The document provides an overview of the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) program at the University of Salford. The PGCAP is designed to help staff develop their skills and knowledge in learning and teaching in higher education. It consists of 4 core modules: Learning and Teaching in HE, Assessment and Feedback for Learning, Application of Learning Technologies, and Curriculum Design and Program Leadership. Participants will develop a social media-based portfolio to reflect on their learning and receive feedback from tutors and peers. The program aims to provide opportunities for open learning, experimentation, and conversations about improving teaching and learning at the University of Salford.
This document provides information about the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) program. The program consists of a core module on Learning and Teaching in Higher Education as well as additional elective modules. The core module aims to help participants examine teaching practices, identify student learning needs, discuss the use of learning technologies, and critically evaluate theories of student learning and quality assurance in higher education. The document outlines the program structure, intended learning outcomes, online learning spaces, e-portfolios, and assessment criteria. It also provides an agenda for an induction event that will introduce participants to the program and core module.
Professor Lourdes Guàrdia, How to evaluate generic Competences using Web 2.0:...mediazoo
One of the demands that today’s society is making of the European Space of
Higher Education (ESHE) is the establishment of a system that favors providing students with a comprehensive education that aims to achieve the optimum development of the skills needed in our current society. Another requirement concerns reforming the methodologies applied in classrooms, focusing the emphasis on learning and evaluation (personal, social and professional) based on competences and giving students a more prominent role in these processes. This social and academic framework is based on an organic model of information in which information is reused, reinterpreted and returned.
We are talking about promoting complex methodological changes which involve the redefinition of the whole concept of learning and evaluation which are key aspects of the education system. Faced with this outlook, the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) has devised a new transverse evaluation instrument based on learning competences: the eTransfolio.
The document outlines the 7Cs framework for learning design, which includes conceptualizing the course, capturing resources, communicating, collaborating, considering assessments, combining activities, and consolidating the design for implementation. It provides examples of activities and tools that can be used at each stage of the learning design process. The goal of the framework is to encourage reflective, scholarly practices and promote sharing and discussion of learning designs.
The document discusses the 7Cs of learning design, which are a framework to help conceptualize, create, communicate, and consolidate effective course designs. It outlines several activities and "e-tivities" for course teams to work through together to map out course features, develop a course map and timeline, audit learning resources, create activity profiles, storyboards, and task swimlanes. The goal is to encourage reflective and collaborative practices around designing learning experiences and content.
The 7Cs of Learning Design provides a framework for conceptualizing, capturing, communicating, collaborating, considering, combining, and consolidating elements in the course design process. The framework involves envisioning learning goals and principles, finding and creating resources, designing communication and collaboration activities, mapping outcomes to assessments, combining activities into course overviews and timelines, implementing the design, evaluating effectiveness, and refining and sharing the design.
Gráinne Conole gave a presentation on the trajectories of e-learning. She discussed how technologies like the internet, learning management systems, mobile devices, and MOOCs have evolved over time to impact e-learning. Conole described different pedagogical approaches that can be used with technologies, such as drill and practice learning, inquiry-based learning, and situated learning. She also discussed the concept of learning design and presented a model for conceptualizing, capturing, communicating, collaborating, and consolidating the design of e-learning experiences. Conole concluded by considering emerging technologies and their implications for changing roles in teaching, learning, and research.
This document provides an analysis for the design of an instructional plan to train staff at a summer camp on using a wiki space (WikiManual) as an online staff orientation, training, and resource manual. The camp currently uses printed manuals and in-person training for staff orientation. The needs analysis identified that some subject matter experts cannot attend in-person training and valuable knowledge is being lost. The goal is to empower camp managers, experts, and alumni to update and expand resources online for staff access. Sample materials and lessons will demonstrate the wiki space capabilities. The target audience is 30 summer staff trainees who are young adults and college students, mostly with mobile technology experience. The plan will follow the ADDIE instructional design model of
This document provides information about the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) program. The program consists of a core module on Learning and Teaching in Higher Education as well as additional elective modules. The core module aims to help participants examine teaching practices, identify student learning needs, discuss the use of learning technologies, and critically evaluate theories of student learning and quality assurance in higher education. The document outlines the program structure, intended learning outcomes, online learning spaces, e-portfolios, and assessment criteria. It also provides an agenda for an induction event that will introduce participants to the program and core module.
Professor Lourdes Guàrdia, How to evaluate generic Competences using Web 2.0:...mediazoo
One of the demands that today’s society is making of the European Space of
Higher Education (ESHE) is the establishment of a system that favors providing students with a comprehensive education that aims to achieve the optimum development of the skills needed in our current society. Another requirement concerns reforming the methodologies applied in classrooms, focusing the emphasis on learning and evaluation (personal, social and professional) based on competences and giving students a more prominent role in these processes. This social and academic framework is based on an organic model of information in which information is reused, reinterpreted and returned.
We are talking about promoting complex methodological changes which involve the redefinition of the whole concept of learning and evaluation which are key aspects of the education system. Faced with this outlook, the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) has devised a new transverse evaluation instrument based on learning competences: the eTransfolio.
The document outlines the 7Cs framework for learning design, which includes conceptualizing the course, capturing resources, communicating, collaborating, considering assessments, combining activities, and consolidating the design for implementation. It provides examples of activities and tools that can be used at each stage of the learning design process. The goal of the framework is to encourage reflective, scholarly practices and promote sharing and discussion of learning designs.
The document discusses the 7Cs of learning design, which are a framework to help conceptualize, create, communicate, and consolidate effective course designs. It outlines several activities and "e-tivities" for course teams to work through together to map out course features, develop a course map and timeline, audit learning resources, create activity profiles, storyboards, and task swimlanes. The goal is to encourage reflective and collaborative practices around designing learning experiences and content.
The 7Cs of Learning Design provides a framework for conceptualizing, capturing, communicating, collaborating, considering, combining, and consolidating elements in the course design process. The framework involves envisioning learning goals and principles, finding and creating resources, designing communication and collaboration activities, mapping outcomes to assessments, combining activities into course overviews and timelines, implementing the design, evaluating effectiveness, and refining and sharing the design.
Gráinne Conole gave a presentation on the trajectories of e-learning. She discussed how technologies like the internet, learning management systems, mobile devices, and MOOCs have evolved over time to impact e-learning. Conole described different pedagogical approaches that can be used with technologies, such as drill and practice learning, inquiry-based learning, and situated learning. She also discussed the concept of learning design and presented a model for conceptualizing, capturing, communicating, collaborating, and consolidating the design of e-learning experiences. Conole concluded by considering emerging technologies and their implications for changing roles in teaching, learning, and research.
This document provides an analysis for the design of an instructional plan to train staff at a summer camp on using a wiki space (WikiManual) as an online staff orientation, training, and resource manual. The camp currently uses printed manuals and in-person training for staff orientation. The needs analysis identified that some subject matter experts cannot attend in-person training and valuable knowledge is being lost. The goal is to empower camp managers, experts, and alumni to update and expand resources online for staff access. Sample materials and lessons will demonstrate the wiki space capabilities. The target audience is 30 summer staff trainees who are young adults and college students, mostly with mobile technology experience. The plan will follow the ADDIE instructional design model of
The document discusses emerging technologies for learning and their impact on teaching practices, highlighting concepts like learning design, digital pedagogies, online learning resources, and the need to view technology integration from an ecological perspective. It also presents frameworks for conceptualizing learning activities and evaluating course design, emphasizing an iterative, collaborative approach to educational research and development.
This document proposes a conceptual framework for an Integrated Learning Design Environment (ILDE).
The framework categorizes learning design tools into conceptual, technical, and sharing/discussion tools. It presents the ILDE as an ecology linking these different types of tools. The framework is intended to be used as a blueprint for creating workshops to guide educators through the learning design process. It also provides a structured representation of the relationships between ILDE components.
The document discusses using the framework to search repositories by keywords, link conceptual views to foster collaboration and dialogic learning, and outline a learning design studio process moving from initiation to reflection. Limitations, alternatives, and technical challenges are opened for discussion.
This document provides an instructor's guide for a 2-hour workshop teaching students how to create podcasts. The workshop introduces students to podcasts and their value. It then provides tutorials for using Audacity to record audio and Windows Movie Maker to combine audio and images into a video podcast. Students practice recording and receiving feedback before being assigned to create their own self-reflection podcast for a class project. The goal is for students to learn podcasting skills and have a new format for sharing personal experiences.
This document outlines activities for a learning design workshop using the 7Cs framework. The workshop aims to help participants design courses for online and mobile environments. It will guide them through conceptualizing, capturing, communicating, collaborating, combining, and consolidating the course design. Participants will work through exercises to map their course to the 7Cs, conduct a resource audit, develop a course map, storyboard, and evaluation rubric. The document provides details on the purpose and instructions for each activity.
This document summarizes a presentation on e-learning in higher education. It discusses the history and evolution of e-learning technologies from multimedia in the 1980s to current technologies like mobile devices, gaming, social media and MOOCs. It also examines learning management systems, pedagogical approaches like connectivism, and implications for institutions including the potential disaggregation of education into separate pathways, resources, support and accreditation.
Conole learning design_workshop NTU Innovations in Teaching SeminarGrainne Conole
- The 7Cs framework is a new learning design approach that involves conceptual representations of courses to shift practice from implicit to explicit design-based approaches. It comprises seven stages: Conceptualise, Capture, Communicate, Collaborate, Consider, Combine, and Consolidate.
- An evaluation of the framework found it enabled teachers to rethink their course design and create more engaging learning experiences for students. It can also be used to indicate the nature of courses to learners.
- The document outlines activities for workshop participants to apply the 7Cs framework to conceptualize their own course designs.
Best Works Processes For Using E Portfolios And A Wiki To Showcase, Exchange,...WCET
ePortfolios and Wikis both allow collection of best works and information, continuous updating, and easy peer feedback.
Northwestern State University adopted guidelines for ePortfolios by adult students to showcase their work. The ePortfolios, are evaluated by faculty to award credit.
Kansas State University developed the ELearning and Teaching Exchange (ELATE) Wiki to provide a platform for faculty and other interested individuals to share teaching and learning best practices and to build upon each others contributions.
This panel will demonstrate the uses of these applications and how they can enhance information sharing.
The document introduces the Office of Open Learning (OOL) at a university. It discusses the vision, mission, and strategic goals of promoting open and online learning. This includes developing systematic open learning, evaluating pedagogical models, and forming partnerships. The OOL will be governed by an advisory panel and committee. It then outlines workshops to discuss pedagogical models for open learning and adapting existing courses for open formats.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Gráinne Conole at the InSuEdu conference in Thessaloniki, Greece on October 1st, 2012. The presentation discussed new technological trends in learning including mobile devices, games, analytics and the internet of things. It also covered teacher practices, learning design frameworks, and facets of learning including resources, pathways, support and accreditation. Finally, it proposed that learning occurs within evolving ecological systems as tools and users co-evolve, with new niches being colonized and survival of the fittest approaches.
Final Conference: Project Results presentation by Joe CullenLinks-up
The document summarizes the results of several validation experiments conducted as part of the LINKS-UP project. The experiments tested the use of Web 2.0 tools to support inclusive lifelong learning. Key findings include:
1) Web 2.0 improved skills like digital literacy, media skills, and soft skills for participants and helped connect people.
2) Challenges included lack of institutional buy-in, measuring learning gains, and ensuring participation of target groups.
3) Sustainability of projects beyond the initial funding was difficult without cooperation between organizations.
4) Web 2.0 shows potential as a catalyst for lifelong learning but each project is dependent on its specific social and economic context.
Presentation to Faculty of Science at the University of Windsor with acknowledgement to Helen Beetham, Grainne Conole, Peter Goodyear, Robert Eliis - thank you
Day 1 tefi7 1 welcome & opening session 2013v2Dianne Dredge
The document summarizes the opening session of the TEFI7 conference held in Oxford, UK in April 2013. It discusses:
1) The history, mission and goals of the Tourism Education Futures Initiative (TEFI) network, which aims to inspire and support tourism educators.
2) Developments and activities of TEFI, including learning experiences like values inventories and implementing values in curricula.
3) Upcoming TEFI Change Conferences, inspirational gatherings for change-makers to be held in locations like Nepal, designed to facilitate reflection and exchange of experiences outside the classroom.
The document outlines Gráinne Conole's presentation on design thinking, learning design, and creativity. It discusses technological trends in learning like mobile learning, games-based learning, and the Internet of things. It then covers learning design frameworks like the 7Cs model and socio-cultural perspectives on design. Finally, it discusses approaches like design-based research and e-pedagogies that integrate technology and pedagogy for learning.
This document provides guidance on implementing a blended learning model that combines 30% online learning and 70% face-to-face learning. It discusses planning at both the macro level of course organization and the micro level of pedagogy. At the macro level, it involves identifying learning units and defining ratios for online and face-to-face sessions. At the micro level, it recommends using active pedagogies like flipped classrooms that engage learners both online through preparatory work and in face-to-face sessions through activities and discussions. The document also provides examples of specific techniques to use in virtual and face-to-face sessions, such as collaborative activities, feedback techniques, and active learning methods.
Work Ready Skills and Planning Your Career is a new subject taught online to 110 second year undergraduate students across four faculties and five campuses. The subject content was published in the LMS, with additional technologies being employed to further engage students, such as building a webfolio in PebblePad and the use of Blackboard Collaborate to hold fortnightly webinars. Students were encouraged to approach the subject as a self-paced one, with assessment tasks and webinars scheduled in such a way as to provide structure to enable completion of the learning activities on time. In this presentation, we will describe the design of the subject and reflect on the effectiveness of the teaching and learning activities and technologies used. We will also discuss the preliminary results of a pilot study measuring the Career Decision Self-Efficacy (CDSE) of students at the start and end of semester. Career Decision Self-Efficacy has been used in previous studies as a measure of the effectiveness of career development interventions.
FLIPPED CLASSROOM IN HIGHER EDUCATION WITHIN A VIDEOCONFERENCING CONTEXT : A ...Université de Sherbrooke
More and more institutions of higher education have videoconferencing and telepresence equipment to give users the feeling of being present around the same table in a synchronous manner. However, these facilities are not specifically adapted to the needs of the teaching profession, and teachers, pedagogical advisors and researchers need key to understand how to enhance the quality of teaching in such settings (Lameul & Loisy, 2014). In this context, it is crucial to build a repertoire of rigorous and critical knowledge about adapted pedagogical approaches, the effects of these devices on student learning (Albero, 2011) and emerging pedagogical innovations (Bédard & Béchard, 2009).
In order to reach this goal, we set up a design-based research project (Wang & Hannafin, 2005) called TOPIC (Telepresence as an Opportunity for Pedagogical Innovation and Conception). Among different trainings we designed based on a close collaboration between researchers and trainers, we designed a training which main goal was to bring teachers to develop 4 competencies related to teaching a flipped classroom in a videoconference context. This training we designed and taught was “flipped” and took place over 2 weeks, with participants in Australia, France and Quebec.
The success of the Google Summer of Code program within ASF demonstrates the interest and potential impact Apache projects could have on grooming next generation software developers. Many projects have benefited from the GSoC contributions and some have succeeded in retaining the students as active PMC members. While GSoC is a good vehicle for potential student committers, we could extend the impact and broaden the reach. Beyond GSoC, currently there is no compelling mechanism for interested students to venture into the 150+ Apache project issue trackers to find out an interesting topic to contribute. We propose to build on the GSoC success and create a common forum for PMC’s to propose topics and volunteer to mentor well defined and suitably scoped student research projects. These student projects create a win-win situation for both the Apache projects and the students.
As an exemplar, we will discuss the Apache Airavata project engagement with student academic projects. The globally distributed locations of PMC members of the Apache Airavata project has resulted in the successful launch of many student research projects in the US, Indian and Sri Lanka. Brief descriptions of the projects, their inclusion within existing university curricula and their successes and challenges will be presented. We will then elaborate on how these experiences can be generalized and modeled as a systematic mechanism to catalyze student research projects. While particularly sharing the experiences from developing countries, we discuss how these ideas are globally applicable in exposing students to the ASF model, enabling them to discuss their ideas and work with leading researchers and open source developers around the world, motivating them through virtual hackathons and eventually creating potential pathways to Apache Committership.
The proposed effort raises many open questions. However, initiated through this talk, we would like to hear feedback from Apache projects and the user community and take the idea further with the Apache Community Development PMC.
The document discusses harnessing new media, pedagogical innovation, and new approaches to design. It provides an overview of the evolving technological context of e-learning over time from the 1980s to present day. It also discusses facets of learning, pedagogical approaches like situated and immersive learning, the disaggregation of education through open resources and learning pathways, and the promise and challenges of learning design.
1) The document provides an overview of the PGCAP Programme Induction that took place on 27 September 2012 and was led by Chrissi Nerantzi and Dr Martyn Clark.
2) It outlines the areas and professional values that will be covered during the programme, including theories of assessment and feedback.
3) The schedule for the programme is presented, including Problem Based Learning scenarios, input sessions, and a celebration of learning in the final week.
The document discusses emerging technologies for learning and their impact on teaching practices, highlighting concepts like learning design, digital pedagogies, online learning resources, and the need to view technology integration from an ecological perspective. It also presents frameworks for conceptualizing learning activities and evaluating course design, emphasizing an iterative, collaborative approach to educational research and development.
This document proposes a conceptual framework for an Integrated Learning Design Environment (ILDE).
The framework categorizes learning design tools into conceptual, technical, and sharing/discussion tools. It presents the ILDE as an ecology linking these different types of tools. The framework is intended to be used as a blueprint for creating workshops to guide educators through the learning design process. It also provides a structured representation of the relationships between ILDE components.
The document discusses using the framework to search repositories by keywords, link conceptual views to foster collaboration and dialogic learning, and outline a learning design studio process moving from initiation to reflection. Limitations, alternatives, and technical challenges are opened for discussion.
This document provides an instructor's guide for a 2-hour workshop teaching students how to create podcasts. The workshop introduces students to podcasts and their value. It then provides tutorials for using Audacity to record audio and Windows Movie Maker to combine audio and images into a video podcast. Students practice recording and receiving feedback before being assigned to create their own self-reflection podcast for a class project. The goal is for students to learn podcasting skills and have a new format for sharing personal experiences.
This document outlines activities for a learning design workshop using the 7Cs framework. The workshop aims to help participants design courses for online and mobile environments. It will guide them through conceptualizing, capturing, communicating, collaborating, combining, and consolidating the course design. Participants will work through exercises to map their course to the 7Cs, conduct a resource audit, develop a course map, storyboard, and evaluation rubric. The document provides details on the purpose and instructions for each activity.
This document summarizes a presentation on e-learning in higher education. It discusses the history and evolution of e-learning technologies from multimedia in the 1980s to current technologies like mobile devices, gaming, social media and MOOCs. It also examines learning management systems, pedagogical approaches like connectivism, and implications for institutions including the potential disaggregation of education into separate pathways, resources, support and accreditation.
Conole learning design_workshop NTU Innovations in Teaching SeminarGrainne Conole
- The 7Cs framework is a new learning design approach that involves conceptual representations of courses to shift practice from implicit to explicit design-based approaches. It comprises seven stages: Conceptualise, Capture, Communicate, Collaborate, Consider, Combine, and Consolidate.
- An evaluation of the framework found it enabled teachers to rethink their course design and create more engaging learning experiences for students. It can also be used to indicate the nature of courses to learners.
- The document outlines activities for workshop participants to apply the 7Cs framework to conceptualize their own course designs.
Best Works Processes For Using E Portfolios And A Wiki To Showcase, Exchange,...WCET
ePortfolios and Wikis both allow collection of best works and information, continuous updating, and easy peer feedback.
Northwestern State University adopted guidelines for ePortfolios by adult students to showcase their work. The ePortfolios, are evaluated by faculty to award credit.
Kansas State University developed the ELearning and Teaching Exchange (ELATE) Wiki to provide a platform for faculty and other interested individuals to share teaching and learning best practices and to build upon each others contributions.
This panel will demonstrate the uses of these applications and how they can enhance information sharing.
The document introduces the Office of Open Learning (OOL) at a university. It discusses the vision, mission, and strategic goals of promoting open and online learning. This includes developing systematic open learning, evaluating pedagogical models, and forming partnerships. The OOL will be governed by an advisory panel and committee. It then outlines workshops to discuss pedagogical models for open learning and adapting existing courses for open formats.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Gráinne Conole at the InSuEdu conference in Thessaloniki, Greece on October 1st, 2012. The presentation discussed new technological trends in learning including mobile devices, games, analytics and the internet of things. It also covered teacher practices, learning design frameworks, and facets of learning including resources, pathways, support and accreditation. Finally, it proposed that learning occurs within evolving ecological systems as tools and users co-evolve, with new niches being colonized and survival of the fittest approaches.
Final Conference: Project Results presentation by Joe CullenLinks-up
The document summarizes the results of several validation experiments conducted as part of the LINKS-UP project. The experiments tested the use of Web 2.0 tools to support inclusive lifelong learning. Key findings include:
1) Web 2.0 improved skills like digital literacy, media skills, and soft skills for participants and helped connect people.
2) Challenges included lack of institutional buy-in, measuring learning gains, and ensuring participation of target groups.
3) Sustainability of projects beyond the initial funding was difficult without cooperation between organizations.
4) Web 2.0 shows potential as a catalyst for lifelong learning but each project is dependent on its specific social and economic context.
Presentation to Faculty of Science at the University of Windsor with acknowledgement to Helen Beetham, Grainne Conole, Peter Goodyear, Robert Eliis - thank you
Day 1 tefi7 1 welcome & opening session 2013v2Dianne Dredge
The document summarizes the opening session of the TEFI7 conference held in Oxford, UK in April 2013. It discusses:
1) The history, mission and goals of the Tourism Education Futures Initiative (TEFI) network, which aims to inspire and support tourism educators.
2) Developments and activities of TEFI, including learning experiences like values inventories and implementing values in curricula.
3) Upcoming TEFI Change Conferences, inspirational gatherings for change-makers to be held in locations like Nepal, designed to facilitate reflection and exchange of experiences outside the classroom.
The document outlines Gráinne Conole's presentation on design thinking, learning design, and creativity. It discusses technological trends in learning like mobile learning, games-based learning, and the Internet of things. It then covers learning design frameworks like the 7Cs model and socio-cultural perspectives on design. Finally, it discusses approaches like design-based research and e-pedagogies that integrate technology and pedagogy for learning.
This document provides guidance on implementing a blended learning model that combines 30% online learning and 70% face-to-face learning. It discusses planning at both the macro level of course organization and the micro level of pedagogy. At the macro level, it involves identifying learning units and defining ratios for online and face-to-face sessions. At the micro level, it recommends using active pedagogies like flipped classrooms that engage learners both online through preparatory work and in face-to-face sessions through activities and discussions. The document also provides examples of specific techniques to use in virtual and face-to-face sessions, such as collaborative activities, feedback techniques, and active learning methods.
Work Ready Skills and Planning Your Career is a new subject taught online to 110 second year undergraduate students across four faculties and five campuses. The subject content was published in the LMS, with additional technologies being employed to further engage students, such as building a webfolio in PebblePad and the use of Blackboard Collaborate to hold fortnightly webinars. Students were encouraged to approach the subject as a self-paced one, with assessment tasks and webinars scheduled in such a way as to provide structure to enable completion of the learning activities on time. In this presentation, we will describe the design of the subject and reflect on the effectiveness of the teaching and learning activities and technologies used. We will also discuss the preliminary results of a pilot study measuring the Career Decision Self-Efficacy (CDSE) of students at the start and end of semester. Career Decision Self-Efficacy has been used in previous studies as a measure of the effectiveness of career development interventions.
FLIPPED CLASSROOM IN HIGHER EDUCATION WITHIN A VIDEOCONFERENCING CONTEXT : A ...Université de Sherbrooke
More and more institutions of higher education have videoconferencing and telepresence equipment to give users the feeling of being present around the same table in a synchronous manner. However, these facilities are not specifically adapted to the needs of the teaching profession, and teachers, pedagogical advisors and researchers need key to understand how to enhance the quality of teaching in such settings (Lameul & Loisy, 2014). In this context, it is crucial to build a repertoire of rigorous and critical knowledge about adapted pedagogical approaches, the effects of these devices on student learning (Albero, 2011) and emerging pedagogical innovations (Bédard & Béchard, 2009).
In order to reach this goal, we set up a design-based research project (Wang & Hannafin, 2005) called TOPIC (Telepresence as an Opportunity for Pedagogical Innovation and Conception). Among different trainings we designed based on a close collaboration between researchers and trainers, we designed a training which main goal was to bring teachers to develop 4 competencies related to teaching a flipped classroom in a videoconference context. This training we designed and taught was “flipped” and took place over 2 weeks, with participants in Australia, France and Quebec.
The success of the Google Summer of Code program within ASF demonstrates the interest and potential impact Apache projects could have on grooming next generation software developers. Many projects have benefited from the GSoC contributions and some have succeeded in retaining the students as active PMC members. While GSoC is a good vehicle for potential student committers, we could extend the impact and broaden the reach. Beyond GSoC, currently there is no compelling mechanism for interested students to venture into the 150+ Apache project issue trackers to find out an interesting topic to contribute. We propose to build on the GSoC success and create a common forum for PMC’s to propose topics and volunteer to mentor well defined and suitably scoped student research projects. These student projects create a win-win situation for both the Apache projects and the students.
As an exemplar, we will discuss the Apache Airavata project engagement with student academic projects. The globally distributed locations of PMC members of the Apache Airavata project has resulted in the successful launch of many student research projects in the US, Indian and Sri Lanka. Brief descriptions of the projects, their inclusion within existing university curricula and their successes and challenges will be presented. We will then elaborate on how these experiences can be generalized and modeled as a systematic mechanism to catalyze student research projects. While particularly sharing the experiences from developing countries, we discuss how these ideas are globally applicable in exposing students to the ASF model, enabling them to discuss their ideas and work with leading researchers and open source developers around the world, motivating them through virtual hackathons and eventually creating potential pathways to Apache Committership.
The proposed effort raises many open questions. However, initiated through this talk, we would like to hear feedback from Apache projects and the user community and take the idea further with the Apache Community Development PMC.
The document discusses harnessing new media, pedagogical innovation, and new approaches to design. It provides an overview of the evolving technological context of e-learning over time from the 1980s to present day. It also discusses facets of learning, pedagogical approaches like situated and immersive learning, the disaggregation of education through open resources and learning pathways, and the promise and challenges of learning design.
1) The document provides an overview of the PGCAP Programme Induction that took place on 27 September 2012 and was led by Chrissi Nerantzi and Dr Martyn Clark.
2) It outlines the areas and professional values that will be covered during the programme, including theories of assessment and feedback.
3) The schedule for the programme is presented, including Problem Based Learning scenarios, input sessions, and a celebration of learning in the final week.
1. Virginia Tech uses ePortfolios to support student learning and assessment. ePortfolios allow students to collect work, reflect on their growth, and demonstrate achievement of learning outcomes.
2. ePortfolios balance goals like learning, assessment, professional development, and accreditation. They come in different forms like individual learning portfolios or program assessment portfolios.
3. Implementing ePortfolios well requires defining learning outcomes, including multiple forms of evidence, using rubrics, and evaluating their impact on student learning. Faculty must promote ePortfolios and provide support.
What makes a great blended learning trainer and academic?Yum Studio
This document discusses what makes a great blended learning trainer and academic. It covers facilitating social and collaborative communication, teaching using virtual classrooms and synchronous tools, understanding e-assessment options, and accessing cloud-based storage. The outcomes include evaluating skills for various teaching modes and applying blended learning strategies through professional development. It also discusses auditing staff capacity to implement blended learning.
The document introduces New Zealand's draft e-learning planning framework developed by the Ministry of Education. It was created to help schools self-review how they use information and communication technologies (ICTs) to support learning. The framework includes 5 dimensions, multiple strands within each dimension, and descriptors for different levels of maturity. It is intended to guide schools in building ICT capability. The document outlines how the framework was developed by reviewing other models and prioritizing New Zealand needs. It also provides examples of how schools may use and consult on the draft framework.
This document outlines 5 professional standards for school library media coordinators (SLMCs):
1. Leadership - Advocating, collaborating, instructing, and ethically educating.
2. Diverse learning environments - Creating engaging and accommodating environments that meet all student needs.
3. 21st century programs - Facilitating high quality learner-centered programs supporting research/inquiry skills.
4. Pedagogical expertise - Having knowledge of learners, curriculum, technology, and being a teacher of teachers.
5. Reflective practice - Using data, student achievement, professional growth, and research to plan. It provides activities to reflect on meeting the standards.
Bringing together internal and external students on Blackboard - Brett Fyfiel...Blackboard APAC
With the recent redevelopment of postgraduate courses in project management for the School of Civil Engineering and the Built Environment, new challenges were faced to make units more inclusive of a variety of enrolment preferences. The short term ambitions for the courses included developing units that are delivered both facetoface, and entirely online and have the potential to be scaled to meet the growing demand for continuing professional education. To ensure that students could join either facetoface or online offerings of the same units, the implementation team brought internal and external cohorts together on the same unit sites on Blackboard. The units are currently under evaluation but some early learnings may provide insight into new approaches to blended learning, and how these approaches have facilitated new ways of teaching and learning through tentative academic culture change.
Delivered at Innovate and Educate: Teaching and Learning Conference by Blackboard. 24 -27 August 2015 in Adelaide, Australia.
- The document outlines the support structure for participants in the MA Academic Practice program, including a workplace mentor, personal academic tutor, and peer learning groups.
- The program is divided into four blocks focusing on influences for change in higher education, designing practitioner research projects, conducting research, and analyzing findings.
- Assessment includes a formative presentation, a 5,000 word academic paper, and a 2,500 word professional portfolio including a rationale and evidence of professional development.
An introduction to a course design process - Carpe Diem - at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University based on the work of Gilly Salmon and Ale Armellini
FLEX Good Standing Pilot with Kath Botham and Dr Peter Gossman, Imperial Coll...Chrissi Nerantzi
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21st
“The illiterate of the century will not be those who cannot
read and write, it will be those who cannot learn, unlearn and
relearn.” Alvin Toffler Future Shock, 1970
Postgraduate Certificate in
Academic Practice (PGCAP)
#LTHEJan13: Induction event
(7 Feb 13)
The PGCAP Team
Chrissi Nerantzi
Twitter @chrissinerantzi
@pgcap
http://www.hr.salford.ac.uk/employee-development-section/pgcap-
You will need to download a QR scanner app to your smart phone first
3. Before we start:
Who am I as a learner?
Pick some Lego bricks and show us how
you see yourself as a learner ;)
Add a caption to your model
4. 4
Intended learning outcomes
• Discuss key features of the PGCAP, structure and
requirements
• Explain key features of the Learning and Teaching in
Higher Education (LTHE or core) module and learning
practices
• Identify value of being part of a learning community
please add your personalised learning outcomes
5. AGENDA
Welcome
The PGCAP programme and
the Salford context
Online programme space and
portfolios
Getting to know each other
LTHE module (core)
Learning, Reflecting, Observin
g
meet ‘n’ greet (Neil and Pete)
6. Learning and Teaching Strategy and
Themes for future development
Accessible higher education
Student focused
Pedagogically excellent
Internationally orientated
Research informed
Employability and enterprise led
Sustainability
6
7. Pedagogically excellent
• Development of active learning in partnership with the learners to
develop an educative community.
• High quality teaching and supervision provided by staff on all modules
and programmes.
• High quality and timely feedback provided to all students in all
elements of their assessment.
• Opportunity for detailed evaluation and meaningful reflection
on the quality of modules and programmes with time and
resources provided for appropriate enhancement activity.
• Development and support for innovative and inclusive approaches to
education and assessment which help staff and students to develop
and learn more effectively.
• Clarity in what is expected of staff.
• Greater proportion of staff with PGCAP and Fellowship of HEA
http://www.hr.salford.ac.uk/employee-development-section/learning-and-teaching-
8. The PGCAP
• an exciting opportunity to learn
and develop with colleagues from
different disciplines and
professional areas
• to be open, creative, and
experiment in a safe environment
and within a learning community
• to discuss, debate and challenge
anything linked to teaching and
learning including theories
• to engage in a conversation about
teaching and learning at the
University of Salford
• to become a professional teacher
in HE
• gain a recognised Teaching
Qualification in HE
• a programme accredited by the
HEA and NMC
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The PGCAP and the UK PSF
Professional Values
Areas of Activity (WHAT) Core Knowledge (HOW)
(WHY)
• Design and plan • Subject • Respect individual
• Teach/support • Appropriate methods of learners and learning
• Assess/give feedback teaching and learning communities
• Develop effective • How students learn • Promote participation
learning environments • Use and value and equality of
and approaches to appropriate learning opportunities
student technologies • Use evidence-informed
support/guidance • Methods for evaluating approaches and the
• Engage in CPD effectiveness of outcomes from
incorporating teaching research, scholarship
research, scholarship and CPD
• Quality assurance and
and evaluation of quality enhancement • Acknowledge the wider
professional practices context in which HE
operates recognising
implications for
professional practice
for Fellowship of HEA - evidence engagement with all of these
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/York/documents/ourwork/re
wardandrecog/ProfessionalStandardsFramework.pdf
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PGCAP Programme overview
Learning and Teaching in HE (LTHE)
core module
Curriculum
Application of Assessment Flexible, Distant
Design and
Learning and Feedback and Online
Programme
Technologies for Learning Learning
Leadership
(ALT) (AFL) (FDOL)
(CDPL)
11. peers
personal
module
learning
tutor
network
PGCAP
student personal
mentor
tutor
Working together
action
feedback
learning
• face-to-face set
buddy
• online
12. Pete Whitton
personal tutor
• Your first contact
• Provides general
advice, support and
guidance
• Pastoral support
• Face-to-face and
remote tutorials (web-
conferencing)
• Signposts when further
assistance required
• the same person for
the whole programme
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Online learning spaces
• Course information
• Module content: activities and resources
• LaSU reading lists
• Weekly discussions, helpline
• Web-conferencing
• Social media portfolio
• PGCAP news blog
• Twitter
• External LTHE space at http://learningandteachinghe.wordpress.com/
• LTHE community at
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/112186086573392653278
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social media patchwork Best PGCAP
portfolio awards
portfolio Most creative
• digital, online, mobile portfolio
Most connected
• reflect on your journey portfolio
• use/create media-rich artefacts Most motivational
portfolio
• share with tutor and peers
• commenting
• assessed
• receive feedback throughout
• NEW: creative commons portfolios
• NEW: open badges
The same portfolio for the whole
PGCAP programme
http://asboallstar.wordpress.com/
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PGCAP assessment criteria
• Competence and engagement within an area(s) of
relevance to the module (and, as appropriate, to the
UK Professional Standards Framework)
• Engagement with, and application of, relevant
research literature and theory
• Reflection on your learning and the development of
your practice
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PGCAP level of attainment descriptors
• a passing (excellent) assignment
• a passing (good) assignment
• a passing assignment
• a failing assignment
18. • ongoing opportunities to provide
feedback, comment on any
aspect of the module to
tutor, programme leader
• staff/student committee
• opportunity to engage in
research activities and provide
input
Your voice • Module Evaluation
Questionnaire
19. • Exploring the use of video for
Current research observations of teaching and
impact on reflection
• Professional discussions as a
summative assessment
approach
• Using Lego to aid reflection
and learning conversations
• Public feedback practice
• Open learning within
academic development, why
and how
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Getting to know each other through
collaborative storytelling and
storymaking
21. Making is connecting
10 mins: In your action learning
sets, create a model that represents
effective teamwork for you using Lego.
Assess each other’s model
Who is the winning team?
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Core module: Learning and
Teaching in HE (LTHE)
Intended Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the module, you will have had the opportunity to
• Examine effective teaching, learning and assessment practices in a
variety of educational and disciplinary contexts
• Identify student learning needs in order to formulate relevant and
inclusive learning support and guidance strategies
• Discuss how learning technologies and other resources can be deployed
within different educational contexts, based on an informed pedagogic
rationale
• Critically evaluate theoretical perspectives on, and approaches
to, student learning and motivation within different educational contexts
• Critically discuss the key features of quality assurance, enhancement and
evaluation within a Higher Education context
23. Core module, weekly plan 24
when where and how what Learning theories other info
weeks -1 – 0 (24 online 2 weeks orientation asynchronous
Jan – 6 Feb) tutorials
Week 0 (31 Jan) Newton B4b orientation e-portfolio session TBC with
tutor
week 1 (7 Feb) CW Conference Room introducing Experiential learning
week 2 (14 Feb) CW Conference Room reflecting & Behaviourism
developing
week 3 (21 Feb) CW Conference Room designing Cognitivism
week 4 (28 Feb) MediaCity Room 3.31 using & Discovery learning Please bring spending money £3
experimenting Constructivism
week 5 (7 Mar) CW Conference learning Social constructivism
Connectivism
week 6 (14 Mar) Allerton L411 teaching & Communities of practice
facilitating Problem-Based Learning
week 7 (21 Mar) CW Conference Room assessing and Social learning
feeding back
week 8 (18 Apr) ThinkLab experiencing Humanism guests: students studying at the University of Salford
& motivating
week 9 (25 Apr – online week evaluating TBC Webinar using Blackboard Collaborate
1 May)
week 10 (30 Apr CW Seminar Room, discussing 4 days! Professional discussions and MEQs
– 2 May) Meeting Room
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Assessment, portfolio-based
1. Reflective journal (in-module assessment – 60%)
Ongoing critical reflective commentary on teaching, observations
to be completed on a regular basis
(6 posts, add to title 1/6, 2/6 etc.)
equivalent of 3000 words (6 posts ~500 words each)
2. Professional discussion (week10: end-of-module assessment – 40%)
panel: LTHE tutor and academic
equivalent of 2000 words
Feel free to experiment with more media-rich approaches to capture your learning
and reflections!!!
Ask for feedback on drafts until week 9!
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assessment, feedback, marking
Component Assessment Feedback Process
1: reflective journal individual tutor and peers during the taught
6 entries (1/6, 2/6 part of the module
etc.) up to week 9
2: professional individual PGCAP tutor and 3 weeks after
discussion additional panel submission, subject
member external to to the External
Academic Examiners
Development
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Providing feedback (to peers)
• link to assessment criteria
• point out success
• stimulate improvement
• link to action
• challenge and stretch
• timely
• developmental
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Peer observations:
developmental!
4 in total
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Thinking about learning
1. Think about 2. Think of something
something you are about yourself you feel
good at. good about.
Write in this box how Write here the
you became good at it. evidence it is based on.
3. Think of something 4. Think of something
you are not good that you did learn
at, perhaps as a result successfully, but at the
of a bad learning time you didn’t really
experience. want to do it.
What went wrong? What kept you
Add it to this box. going, so that you did
succeed in learning it?
a Phil Race activity
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engaging!
… with literature through
• reading lists and additional library resources (Clifford Whitworth, 1st floor)
• subject specific resources
… with professional groups
• Internally
• Externally (including online communities)
• Check out the HEA website!!!
… with further development activities
• College workshops and Academic Development events
• HEA seminars, Special interest Group meetings
• Webinars
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Intended learning outcomes
• Discuss key features of the PGCAP, structure and
requirements
• Explain key features of the Learning and Teaching in
Higher Education (LTHE or core) module and learning
practices
• Identify value of being part of a learning community
please add your personalised learning outcomes
34. 37
References
• Andresen, L (1995) Accredited Courses in Teaching and Learning, in: Brew, A (ed.) Directions in Staff
Development, Buckingham: The Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press, pp.
36-50.
• Cousin, G (2010) Education Development for the 21st Century, SEDA Conference, Chester 2010, 17
November, (p. 6)
• Kember, D et. al (1999) Determining the level of reflective thinking from students’ written journals using a
coding scheme based on the work of Mezirow, International Journal of Lifelong Education, Vol 18, No 1,
pp. 18-30.
• Moon, J (2004) A handbook of reflective and experiential learning, theory and practice, Oxon:
RoutledgeFalmer.
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Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP),
University of Salford (UK)
Module: Learning and Teaching in HE (LTHE)
Module tutor: Chrissi Nerantzi, Academic Developer
Personal tutor: Pete Whitton
Site: http://www.hr.salford.ac.uk/employee-development-
section/pgcap-
Twitter: @pgcap
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Name Surname
Role College
Probation yes/no School
Academic/Non-academic/Prof. Services Prof. Service
Full-time/part-time/sessional
GTA/PhD student
FHEA/NMC
Email Teaching qualification
Tel (Primary/Secondary/Further/Higher)
Mobile
Twitter Teaching experience (in years)
Mentor Good time for tutorials
Optional module (your preference) Anything else you would like to share with
your tutor?
Assessment and Feedback Strategies
Application of Learning Technologies
Flexible, Distance and Online Learning
Please note, all information provided are confidential.
38. The wheel of teaching
Where are you now? Date:
44
39. The wheel of teaching
Where are you now? Date:
45
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“Can we propose to travel together
and be open to surprises as to how
we will get there?”
Cousin, G (2010) Education Development for the 21st Century, SEDA Conference, Chester 2010, 17 November, (p. 4)
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“I can’t believe it; for the first
time in my career I actually
couldn’t stop thinking about
teaching the whole night –
what have you done to us?”
(Andresen, 1995, p. 50)
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What participants said
• “The methods focussed on were primarily geared for
knowledge delivery to smaller teaching groups, particularly
ones that required less content delivery. Tried and tested
methods like the power point presentations, widely
accepted as one of the most useful high content delivery
tools at our disposal, were at times ridiculed as “old
fashioned”…..so much so that at group
presentations, student shied away from it, opting to use T
shirts with messages written on them instead. These
creative methods expounded during the course would no
doubt have their uses in teaching, but probably more so at
a pre-university level rather than for high content
knowledge delivery at Universities.” (cohort 1 participant)
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What participants said
“The PGCAP has made a real difference to my thinking
and how I approach teaching and learning. It has really
helped me to begin my journey as a reflective practitioner
and really think and reflect on the impact my teaching
has on my students. It has also helped me to think about
why I am teaching.
The PGCAP is really excellent and the tutors are fantastic
role models, as they are both passionate about teaching
and learning. As well as learning specific teaching
techniques that have really enhanced my practice. I have
picked up small things that you both do that really make a
difference to teaching, learning and the whole student
experience.” (cohort 1 participant)
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Remember
“We need to be open to new ideas and to rival
explanations to our established views. Above all, I
think we need to become more interesting. Bring
into our frame novels, films, theoretical
alternatives, challenges from the margins.
In many ways, we have the most to learn from
those from whom we think we have the least to
learn.”
Cousin, G (2010) Education Development for the 21st Century, SEDA Conference, Chester 2010, 17 November, (p. 6)
Editor's Notes
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Do on 4 sticky notes and then create on a wall the cross and see what other people have written (collect the data)NC
Pedagogies (add literature maybe change images)Transmission -> experiential learning, social constructivism, networked learning, connectivism
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CNSplit group at this point. Half will go into LDU seminar room to create a thought for their learning journey and half will do this tasks. Need separate slides for the PP bit. Can we get at least one LTA to help set up and run the PP bit?