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Answering the question on everyone’s lips:

What is CloudFirst?

Darci Taylor & Dr Jo Elliott

Evolution of CloudFirst

CloudFirst Learning Design

Showcase CloudFirst units

CloudFirst resources

Where to next

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Source: Deakin University (2018, p. 9); Deakin University (n.d)

“At the core of Deakin’s identity is innovation in education” Jane den Hollander

Course enhancement

• 1974 Deakin founded: mandate for distance education

• 1976 Flexible study modes

Principles for Premium

Learning & Teaching

Active Learning

Deakin Curriculum Framework

Learning Spaces

Inclusive Education Principles

Digital Accessibility

• 2004 Deakin Studies Online (LMS)

• 2008 Trimesters & wireless connectivity

1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010

• 1980 Audio cassettes & printed materials

• 1982 IP address (email & internet)

• 1984 Ethernet trialled

• 1985 computers purchased

• 1991 Virtual tutorials

• 1997 Callista launched

• 1994 University of the year (study anywhere, anytime)

• 2010 Video conferencing

• 2011 IKE turns 25• 2012 LIVE the

Future• 2013 MOOC• 2016 Cloud

Campus• 2017 FutureLearn• 2019 Cloud

Campus in India

Why CloudFirst?

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Challenges for online learners:

• Managing: study/work/family

• Learning: relevance, interest

• Technical: hardware, competence

• Course: lecturer/peer interaction, isolation,

learning materials, assessment clarity

Challenges for online learning:

• Flexibility, time-management

• Technical issues

• Cognitive load, LMS, workload

• Interaction, belonging

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CloudFirst Design

Source: CloudFirst101; Adapted from Goodyear (2015)

CloudFirst is an approach prioritising students’ online learning experience, complemented by

located learning (where applicable).

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CloudFirst

Learning Design

PPLT 1|3|7

PPLT 1|5

PPLT 1|6|9

PPLT 2|4

PPLT 3|8

A collaborative &

multidisciplinary

activity PPLT 10

CloudFirst as a collaborative process

Project management

Senior Educational Designers

Digital Resource Developers

Academic staff

Cloud Campus Team

Unit Chairs (teaching team)Faculty/School leads

External Suppliers(Post-production etc.)

Students

PPLT 10

Library, digital accessibility, Inclusive education, timetabling

Learning Analytics

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Active Learning

‘Typical’ CloudFirst weekly design

Purposefully designed online

resources

Active collaborative online seminar

Authentic assessment or

self-check (feedback)

3-5 min video

Key concept intro.

Concept elaboration

‘Call to action’

Peer discussion

Cloud Campus students/students studying online

Guided reading

Active collaborative located seminar

On Campus students

Active connected class

All students

All students

Scaffolded

Social

Activity-focused

Feedback-focused

Supported3-5 min summary

All students

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Students in CloudFirst CoDesigned Units

Launch date MBA LLB M Education

T1 2019 MBA071 Pre-term: Getting to Grips with MBA StudyMBA072 Pre-term: Accounting FundamentalsMBA073 Pre-Term: Basic Business StatisticsMBA700 Deakin Advantage Part A

MBA701 Strategy and Value CreationMBA702 Financial Decision MakingMBA703 The Economic EnvironmentMBA704 Marketing, Positioning and Consumers

MLL110 Legal Research and Statutory InterpretationMLL114 Criminal lawMLL113 Legal Communication and Ethical Decision MakingMLL334 Evidence

T2 2019 MBA705 Business Processes and TechnologyMBA706 Leading People in Organisations

MLL111 ContractMLL117 Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts

ETL700 Pedagogy for EAL ClassroomsETL705 Pedagogic GrammarEDX701 Research Design Development and MethodEDX712 Theory and Methodology in Education Research

T3 2019 MLL213 Torts EDX707 Independent Research for Professional PracticeEDX703/704/705/706 (shell site)

T1 2020 MBA707 Deakin Advantage Part B MLL218 Criminal procedure ETL706 Reflective Practice in EAL and Languages ClassroomsETL704 Innovation in Language Curriculum

~2,840 students

MLL213

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EDX701 MLL334

ETL705

MBA705

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15

EDX712

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MBA701

ETL705

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MLL117

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ETL705

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CloudFirst101

MLL213

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EDX701

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CloudFirst101

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MBA702MBA707

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Evaluating CloudFirst

• CRADLE (staff & student perspectives)

• Learning analytics project

• eVALUate, success & retention

• User experience (Ux) snapshots

• Lessons learned

• Anecdotal feedback/experiences

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CloudFirst Resources

• CloudFirst 101 – Learning Design (examples, templates)

• 3 hour tailored workshops for Course/Unit teams

• Students as Partners in CloudFirst curriculum design

• CloudFirst 102 – Practical strategies for teaching CloudFirst units

• CloudFirst Learning Design Workshop: 26 Feb, 11-12pm

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Thank you & Discussion

Thank you to all the staff & students

involved in CloudFirst

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Deakin University. (2018). Annual Report. Retrieved from https://www.deakin.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/1906819/300519-Deakin_AR_2018_pages_web.pdf

Deakin University. (n.d.). History. Retrieved from https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/reputation/history

Fink, S. (2007). The Online Learner. Journal of Instruction Delivery Systems, 21(2), 17-21.

Goodyear, P. (2015). Teaching as design. HERDSA Review of Higher Education, 2, 27-50.

Laurillard, D. (2013a). Teaching as a design science: building pedagogical patterns for learning and technology. New York, NY: Routledge.

Laurillard, D. (2013b). Rethinking University Teaching: A Conversational Framework for the Effective Use of Learning Technologies (Vol. 2nd ed). Hoboken: Routledge.

Mehmet, K., Erdogdu, F., Kokoc, M., & Cagiltay, K. (2019). Challenges Faced by Adult Learners in Online Distance Education: A Literature Review. Open Praxis, 11(1), 5-22. doi: 10.5944/openpraxis.11.1.929

Muir, T., Milthorpe, N., Stone, C., Dyment, J., Freeman, E., & Hopwood, B. (2019). Chronicling engagement: students’ experience of online learning over time. Distance Education, 1-16. doi: 10.1080/01587919.2019.1600367

O'Shea, S., Stone, C., & Delahunty, J. (2015). 'I 'feel' like I am at university even though I am online.' Exploring how students narrate their engagement withhigher education institutions in an online learning environment. Distance Education, 36(1).

Strategic Intelligence and Planning Unit (n.d.), Survey reports for Staff (wiki page).

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