These are the slides from the webinar I gave on 10 June 2015 on Driving Technology Adoption & Success From The Top: Learn how strong executive leadership helped drive technology adoption at the University of Salford.
This presentation looks at issues that help make online courses successful. This includes learning characteristics, multiple channels for learning, and quality standards.
What’s holding you back from growing your online presence? Based on research with hundreds of your peer institutions, this session will explore how the use of collaboration tools, mobility, and more will be changed by shifts in student demands and the fight to attract and retain students. During this session at BbWorld14 on July 16, 2014 led by a panel of academic technologists, learn how leading schools are thinking about online learning in the future and what you should be thinking about as part of your long term strategy. (This is based on a webinar held in April of 2014 that was very popular, archive available at http://www.jasonrhode.com/trends-in-online-learning-april-2014)
Using staff and student technology enhanced learning (TEL) narratives to info...Jisc
Speaker: Rod Cullen, senior lecturer in learning and teaching technologies, Manchester Metropolitan University.
This session will discuss how Manchester Metropolitan University have used a range of data sources to construct a series of narratives around their staff and student experience of TEL. These narratives are informing their development of a digital education strategy to address the current challenges.
Joint building digital capability and digital experience insights community of practice event, 21 May 2020.
This presentation looks at issues that help make online courses successful. This includes learning characteristics, multiple channels for learning, and quality standards.
What’s holding you back from growing your online presence? Based on research with hundreds of your peer institutions, this session will explore how the use of collaboration tools, mobility, and more will be changed by shifts in student demands and the fight to attract and retain students. During this session at BbWorld14 on July 16, 2014 led by a panel of academic technologists, learn how leading schools are thinking about online learning in the future and what you should be thinking about as part of your long term strategy. (This is based on a webinar held in April of 2014 that was very popular, archive available at http://www.jasonrhode.com/trends-in-online-learning-april-2014)
Using staff and student technology enhanced learning (TEL) narratives to info...Jisc
Speaker: Rod Cullen, senior lecturer in learning and teaching technologies, Manchester Metropolitan University.
This session will discuss how Manchester Metropolitan University have used a range of data sources to construct a series of narratives around their staff and student experience of TEL. These narratives are informing their development of a digital education strategy to address the current challenges.
Joint building digital capability and digital experience insights community of practice event, 21 May 2020.
Digital education at Manchester Metropolitan University: responding to the gl...Jisc
A presentation from our joint building digital capability and digital experience insights community of practice event May 2021.
Presented by Professor Helen Laville, provost, Kingston University and Professor Mark Stubbs, assistant director, learning and research technologies (LRT), Manchester Metropolitan University.
Blackboard Collaborate: Strategies and considerations for institutional adoptionJason Rhode
In this session at BbWorld16, we will share NIU’s recent Blackboard Collaborate roll-out strategy, practices, and lessons learned. Learn how NIU’s carefully planned adoption approach has been helping to make anytime synchronous collaboration simpler, more reliable, and more enjoyable. Bring your own questions and experiences and join in the discussion!
Designing Exemplary Online Courses in BlackboardJason Rhode
During this presentation by Jason Rhode at the 12th annual SLATE Conference on 10/23/14, we explored suggested best practices included in the Blackboard Exemplary Course Program Rubric for designing engaging online courses. Jason shared practical tips from his experience building a course in Blackboard that meets the established ECP quality benchmarks. We also covered the steps and associated deadlines for faculty interested in submitting their course for consideration as a Blackboard Exemplary Course. This session was geared toward an audience already familiar with the basic online teaching tools available in Blackboard Learn. While the examples shared were specifically of courses in Blackboard, the principles can be applied to developing quality online courses in any learning management system. Links to resources shared are available at http://www.jasonrhode.com/exemplarycourse
Speakers:
Reza Mosavian, student experience product owner, Tribal
Ken Barrett, student experience product manager, Tribal
Students want more choice and flexibility, but technology moves so quickly. What can institutions do to offer the best possible student experience through technology whilst remaining relevant and cost-effective? Rather than investing in ‘the latest innovation’, a student engagement platform that continuously updates with the latest technology (such as voice activation digital assistants or AI) means you don’t have to back a single tool that could become outdated within a couple of years.
This interactive workshop discusses the links between students’ digital expectations vs reality and what universities and colleges are doing about it. There will be contributions from student experience directors, sharing their experience of creating the conditions necessary to enrich the digital lives of students through open, integrated and future-proof technologies.
Most importantly, please share your experiences and the strategies you’re employing or looking to employ to ensure you remain in touch with your current students and those thinking of studying with you.
Designing Competency-Based Self-Paced Online Workshops for Introducing Facult...Jason Rhode
During this presentation by Jason Rhode at the 20th annual Online Learning Consortium International Conference on 10/28/2014, learn about Northern Illinois University's innovative faculty development initiative to offer introductory online technology training via self-paced online workshops as a component of comprehensive online faculty certification. An overview of the process identifying technology competencies for online teaching will be shared as well as the design, development, and implementation phases of the project, highlighting lessons learned and tips for other institutions interested in pursuing a similar self-paced model for scaling their faculty development efforts. Links to resources during presentation are available at http://jasonrhode.com/aln14
Improving 180 Blackboard Sites in 180 Days - Christian King & Sandra Thwaites...Blackboard APAC
At many universities, the Blackboard subject site is the primary interface for the student learning experience. If the site is poorly organised, students do not know how to navigate the learning experience, such as when to engage with what content. If assessment criteria are minimally indicated, the quality of submissions suffers. If no tools are used to foster interaction, the learning experience becomes isolating. Conversely, when Bb sites are effectively designed and maintained, the quality of the student learning experience tends to be high. The quality of Bb sites varies across universities and within programs of study. Students who experience a well-designed site in their first semesters come to expect this standard in subsequent semesters.
Bond University thereby undertook a whole-of-university strategic priority project to improve 180 Bb subject sites in 180 days. Associate Deans (Learning & Teaching) in each faculty selected the sites. The initial quality of the sites varied, with many assessed as initially high quality, meaning that improvement meant moving from strength to strength and focusing on elements such as increasing elements of technology enhanced learning. The co-facilitators of this presentation are the academic developers who worked one-on-one with each of the participating academics. Therefore, from their perspectives, the key takeaways for attending delegates will be:
- Identification of challenges and stumbling blocks, as well as success strategies
- Checklists and professional development materials
- Illustration of before and after improvements as exemplars
- Ideas for increasing elements of technology enhanced learning
- Templates for emails, announcements and other communications
Speakers:
Vikki Liogier, head of learning technologies, Education and Training Foundation
Dawn Buzzard, e-learning adviser, Education and Training Foundation
Pedagogy not technology has been the guiding light in developing the Digital Teaching Framework (DTPF) in collaboration with Jisc. The focus has been on how technology can help teachers and trainers in their existing professional practice, as well as helping them to develop new professional practice. In addition, the needs of the FE sector have been addressed with extensive input from representatives of all parts of the sector.
In this session, Vikki and Dawn will:
Give an overview of the Enhance Digital Enhance Digital Teaching Professional Platform and the Digital Teaching Professional Framework
Discuss the rationale leading to this model of programme development
Show you how to optimise the use Enhance and DTPF for your personal professional development
Discuss building digital capability and know-how to better embed edtech in teaching learning and assessment
The Blackboard Portfolio tool: Features, uses, and campus-wide implementation...Jason Rhode
The new Blackboard Portfolio tool released with Blackboard learn in April 2014 is much-improved and provides an easy-to-use platform for students to demonstrate and reflect upon what they have learned throughout their university career. Northern Illinois University (NIU) implemented the portfolios campus-wide during 2015, and it was used by thousands of students in a relatively short time. This presentation at BbWorld16 will provide an overview of the portfolio tool, strategies for developing portfolios that serve different purposes, and best practices for institutional adoption. Sample portfolios and exemplars from faculty who are using Blackboard portfolios in their classes will be shared, along with NIU’s campus-wide implementation process. Opportunities and challenges will be discussed to provide insights for others planning to roll-out portfolios at their institutions.
JISC Digital Experience Insights Presentation 20210519Mark Stubbs
Summary of the pandemic digital response at Manchester Met, setting out principles and a month-by-month timeline of digital capabilities introduced to enable students to complete their studies successfully
Being Present and Engaging Students Online Using Blackboard Video EverywhereJason Rhode
Learn about one instructor’s use of YouTube’s free and easy-to-use features incorporated in Blackboard for recording, editing, captioning, and embedding video into his online course. An overview of the steps for recording, editing, captioning, video in YouTube will be provided as well as examples shared for various approaches for seamlessly incorporating video into any online course. A summary of feedback survey results from students regarding their experiences with video in the course will be shared as well as lessons learned by the instructor for those wishing to follow the same suggested steps for incorporating video in their own course. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions throughout the session and see first-hand a demo by the instructor of how the video was seamlessly incorporated into Blackboard Learn.
UOW Exemplar Moodle Site with DLT’s - Lynley Clark, Blackboard and Denise Spa...Blackboard APAC
The University of Wollongong and Blackboard have collaborated to develop an exemplary course for staff that demonstrates best practice for digital learning within Moodle. In 2015, the University implemented a set of minimum expectations and good practice elements called the Digital Learning Thresholds (DLT). The DLT strategy supports the principle that all students will have access to digital learning and both staff and students have clear expectations about the use of digital learning within the curriculum. This session will be co-presented by Lynley Clark from Blackboard and Denise Spanswick from the University of Wollongong (UOW). It will discuss how Lynley and a small team of Educational Designers from UOW worked together to incorporate the DLT elements into examples of activities and resources within a Moodle site with the aim of providing a model or exemplar to develop staff’s understanding of digital learning in a way that could more easily translate to their own subject development and an exceptional learning experience for UOW students.
Defining future learning - the City of Wolverhampton College wayJisc
A presentation from our joint building digital capability and digital experience insights community of practice event in May 2021.
Presented by Conrad Taylor, business learning and technologies manager and Adam Dwight, learning innovator, lecturer from City of Wolverhampton College.
Presentation exploring the relationship between policy and practice in the development of e-assessment in higher education and the importance of establishing a policy framework - developed in collaboration with all key stakeholders - to support wider uptake among academic staff.
Digital education at Manchester Metropolitan University: responding to the gl...Jisc
A presentation from our joint building digital capability and digital experience insights community of practice event May 2021.
Presented by Professor Helen Laville, provost, Kingston University and Professor Mark Stubbs, assistant director, learning and research technologies (LRT), Manchester Metropolitan University.
Blackboard Collaborate: Strategies and considerations for institutional adoptionJason Rhode
In this session at BbWorld16, we will share NIU’s recent Blackboard Collaborate roll-out strategy, practices, and lessons learned. Learn how NIU’s carefully planned adoption approach has been helping to make anytime synchronous collaboration simpler, more reliable, and more enjoyable. Bring your own questions and experiences and join in the discussion!
Designing Exemplary Online Courses in BlackboardJason Rhode
During this presentation by Jason Rhode at the 12th annual SLATE Conference on 10/23/14, we explored suggested best practices included in the Blackboard Exemplary Course Program Rubric for designing engaging online courses. Jason shared practical tips from his experience building a course in Blackboard that meets the established ECP quality benchmarks. We also covered the steps and associated deadlines for faculty interested in submitting their course for consideration as a Blackboard Exemplary Course. This session was geared toward an audience already familiar with the basic online teaching tools available in Blackboard Learn. While the examples shared were specifically of courses in Blackboard, the principles can be applied to developing quality online courses in any learning management system. Links to resources shared are available at http://www.jasonrhode.com/exemplarycourse
Speakers:
Reza Mosavian, student experience product owner, Tribal
Ken Barrett, student experience product manager, Tribal
Students want more choice and flexibility, but technology moves so quickly. What can institutions do to offer the best possible student experience through technology whilst remaining relevant and cost-effective? Rather than investing in ‘the latest innovation’, a student engagement platform that continuously updates with the latest technology (such as voice activation digital assistants or AI) means you don’t have to back a single tool that could become outdated within a couple of years.
This interactive workshop discusses the links between students’ digital expectations vs reality and what universities and colleges are doing about it. There will be contributions from student experience directors, sharing their experience of creating the conditions necessary to enrich the digital lives of students through open, integrated and future-proof technologies.
Most importantly, please share your experiences and the strategies you’re employing or looking to employ to ensure you remain in touch with your current students and those thinking of studying with you.
Designing Competency-Based Self-Paced Online Workshops for Introducing Facult...Jason Rhode
During this presentation by Jason Rhode at the 20th annual Online Learning Consortium International Conference on 10/28/2014, learn about Northern Illinois University's innovative faculty development initiative to offer introductory online technology training via self-paced online workshops as a component of comprehensive online faculty certification. An overview of the process identifying technology competencies for online teaching will be shared as well as the design, development, and implementation phases of the project, highlighting lessons learned and tips for other institutions interested in pursuing a similar self-paced model for scaling their faculty development efforts. Links to resources during presentation are available at http://jasonrhode.com/aln14
Improving 180 Blackboard Sites in 180 Days - Christian King & Sandra Thwaites...Blackboard APAC
At many universities, the Blackboard subject site is the primary interface for the student learning experience. If the site is poorly organised, students do not know how to navigate the learning experience, such as when to engage with what content. If assessment criteria are minimally indicated, the quality of submissions suffers. If no tools are used to foster interaction, the learning experience becomes isolating. Conversely, when Bb sites are effectively designed and maintained, the quality of the student learning experience tends to be high. The quality of Bb sites varies across universities and within programs of study. Students who experience a well-designed site in their first semesters come to expect this standard in subsequent semesters.
Bond University thereby undertook a whole-of-university strategic priority project to improve 180 Bb subject sites in 180 days. Associate Deans (Learning & Teaching) in each faculty selected the sites. The initial quality of the sites varied, with many assessed as initially high quality, meaning that improvement meant moving from strength to strength and focusing on elements such as increasing elements of technology enhanced learning. The co-facilitators of this presentation are the academic developers who worked one-on-one with each of the participating academics. Therefore, from their perspectives, the key takeaways for attending delegates will be:
- Identification of challenges and stumbling blocks, as well as success strategies
- Checklists and professional development materials
- Illustration of before and after improvements as exemplars
- Ideas for increasing elements of technology enhanced learning
- Templates for emails, announcements and other communications
Speakers:
Vikki Liogier, head of learning technologies, Education and Training Foundation
Dawn Buzzard, e-learning adviser, Education and Training Foundation
Pedagogy not technology has been the guiding light in developing the Digital Teaching Framework (DTPF) in collaboration with Jisc. The focus has been on how technology can help teachers and trainers in their existing professional practice, as well as helping them to develop new professional practice. In addition, the needs of the FE sector have been addressed with extensive input from representatives of all parts of the sector.
In this session, Vikki and Dawn will:
Give an overview of the Enhance Digital Enhance Digital Teaching Professional Platform and the Digital Teaching Professional Framework
Discuss the rationale leading to this model of programme development
Show you how to optimise the use Enhance and DTPF for your personal professional development
Discuss building digital capability and know-how to better embed edtech in teaching learning and assessment
The Blackboard Portfolio tool: Features, uses, and campus-wide implementation...Jason Rhode
The new Blackboard Portfolio tool released with Blackboard learn in April 2014 is much-improved and provides an easy-to-use platform for students to demonstrate and reflect upon what they have learned throughout their university career. Northern Illinois University (NIU) implemented the portfolios campus-wide during 2015, and it was used by thousands of students in a relatively short time. This presentation at BbWorld16 will provide an overview of the portfolio tool, strategies for developing portfolios that serve different purposes, and best practices for institutional adoption. Sample portfolios and exemplars from faculty who are using Blackboard portfolios in their classes will be shared, along with NIU’s campus-wide implementation process. Opportunities and challenges will be discussed to provide insights for others planning to roll-out portfolios at their institutions.
JISC Digital Experience Insights Presentation 20210519Mark Stubbs
Summary of the pandemic digital response at Manchester Met, setting out principles and a month-by-month timeline of digital capabilities introduced to enable students to complete their studies successfully
Being Present and Engaging Students Online Using Blackboard Video EverywhereJason Rhode
Learn about one instructor’s use of YouTube’s free and easy-to-use features incorporated in Blackboard for recording, editing, captioning, and embedding video into his online course. An overview of the steps for recording, editing, captioning, video in YouTube will be provided as well as examples shared for various approaches for seamlessly incorporating video into any online course. A summary of feedback survey results from students regarding their experiences with video in the course will be shared as well as lessons learned by the instructor for those wishing to follow the same suggested steps for incorporating video in their own course. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions throughout the session and see first-hand a demo by the instructor of how the video was seamlessly incorporated into Blackboard Learn.
UOW Exemplar Moodle Site with DLT’s - Lynley Clark, Blackboard and Denise Spa...Blackboard APAC
The University of Wollongong and Blackboard have collaborated to develop an exemplary course for staff that demonstrates best practice for digital learning within Moodle. In 2015, the University implemented a set of minimum expectations and good practice elements called the Digital Learning Thresholds (DLT). The DLT strategy supports the principle that all students will have access to digital learning and both staff and students have clear expectations about the use of digital learning within the curriculum. This session will be co-presented by Lynley Clark from Blackboard and Denise Spanswick from the University of Wollongong (UOW). It will discuss how Lynley and a small team of Educational Designers from UOW worked together to incorporate the DLT elements into examples of activities and resources within a Moodle site with the aim of providing a model or exemplar to develop staff’s understanding of digital learning in a way that could more easily translate to their own subject development and an exceptional learning experience for UOW students.
Defining future learning - the City of Wolverhampton College wayJisc
A presentation from our joint building digital capability and digital experience insights community of practice event in May 2021.
Presented by Conrad Taylor, business learning and technologies manager and Adam Dwight, learning innovator, lecturer from City of Wolverhampton College.
Presentation exploring the relationship between policy and practice in the development of e-assessment in higher education and the importance of establishing a policy framework - developed in collaboration with all key stakeholders - to support wider uptake among academic staff.
A digital learning strategy makes a significant and positive impact on organizations, learners, and patients. Learning management systems empower organizations to deploy educational programs, develop competencies, and apply accreditations.
In this webinar we covered best practices when considering moving from classroom-based training to online delivery. This includes the needs of your audience, content creation, delivery, post training data collection, and learning analytics insights.
Using Groupsites to Construct Knowledge Sharing and Learning InfrastructuresPeter Bond
Presentation of a case in which an online collaboration platform was used to support a university based course in technology entrepreneurship. Exemplifies the opportunities and problems of using collaboration platforms to support learner networks including Communities of Practice.
Developing a culture of blended learning innovationJisc
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
Virtuosity is a complete knowledge management, education and training company, pioneering Technology-aided, Global Learning Solutions in the Indian Academia, ushering in a new era of globally contemporary, boundary less, anytime anywhere learning opportunities for learners across the country.
Virtuosity offers suitable skills enhancement and measurement solutions for all job functions in IT, ITES & BFSI sectors, totaling to about 74% of hiring in the country.
tableau together with analytics
introduction to the simple examples of using data visualisation.. and also how to bridge the gap for using data for Education
Strategies
Data
Analytics
Bb on Tour 2016 | Innovation and Your Institution (Part 1) | Panel SessionBlackboard APAC
In this session we’ve assembled the innovation crew of which you’ll be a key ingredient. Through the session we’ll explore the following topics and facilitate round table discussion amongst the team to unpick and build a plan for seeding Innovation back at your campus.
Strategies for Assessing, Planning, Seeding & Mainstreaming innovation at your institution.
Mobility bringing the University to your students with Bb Student.
Industry Alignment & Graduate Outcomes with Competency Dashboards & MyEDU.
Maximizing Student Engagement and Flexibility with Blackboard Collaborate.
Connected Assessment Ecosystem with Blackboard Collaborate.
Presenters:
Chris Ross, Director, International Solutions, APAC
Mick Garner, Senior Solutions Engineer, ANZ
Blackboard
Presentation at the conference ecdea.org, 8 of June 2018Mats Brenner
Presentation of the Project Digital Exam II - SUNET Inkubator - for 1st European Conference on digital Exams and Assessment (ECDEA 2018), 8:th of June 2018 in Gothenborg, Sweden
The Tool for Sharing Best Practices helps public health professionals by outlining five practical steps to share best practices throughout their organizations. Sharing best practices can help your organization learn from successes, replicate successful programs, and improve outcomes.
Find out more and how to use the tool: http://www.nccmt.ca/resources/search/84
NCCMT is one of six NCCs for Public Health in Canada. More on the NCCs at www.nccph.ca. Production of this webinar has been made possible through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Discussions about the current engineering education scenario existing in self-financing colleges in Tamilnadu (2007-2008). All problems and ideas discussed are purely based on my personal experiences only.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
Acetabularia Information For Class 9 .docxvaibhavrinwa19
Acetabularia acetabulum is a single-celled green alga that in its vegetative state is morphologically differentiated into a basal rhizoid and an axially elongated stalk, which bears whorls of branching hairs. The single diploid nucleus resides in the rhizoid.
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3. Presenter: Gillian Fielding
Digital Skills Manager,
University of Salford
Presenter: Gillian Fielding
Digital Skills Manager
University of Salford
Driving Technology Adoption & Success
from the Top at the University of Salford
Technology Adoption Series
Wednesday 10th June 2015, 11am BST
4. About the Technology Adoption Series
• The webinar series is designed to help you succeed in your
own technology adoption initiatives & embrace the deep
usage of technology in teaching and learning across your
institution.
• As part of the series we have created a small book that shows
how to make it happen, suggesting practical tips, ideas,
resources and real-life examples.
http://bbbb.blackboard.com/technology_adoption_series
5. Driving Technology Adoption and Success from the Top
How strong executive leadership helped drive technology adoption at the
University of Salford.
6. 6
• Gillian Fielding, Digital Skills Manager
• University of Salford
– 20000 students
– 2000 staff
– 250 programmes
7. 7
Project Elevate E3
Institutional
Transformation
Checks Strategic
Training
• Champions
• Helpdesk
• Surgeries
• #elevatesalford
• Blended
• Online
• Best
practice
• Mandatory
• Benchmarking
• Reporting
• Student Audit
• Project Board
• Standards
• Assessment
Policy
Support
8. 8
Strategic Direction:
Where was he taking us and why?
• Student Experience
• Transformation Project
• Elevate Project Board
– Chaired by PVCA
– Key stakeholders involved
– Prince 2 methodology
– Aim: BB upgrade plus…
9. 9
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10. 10
Strategic Direction:
Where was he taking us and why?
• Elearning (Blackboard standards)
• Teaching & Learning Strategy
• Assessment Policy changes
– Esubmission with exemptions
– Emarking
– Efeedback within 3 weeks
11. 11
Announcements Essential Effective way of communicating high importance details, reminders on dates, lecture changes etc.
Module Information
Link to mod spec
database
Essential Avoid duplication with programme information.
This doesn’t have to be one Word/pdf it can be smaller and the detail does need to be available. If you do
have a module handbook your module spec needs to be part of that
Aims of the module Essential
Learning Outcomes Essential
Module Schedule/
’Scheme of work’
Essential Topics/Themes covered during lectures. Usually aligned to weeks of delivery
“Contact” ie Staff
Information
Essential
Contact details Essential Email, telephone and office location details of all staff involved in module delivery, not just the module
leader.
Desirable Photo, Twitter name, LinkedIn name, Skype name
Biography Desirable Link to Seek Profile. Brief synopsis of experience and qualification in the module topic
Seek profile Essential
Availability for drop-in
consultations
Essential Office hours that students can see you without the need for an appointment. The recommended number of
hours per week is x hrs. (See your school for no of hours)
Learning Materials Essential Structured according to student/delivery needs eg week-by-week or arranged by topic
Powerpoint/SMART/Keyn
ote Lecture slides
Essential Content that is used in or supporting teaching activity. Provision of lecture content in an electronic format
in advance of delivery is vital for meeting our obligations under student support plans and the Disability
Discrimination Act Part 4
Essential The type of TEL you choose should be decided as a module team. eg Podcasts, videos, animations,
diagrams, photos, links to websites eg TedTalks, YouTube. Live feeds from other websites eg RSS feeds,
widgets.
Tutorial/Seminar
Briefings
Essential
Assessment Essential Link to Academic Regulations. This should also include your feedback policy.
My Grades (at the top
level)
Essential Link to My Grades
Components and
weighting
Essential Assessed components – examinations, presentations, reports – and the relevant contribution towards
module mark. One folder per item.
Exam dates Essential Dates of examinations, even if this only notifies students of the academic weeks that exams will occur in
Assignment 1 Essential Includes assignment briefing, submission folder, University declaration, submission dates/time, where/how
to submit
Assignment 2 Essential Identical structure to Assignment 1.
Grade Descriptors Essential
University of Salford Standards for Blackboard modules
12. 12
Strategic Direction
Rewards
• Conferences
– Bb Teaching & Learning
– Professional bodies
• Awards
– Internal teaching
– Times Higher Education
• Case studies
– Internal and external
– BB, JISC, UCISA, etc
13. 13
Project Elevate E3
Institutional
Transformation
Checks Strategic
Training
• Champions
• Helpdesk
• Surgeries
• #elevatesalford
• Blended
• Online
• Best
practice
• Mandatory
• Benchmarking
• Reporting
• Student Audit
• Project Board
• Standards
• Assessment
Policy
Support
14. 14
Training
Blended solution (mandatory)
Pre-workshop activity
Video
Activity (putting them in the students shoes
Survey
Reflection
Workshop
Best pedagogic practice
“Workshop”
Innovative
Online learning
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Project Elevate E3
Institutional
Transformation
Checks Strategic
Training
• Champions
• Helpdesk
• Surgeries
• #elevatesalford
• Blended
• Online
• Best
practice
• Mandatory
• Benchmarking
• Reporting
• Student Audit
• Project Board
• Standards
• Assessment
Policy
Support
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Support
• 22 TEL Champions
– 1 per School
– Time off teaching
• Helpdesk
• Drop-In Surgeries
• #elevatesalford
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Project Elevate E3
Institutional
Transformation
Checks Strategic
Training
• Champions
• Helpdesk
• Surgeries
• #elevatesalford
• Blended
• Online
• Best
practice
• Mandatory
• Benchmarking
• Reporting
• Student Audit
• Project Board
• Standards
• Assessment
Policy
Support
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Checks
• Benchmarking survey
• “State of nation”, from the UCISA TEL survey
• 50% of staff accessed most days
• Reporting (on training)
• Weekly Reports to the University Executive
• Fortnightly Reports to HoS (attendance registers)
• Student Audit
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Is strong leadership necessary to drive
technology adoption?
Vote using the polling button
– Possible answers
a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe
d) Don’t know
e) Other
http://newsroom.uts.edu.au/news/2007/10/u
ts-top-ranked-in-teaching-and-learning
Shirley Alexander
University of Technology, Syndey
Learning 2014
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Is strong leadership necessary?
Vote using the polling button
UCISA Case study
Successful delivery fell significantly when it was removed from strategy and their VC shifted the institution’s focus.
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How do you get strong leadership
- if you haven’t got it already?
£1m?
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How do you get strong leadership?
Write your ideas below using the text tool
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How do you get strong leadership?
WIIFT
Who What is their agenda? Examples (demonstrating benefits)
PVCA, Heads of School Student experience
NSS scores
Learning, Teaching, Assessment strategy,
Internationalisation
Changing pedagogy/delivery methods eg. flexible,
distance, online, flipped classes
No 1 driver from TEL Survey
Elevate
Vice Chancellors Learning, teaching and assessment
The competition
Shirley Alexander, VC at UTS
Finance Directors Cost savings Online delivery
Resource utilisation, eg rooms/virtual classrooms
Reduced travel costs
HR Directors Greater efficiency/effectiveness of staff
Staff recruitment, retention and
Staff development using technology
Having a digitally capable institution (if they “get
it”)
Digital capabilities of staff
Registrar Cost savings Collaborate for virtual meetings/events,
IT Directors Efficiencies
Maximisation of their investment
Piggy back on system roll-outs, eg use of
Collaborate for Agresso training
AV training promoting and supported by BB
Estates Director Utilisation of the estate
Virtual estate
Task Groups Eg Retention and £s saved Retention centre
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How do you get strong leadership
if you don’t have it?
Help our leaders to “get it”
1. Reports, articles, headlines
2. Surveys to complete to promote discussion
3. Survey results
4. Events
5. International groups
6. Volunteer input into strategies and policies
7. Piggy back on other roll-outs/initiatives
1. Personal tutoring
2. Leadership and management training
3. Agresso training
8. Lead by example
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Things to take away
1. Get Executive support
2. And a Project Board
3. With key stakeholders on (students, PVC A, etc)
4. Project Plan
5. Align to University goals/strategies Set standards
6. Have training AND support
7. Do checks and measures
8. Take remedial action quickly
9. Influence key players
10. Use other opportunities
29. Thank you for taking part in today’s session.
Join us for the next two webinars in the series:
Title: Best Practices in Driving Technology Adoption
Presenter: Bryony Bramer, Learning Technology Manager, Regent's University London
Date: Thursday 25th June, 11:00am BST
Link: http://bbbb.blackboard.com/DrivingAdoptionAtRegentsUniversity
Title: Encouraging Deeper Engagement With Technology Enhanced Learning
Presenter: Brian Irwin, Head of Digital Capability & Ian Glover, Senior Lecturer in
Technology Enhanced Learning, Sheffield Hallam University
Date: Thursday 2nd July, 11:00am BST
Link: http://bbbb.blackboard.com/SheffieldHallamUniversityWebinar
Questions?
Email AskUs@blackboard.com29
Thank you!
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Penny to introduce the technology adoption series.
Slides on Slideshare now. Copious notes.
What I am going to talk about:
1. How strong executive leadership helped drive technology adoption at the University of Salford.
Largely using one example of a university-wide change project called “Project Elevate” which implemented or brought about:
Changes - University-wide elearning (with our BB standards), esubmission (virtually all esubmission), and emarking OUTPUTS
Changes - in roles for academic staff and some administrative staff
Changes - in the way we delivered and supported a project
Can we drive technology adoption without senior leadership support?
How do we get senior leadership support if we haven’t got it?
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Largely using one example of a university-wide change project called “Project Elevate” which implemented or brought about:
University-wide elearning (with our BB standards)
Changes in our Assessment Policy - esubmission (for the all submission except “exemptions”)
Text based - via Turnitin Gradebook
Non text based – eg presentations, audio, via BBd assignment/GradeCentre
Bbd/GC tools such as tests, wikis, blogs
Physical artefacts
emarking
Grade entry into Bb at least
Qualitative feedback electronically in BB or Gradebook
text or audio or video feedback
Changes in roles for academic staff and some administrative staff
Changes in the way we delivered and supported a project
Project plan using Prince 2
Project board
Mandatory training
TEL Champions in schools (24)
2. Can we drive change without senior leadership support?
3. How do we get senior leadership support if we haven’t got it?
And left a legacy which set expectations
Digital Skills Manager at UoS for 10.5 years.
Linked In Gillian Fielding
Twitter g_fielding
University of Salford
Next door to Manchester (United)
20000 students
2000 staff
250 programmes
A significant number of first-in family and locals students
Student Experience
The student experience was variable. Students wanted the same experience (and not to be lost when they went from one BB module to another).
No.1 driver for implementing technology adoption (UCISA TEL, BB 6 Characteristics to increase technology adoption)
We had the Chair of the Student Union on the Project – the key factor here this gave us a compelling argument to deliver the change. If the students had said this is what they wanted, it made it difficult for staff to argue with it. One key message from that student voice was the vast differences in Blackboard modules. When students moved from one module to another, then they struggled to find things, some modules had a different layout, different headings, reading lists/no reading lists; also some modules had more content or made different use of Blackboard, some making extensive use of it, others not. (nb this wasn’t just a discipline issue but BB modules could vary hugely within the same programme areas.) Students wanted to be able to navigate easily, to be able to find the same basic information in each other their modules.
Transformation Project
The University was undergoing a several wide-reaching cultural changes at the time. Academic Portfolio review, One meant that the roles of academic staff and professional services staff were changing. Administration of Blackboard was moving to academics. No longer would admin staff upload content for academics, the academics were expected to take ownership of their BB modules and do this themselves.
Elevate Project Board
Chaired and actively led by the PVC A,
Prince 2
Including representative key - stakeholders
Students Union
Staff: Academic, IT technical, IT project manager, IT support desk, Human Resources, Academic Development Unit, Library, School Operation Managers
BB upgrade project v8 – 9.1
PLUS:…….
Elearning Module standards
Linked to ASPIRES - Teaching and learning strategy pedagogically excellent theme
Access to higher education
Student focused
Pedagogically excellent
Internationally orientated
Research underpinned
Employability and enterprise
Sustainable
Assessment Policy changes
Changes esubmission (for the all submission except “exemptions”)
Text based - via Turnitin Gradebook
Non text based – eg presentations, audio, via BBd assignment/GradeCentre
Bbd/GC tools such as tests, wikis, blogs
Physical artefacts
emarking
Grade entry into Bb at least
Qualitative feedback electronically in BB or Gradebook
text or audio or video feedback
Within 15 working days
And left a legacy which set expectations
One we have achieved for Elevate are in bold, others are suggestions
Rewards
Conferences – speaking opportunities
Bb Teaching and Learning Conference
HEA
JISC
UCISA
CILIP
LILAC
Awards
Internal teaching
THES
Case studies
Internal
External
BB, JISC, UCISA, etc
Training – had PVCA involvement, vetted the lesson plan and learning materials. Attended the pilot training.
Whilst we needed senior management support we needed other elements too, such as training (my bit!)
Blended solution
Pre-workshop activity
Video to contextualise
Activity (putting them in the students shoes
Survey
Reflection– reflect on own BB modules and bring ideas/files
Workshop (751 attendees in 8 weeks, 61 x 3 hrs)
Best pedagogic practice
“Workshop” – doing what they had to do anyway but in a supported environemnt
Innovative - (packed with ideas for everyone)
OERs , QR codes, Online evaluation forms (MEQs), #elevatesalford
Online learning (3 modules, 9 hrs study time)
Mandatory
TEL Champions
Min. 1 per School, total 22 – worked with HoS Line managed by HoS but guided by the centre.
Time off teaching
Helpdesk (dedicated to BB and Tii)
Drop-In Surgeries
3x3hr Surgeries per week
Held on 2 campuses
#elevatesalford
Previously we were knew there were patches of technology adoption but we wanted more and to know how much
STRATEGIC INFO - characteristic 6 in BB guide (understanding of the current level of adoption)
Benchmarking survey
“State of nation”, from the UCISA TEL survey Use of technologies including video, social media, audio, etc
321 staff completed
50% of staff accessed most days
Reporting (on training)
Weekly Reports to the University Executive
Fortnightly Reports to HoS (attendance registers)
Student Audit
Completed by students (Course Rep’s)
Paid in Amazon vouchers
Semester 1 – 519 modules audited
Semester 2 – 1500 modules audited
Vote using the polling button
Possible answers
a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe
d) Don’t know
e) Other
Prof Shirley Alexander – an inspirational leader and proactive driver of TEL at Uni of Technology in Sydney Watch this 3 minute video. It’s fabulous
Vote –Yes, no, maybe, don’t know
Indications suggest yes
E.g. UCISA Case study
“One institution found their ability to deliver successfully on DC projects and initiatives fell significantly when it was removed from strategy and their VC shifted the institution’s focus. They lost their senior management champion and the strategic direction too. DC needs this to drive the agenda until its embedded”.
www.ucisa.ac.uk/digcap available July 2015
Digital strategies are appearing in institutions or digital is being embedded in other strategies, or not
Suggestions please write on the whiteboard.
Suggestions please write on the whiteboard.
Target them with WIIFT - What’s in it for them? What is that person’s agenda or their goal, or concern
Help them to be successful in their role.
Target the most influential – on Exec board
Or those you can comfortably lobby
Help you leaders “get it” – pass it to them with soundbites which speak to their agenda.
1. Pass on reports, articles, headlines
BBC Richard Dimbleby lecture (see iplayer) - Martha Lane-Fox “businesses” need Executives who “gets it” ie what technology can do for their business/us. She went on to ask what executive discussions do not have a digital element? Shouldn’t at least one person on our Exec’s “get it”?
House of Lords and THES shock headline https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/digital-skills-crisis-looming-peers-warn/2018572.article
NUS Charter on Technology in HE - http://www.nusconnect.org.uk/news/article/highereducation/2489/
JISC digital student resources eg digital student research - http://digitalstudent.jiscinvolve.org/wp/outcomes/enhancing-the-digital-experience-for-students-cards/
Horizon report - http://www.nmc.org/publication-type/horizon-report/
UCISA Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Report - https://www.ucisa.ac.uk/tel/
Mintel reports –social media, digital markets – try your digital library
Gartner – try your digital library
2. Get them to complete surveys eg UCISA TEL (which will be out Jan 2016) - it promotes discussion
3. Survey results - another opportunity to discuss.
4. Events
Jisc Change Agents Network webinars - http://can.jiscinvolve.org/wp/webinars-upcoming-webinars-and-recordings-of-past-webinars/
I sent this to our Dean of students and he attended and is looking at co-creation and student iChamps to drive TEL
HEA events Changing the learning landscape - http://www.lfhe.ac.uk/en/programmes-events/your-university/cll/index.cfm?utm_source=development&utm_campaign=cll
UCISA webinars - http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/digcap and http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/events
BETT, London, Brasil – largely aimed at schools (but increasingly HE) but if schools are doing exciting things with TEL what will our incoming students expect?
5. Other international groups of IT Directors: EUNIS, Educause, Caudit - http://www.eunis.org/cheita/members/
6. Volunteer input into strategies and policies
7. Piggy back on other roll-outs/initiatives – ask if you can review the content with a digital/TEL eye
Personal tutoring
Leadership and management training
Agresso training
Lead by example
PVC/VC doing webinars
Executive using Blackboard for Exec papers
HR using BB for softskills and other development and flexible, distance and online learning, and webinars….
Get Executive support
And a Project Board
With key stakeholders on (students, PVC A, etc)
Project Plan
Align to University goals/strategies (Student Experience)
Set standards
Have training AND support
Do checks and measures – audits, reports and feedback quickly
Take remedial action quickly
