Moving Forward with E-learning

Bradley A. Cohen, ACIOChris Ament, Sr. Director, Academic Technology

Warm-up

How are you using (or planning to use) technology in your

courses?

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What questions do you hope to have answered today?

Warm-upDo you Facebook?

Warm-upDo you Facebook? With your students?

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Our Technology Rich Learning Infrastructure: Classroomshttp://www.oit.umn.edu/research-evaluation/selected-research/learning-environments/index.htmhttp://www.classroom.umn.edu/projects/alc.html

Our Technology Rich Learning Infrastructure: Technologies

http://www.oit.umn.edu/services-category/index.htm– Moodle– UMConnect– Google Apps– Kaltura/YouTube– Others

Our Technology Rich Learning Infrastructure: Support Services

• http://www.oit.umn.edu/educational-technology– Consultation– Production– Evaluation– Others

Our Technology Rich Learning Infrastructure: Support Services

OIT Services

• 1-help/Service Desk

• Tech Stop

• Technology Training

• OIT Labs/Testing Facility

Technology Support Resources for Teaching and Learning

Additional support• Departmental experts • Collegiate experts• Central unit partners (CTL, Libraries, OCM, Writing

Center, …)• (Inter) National organizations such as NMC, ELI,

EDUCAUSE, SLOAN – 7 things you should know

Emerging Technologies

• Mobile computing

• E-books, e-readers and tablets

• Augmented reality and game based learning

• Gesture based computing

• Learning analytics

Coming Disruption?

The 5 Disruptive Forces That Will Change Higher Education Forever,” Jeff Selingo presentation, CFHE12 MOOC.

E-learning @UMN: Present and Near Future

• Renewed focus from Provost’s Office– MOOCs– RFP– Strategic focus

• Moving to highly coordinated support model: classroomoftomorrow@umn.edu

Thank You!

Bradley A. Cohen

Chris AmentOffice of Information Technology