Presentation at Future Learning Environments Conference 2014 on How technology is transforming learning and improving individual and organizational performance at NorthTec

1. Director Quality
Learning
@
Vasi Doncheva

2. How technology is
transforming learning and
improving individual and
organizational performance
at NorthTec

3. Over 10,000 mi
or
17,000 km

4. 10+ in Higher Ed and e-learning

5. • as enabler of modern pedagogy: empowering,
personalizing and transforming learning
• as a tool providing access to learning and
connecting learners across time and space
• enabling and driving improvement in
organizational processes and performance

6. Regional Polytechnic in Northland:
• Over 330 staff
• Average 4,400 learners equivalent
to 2,750 full time students

7. • Learners of all ages from
secondary school through to retirement
• Learning sites range from a large central
campus, several satellite campuses,
Marae, community halls, local farms and
also Ngawha Corrections Facility

10. Technology as enabler of modern pedagogy:
empowering, personalizing and
transforming learning

11. @ransomtech
http://www.slideshare.net/ransomtech/transforming-learning-by-connecting

12. The first step of the journey was
selecting the tools and learning
how to use them.
The destination was
transformational!

13. 1. Increase student motivation, active engagement in learning and
improve learning outcomes and achievement.
2. Improve teachers’ capacity to plan for and meet individual student
needs by adapting teaching practice and assessments to
accommodate personalized learning enabled by the technology.
3. Test the use of e-books and digital learning resources enabling
access and sharing on personal devices and how that can impact
on learning outcomes as well as cost of study.

14. Phase 1: Initial adoption of technology
Phase 2: Impact of the technology on
the teaching and learning experience
Phase 3: Has teaching and learning
practice been transformed?

15. 2012
- SMT support and allocated budget
- Cross department project team: ICT, FL,
Library led and supported the project
- Appropriate infrastructure in place

16. • Network and LMS readiness
• Initial App selection and evaluation
• Server set up to distribute apps in self
service model for students
• iPad profile set up for students with basic technical
training instructions

17. Frequent, relevant, and collaborative
• Initial workshop and weekly sessions December 2012
• Play and use in personal life over summer
• Weekly sessions January – June 2013

19. • Initial set up and training of self service model
• First 4 weeks support and training sessions
compulsory built into class time, 1 on 1 optional
• Technical questions and support moved into
online forum for the rest of the semester

20. It is not about knowing the tools or how many
tools you know how to use.
The important things are:
• having a toolbox full of opportunities to
transform learning, and
• a pedagogical approach supported by a
theoretical framework

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23. Semester2
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24. Assessment Type Weight iPad Apps
Nutrition Plan
(Application, diary,
reflection)
Find and evaluate a
nutrition App
25%
Coaching / analysis
(Video, analysis,
comments)
50%
Presentation
(Peer and tutor
evaluation)
25%

30. Augmented and Modified Learning Experience

32. Technology is a tool not a learning outcome
• Start with key project or initiative
- visibility is key to increase awareness
• Pilot and then embed into practice
- ensure wider adoption of good practice
• Keep the momentum and continue to inspire
- it is not a destination it is a journey

33. Technology providing access to learning
and enabling learning opportunities
across time and space

36. • Portable Moodle – an offline
version of Moodle for Windows
• On USB drive, DVD or CD
• Used to deliver online courses
in an offline format

37. • quality of learning experiences
• learning accessible from anywhere on and off line
• continuous learning
• student experiences transformed
• tutor practice and experiences transformed
• effective peer review and evaluation
• student voice driving ongoing improvement

38. Technology enabling and driving improvement
in organizational processes and
performance

46. & Unlimited
@ransomtech
http://www.slideshare.net/ransomtech/transforming-learning-by-connecting

47. playnice_nz
Source: Wikimedia Courtesy of Rugby471
Vasi Doncheva
vdoncheva@northtec.ac.nz