Deborah Jones, Program Manager, LMS Academic Support, University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is currently reviewing strategies for our learning environment options, in the context of a university-wide LMS renewal process. Alongside this is an external review of eLearning at Melbourne, and workshops with stakeholders from faculties, learning and teaching centres and ITS. This presentation will provide an overview of the process, and highlight some key areas of interest.

1. Strategies for renewing eLearning environments Deborah Jones LMS Academic Support University of Melbourne 1

3. Over 2,500 active subjects per semester, 36,000 students and 2,700 staff

4. Sakai@Melbourne supporting eResearch community: 400 sites, 3,200 users

5. Turnitin, Lectopia, Respondus, Learning Objects blogs and wikis

6. Local customisation, integration with UoM systems – Digital Repository, Handbook, Student Portal

8. Diversity of use of LMS – pedagogical strategies, learning experiences, and use of tools

9. Keeping the formal core (LMS), but also providing students with contextual and flexible toolsets

12. Considers issues of relevance, flexibility, feasibility, cost-benefit, interoperability, integration, security, risk

13. Selection criteria based on set of capabilities

15. Resourcing and support

16. Quantitative/qualitative trend data

17. Impacts and outcomesAnd deeper conversation with faculties and the centre, in working groups, forums, planning days…

19. Allocation of resources

20. Tactical and operational oversight

21. Review and evaluation processes

22. Quality – benchmarking

23. Risk assessment

25. Explanation of the purpose of assessment tasks in terms of the learning objectives for the subject.

26. Details of assessment criteria, and standards (as appropriate).

28. Schedule of topics and activities

29. List of assessment tasks & due dates

30. Explanation of how the LMS will be used in the subject

31. Report of responses to student feedback from the previous student cohortReadings and resources To support students’ independent study through ready access to downloadable resources, reading lists, and/or other information sources. Self-assessment To provide opportunities for students to self-assess their knowledge and to test ideas through the use of interactive tools. Which may include: lists of required readings; links to specific library resources; downloadable materials such as lecture notes and audio-recordings; additional readings; other audio-visual material; etc. Which may include: simulations; self-assessment tools such as quizzes; interactive tutorials; etc. Assignment submission To facilitate assessment administration for students and staff. Feedback - to and from peers This involves: the online submission of assignments. To provide structured opportunities for students to review and comment on one another’s work. Feedback - from staff Which may include: peer feedback tools such as PRAZE; etc. To facilitate timely, explanatory feedback to students from staff. Grades and student progress To record assessment results for providing students with information regarding their individual progress, and for determing subject grades. Reflective practice Which may include: assignment submission with online feedback; etc. To develop learning skills and self-awareness through reflection on learning. Including: satisfactory completion of particular hurdle requirements; record of assessment submission; results for assessment tasks; overall grades; etc. Which may include: learning portfolios; journals; blogs; etc. Online, formal assessment To enhance formal assessment through the use of online technologies, as appropriate. Which may include: simulations, images etc incorporated into the assessment task; assessment tools such as quizzes; peer-feedback tools such as PRAZE; etc. Version date: 10 April 2008

32. Integration /intersections Quality management Benchmarking, evaluation, reviews, frameworks, improvement processes Governance and accountability Operational Systems, processes, resources, support services, reporting Integration Academic development Student and staff engagement , pedagogies and environments for learning Alignment University strategies, University systems, budgets, IT infrastructure

35. The PLE – includes University systems Wireless and Mobile access Faculty T&L technologies Enterprise T&L and Admin Systems Program level communities Personal profiling tools, Facebook Learning System Course information Assessment Grades Resources Blogs, Wikis, Discussion boards, Content system Core LMS functionality Lectopia Communication tools, Skype, Twitter, Student organised project/worksites Turnitin Media creation and distribution tools, Flickr, Sharepoint, Youtube etc Readings online Web conferencing Subject sites ePortfolio Bookmarking, tagging, GPS Subject sites Google apps/email University Digital Repositories University Digital Repositories Enterprise Support and Infrastructure Enterprise Support and Infrastructure University ‘sanctioned’ - integrated and supported local environment

36. The PLE – includes Web 2.0 tools Wireless and Mobile access Faculty T&L technologies Enterprise T&L and Admin Systems Program level communities Personal profiling tools, Facebook Learning System Course information Assessment Grades Resources Blogs, Wikis, Discussion boards, Content system Core LMS functionality Lectopia Communication tools, Skype, Twitter, Student organised project/worksites Turnitin Media creation and distribution tools, Flickr, Sharepoint, Youtube etc Readings online Web conferencing Subject sites ePortfolio Bookmarking, tagging, GPS Subject sites Google apps/email University Digital Repositories University Digital Repositories Unsanctioned - accessible and encouraged web environment Enterprise Support and Infrastructure Enterprise Support and Infrastructure University ‘sanctioned’ - integrated and supported local environment

37. The PLE – includes student spaces Wireless and Mobile access Faculty T&L technologies Enterprise T&L and Admin Systems Program level communities Personal profiling tools, Facebook Learning System Course information Assessment Grades Resources Blogs, Wikis, Discussion boards, Content system Core LMS functionality Lectopia Communication tools, Skype, Twitter, Student organised project/worksites Turnitin Media creation and distribution tools, Flickr, Sharepoint, Youtube etc Readings online Web conferencing Subject sites ePortfolio Bookmarking, tagging, GPS Subject sites Google apps/email University Digital Repositories University Digital Repositories Unsanctioned - accessible and encouraged web environment Enterprise Support and Infrastructure Enterprise Support and Infrastructure University ‘sanctioned’ - integrated and supported local environment

38. The PLE – integrated and flexible Wireless and Mobile access Faculty T&L technologies Enterprise T&L and Admin Systems Program level communites Personal profiling tools, Facebook Learning System Course information Assessment Grades Resources Blogs, Wikis, Discussion boards, Content system Core LMS functionality Lectopia Communication tools, Skype, Twitter, Student organised project/worksites Turnitin Media creation and distribution tools, Flickr, Sharepoint, Youtube etc Readings online Web conferencing Subject sites ePortfolio Bookmarking, tagging, GPS Subject sites Google apps/email University Digital Repositories University Digital Repositories Unsanctioned - accessible and encouraged web environment Enterprise Support and Infrastructure Enterprise Support and Infrastructure University ‘sanctioned’ - integrated and supported local environment

40. Encouraging peer review

41. Capacity building - coaching and support for staff engagement

42. Student ‘readiness’ for active learning

43. Alerting staff to most successful uses of technologies