Sheffield Hallam University developed a project to encourage more consistent and deeper engagement with technology enhanced learning among faculty and students. They created an online "menu" cataloging different teaching approaches and how technology could support them. This was informed by staff and student workshops and feedback. The menu and resources helped stimulate discussion on teaching practices and identify potential new approaches. The university saw increased adoption of new technologies and redesign of curricula as a result of disseminating these materials across departments.
Developing study skills through online interactive workshops by karen foley, ...EADTU
Blended and Online Edcuation webinar week, Day 1: Developing study skills through online interactive workshops by karen foley, The Open University, The United Kingdom
Barbour, M. K. (2011, May). Researching online distance learning in schools in New Zealand and North America. An invited presentation to the University of Canterbury e-Learning Lab, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Building Resources to Encourage Innovation in Teaching PracticeIan Glover
Invited presentation for the Leading the Learning Landscape network. The presentation outlines Sheffield Hallam University's project for the national Changing the Learning Landscape programme. Links to some of the resources are embedded in the presentation.
Presented by Peter Hickey, Head of Client Services, University College Dublin Library, Dublin, Ireland at LILAC (Librarians' Information Literacy Annual Conference), Manchester, England, March 25-27, 2013.
Developing students as researchers within College-based Higher EducationSimon Haslett
Presentation by Jonathan Eaton (Newcastle College) at the Research-Teaching Practice in Wales Conference, 9th September 2013, at the University of Wales, Gregynog Hall. Slidecast edited by Professor Simon Haslett.
Developing study skills through online interactive workshops by karen foley, ...EADTU
Blended and Online Edcuation webinar week, Day 1: Developing study skills through online interactive workshops by karen foley, The Open University, The United Kingdom
Barbour, M. K. (2011, May). Researching online distance learning in schools in New Zealand and North America. An invited presentation to the University of Canterbury e-Learning Lab, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Building Resources to Encourage Innovation in Teaching PracticeIan Glover
Invited presentation for the Leading the Learning Landscape network. The presentation outlines Sheffield Hallam University's project for the national Changing the Learning Landscape programme. Links to some of the resources are embedded in the presentation.
Presented by Peter Hickey, Head of Client Services, University College Dublin Library, Dublin, Ireland at LILAC (Librarians' Information Literacy Annual Conference), Manchester, England, March 25-27, 2013.
Developing students as researchers within College-based Higher EducationSimon Haslett
Presentation by Jonathan Eaton (Newcastle College) at the Research-Teaching Practice in Wales Conference, 9th September 2013, at the University of Wales, Gregynog Hall. Slidecast edited by Professor Simon Haslett.
Developing a strategy for flexible learning programmes at NorthTecVasi Doncheva
Case Study presented at Future Learning and the Digital Conference June 2013 Auckland, New Zealand
Developing a strategy for flexible learning programmes in your organisation:
• How to develop and implement an institute wide strategy
• How to lead change initiatives and embed them into institutional practice
• Ways to effectively use technologies to engage and inspire learners and create accessible learning opportunities
• Tips on how to effectively integrate technology strategically into teaching and learning
Bridging the Silos: Creating Sustainable Research Infrastructure with Implications for Digital Scholarship - presentation given at the Educause Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference Jan 2010, Baltimore MD. Referenced by inside higher ed here:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/01/18/silos
Developing RLOs at ITT Dublin. Author: philip russellPhilip Russell
Poster presented with Gerry Ryder and Gillian Kerins at Librarians Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC), Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland 11th-13th April 2012.
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Presented for the Graduate School Teaching and Learning Committee at Keiser University as part of the Education Technology Seminar Series on August 8, 2017
Developing a Menu of Teaching Approaches to Encourage Deeper Engagement with TELIan Glover
Presented on 1st May 2014 at Blackboard Teaching and Learning Conference (#BbTLC2014) at University College Dublin. This worshop encouraged attendeed to engage with materials created by Sheffield Hallam University as part of their Changing the Learning Landscape (CLL) transforamtion project.
Developing a strategy for flexible learning programmes at NorthTecVasi Doncheva
Case Study presented at Future Learning and the Digital Conference June 2013 Auckland, New Zealand
Developing a strategy for flexible learning programmes in your organisation:
• How to develop and implement an institute wide strategy
• How to lead change initiatives and embed them into institutional practice
• Ways to effectively use technologies to engage and inspire learners and create accessible learning opportunities
• Tips on how to effectively integrate technology strategically into teaching and learning
Bridging the Silos: Creating Sustainable Research Infrastructure with Implications for Digital Scholarship - presentation given at the Educause Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference Jan 2010, Baltimore MD. Referenced by inside higher ed here:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/01/18/silos
Developing RLOs at ITT Dublin. Author: philip russellPhilip Russell
Poster presented with Gerry Ryder and Gillian Kerins at Librarians Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC), Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland 11th-13th April 2012.
Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Open Educational Resourcesgoatboat
A short presentation and review of the numerous benefits and challenges of Open Educational Resources. A introduction on why OER is a powerful tool. The good, the bad and the difficult. The ease, the struggle and the confidence. A
Presented for the Graduate School Teaching and Learning Committee at Keiser University as part of the Education Technology Seminar Series on August 8, 2017
Developing a Menu of Teaching Approaches to Encourage Deeper Engagement with TELIan Glover
Presented on 1st May 2014 at Blackboard Teaching and Learning Conference (#BbTLC2014) at University College Dublin. This worshop encouraged attendeed to engage with materials created by Sheffield Hallam University as part of their Changing the Learning Landscape (CLL) transforamtion project.
Flipped learning occurs when key learning materials are provided for study and review outside the traditional classroom environment, through audio, video, screen casts, online forums or reading.
Peter Holdridge, Stephen Pinfield & Peter Stordy - Online Learning Case Studies: Delivering the new LISM (Library and Information Services Management) distance learning programme. TELFest 2016 presentation
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Slides for a talk on "E-Learning at SHU" given by Paul Helm at the IWMW 2001 event held at Queen's University Belfast on 25-27 June 2001.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2001/sessions.html#speaker-2
iNACOL developed six key elements for implementing and maintaining a blended learning program. Rob Darrow's presentation outlines the six elements and promising practices.
South West College - A virtual Academy that boosts employabilityBlackboardEMEA
A series of specific designed courses, coupled with badges and gaming, helps students in Northern Ireland to master the skills they need to be ready for the workforce. The South West College team share their story.
Accessibility Webinar: Making Blackboard Modules and Content Accessible for AllBlackboardEMEA
To support the changes to Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) provision meaning English universities need to be ready and able to support learners by September 2016 this presentation provides an overview of inclusive classrooms and outlines the benefits and challenges faced in implementing them.
They will also help institutions towards achieving inclusivity and best practice for all learners through their online and face to face classrooms and provide a practical framework to:
• Assess their pedagogy
• Review their existing content
• Evaluate their institution's technology
http://webinars.blackboard.com/accessibility
Client Insights - National University Ireland, Galway: Online Results Entry u...BlackboardEMEA
As part of a wider Academic Simplification suite of projects, this webinar shares how it sought to improve academic administrative efficiencies and assessment data accuracy through the assessment grades.
Their existing home-grown process for grades return presented a number of issues and, a decision was made to investigate the use of the Grades Journey Solution. This webinar will describe the project requirements and how the Grades Journey Solution has been adapted to meet some (but not all) of these since their Online Results Entry project went live in December 2015.
Client Insights - Glasgow Caledonian University: Marks Integration and the Di...BlackboardEMEA
The concept of the digital university is often raised as a major issue within HE developments. Many universities have digital elements but still operate on a pre-digital basis. This webinar will outline how the piloting of the Grades Journey Solution at Glasgow Caledonian University is a microcosm of what a university has to address if it claims to be digital. Jim will share the results of their pilot and the intended outcome e.g. a simplified workflow for the single input of grades and their extraction into the SIS.
The Assessment Journey Programme at Sheffield Hallam University is continuing its progress towards delivering the changes needed to provide a seamless, improved and effective assessment experience for students and staff.
TLC2016 - Experiences and strategies used for implementing a portfolio didact...BlackboardEMEA
Presenters: Bo Lüders
Organisation: University College Southern Denmark (UC Syd)
Description: In this session we will present our experience with using Blackboard Portfolio on a fully 100 % online Teacher training education.
You will be introduced to how the portfolio became a key concept in the pedagogical thinking of the online course and how the portfolio gave educators a completely new and deeper insight in the learning of the students compared to students in traditional face-to-face education.
You will be given examples of the formative evaluation performed in the portfolio and will see examples of portfolios created by students. The portfolios will be in Danish but presenters will translate the structural elements so you can be inspired on the use of portfolios in Blackboard.
TLC2016 - Mobile Learning – Unlocking the potential of authentic assessment a...BlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Chris Moore
Organisation: University of the West of England
Description: Authentic assessment has the potential to be very valuable, allowing for much more complex analysis of the students’ performance than traditional de-contextualised assessments.
On the other hand, online examinations under controlled conditions can be unviable for large student cohorts due to pressures on the real estate of the institution.
This session will showcase a number of innovative initiatives that are enabling us to create sustainable authentic assessments and very flexible online examinations.
We will bring a number of mobile devices to the session, so that attendees will have the opportunity to experience first-hand the solutions we have developed, actively participating during the session.
TLC2016 - Online Results Entry using the Grade Journey ToolBlackboardEMEA
Presenters: Birthe Aagesen & Karen Louise Møller
Organisation: Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University
Description: Presentation session (45 min) with time for questions.
The presentation will address:
- An investigation of Blackboard Course Structures on the basis of a socio cultural perception of learning
- Application and evaluation of selected Blackboard Course Structures in courses at Aarhus University.
Presenter: Joseph Gliddon
Organisation: Bristol University
Description: This session explores work implemented over several years at the University of Bristol to develop a scalable workflow for coursework assessment and feedback online.
The workflow combines technical and pedagogic planning to support lasting cultural change. This uses Blackboard packages, which can also support consistent provision of other activities across multiple courses.
This work was done to address key challenges in this area, including:
-meeting complex requirements in a consistent way
-needing a standard approach which is scalable across multiple courses
-ownership of the process by Schools to ensure sustainability
-easily updating content across many courses with minimum editing
Session covers policy, pedagogic approaches, engaging academic & administrative leads, and the process.
TLC2016 - Power Using' Blackboard for purely online learnersBlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Nathalie Thorne
Organisation: Leeds Beckett University
Description: The Distance Learning Unit at Leeds Beckett have been described as 'power users' of our Blackboard installation. Since 2012 we have revolutionised how our academics deliver an integrated learning experience for purely online learners, with our instructional design team utilising various tools and techniques available in Blackboard to produce interactive, enjoyable and rewarding modules for our learners.
This session will demonstrate our distance learning style, showing how we have used discussion boards, wikis and other tools to create an immersive experience for our learners.
TLC2016 - Assessment Journey: a programme to enhance the educational experien...BlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Brian Irwin
Organisation: Sheffield Hallam University
Description: The Assessment Journey Programme at Sheffield Hallam University (UK) is continuing its progress towards delivering the changes needed to provide a seamless, improved and effective assessment experience for students and staff.
Within this session we will present on the changes needed in order to shape our institutional vision for assessment and the technology required within it. We will share our experiences of exploiting Blackboard solutions (including the Grades Journey) to implement the technological future state for online management of assessment, and report on the lessons learned and the challenges faced around merged enrolments, extension management, and reassessment.
TLC2016 - Taking assessments and examinations to the next level: AlephQBlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Christine Lippens
Organisation: Universiteit Antwerpen
Description: It is often a challenge to educators to offer high quality assignments and quizzes in the context of blended learning. As a rule, intra-term assigments do not generate a lot of student engagement or enthusiasm, unless they match what students can expect on their actual final exam. And even if this is the case, additional incentives are often needed to ensure student participation. Over the past 5 years, Antwerp University has been succesfull in implementing technology driven solutions to achieve this, with degrees of participation exceeding 90% and significant improvement in exam results, without having to compromise on academic content.
TLC2016 - Turning Blackboard Learn into a Digital Examination Platform: lesso...BlackboardEMEA
Presenters: Walter Roosels & Geert De Schutter
Organisation: Universiteit Antwerpen voor Associatie Antwerpen
Description: Once your institution has decided to make a shift towards (more) online examinations, these are the most important aspects that have to been taken in consideration before 'shaping' the Digital Examination Platform:
-Benefits of digital examinations
-Organisation of digital examinations
-What testsoftware to use?
-Security
-Computer and examination infrastructure
-Teacher support
University of Antwerp shares her 8 years experience implimenting digital examinations, using an agile solution: Blackboard Learn & our own examination Building Block.
TLC2016 - Data for Students - A student-centred approach to analytics in LearnBlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Ross Ward
Organisation: The University of Edinburgh
Description: Learning analytics is primarily focused on staff accessing student data to gauge performance, predict student outcomes, and make interventions where necessary. This session will provide an overview of the work that the University has done in researching and developing a bespoke learning analytics building block called, ‘Data for Students’ that allows students to access information about their course - using click counts and comparison of grades against the cohort. The session will report on the outputs of our initial pilot studies and feedback from staff and students who have used the tool.
TLC2016 - Driving Up Quality. Improving the quality of Blackboard Learn cours...BlackboardEMEA
Presenters: Danny Monaghan & Peter Mella,
Organisation: University of Sheffield
Description: This session will describe how we created a programme to help and promote development of quality course material in Blackboard Learn, by creating an exemplary course programme based on Blackboard’s. We will show delegates how we started this process, and how we are attempting to create a small and self-sustaining community of academics who are actively looking to develop high quality course content that don’t require large scale support, by using the tools available in Learn rather than relying on a high level of technical knowledge or external software packages to create rich content. We will conclude by looking to the future, and show where we would like this work to take us.
TLC2016 - Exchange of experience through (Blackboard):A tool to develop facul...BlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Rasha Malik
Organisation: Dar Al Hekma
Description: This research titled as “Exchange ofexperience through (Blackboard):A tool to develop faculty’ skills in Innovative learning”has been developed by a team from Dar AlHekma University in academic year 2014-2015. Thisresearch aims to expand the scientific communication and exchange of experiences between faculties across different departments and combinethe traditional teaching methods with the newest teaching ways that depends on technology(Blended learning).
Presenter: Ciara Duffy
Organisation: South West College
Description: South West College have introduced a new student enhancement initiative called the “SWC Virtual Academy” which is student-centered, interactive, engaging and available 24/7.
The Academy, which is hosted on Blackboard Learn, provides a series of online programmes designed to prepare students for future employment by building their expertise in core skills using today’s most popular technologies. Students can choose from a wide variety of fully online or blended programmes including: Employability, Entrepreneurship, Business Start-up, Digital Skills and Study Skills. Over 10,000 digital badges have been awarded to students for the successful completion of individual courses/programs since September 2015. This session will encourage educators to reflect on how the student delivery models are evolving.
TLC2016 - Online intercultural Exchange (OIE): capacity building for a flexib...BlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Teresa MacKinnon
Organisation: University of Warwick
Description: The Language Centre at the University of Warwick has been enhancing the language learning experiences of students through opportunities to connect directly with peers in other countries. The Clavier project began in 2011 using the Languages@Warwick platform as a shared point of contact. The portal course, known as EWC, incorporates Blackboard Collaborate tools for live and asynchronous contact and has provided a scalable model for other language courses which are now growing in Spanish and German classes at Warwick.
TLC2016 - Using badges to motivate and engage studentsBlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Inger-Marie Falgren Christensen
Organisation: University of Southern Denmark
Description: The gap between educational institutions and students is widening. Many institutions maintain traditional methods and adopt new at a slow pace. Some educators and developers are looking to gamification to bridge the gap. This workshop will help participants’ explore the potential of badges in education.
An introduction to badges and the purposes of using these in education will be provided. Ways of integrating badges into courses will be explained. Furthermore, the process of designing and issuing badges in Blackboard Learn will be demonstrated.
Participants will get the opportunity to discuss how badges can be integrated in their context, share examples and design badges for their own students.
TLC2016 - Peer Review, Peer Assessment, and Peer Feedback methods based on Bl...BlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Hubert Nachtegaele
Organisation: Universiteit Antwerpen
Description: Our teaching staff asks support for types of “Self and Peer Assessment” which are not possible with the S&PA tool incorporated in Bb Learn.
Our Blackboard Support Team tries to support the desired types of S&PA by creative combinations solely of Bb Learn Course Tools, without using external tools (except Excel). In this session we will show how we realize this for different types of S&PA: “Groups reviewing assignments of other groups”, “Students assessing their peers and themselves within a group”, “Peer Reviewing using a rubric”, and "Anonymous Peer Feedback for oral presentations"
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
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Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
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This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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Webinar Encouraging a Deeper Engagement with Technology Enhaced Learning
1. Presenters:
Brian Irwin, Head of Digital Capability
Dr Ian Glover, Senior Lecturer in Technology Enhanced Learning
Sheffield Hallam University
Discover how Sheffield Hallam University encouraged a more
consistent and deeper engagement with Technology Enhanced
Learning
2. • Modern, city-centre university in the North of England
35000+ Students, 2100+ Academic Staff
• Blackboard Learn & Collaborate key institutional tools
• Many other online and physical technologies available
Sheffield Hallam University and TEL
3. Context
• Build on 'Minimum Expectations of
e-Learning'
• Desire to transform student
experience through:
More active learning
More varied teaching approaches
Better integration of technology
• National Changing the Learning
Landscape (CLL) initiative
provided an opportunity and
impetus
4. Project Approach
• SHU-based - covers practice
at SHU
• Grassroots - all academics
invited to take part
• Constant refinement -
updated from feedback
• Project steering group drawn
from across SHU, including:
Students' Union
Academics
TEL support staff
5. • Survey -> Workshops -> Draft ‘menu’ and materials
• Follow-up staff and student workshops to generate
further information and refinements
Project Development
6. • Enables exploration of:
alternative teaching approaches (read from left)
technology to support current approach (read left from middle)
alternative approaches based on current technology used (read
right from middle)
• Links out to further detail and resources
Case studies particularly help ground approaches in local practice
The Menu
http://go.shu.ac.uk/teachingapproachesmenu
7. • Card Sort
stimulate discussion
challenge assumptions
share practice
Workshop Resources
• Reflective Action Planning
(http://go.shu.ac.uk/cllworksheet)
understand current practice
identify potential new
practice
commit to next steps
8. • Supporting Faculty TEL staff to
use in their work
• Workshops
Open to all; or
Tailored for specific groups
• Promotion through:
Blogs
Mail-outs
Targeting influencers
Presenting to course / subject
teams
Faculty and SHU conferences
Internal Dissemination
9. • "...that combination of learning approach
+ TEL idea + outline of benefits + case
study is exactly what I’ve been looking
for. ... Probably one of the most useful
SHU documents I’ve come across in my
two years here."
- Lecturer in Sports Sciences, email
• Complete redesign of Information
Skills curriculum by library
• Integrated into curriculum
development materials
• Other universities interested in
translating materials to their contexts
Feedback and Impact
10. Lessons Learned
• Senior support vital to get the non-'innovators' involved
• Local focus helps people see value in project
• Avoid jargon to help get, and keep, people engaged
• Incorporate into formal course design and review processes
12. Thank you for taking part in today’s session.
What it takes to drive successful technology adoption.
Thank you!
bbbb.blackboard.com/technology_adoption_series
Questions?
Email AskUs@blackboard.com
Download the free guide now!
Editor's Notes
Title slide
Want to shift from a primarily lecturer focused model to active and student focused.
SHU results generally strong, but if not improving then falling back relatively
Desire to build employability / soft skills as part of all courses, typical lectures and group tutorials limits this.
Lots of factors contribute to continued reliance on familiar approaches:
Don't know what else is possible - sharing practice seems limited
Don't have time to make changes
Don't have confidence to try out new things (which may not work)
"It was good enough for me, so it it's good enough for them"
Physical spaces and timetabling restrict creativity
Students expect lectures at university
Large range of technology is available but generally underused:
Blackboard VLE often just a file repository - minimum expectations of elearning (2013) helped improve this, some faculties developed an expanded version.
Blackboard Collaborate still 'under the radar' despite people asking for this type of product
Clickers used in a few areas
Interest developing in Google Apps, but few people using them
PebblePad in a couple of areas for several years, recently made available to all
MyKnowledgeMap, Augmented Reality, mobile here and there. (Mobile usually not making full use of capabilities, just a more convenient laptop)
External services - social media, TedEd, video, non-powerpoint presentation tools, etc. - used by some.
Pockets of outstanding practice - generally the same people or subject groups, though.
Wanted to draw out the varied and highly effective practice happening across the institution and use this as the basis of a project to encourage staff to think about their current teaching and tech. use, identify changes and put them into practice.
All staff encouraged to take part at every stage - calls for participation through blog, word of mouth, faculty contacts, email, etc.
Involvement by key stakeholders in directing project, including students both through SU and directly (Holly and Nick & James).
Survey - 3 Qs: What do you currently do, what works well, what not so well? No specific technology focus but encouraged to share anyway
Information collated by me and Stuart, supplemented by what we were already aware of and some things that lecturers had expressed a desire in.
'Framework' drafted and taken to staff workshops > 100 participants (including many who don't usually engage with us)
'Framework' renamed to 'menu' - less formal and procedural sounding. Idea to encourage people to view the resource as something that you use to find something that you would like.
Supporting materials developed - case studies, 'teaching nuggets', workshop activities, blog posts,etc.
Another round of workshops (initially aimed at staff, but SU ran own version for students too after they saw the value of ours) to verify that the materials were appropriate and useful. Also helped identify other aspects that could be changed or added.
Importance of process needs to be made clear by senior faculty and institutional staff - helps get time during away days, inclusion in course design / revalidation process, time out for staff to attend workshops, etc.
That people might know some names on the menu can't be underestimated, makes it seem acheivable (they are working in the same or very similar environment with many of the same challenges) and can be another point of contact. Also encourages staff to contribute as it will help raise their own profile. Shows that we aren't demanding a complete overhaul of practice.
We know (most!) of the technical and pedagogical jargon, but it puts lots of staff off - they don't want to learn a whole new, complicated vocabulary to get involved. Simplification helped staff engage and allowed us to get students involved too. Stripped the language back to the basics, e.g. don't use 'Pedagogy' in any of the materials.