Developing a culture of blended learning innovation Graham Galbraith (University of Hertfordshire) and Jon Alltree (University of Hertfordshire) Facilitated by Mark Russell. Jisc conference 2010

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Developing a culture of blended learning innovation
Graham Galbraith & Jon Alltree, facilitated by Mark Russell
Joint Information Systems Committee
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3. Joint Information Systems Committee
Presenters
Professor Graham Galbraith
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
University of Hertfordshire
Dr Jon Alltree
Director of Learning and Teaching
University of Hertfordshire
Dr Mark Russell
Deputy Director, Blended Learning Unit
University of Hertfordshire
Facilitator

4. Developing a Culture of Blended Learning Innovation5thInternational JISC Online conference Innovating e-learning 2010Professor Graham Galbraith, Deputy Vice-ChancellorDr Jon Alltree, Director of Learning and TeachingUniversity of Hertfordshire

5. •Response to the pre-conference discussion
•Innovation and embedding at UH
•Looking forwards and thinking the unthinkable

6. Leadership, management and balance...
•Who should lead developments in students’ technology supported learning experience?
•Can we equate the student ‘output’ standards of the same programme where different modes of education are experienced (e-learning, blended, traditional)?
•What is the right balance between blended or e- learning delivery? In what ways is it subject and level dependent? Should base-line expectations be set across an institution?
From the discussion forum

7. A brief history of (our) time...

8. In what, if any, ways does this experience have parallels with your own institution?
For example:
–A long term strategic vision?
–Scaling up local innovations?
–An institution-wide VLE?
Please post your responses in the chat box

9. StudyNet
•The University of Hertfordshire Manage Learning Environment
–The backbone of our engagement with Blended Learning
–In-house development, based on Lotus Notes
–Drew on the VALE experience and expertise
•It had to be scaleable, therefore built on these principles:
–Efficient:
•Automated population of databases with students and staff
•MLE had to talk to MIS
–Easy to use:
•Technology brought to individuals not the other way round
•Mainly Do-It-Yourselfnot Do-It-For-Me
–Implemented strategically
•Top level support
•StudyNet Development group –‘bottom-up’ input into functionality
•StudyNet pedagogic project group
–Champions
–Staff development
–Targets

10. VALE Collaboration with FordNeeds of distance learnersResources and collaboration facilities One of team moved to central unit

11. StudyNet rolled out in 2000
Needed to link to other systems
Needed to be simple to use
MIS also bespoke

12. StudyNet interface
Simple
Personalised and configurable
New features added

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15. Blended Learning Unit
Educational provision where high quality e- learning opportunities and excellent campus based learning are combined or blended in coherent, reflective and innovative ways so that learning is enhanced and choice is increased
UH CETL bid

16. Which is the optimum level at which to foster the development of Blended Learning for staff and student benefit?
A.Informal self-sustaining networks
B.School/Departmental approaches
C.Faculty approaches
D.Institutional approaches
If ‘other’, please enter your thoughts in the chat box

17. Blended Learning Unit
•Reducing barriers
–Classroom spec review (supporting LIS)
–Laptops for all academics
–Wireless enabled classrooms
–Staff development
•Curriculum Design and Innovation
–Individual and group projects
–BLUSkyfunding
–CABLE (HEA Pathfinder Project)
–ESCAPE (JISC Curriculum Delivery Project)
•Campaigns eg
–Podcasts
–Video

18. Blended Learning Innovation

19. Success Factors for embedding Blended Learning at the University of Hertfordshire
•Office of the Vice-Chancellor support
•Targets driving StudyNet engagement
•Staff development to support engagement with targets
•Targeted funding for Blended Learning initiatives
•Ease of use of StudyNet
•Local champions promoting and supporting StudyNet and Blended Learning
•Bottom-up ownership of StudyNet Development
•Partnership initiatives (CABLE and ESCAPE)

20. Which of these would/do have the most impact in your institution?
A.Office of the Vice-Chancellor support
B.Targets driving MLE/VLE engagement
C.Staff development to support engagement with targets
D.Targeted funding for Blended Learning initiatives

21. Which of these would/do have the most impact in your institution?
A.Ease of use of your MLE/VLE
B.Local champions promoting and supporting VLE usage and Blended Learning
C.Bottom-up ownership of VLE Development
D.Partnership initiatives for change management

22. Next steps ...

23. •Distance and flexible Learning
•Geographically remote learners
•Campus based learners
•Assessment and feedback
•EVS and Objective testing
•Reengineering of other assessment strategies

24. Distance and flexible learning
• 25% target by 2015
– At least 10% remote learning (up
from 3.8%)
• PVC project
• Business development
– At least 15% of our campus based
students’ modules online plus
classroom (50+% of a module’s
structured learning activities online)
• Learning and Teaching Institute support
• Student experience
• Green agenda
• Champions and local targets

25. Objective testing and large scale approach to EVS
•EVS/Objective testing
–Each student has own handset available for all sessions
–Central support for QuestionmarkPerceptionTMmediated exams
–Pedagogic benefits
•Greater interactivity, engagement and inclusivity in class
•Regular low stakes testing
•Module feedback
–Efficiency savings
•Decreased marking time
•Fewer referrals
•Increased progression

26. Our future Challenges
•Technical
–The relationship between the VLE and external services (iTunesU, YouTube, googledocsetc)
•Organisational
–Data accuracy (staff rather than students)
–Increased flexible learning
•Sectoral
–Published information and F2F contact

27. What are your future challenges?
Please post your responses in the chat box

28. Recent events and drivers for change....
•Do the implementation of the Comprehensive Spending Review and the Government’s version of Browne create a new impetus for Technology Supported Learning?
•Is e-learning primarily about reducing the long term costs of mass education or is it about improving student experience or both?
•A key issue for the future will be transparency of student data. What is the best way of measuring student engagement with learning; and will publishing student ‘contact hours’ disincentivisee-learning developments?
•Will the anticipated growth in private providers force the existing universities to re-consider the role of technology in supporting learning?
From the discussion forum

29. Web image acknowledgements
•Apple.com
•Cellnet.org
•Facebook.com
•Hubpages.com
•Listserve.com
•Martini.com
•Oldcomputers.net
•P Brennan
•P Chatterton
•PC museum.com
•Turningtechnologies.co.uk
•YouTube.com