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Engaging Academics:Online Professional Development presented at Blackboard teaching and learning conference 2013
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Engaging Academics: Online
Professional Development
Professor Janet GregoryDr Kulari Lokuge Dona
Introduction
• Swinburne University of Technology
• Learning Transformations Unit
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http://images.swinburne.edu.au/handle/1111.1/5039
Challenges
• Rapid growth in online education
• Challenge to traditional models
• Importance of capability building– Online experience and pedagogy
– Embedding Learning Technology
• Developing skills and knowledge
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1. Access & Motivation
2. Online Socialisation
3. Information Exchange
4. Knowledge Construction
5. Development
5 stage model
1. Access & Motivation
2. Online Socialisation
3. Information Exchange
4. Knowledge Construction
5. Development Guide
Facilitate
Lead
Host
Welcome
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5 stage model
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E-moderating at Swinburne
Contextualising for Swinburne
• Use of Blackboard
• Terminology
• E-tivity Structure
• Look and Feel (Visual Sparks)
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Changes
from
2012 May
to
2013 June
Use of Blackboard (1)
Use of Blackboard (2)
Terminology (1)
VLE
Terminology (2)
Learning Management System
E-tivity Structure (1)
E-tivity Structure (2)
Look and Feel (1)
Look and Feel (2)
Reflection e-tivity
Group work (1)
Group work (2)
Development plan (1)
Development plan (2)an
New Additions• Blackboard Collaborate
• Audio and Images
• Open Educational Resources (with a Librarian)
• Blackboard E-tivity (with a Learning Technologist )
• FAQ
• eCafe
• Technology tasters
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Blackboard Collaborate
Audio & Images back
Open Educational Resources
FAQ
• Voluntary participation• Enthusiastic responses• Increasing interest – requests from faculties• Application – use within teaching (f2f and
online)• Significant commitment
Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne Australia
Engagement
Number of posts (Week 1)
Number of posts (Week 4)
• Model successfully engages staff• Contextualisation – authentic experience– Student perspective
• Opportunity to embed relevant technology– Collaborate, audio, OERs
• Sustainable – internal convenors• Current research: impact on teaching
Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne Australia
Conclusions
Thank You!
• Professor Janet Gregory• Dr Kulari Lokuge Dona• Swinburne University of [email protected] [email protected]