The document discusses using technology to enhance learning and teaching at University Campus Suffolk. It describes how the Elevate Team works to encourage staff and students to use innovative technologies, share good practices, and evaluate the impact on learning. Audience response systems like clickers are highlighted as an effective way to engage students during lectures and promote discussion. Developing an active community of practice is emphasized as important for staff learning and development from initiation to full implementation of technologies.

1. Enhancing learning through innovative technologies: observations from UCS & beyond EBI: 1 st March, 2011 Andy Ramsden E-Learning Development Manager University Campus Suffolk http://andyramsden.wordpress.com [email_address] elevateucs andyramsden URL

5. the elevate team: our learners In numbers … when I started …. 300 odd staff 6 institutions in network 3 members in team 0 structured staff development programme (a few ad hoc workshops, 1-2-1’s and How to Guides) Self directed learners (independent) Technically confident Effective learning designers X X X X X X X X X X X

11. Designing in higher order skills In order to answer this question, students must be able to recall the relative economic rankings of various countries (KNOWLEDGE) and understand the basis for such a ranking (COMPREHENSION). They must be able to apply these concepts when information is supplied to them (APPLICATION), and they must be able to ANALYZE the given information in order to answer the question. The correct answer is 3. (A is Sri Lanka, B is Thailand, C is Sweden) Class-wide Discussion Approach (Dufresne Sequence) 1. Concept question posed. 2. Small group discussion: small groups discuss the concept question (3-5 mins). 3. [voting] Students provide individual or group responses. 4. Students receive feedback -- poll of responses presented as histogram display. 5. Class-wide discussion: students explain their answers and listen to the explanations of others (facilitated by tutor). 6. Lecturer summarises and explains "correct" response. http://www.psy.gla.ac.uk/~steve/ilig/qpurpose.html

12. Our approach: The community of practice A community of practice is, … a group of people who share an interest, a craft, and/or a profession. The group can evolve naturally because of the members' common interest in a particular domain or area, or it can be created specifically with the goal of gaining knowledge related to their field. It is through the process of sharing information and experiences with the group that the members learn from each other, and have an opportunity to develop themselves (Lave & Wenger 1991).

13. In practical terms

14. why? Initiation to implementation (1) Collis et al., 4 E’s Model.

16. What if your CoP is too small?