First pass analysis of the results of the market research survey conducted as part of the OCTEL project -- Open Course in Technology Enhanced Learning -- http://octel.alt.ac.uk

1. Open Course in
Technology Enhanced Learning
Market Research Survey

2. Purpose
✦ Understand the market demand for the OCTEL
course before starting development to enable
resources to be planned
✦ Enable the course to be properly sized and
resourced

3. Background
✦ Announced on 22 October via ALT, HEA, JISC &
closed 7 November
✦ 140 responses of which 136 (97%) were
complete*
✦ 22% had participated in a MOOC before
✦ estimate over ¾ in uk (based on email addresses)
✦ Median time to complete was 4 min 59 sec
* one of these was not submitted via SurveyMethods so does not feature in automatically generated
aggregate charts but it has been considered in the analysis
http://octel.alt.ac.uk

4. Priority objectives
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5. What other objectives would you like
the course to address?
✦ Context
✦ Models, theories and history of TEL (mapping the future and learning
from the past)!
✦ Evidencing practice, research methods etc.
✦ Putting information into place in easy to understand format for our
students to get comfortable with technology enhanced learning.
✦ Digital Literacies
✦ Some theory that looks at the complexities of the status and importance
of Digital Literacies for diff groups, i.e. students institution teaching
teams. Also a look at the diversity of technology across diff spaces
http://octel.alt.ac.uk

6. Other objectives: metrics for managing
TEL
✦ Measuring success of TEL
✦ Identify how we can get managers to see the
financial benefit from investing in e-learning
during the current economic climate.
✦ How to carry out evaluation of TEL innovations/
implementation
✦ Methods for effective evaluations of TEL
✦ Fit for purpose methods of evaluating benefits of
new methods
http://octel.alt.ac.uk

7. Other objectives: pedagogy
✦ Key info on latest pedagogical theories
✦ Modes of learning: collaborative, independent, ODL, blended, teaching
practice etc
✦ Understand underpinning learning theories
✦ Principles of Pedagogy in the context of enhanced Learning (TEL), How to
plan, contexualise and implement TEL Innovations
✦ I think the interface between TEL and instructional design is neglected and
needs more emphasis
✦ The issues covered need to keep in mind the practicalities of teaching. The
risk with technology is that it is presented by enthusiasts whose life revolves
around this stuff. Mine does not, but I welcome pointers and guidance for
how I can improve the learner experience using technology strategically.
✦ Use technology to enhance student engagement
http://octel.alt.ac.uk

8. Other objectives: assessment
✦ Appropriate assessment methods and along with
that feedback (timeliness of and effectiveness) —
useful to emphasise the role technology can play
in these areas
✦ Technology for assessment purposes
✦ Benefits of ePortfolios
http://octel.alt.ac.uk

9. Other objectives: platforms
✦ Integration of mobile devices (tablets in particular) in curriculum, lectures
and seminars
✦ Uses and benefits of mobile technologies
✦ Share information on the use of a variety of mobile devices and
applications.
✦ Mobile learning especially tablets.
✦ Awareness of how to combine different technologies so that they work
together to facilitate/support learning.
✦ Use of of various software tools to create e-learning
✦ Managing support for TEL, central, hub and spoke etc
✦ How technological advancement change and keep changing the design and
how to keep pace with it
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10. Other objectives: troubleshooting
✦ Coping with technical difficulties encountered
using online technologies
✦ Issues around equipment failure and strategies to
deal with it. I would see both these as raising the
awareness rather than an in depth training on
them
✦ Strategies to troubleshoot most common issues
with online learners
http://octel.alt.ac.uk

11. Other objectives: hygiene factors
✦ Appreciation of ethical concerns such as author
rights, use of image, privacy
✦ Guidance on use of materials in an OER sense
✦ Issues around copyright, IPR, DDA, etc
✦ Copyright and intellectual property… many
academics do not exhibit correct understanding of
copyright e.g., the widespread misbelief that using
something for educational purposes automatically
makes it copyright-free or fair use.
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12. Priority areas
http://octel.alt.ac.uk

13. What other topics and areas would
you like the course to cover?
✦ Pedagogy & designing learner experience
✦ Some ideas on theory, research and how to engage with and contribute
to these areas of TEL
✦ Work-based learning, Peer learning, Community support
✦ Designing learning activities to support face to face teaching in blended
delivery
✦ Peer and group work
http://octel.alt.ac.uk

14. Other topics: practical planning and
implementation
✦ I consider myself and advanced practitioner and I’m developing a course
like this myself. I’m interested in an advanced version of this course
demonstrating practice at the top end
✦ Online programme strategy and planning innovative learning design
✦ Maybe how to avoid technology overload for students and course design.
i.e. just because we can, should we? How much is enough?
✦ Again, I don’t want to ‘learn’ about them. I want to jointly create new
understandings in public.
✦ Saving time. Productivity, efficiency in using tools especially the
abominable VLEs. I am in favour of NOT using VLEs. Then what do you
need to measure and how can this be done without incurring huge time
burdens?
http://octel.alt.ac.uk

15. Other topics: broader context &
research
✦ Digital literacy, safeguarding, managing online identities, feedback (not just
assessment)
✦ Digital literacies / net smart aspects
✦ Availability of free resources
✦ Learners as producers e.g. digital video, e-portfolios i.e. technology &
creativity
✦ Using tech to research learning
✦ Providing evidence of the need for tech and evaluating tech-in-use
http://octel.alt.ac.uk

16. Other topics: learner support
✦ Supporting groups in HE other than students — admin,
research communities, short-lived social groups etc —
all still learning!
✦ Technology Enhanced Learning in Smart Classrooms
✦ Bridging the gap between institutional support and the
aims of all the above [topics]
✦ Enabling co-creation of learning. I think Learner Voice
models are more likely to check satisfaction with existing
delivery models. Co-creation is about more collaborative
learning
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17. Other objectives: platforms
✦ Mobile learning
✦ Open systems and integration
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18. Surprise: people prepared to do the
questionnaire are interested in the area
84% would like to be notified when course registration opens
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19. Reasons for not taking part
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20. Other reasons for not taking part
✦ It would be a question of time, reward and outcomes. Even on clear
modules with credit making time to study like this is VERY hard to do.
✦ It depends on timings
✦ It is unlikely I shall be teaching myself, but I am concerned about the likely
needs of those who might be teaching online, following the findings of our
[project name] project
✦ I would only participate to see if there was anything in the way you were
teaching it not directly to learn from the course
✦ Not enough time and I know a reasonable amount. I might be interested in
dipping in, but I don't think it would take more than an hour or so to get the
best bits out of this type of programme.
✦ I have several MOOC I would like to join but do not have time at the
moment
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21. Roles: not just for teachers?
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22. Other roles
✦ HE teacher by any other name 2
✦ Other teacher (6th form, primary, community) 3
✦ Head of department or manager 3
✦ Learning technologist (various levels) 7
✦ Other paradidactic (consultant, agency, CPD) 7
✦ Other (designer, joker) 3
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23. Experience of other MOOCs
✦ xMOOCs*
✦ Coursera, Udacity, Google Powersearch, Blackboard Exemplary Course
Design, Curtis Bonk’s Instructional Ideas & Technology Tools
✦ cMOOCs
✦ Siemens/Downes (Change11, LAK12)
✦ Others
✦ Program for Online Teaching certificate, Stanford’sDesigning a New
Learning Environment
* admittedly not the most sophisticated of classifications
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24. What we value in MOOCs
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