Learning Analytics and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - an obvious ...Blackboard APAC
The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) essentially advocates for a research approach to be applied to the improvement of learning and teaching. It encourages teachers to reflect in a scholarly way on their teaching practice and at the more advanced level to undertake research on teaching practice and curriculum. Learning analytics has the potential to provide data on elements of the teaching process which have to date been difficult to measure particularly for the broader cohort of teachers.
This presentation will draw attention to the connection between SoTL and learning analytics and prompt participants to think about how learning analytics can be used in a wider context to contribute to changes in teaching design and practice.
Blackboard Analytics for Learn: A recipe for successRichard Stals
So much of the current discussion around Learning Analytics seems to be caught up in the realm of Big Data that informs the top executives and decision makers who are shaping institution-wide strategies. While these kinds of topics need to be explored, truly significant and transformative uses of learning analytics can be had at the grassroots level of the teacher and student.
This session will look at how Edith Cowan University is using Blackboard Analytics for Learn to empower staff and students with their own data, allowing them to make informed and timely decisions in their own teaching and learning journeys.
We will explore how learning analytics data enables staff to do things like identify and support students at risk of disengaging from the course early, monitor how students are actually engaging in their course and collect real evidence on student interactions that informs a continual process of improvement in learning design and resources.
Students First 2020 - Creating a comprehensive student support ecosystemStudiosity.com
As we continue this year's online Symposium series, we were joined by Professor Angela Hill, DVC Education at ECU and Professor Rowena Harper, Director, Centre for Learning and Teaching at ECU, who generously shared Edith Cowan's in-depth and dedicated approach to student support.
Session Chair: Prof Judyth Sachs, Chief Academic Officer, Studiosity
Students First 2020 - Embracing and effectively leveraging online student sup...Studiosity.com
Students First 2020 - Prof Philippa Levy, PVC Student Learning at The University of Adelaide, discusses the path to successfully adopting Studiosity, and what has happened since for academic success, confidence, and student satisfaction. Prof Levy also looks at results and engagement for non-traditional students and international students.
Students First 2020 - Usage and impact of academic supportStudiosity.com
Comparing Studiosity with other forms of Academic Support – An ‘ecosystem’ of student support services.
Jennifer Lawrence, Program Director, University of New England
Learning Analytics and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - an obvious ...Blackboard APAC
The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) essentially advocates for a research approach to be applied to the improvement of learning and teaching. It encourages teachers to reflect in a scholarly way on their teaching practice and at the more advanced level to undertake research on teaching practice and curriculum. Learning analytics has the potential to provide data on elements of the teaching process which have to date been difficult to measure particularly for the broader cohort of teachers.
This presentation will draw attention to the connection between SoTL and learning analytics and prompt participants to think about how learning analytics can be used in a wider context to contribute to changes in teaching design and practice.
Blackboard Analytics for Learn: A recipe for successRichard Stals
So much of the current discussion around Learning Analytics seems to be caught up in the realm of Big Data that informs the top executives and decision makers who are shaping institution-wide strategies. While these kinds of topics need to be explored, truly significant and transformative uses of learning analytics can be had at the grassroots level of the teacher and student.
This session will look at how Edith Cowan University is using Blackboard Analytics for Learn to empower staff and students with their own data, allowing them to make informed and timely decisions in their own teaching and learning journeys.
We will explore how learning analytics data enables staff to do things like identify and support students at risk of disengaging from the course early, monitor how students are actually engaging in their course and collect real evidence on student interactions that informs a continual process of improvement in learning design and resources.
Students First 2020 - Creating a comprehensive student support ecosystemStudiosity.com
As we continue this year's online Symposium series, we were joined by Professor Angela Hill, DVC Education at ECU and Professor Rowena Harper, Director, Centre for Learning and Teaching at ECU, who generously shared Edith Cowan's in-depth and dedicated approach to student support.
Session Chair: Prof Judyth Sachs, Chief Academic Officer, Studiosity
Students First 2020 - Embracing and effectively leveraging online student sup...Studiosity.com
Students First 2020 - Prof Philippa Levy, PVC Student Learning at The University of Adelaide, discusses the path to successfully adopting Studiosity, and what has happened since for academic success, confidence, and student satisfaction. Prof Levy also looks at results and engagement for non-traditional students and international students.
Students First 2020 - Usage and impact of academic supportStudiosity.com
Comparing Studiosity with other forms of Academic Support – An ‘ecosystem’ of student support services.
Jennifer Lawrence, Program Director, University of New England
Exploring various techniques for giving information literacy and learning support to large bodies of students, especially using technology-enhanced learning.
Adoption of Blackboard in the ELICOS system: Innovating and Augmenting Qualit...Blackboard APAC
In 2016 the Centre for English Teaching (CET) launched Blackboard for its university pathway courses (DEC) as part of an initiative to innovate and transform them into high quality blended Academic English language programs that would support students in developing both academic skills and awareness of the technology and systems required to excel during the first semester at university. While LMS use is standard practice in higher education, for the English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) sector the integration of an online platform is still new territory and there is great potential for innovation within teaching and learning practices. Moreover, the unique context allows for a fresh perspective on how Blackboard, at its core, is a dynamic and flexible platform in teaching and learning practices that fosters communities of practice and consolidates traditional educational practices.
The implementation of Blackboard across university pathways courses at CET faced two major hurdles. To begin with, international students were less familiar with the culture and expectations surrounding LMS use at tertiary level and the nature of independent learning. Secondly, teaching staff had varying degrees of proficiency and experience in using technology in the classroom. Dealing with the challenge of educating, immersing and empowering both teachers and students simultaneously in their use of Blackboard as an integrated and powerful tool in teaching and learning raised numerous questions and helped gain valuable insights into adoption and adaption of technology and the opportunity for creative disruption. Grounding innovations in solid pedagogy, integrating technology and independent learning with in-class interaction and making learning objectives clear to both students and teachers enabled the successful uptake of Blackboard and allowed for greater support and autonomy for both teachers and students.
Higher Education & Game Principles: Context, Theory & Application - Daniel La...Blackboard APAC
This presentation reports on the efficacy of a mobile learning intervention that combined ‘push notifications’ and game principles within a timed quiz app. An institutional interdisciplinary case study was conducted which compared rates of student retention and academic performance with their usage of a purpose-designed learning app. Leading up to lectures the app pushed daily quizzes to students’ personal mobile devices and then rewarded them with feedback, points, badges and a position on a leaderboard. During this session, the findings of this study will be discussed and conclusions made in regards to what findings mean for the future research into higher education learning enabled via mobile app technologies.
What does good course design look like to you - Alex Wu, BlackboardBlackboard APAC
Course design is undoubtedly a critical element of any online or blended learning environment. As academics and instructional designers, we often associate course design with teaching and learning outcomes that are course- and program-specific and are aligned specifically to graduate attributes or goals. In this session, we will instead take a deconstructive approach to analyse each of the main tool groups within Blackboard Learn and Collaborate, and showcase some unique tool deployment use-cases from clients around the globe. We will also touch on using the same tools in research and grant management to discuss how both teaching and research departments could cross benefit from using the same platform within an institution.
Exploring various techniques for giving information literacy and learning support to large bodies of students, especially using technology-enhanced learning.
Adoption of Blackboard in the ELICOS system: Innovating and Augmenting Qualit...Blackboard APAC
In 2016 the Centre for English Teaching (CET) launched Blackboard for its university pathway courses (DEC) as part of an initiative to innovate and transform them into high quality blended Academic English language programs that would support students in developing both academic skills and awareness of the technology and systems required to excel during the first semester at university. While LMS use is standard practice in higher education, for the English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) sector the integration of an online platform is still new territory and there is great potential for innovation within teaching and learning practices. Moreover, the unique context allows for a fresh perspective on how Blackboard, at its core, is a dynamic and flexible platform in teaching and learning practices that fosters communities of practice and consolidates traditional educational practices.
The implementation of Blackboard across university pathways courses at CET faced two major hurdles. To begin with, international students were less familiar with the culture and expectations surrounding LMS use at tertiary level and the nature of independent learning. Secondly, teaching staff had varying degrees of proficiency and experience in using technology in the classroom. Dealing with the challenge of educating, immersing and empowering both teachers and students simultaneously in their use of Blackboard as an integrated and powerful tool in teaching and learning raised numerous questions and helped gain valuable insights into adoption and adaption of technology and the opportunity for creative disruption. Grounding innovations in solid pedagogy, integrating technology and independent learning with in-class interaction and making learning objectives clear to both students and teachers enabled the successful uptake of Blackboard and allowed for greater support and autonomy for both teachers and students.
Higher Education & Game Principles: Context, Theory & Application - Daniel La...Blackboard APAC
This presentation reports on the efficacy of a mobile learning intervention that combined ‘push notifications’ and game principles within a timed quiz app. An institutional interdisciplinary case study was conducted which compared rates of student retention and academic performance with their usage of a purpose-designed learning app. Leading up to lectures the app pushed daily quizzes to students’ personal mobile devices and then rewarded them with feedback, points, badges and a position on a leaderboard. During this session, the findings of this study will be discussed and conclusions made in regards to what findings mean for the future research into higher education learning enabled via mobile app technologies.
What does good course design look like to you - Alex Wu, BlackboardBlackboard APAC
Course design is undoubtedly a critical element of any online or blended learning environment. As academics and instructional designers, we often associate course design with teaching and learning outcomes that are course- and program-specific and are aligned specifically to graduate attributes or goals. In this session, we will instead take a deconstructive approach to analyse each of the main tool groups within Blackboard Learn and Collaborate, and showcase some unique tool deployment use-cases from clients around the globe. We will also touch on using the same tools in research and grant management to discuss how both teaching and research departments could cross benefit from using the same platform within an institution.
Presentation for a delegation of Georgian and Armenian representatives of universities of the PICQA project www.picqa.org
Main topic: what could quality instruments and data about students contribute to actual teaching and designing of educational programmes? Sharing thoughs and examples
Organisational transformation and curriculum change: turning things Jisc
Organisational transformation and curriculum change: Turning things around presented by Professor Mark Stubbs (Manchester Metropolitan University) and facilitated by Pam Parker (City University).
Jisc conference 2012
21st Century Innovative Teacher’s Development - PETE&C2014Beth Sockman
A small minority become 21st century teachers with learner-centered classrooms. This study examines 7 of those teachers and their perceptions of development, coming from 4 ubiquitous computing schools with SES differences. Using findings, participants better understand innovative teacher needs and envisage further work on teacher development.
UC&R East Midlands event slides 8th June 2010 'Teaching and learning - addres...marienicholson1
Slides from UC&R East Midlands section event 'Skills for Success! Study Skills in Higher Education' 8th June 2010 - 'Teaching and learning - addressing the gaps' - Sandy Gilkes
Naviance Summer Institute 2015 Product ForumNaviance
The product forum at the 2015 Naviance Summer Institute highlighted Hobsons' commitment to bridging the divide between college eligibility and college readiness.
Moving Forward on Learning Analytics - A/Professor Deborah West, Charles Darw...Blackboard APAC
Learning analytics is a 'hot topic' in education with many institutions seeking to make better use of the data available via various systems. One of the key challenges in this process is to understand the business questions that people working in various roles in institutions would like to be able to answer. However, it is also important that these questions are appropriately structured and specific in order to gather the relevant data. This session builds on the workshop run at last year's Blackboard Learning and Teaching conference where participants explored business questions and use cases for learning analytics from a range of perspectives.
Delivered at Innovate and Educate: Teaching and Learning Conference by Blackboard. 24 -27 August 2015 in Adelaide, Australia.
Building Data Literacy Among Middle School Administrators and Teachers
Data literacy is an essential trait for middle school administrators and teachers to possess. In this session, the Research and Accountability Team from Durham Public Schools will discuss how it has expanded its focus on Data-to-Action to building data literacy amongst its middle school administrators and teachers during 2013-14.
J. Brent Cooper, Terri Mozingo & Karin Beckett Durham Public Schools - Durham, NC
The application of technology enhanced learning to enhance the ‘student learning journey’, was a presentation to the staff of the University of South Africa on Tuesday 16 September 201
1. Welcome To
Firestone High School
“Success is Our Tradition”
Campus For:
Academic Excellence
Magnet Programs:
International Baccalaureate and
Visual & Performing Arts
2. Using our SIP Plan and HSTW
to increase student achievement.
Educational Leader: LaVonne Humphrey
The SIP Committee and the HSTW Contact,
Christopher Pashke
3. Firestone SIP Items To Be
Addressed in 2002-2005
Freshmen Retention
Identifying “At Risk Students”
Four Major Subject Breakdown
Grade Summaries
Ethnicity and Gender Breakdowns
Minority Achievement
4. Use of Access and School Information
System Programs for Data
Identified Failure Students
Identified Possible Retained Students
Meetings with Parents and Students
Print outs for Staff
Print outs for Administration
Identify Restart Students for Math and English
5. New Programs
CBI
Informational Technology
Pre-Engineering
Intervention Program
Colleague Planning
Firestone Educational
Strategy
6. High Schools That Work
Key Practices
1. High Expectations
Firestone has always held high expectations.
2. Challenging Career & Technical Studies
Focus 2003-2004 (IT, PLTW)
3. Challenging Academic Studies
(IB Program and AP Program)
4. Challenging Program of Study with an
Academic Core or Major
5. Work-Based Learning
(CBI, CBE, ME, IT, PLTW)
7. High Schools That Work
Key Practices
6. Teachers Working Together
Focus 2004-2005 (Colleague Planning) and Litchfield In-services
7. Students Actively Engaged
8. Strong Guidance and Advisement System
Focus 2003-2004 (Mentoring Program) and New Advisor/Advisee
9. Extra Help
Focus 2003-2005 (Lunch, Before and After School Intervention)
10. Keeping Score
Focus 2003-2005
(Data and Knowledge Driven Decisions)
8. Curriculum and Instruction
International Baccalaureate, Advanced
Placement, Honors Programs
Classroom Bell Work
Carnegie and Plato Learning Systems
ACT/SAT Prep Course
CBI, IT, PLTW Programs
9. Curriculum and Instruction
Lunch Time Intervention
OPT and Class work Tutoring
Senior Term Papers
Oral Presentations and Research
Projects Across the Curriculum
Senior Portfolio
School Notes
10. Curriculum and Instruction
Short Answer and Extended Response
Site Based Employment
Special Education
Standard Subject Vocabulary
Summer Reading Program
Computer Learning Center
13. Evaluation
OPT/OGT
OGT Item Analysis
HSTW Assessment
Peer Coaching
Firestone Access Data Program
School Notes
Progress Report Pick-Up
14. Guidance and Public
Information
After School, Before School and
Lunch Intervention
Freshmen Mentoring
Freshmen Orientation and
Falcon Friend’s Orientation
ISS Tutoring
JOG
15. Guidance and Public
Information
Open House and Other Community
Events
Peer Mediation
Handbook Analysis
Daily Planners
Visits to and Meetings
with Middle School
16. Staff Development
Curriculum Conventions
HSTW National Conventions
HSTW Staff Survey
Literacy Across the Curriculum
Numeracy Across the Curriculum
School Notes
Smart Boards
17. Staff Development
Standards and Assessments
Standards In-service
Short Answer and Extended Response
In-service
Turn It In
Website
Bell Work
18. Continued Support Needed
Professional Development time during the
regular work day
Staff Development
Travel for staff to learn new instructional
strategies and new practices
Support of HSTW Activities
Funding for Technological Improvements
Limit Staff Reduction