://mfeldstein.com/
• Collaborative Learning Annotation System (CLAS) at UBC
http://clas.sites.olt.ubc.ca
• Webwork http://webwork.maa.org/
• comPAIR tool at UBC - http://ubc.github.io/compair/site/