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Academic Staff Development in the Area of Technology Enhanced Learning in UK HEIs
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Academic Staff Development in the Area of
Technology Enhanced Learning in UK HEIs
Author This paper reports on a study on staff development in the area of technology en-
hanced learning in UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) that took place in Novem-
Timos Almpanis, Associate
ber, 2011. Data for this study were gathered via an online survey emailed to the Heads
Professor, Learning
Technologies, Southampton of e-Learning Forum (HeLF) which is a network comprised of one senior staff member
Solent University per UK institution, leading the enhancement of learning and teaching through the use
timos.almpanis@solent. of technology. Prior to the survey, desk-based research on some universities’ publicly
ac.uk available websites gathered similar information about staff development in the area of
technology enhanced learning. The online survey received 27 responses, approaching
a quarter of all UK HEIs subscribed to the Heads of e-Learning forum list (118 is the to-
Tags tal number). Both pre-1992 (16 in number) and post-1992 Universities (11 in number)
staff development, were represented in the survey and findings indicate the way this sample of UK HEIs are
technology enhanced approaching staff development in the area of TEL.
learning, training, higher
education The survey’s main research question was ‘What provision do UK HEIs make for aca-
demic staff development in the area of technology enhanced learning?’. Twelve ques-
tions, both closed and open-ended, were devised in order to gather enough informa-
tion about how staff development needs in the area of technology enhanced learning
are addressed by different UK institutions. Following the justification of the adopted
research methodology, the findings from the online survey are analysed and discussed
and conclusions are drawn.
1. Introduction – Background
The Higher Education funding Council for England (HEFCE) describes technology as a tool
that facilitates the introduction of more powerful, pedagogically effective methods in learn-
ing and teaching (Mayes et al, 2009). Furthermore, HEFCE’s strategy on Technology Enhanced
Learning (HEFCE, 2009) aims to encapsulate good practice in the area of learning, teaching
and assessment facilitated and enhanced by the use of technology that goes beyond dis-
tance e-learning. In the same report, the term Technology Enhanced Learning –hereinafter
TEL– has been promoted by HEFCE as an inclusive term that encompasses not only blended
and distance learning practices but also classroom-based activities assisted by technology
such as the use of interactive whiteboards and electronic voting systems in the classroom to
engage students in their learning.
This study is focused on the staff development provision that UK HEIs make in the area of
TEL. The biannual survey of technology enhanced learning for higher education in the UK
(Browne et al., 2010) administered by the universities and colleges information systems as-
sociation (UCISA) and funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) –hereinaf-
ter UCISA Survey– offers a representative picture on institutional developments in this area
in a much wider context, including provision on IT systems, staffing issues, prospective devel-
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opments, as well as the anticipated challenges that these devel- support units (in 80% of cases), while local, departmental sup-
opments may pose in the near future and possible ways these port was also provided in two thirds of the cases (66%) (Browne
challenges could be addressed. This study is focused solely on et al, 2010). These figures show the prevalence of TEL-related
the staff development activities currently on offer by HEIs in the expertise and support provided by UK HEIs.
UK aiming to encapsulate detailed information on both techni-
Learning technologists in particular are at the centre of these
cal and pedagogical training in the area of TEL, as well as exam-
developments in the area of TEL; learning technologists are a
ples of good practice in the form of case studies and continuing
diverse group of professionals whose remit and consequent
professional development (CPD) activities offered to academic
activities range from staff development to research, manage-
staff in this area.
ment and technical support (Oliver, 2002). In some universities
Learning platforms used to support online learning such as Vir- learning technologists –or e-learning staff developers– are part
tual Learning Environments (VLEs) have been implemented and of a centre for excellence in teaching and learning (CETL), in
utilized by the vast majority of universities and colleges in the others they undertake educational research on the potential of
UK; according to the UCISA Survey on technology enhanced technology to enhance learning and may inform university-wide
learning (Browne et al., 2010), 90% of the Higher Education strategies in the adoption of learning technologies. According to
Institutions –hereinafter HEIs– that participated in the survey the UCISA survey (Browne et al, 2010), approximately 11 mem-
reported having at least one main Virtual Learning Environ- bers of learning technology staff are appointed on average by
ment (VLE) in use. Furthermore, centrally supported use of pla- each of the institutions who participated in the survey; most of
giarism prevention and detection software, e-submission and them (9) residing in the learning technology support units while
e-assessment tools is now pervasive across the sector, accord- the rest are divided in local departmental support, educational
ing to the same survey. E-assessment, multimedia support and development units or other places such as generic IT support
lecture capture are identified as the leading new demands on units.
institutional support. There is clear evidence in the report of
The following section describes the results of some initial desk-
the fact that, while VLE implementation was a central focus for
based research that aimed to explore the forms of TEL-related
most institutions approximately ten years ago, their provision
staff development activities offered by various HEIs in the UK.
for learning technologies has expanded rapidly to include other
systems such as e-portfolios, e-assessment tools, web confer-
encing tools and other tools that facilitate teaching, learning
and assessment.
2. Desk-based research on staff
development on TEL
As the use of technology to enhance students’ learning becomes
Initial, preliminary desk-based research was undertaken to ex-
more widespread, new and existing members of academic staff
plore what TEL-related staff development activities were on of-
need to update their skills in their use of these new learning
fer from various universities. This was done by accessing their
technologies and also understand how these technologies can
websites. It is worth mentioning that while some universities
be used in pedagogically effective ways (Almpanis et al, 2010).
provided this information externally others did not; as these ac-
One of the main challenges identified in the UCISA survey is the
tivities are mostly tailored to existing staff, in some cases the
lack of academic staff knowledge in the area of online learning
information was locked behind institutional logins in intranets.
and teaching (Browne et al, 2010). In order to address the staff
Therefore, only a few examples of universities who displayed
development needs of the academic staff, UK HEIs have em-
this information externally will be mentioned in this section
ployed professionals with various job titles –learning technolo-
in order to highlight the wide range of activities offered; data
gists, e-learning officers, e-learning advisers, e-learning staff
found from websites were not intended for use in any statisti-
developers– whose job role includes staff development in the
cal analysis due to the limitations of access to all the relevant
effective use of educational technologies. Fifty-four (54) out of
information. The examples selected below cover a wide range
ninety-one (91) institutions (63%) participating in the UCISA sur-
of Institutional approaches to staff development on TEL.
vey reported having a learning technology support unit, while
56 (65%) had an educational development unit. On top of that,
TEL support was commonly provided by Information Technology
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University of Surrey standards framework (UK PSF) for teaching and supporting
The Centre for Educational and Academic Development (CEAD) learning in HE and from the Learning and skills network profes-
offers staff development opportunities in many aspects of sional framework for e-learning. Underpinning activities and re-
learning and teaching, including technology related half-day sources include ICT skills training required for competent use of
workshops on aspects such as the use of e-portfolios, Turnitin, e-learning technology, guides and toolkits, briefings and over-
Electronic voting systems and using online media in learning views of institution-wide changes to e-learning infrastructure
(University of Surrey, 2012). and practices as well as participation and consultancy offered by
learning technologists and academic librarians to new academic
team approaches to curriculum developments. The Framework
London School of Economics
on TEL PD is part of the wider PD Framework for teaching staff
The Centre for Learning Technology (CLT) delivers a wide range
at Edge Hill and recognizes the importance of securing ‘buy in’
of training sessions (1,5 hours long) including Moodle VLE train-
from management. It makes provision for a course based TEL
ing, blogs, wikis and social media and video conferencing; they
PD Pathway, which offers a variety of events from workshops
also deliver a series of lunchtime webinars on web tools to sup-
to modules of the PGCert in Teaching and Learning and MA in
port research. Furthermore, they have developed a digital liter-
eLearning modules; it also makes provision for a practice-based
acy programme with various short training courses that include
TEL PD whose basic activities may include attendance at the
blogging, google docs, facebook, twitter, social bookmarking
annual internal conference seminars and symposia, open days,
sites as well as ways to organize research with RSS (Really Simple
peer observation, membership of e-learning special interest
Syndication) and RSS feed readers that allow user-friendly web
groups (SIGs) and social networks, while the more advanced
syndication of content (London School of Economics, 2012).
activities include facilitating internal workshops and seminars,
presenting at the internal conference and extend to presenta-
University of the West of England tions to national and international conferences, peer-reviewed
The Electronic Development Unit offers advice, training and publications and leading projects on TEL (Edge Hill University,
support to a wide range of elearning activities such as delivery 2012).
of materials, supporting students and assessment in distance,
blended and face-to-face courses and programmes. Further-
more, an innovative masters’ level course (MA) in Education in
3. Methodology
Virtual Worlds is to be delivered in Second Life, subject to vali- The research design for this survey follows the mixed methods
dation (University of the West of England, 2012). The University research paradigm. Both approaches, quantitative and qualita-
of the West of England (UWE) also provides an Online Learning tive, are seen as complementary rather than contradictory. This
Course (OLL) that runs over six weeks. research is underpinned by an approach based on pragmatism;
it does not attempt to resolve the paradigmatic war between
University of Cambridge quantitative and qualitative purist approaches, but it rather at-
Access was disallowed to the Learning Technology Service web- tempts to fit together the insights of both quantitative and qual-
pages. The Centre for Applied Research in Educational Tech- itative research into a workable solution, in the way described
nologies (CARET), offers advice on different ways technology by Burke and Onwuegbuzie (2004). In a highly interdisciplinary
can be used to support academic work and ‘shares some of the area such as technology enhanced learning, taking purist ap-
latest and best solutions from around the world’ (University of proaches to research methodologies can create more issues
Cambridge, 2012). than those they resolve. Mixed methods research has been
adopted in an attempt to utilize the most appropriate tools
available to address the main research question (What provi-
Edge Hill University sion do HEIs in the UK make for staff development in the area of
The Solstice team in Edge Hill University has developed a Tech-
TEL), rather than imposing some strict ontological views to the
nology Enhanced Learning Professional Development Frame-
research itself, gaining that way possibilities for both breadth
work which offers a holistic and consistent approach to staff
and depth rather than being limited to either one of them.
development across the whole institution. The TEL professional
Mixed methods research recognizes the fact that both quantita-
development framework is informed by the UK professional
tive and qualitative research is important and useful. According
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to Martin Oliver (2002), if one is pluralistic in the way theory Frequency
and research methodologies are approached, one may risk be- Twenty three (23) of the twenty five (25) responses offered
ing superficial, but on the other hand, if you ‘believe and live’ in some information on the frequency of these training sessions.
a chosen theory – methodology, then you risk being dogmatic. Training sessions varied from ‘once or twice a year’ to ‘2 x per
Furthermore, Jones and Kennedy (2011) argue that pluralism week’. In some cases (5), scheduled training sessions for staff
in research methods is very important in emerging, interdisci- were scheduled only once or twice a year, however, in most of
plinary fields such as learning technology as it enables gradu- these cases (4) sessions were also offered on demand to school
ate students to experiment with different research approaches. and course teams. On demand training sessions were reported
They question the reign of the two dominant paradigms sug- to take place in 10 cases; 2 more reported one to one training
gesting that emerging research approaches in the field of learn- availability and 1 reported instant service and support. The rest
ing technology are already putting pressure on the traditional reported that training varied depending on need; furthermore,
paradigmatic divide (Jones and Kennedy, 2011). the frequency of the sessions on offer varied depending on the
subject covered and training on main systems such as the use of
4. Findings the VLE and Turnitin were offered more than other sessions, as
pointed out by two respondents.
4.1 Hands-on training Uptake
The vast majority of the Heads of E-Learning that completed Twelve (12) of the comments covered some aspects of the up-
the survey reported that their universities offer a wide variety take of the sessions; three responses indicated between 4 and
of staff development sessions/events for their academic staff. 10 attendees, while others described attendance as ‘variable’,
Regarding hands-on training, sessions on how to use the institu- ‘small uptake’, ‘little uptake’, ‘limited uptake for the timetabled
tional virtual learning environment (VLE) were the most popular sessions’ and ‘mediocre uptake’. A ‘take five’ approach was used
across the 26 responses to this question (26 out of 26), followed by another institution where 5 members of staff request spe-
by sessions on e-assessment (22 out of 26), plagiarism preven- cific/bespoke training. In one case where sessions were offered
tion and detection (22 out of 26) and e-portfolios (19 out of 26). twice a week, it was reported that ‘about half the timetabled
Web 2.0 tools (17 out of 26), personal response systems (17 out sessions run’ while in another case attendance was described as
of 26) and web conferencing sessions (16 out of 26) were also ‘generally good; falls off after first batch of sessions’.
very popular among participating institutions. The only one op-
tion offered that proved to be less popular among training ses- 4.2 Pedagogical staff development approaches
sions on offer was Second Life (3 out of 26) (see Figure 1). Other
to TEL via workshops/ seminars/ internal
sessions offered included: lecture capture (3), online media
events
(4), audiovisual equipment (2), office tools (1), podcasting (1),
iTunes (1) and screencasting (1). In terms of staff development events such as workshops/ semi-
nars on the pedagogic use of various learning technologies, 25
The duration, frequency and uptake of the training sessions var-
out of 26 respondents indicated they offer such events in the
ied widely. These are summarized below.
‘effective use of the VLE’, 22 respondents ticked the ‘implement-
Duration ing e-assessment for diagnostic, formative and/or summative
Eleven of the comments included some information on the assessment’ option, while 21 of them ticked the ‘plagiarism pre-
duration of the hands-on training sessions. Duration varied be- vention and detection’ option. Web 2.0 seminars were provided
tween 30 minute taster sessions and 3 hour long workshops; in in approximately two thirds of the participating institutions as
the majority of cases (7), training sessions lasted between 1 and 17 out of the 26 offered them. Around half of the institutions –
2 hours. The remaining cases were divided between shorter –30 14 out of 26– offered seminars on ‘using e-portfolios – personal
and 45 minutes respectively– and longer sessions –between 2 learning environments’; web conferencing was not far behind
to 3 hours and 3 hours long sessions. with 12 responses. Seminars on virtual worlds were run by 4
institutions (see Figure 2). Other workshops/seminars included:
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Figure 1: Responses to the question ‘Does the university offer any of the following hands on training session on how to use the following tools?
Please tick all that apply’.
lecture capture (2), podcasting (2), online media (1), video (1), that these sessions are run by a different team to the learning
screencasting (1). technology team – an academic enhancement and academic
development unit respectively.
These workshops/seminars/internal events or conferences on
the pedagogically effective use of learning technologies were
in some cases less frequent than the hands-on training sessions 4.3 Online TEL-related case studies
and varied from annual or bi-annual events to monthly themat- Online case studies on the pedagogically effective use of learn-
ic school-specific events and to fortnightly sessions on a specific ing technologies were also provided by many HEIs. Case studies
pedagogy. In eight cases –out of a total 25– both pedagogy and on the effective use of the VLE (18), e-assessment (13), web 2.0
hands-on training were integrated in the same sessions. Work- tools (13), plagiarism prevention and detection (11), personal
shops and seminars were reported to be both scheduled and response systems (10), e-portfolios (7) and web conferencing (6)
tailor-made, on-demand sessions. In two cases it was reported were commonly made available online, aimed to provide flex-
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Figure 2: Responses to the question ‘Does the university offer any of the following workshops/seminars/internal events or internal conferences on
the pedagogically effective use of the following learning technologies? Please tick all that apply’.
ibility of access to academic staff interested in TEL practice. This ants stated that they did not know whether TEL was offered as a
question was answered by 20 respondents and percentages module of the aforementioned course while 10 gave a negative
shown below are out of 20 (see Figure 3). Other responses in- answer (see Figure 4). Apart from those who stated that TEL was
cluded: Online media (2), screencasting (1), anything that staff is the main focus of a PGCert module, all the rest but one men-
willing to share (1), offered as a service by Epigeum (1), we are tioned that some aspects of TEL were embedded in this course.
currently working on this (1).
4.5 TEL continuing professional development
4.4 TEL as part of the postgraduate certificate in activities
learning and teaching
Various CPD activities in the area of TEL were provided by a
In almost half of the cases –13 out of 27– technology enhanced number of institutions including e-moderating/e-facilitating
learning was reported to be the focus of one of the modules of short courses that were 3 to 5 weeks long, e-facilitation courses
the Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher certified by the Staff and Educational Development Association
Education (PGCert in LT in HE). Four of the remaining 14 inform- (SEDA), application and portfolio development towards certified
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Figure 3: Responses to the question ‘Does the university offer any online case studies on the following learning technologies?’.
membership of the association for learning technology (CMALT) 4.6 TEL as a prerequisite for blended and fully
for academic staff, a module on the PGCert course and other online courses
Masters’ level modules with an emphasis on e-learning that
could also be taken as stand-alone modules. Furthermore, one The question regarding whether there are any formal TEL staff
university reported that they have academic staff registered for development requirements for academic staff involved in the
PhDs in the area of TEL. Other provision in the area of TEL in- delivery of blended/distance learning courses returned a wide
cludes faculty sponsored workshops, invited external speakers, range of responses; in most cases –15 out of 23– there were
on demand training as well as experiential training in new tech- no requirements. Among those, however, one informant stated
nologies in a ‘learning hub’, tailor-made training for individual that their institution is currently considering making it a require-
subject areas, departments, or faculties and one-to-one advice ment; two respondents stated that this is monitored via the
and consultation. course validation process as staff involved in heavily technolog-
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5. Discussion
Most universities represented in
the survey offer a wide variety
of staff development sessions/
events for their academic staff;
this includes hands-on training
sessions, seminars on the peda-
gogically effective use of various
learning technologies, online
case studies, peer support via in-
ternal workshops/ conferences
and, in some cases other CPD ac-
tivities in the area of Technology
Enhanced Learning such as e-
moderating online short cours-
es, SEDA certified e-facilitation
courses and postgraduate mod-
ules. Training sessions on how to
use the VLE, e-assessment tools,
plagiarism prevention and detec-
tion tools as well as e-portfolios
Figure 4: Responses to the question ‘Is technology enhanced learning (or online, distance, e-learning)
included as a module in the University’s Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in
were the most popular sessions
Higher Education?’. offered. Web 2.0 tools, personal
response systems and web con-
to training. In two other cases, although this was not a require- ferencing systems were also very popular among participating
ment, staff involved in blended/online courses were strongly institutions. The only one option offered that proved to be less
encouraged to take the e-moderation and the e-facilitation on- popular among training sessions on offer was Second Life.
line short course respectively.
The duration, frequency and uptake of the training sessions var-
In the remaining 8 cases there were some requirements; three ied widely; some institutions offered training sessions at regular
respondents reported that new academic staff were expected intervals to suit the academic timetable, others 3 to 4 times a
to undertake VLE training as part of their induction. In one case, year. However, most institutions would deliver tailored sessions
the first module of the MA in Academic Practice was a require- on request for specific departments or course teams and there
ment for staff and in two other cases it was mentioned that seems to be a shift towards small group training and one-to-one
distance learning programmes had their own training initiatives training on request.
and academic staff involved in these undergo a formal induction
Staff development opportunities around various learning tech-
process focusing on tutoring techniques and other competen-
nologies in UK HEIs may well be pervasive across the sector if
cies related to TEL. In another case staff involved in fully online
the same pattern as indicated by this study occurs in all other
courses were required to complete a 10 credit module offered
universities; the perceived potential of technology to enhance
to new lecturers, while another one reported that there were
the students’ experience in general and students’ learning in
no formal requirements for blended courses but for fully on-
particular has led to the adoption of a wide range of approaches
line courses staff have to go through formal induction due to
to staff development in this particular area. What is more, TEL
the increased standard of development and delivery in online
is seemingly recognized as sound pedagogic practice as it is em-
courses.
bedded in the Postgraduate Certificate in teaching and learning
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in HE either as a module of study or as an integral part of the teaching on fully online courses were usually expected to par-
course. ticipate in TEL-related personal development.
Although in more than half of the cases there were no strict Furthermore, in the samples studied, TEL is seemingly no longer
requirements for staff to undertake training/development be- treated as something extra, but gets embedded in standard aca-
fore they get involved in blended learning, training opportuni- demic practice as shown by its integration with the Postgradu-
ties were available and staff were strongly encouraged to par- ate Certificate in teaching and learning in HE, but also from its
ticipate; a few of the participants mentioned that for online integration with various workshops, seminars and other events
courses in particular, staff would be expected to participate in where the focus is on good pedagogic practice.
some TEL-related personal development and also that staff de-
velopment needs would have to be addressed during the course
validation process.
Among the 27 responses received in total, 16 were from Pre Acknowledgements
1992 and 11 from Post 1992 universities. Overall, there were This research is part of the author’s part-time Doctoral re-
no apparent differences in the way the samples from these two search in the ‘E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning’
groups approach staff development around TEL. However, there programme, University of Lancaster. The author would like to
was a small difference worthy of exploration in a further study: thank his supervisor, Don Passey, and the reviewers of eLearn-
while post-1992 universities represented in the survey were of- ing Papers for their valuable comments on the paper. Last but
fering more hands-on training sessions in the area of TEL, par- not least, the author would like to thank the Heads of eLearning
ticipating pre-1992 reported higher numbers in embedding TEL whose contributions to the survey made this research possible.
in the teaching and learning practice through the Postgraduate
Certificate course.
6. Conclusion – Summary
This paper focuses on the provision made by UK HEIs for staff
development in the area of TEL. This study is informed by three
sources: the UCISA survey that took place in 2010, a desk-based
research on UK universities’ websites and an online survey that
was delivered to the Heads of eLearning in November 2011.
Findings from all three sources indicate that the implementa-
tion of learning technologies may well be widespread across the
sector and that many UK HEIs now offer ample opportunities for
staff development in this area.
The online survey in particular showed that most universities
that participated in the survey try to address their academic staff
development needs in the area of TEL offering various training
opportunities, including hands-on training sessions, seminars
and case studies. In some cases, other CPD activities such as
online short courses on e-moderating and optional postgradu-
ate modules were also on offer. The duration and frequency of
these training opportunities varied widely in order to match the
individual Institution’s staff development needs in the area of
TEL. Staff teaching on blended learning courses were strongly
encouraged to participate in training opportunities, while those
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