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Engaging Large Cohorts of International Students:

Technology Enhanced LearningDr Kulari Lokuge & Sharon Whippy

Engaging Large Cohorts of

International Students:T e c h n o l o g y E n h a n c e d L e a r n i n g

Dr. Kulari Lokuge & Sharon Whippy

Our Journey

• M o n a s h C o l l e g e M i s s i o n a n d S t r a t e g y

• K e y D r i v e r s , G o v e r n a n c e a n d Te c h n o l o g i e s

• A c t i v e L e a r n i n g P l a t f o r m ( A L P ) P i l o t

• L e a r n i n g a n d Te a c h i n g & L e a r n i n g S p a c e s

• O u r l e a r n e r s , O u r t e a c h i n g s t a f f & t h e A L P

• T h e C h a l l e n g e s a n d F u t u r e P l a n s

Monash CollegeI n t e r n a t i o n a l P a r t n e r N e t w o r k

CHINA

MELBOURNE

MALAYSIASRI LANKA

Teaching Divisions

• M o n a s h U n i v e r s i t y E n g l i s h L a n g u a g e C e n t r e

• M o n a s h U n i v e r s i t y F o u n d a t i o n Ye a r

• M o n a s h U n i v e r s i t y D i p l o m a

• M o n a s h P r o f e s s i o n a l P a t h w a y s

• M o n a s h U n i v e r s i t y B a c h e l o r o f I n t e r n a t i o n a l B u s i n e s s

Active Learning Platform (ALP)

ALPat

Monash College

Learning Technology

Turnitin ALP

Monash College

Strategy Governance

MoodleKaltura

Mahara Camtasia

Articulate Storyline

Video & Stills Studios

Micro

Adaptive

Nano

Learning Technology

Flipped Classroom Model

IN CLASS

OUT OF CLASS

Pre-Class Post-Class

Learning Design Workshop

New Moodle Template

Context

• E v a l u a t e b e n e f i t s / c h a l l e n g e s o f u s i n g T E L :

E n g a g e l a r g e i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o h o r t s i n b l e n d e d / f l i p p e d e n v i r o n m e n t .

I n c r e a s e a c a d e m i c p e r f o r m a n c e .

• 8 0 % M o n a s h C o l l e g e s t u d e n t s :

N o p r i o r e x p e r i e n c e i n s u b j e c t m a t t e r.

S e c o n d l a n g u a g e l e a r n e r s .

D i f f e r e n t c u l t u r a l v a l u e s a n d e d u c a t i o n a l

p r a c t i c e s .

Learning Spaces

Learning Spaces

Participants

• I n t r o d u c t i o n t o F i n a n c i a l A c c o u n t i n g ( 4 5 0 s t u d e n t s )

• E n g i n e e r i n g M a t h e m a t i c s A ( 7 2 s t u d e n t s )

• I n t e r n a t i o n a l s t u d e n t s - A s i a n r e g i o n

• A g e : 1 6 - 2 1 y e a r s

• G e n d e r : E n g i n e e r i n g – m o s t l y m a l e / A c c o u n t i n g : e q u a l s p r e a d

Echo360 Active Learning Platform

• Cloud-based learning and teaching platform.

• Content management, student engagement, lecture capture, and engagement analytics.

• Integrated into LMS (Moodle).

• Interactive polling tasks: multi-choice, true/false, image-based, short answer, ordering.

• Note-taking, book marking, confusion flag, question and

answer features.

Echo360 Active Learning Platform

Data Gathering

• S t u d e n t s u r v e y : l e a r n i n g b e h a v i o u r.

• F o c u s g r o u p s a n d s e m i - s t r u c t u r e d i n t e r v i e w s .

• U n i t l e a d e r s : r e f l e c t i o n j o u r n a l s .

Utilisation of ALP (Weekly)

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18

2-3 times a week

Once a week

Everyday

Never

Number of students

Time

Utilisation of ALP (pre-in-post class)

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

Before lecture

During lecture

After lecture

All of the above

Number of students

Time of use

Student Usability

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Yes

No

Sometimes

Number of students

Rate of Usability

Perceived Benefits of ALP

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Yes

Sometimes

No

Percentage of students

Helped to ask Questions Assisted Learning Usability

Teaching Staff Feedback

• W h a t w a s d o n e u s i n g t h e A c t i v e L e a r n i n g P l a t f o r m ?

• W h a t w a s t h e i m p a c t o n s t u d e n t s l e a r n i n g ?

• W h a t c h a n g e s a r e p l a n n e d t o i m p r o v e s t u d e n t s l e a r n i n g ?

Teaching Staff Feedback

• C o m b i n a t i o n o f t h e A L P a n d t r a d i t i o n a l m e t h o d s f o r c o n t e n t

d e l i v e r y

• I n t e r a c t i v e p o l l i n g a c t i v i t i e s : c o m p r e h e n s i o n c h e c k i n g a n d r e v i s i o n

• T h e c o n f u s i o n f l a g

• L e c t u r e r p e r c e p t i o n s p o s i t i v e – k e e p g o i n g !

Support Staff

• E n g a g e m e n t a n a l y t i c s : l e a r n e r i n t e r v e n t i o n s

• Tr a i n i n g a n d s u p p o r t

• L M S ( M o o d l e ) i n t e g r a t i o n : b e n e f i t s a n d c h a l l e n g e s

Considerations of current research

• Limited number of respondents

• Individual use: behavior and performance

• Student perception and data on usage

Conclusions

• Student/lecturer interaction

• Insight into student engagement

• Increase in student pass rates: positive correlation

• Need for further research

• Where we are now…

THANK YOU

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