Engaging Academics:Online Professional Development presented at Blackboard teaching and learning conference 2013

1. Engaging Academics:
Online
Professional Development
Professor Janet Gregory
Dr Kulari Lokuge Dona

2. Introduction
• Swinburne University of Technology
• Learning Transformations Unit
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http://images.swinburne.edu.au/handle/1111.1/5039

3. Challenges
• Rapid growth in online education
• Challenge to traditional models
• Importance of capability building
– Online experience and pedagogy
– Embedding Learning Technology
• Developing skills and knowledge
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4. 1. Access & Motivation
2. Online Socialisation
3. Information Exchange
4. Knowledge Construction
5. Development
5 stage model

5. 1. Access & Motivation
2. Online Socialisation
3. Information Exchange
4. Knowledge Construction
5. Development Guide
Facilitate
Lead
Host
Welcome
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5 stage model

6. 6
E-moderating at Swinburne

7. Contextualising for Swinburne
• Use of Blackboard
• Terminology
• E-tivity Structure
• Look and Feel (Visual Sparks)
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8. Changes
from
2012 May
to
2013 June

9. Use of Blackboard (1)

10. Use of Blackboard (2)

11. Terminology (1)
VLE

12. Terminology (2)
Learning
Management
System

13. E-tivity Structure (1)

14. E-tivity Structure (2)

15. Look and Feel (1)

16. Look and Feel (2)
Reflection e-tivity

17. Group work (1)

18. Group work (2)

19. Development plan (1)

20. Development plan (2)an

21. New Additions
• Blackboard Collaborate
• Audio and Images
• Open Educational Resources (with a Librarian)
• Blackboard E-tivity (with a Learning Technologist )
• FAQ
• eCafe
• Technology tasters
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22. Blackboard Collaborate

23. Audio & Images back

24. Open Educational Resources

25. FAQ

26. • Voluntary participation
• Enthusiastic responses
• Increasing interest – requests from faculties
• Application – use within teaching (f2f and
online)
• Significant commitment
Swinburne University of Technology,
Melbourne Australia
Engagement

27. Number of posts (Week 1)

28. Number of posts (Week 4)

29. • Model successfully engages staff
• Contextualisation – authentic experience
– Student perspective
• Opportunity to embed relevant technology
– Collaborate, audio, OERs
• Sustainable – internal convenors
• Current research: impact on teaching
Swinburne University of
Technology, Melbourne Australia
Conclusions

30. Thank You!
• Professor Janet Gregory
• Dr Kulari Lokuge Dona
• Swinburne University of Technology
jgregory@swin.edu.au
klokugedona@swin.edu.au