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Learning and Teaching Forum October 2015 Blended Learning: Past, Present and Future

Never Stand still

Do  not  design  over  this  border

Towards a blended learning toolkit…What?This  describes  the  first  step  towards  developing  a  toolkit  to  assist  in  aligning  technology  with  learning  outcomes

Why?To  assist  course  convenors  in  selecting  educational  technology  that  is  best  suited  to  their  desired  learning  outcomes

How?Step  1:  Using  a  survey  tool,  capture  the  current  practice  of  technology  integration  by  SoMSteaching  staffStep  2  &  3  involve  using  this  data  to  develop  a  decision  tree

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Brainstorming a decision pathway The toolkit resourceWhat  do  I  want  to  do                  (or  use)?• What  is  it  good  for• What  can  it  not  do• What  you  would  need• Best  practice:  • evidence  from  use• short summary  on  how  it  is  being  used

• Resource  people  you  can  talk  to  about  using  this  strategy/tool

• Rating  on:• ease  of  use  • time  investment

Supported  by  UNSW  Strategic  Educational  Development  Grant

Nalini  Pather*,  Gary  Velan*,  Richard  Vickery*Lila  Azouz+,  Boaz  Shulruf+,    Phil  Jones+

School  of  Medical  Sciences  (SoMS)*,  Faculty  of  Medicine+UNSW  Medicine

64%  Would  find  a  decision  tree  to  assist  in  

selecting  tools  useful

42%  use  Adobe  

products  for  media  authoring

26%  use  Camtasia,  iMovie  or  iSpring

77%  use  BEST  Network  or  SmartSparrow

84%use  Moodle  Tools  

47%  use  Moodle  Quiz  for  assessment

57%  use  Skype or  Social  Media

31%  use  YouTube

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6%  use  concept  mapping