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Strategies for renewing eLearning environments Deborah Jones LMS Academic Support University of Melbourne 1

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Deborah Jones, Program Manager, LMS Academic Support, University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is currently reviewing strategies for our learning environment options, in the context of a university-wide LMS renewal process. Alongside this is an external review of eLearning at Melbourne, and workshops with stakeholders from faculties, learning and teaching centres and ITS. This presentation will provide an overview of the process, and highlight some key areas of interest.

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Page 1: Strategies for renewal of eLearning environments

Strategies for renewing eLearning environments

Deborah JonesLMS Academic Support University of Melbourne

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Current eLearning environment

• LMS – Blackboard piloted 2005 – 2007, then University wide

•Over 2,500 active subjects per semester, 36,000 students and 2,700 staff

•Sakai@Melbourne supporting eResearch community: 400 sites, 3,200 users

• Turnitin, Lectopia, Respondus, Learning Objects blogs and wikis

• Local customisation, integration with UoM systems – Digital Repository, Handbook, Student Portal

• Formal spaces and structured environment, but increasing interest in cloud based technologies

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Time for renewal

•Developing strategies and processes to approach renewal of learning environment

•Diversity of use of LMS – pedagogical strategies, learning experiences, and use of tools

•Keeping the formal core (LMS), but also providing students with contextual and flexible toolsets

•Keeping student-centred learning as key criteria in renewal of eLearning environment

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Renewal processes

Three main areas of renewal:

1. Enterprise Systems Review - LMS renewal2. eLearning Strategy3. eLearning (and LMS) Governance

Learning, Teaching and eResearch needs

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LMS Renewal

LMS renewal process as part of Enterprise Systems Review (ESR):

•Defines elements of ICT enabled learning system to support the distinctive Melbourne Experience •Considers issues of relevance, flexibility, feasibility, cost-benefit, interoperability, integration, security, risk•Selection criteria based on set of capabilities•Baseline customisation – before improvement

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eLearning Strategy

Strategic plans in the area of eLearning informed by external eLearning review and stocktake on 4 levels:

• Strategy, leadership and tracking• Resourcing and support• Quantitative/qualitative trend data• Impacts and outcomes

And deeper conversation with faculties and the centre, in working groups, forums, planning days…

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Issues for managing eLearning

Develop institutional strategies for the deployment of e-learning

• Academic policy• Allocation of resources• Tactical and operational oversight• Review and evaluation processes• Quality – benchmarking• Risk assessment• Pedagogical frameworks

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Online, formal assessmentTo enhance formal assessment through the use of online technologies, as appropriate.

Which may include: simulations, images etc incorporated into the assessment task; assessment tools such as quizzes; peer-feedback tools such as PRAZE; etc.

Subject information

To avoid duplication of core subject information, and to assist with alignment between the handbook description and subject design and delivery.

Administrative and procedural information Information to support learning Interactive and/or collaborative learning

•Link to handbook entry (automatically created)

•Subject requirements and expectations, including learning objectives.•Explanation of the purpose of assessment tasks in terms of the learning objectives for the subject.•Details of assessment criteria, and standards (as appropriate).

•Names & contact details of teaching staff•Schedule of topics and activities•List of assessment tasks & due dates•Explanation of how the LMS will be used in the subject•Report of responses to student feedback from the previous student cohort

To provide students with an explanation of expectations in the subject, including details of assessment tasks.

Assignment submissionTo facilitate assessment administration for students and staff.

This involves: the online submission of assignments.

Grades and student progress

Including: satisfactory completion of particular hurdle requirements; record of assessment submission; results for assessment tasks; overall grades; etc.

To record assessment results for providing students with information regarding their individual progress, and for determing subject grades.

Self-assessmentTo provide opportunities for students to self-assess their knowledge and to test ideas through the use of interactive tools.Which may include: simulations; self-assessment tools such as quizzes; interactive tutorials; etc.

Collaborative production

Which may include: group-based document sharing; creative commons; etc.

To facilitate collaborative learning through group projects and production.

Discussion

Which may include: discussion boards; wikis; creative commons; synchronous video conferencing; etc.

To facilitate collaborative learning through discussion and debate among students, and between students and staff.

To provide students with a complete and current description of subject administrative processes.

Handbook entry Subject information

LMS framework for subject presence

Readings and resources

Which may include: lists of required readings; links to specific library resources; downloadable materials such as lecture notes and audio-recordings; additional readings; other audio-visual material; etc.

To support students’ independent study through ready access to downloadable resources, reading lists, and/or other information sources.

Which may include: assignment submission with online feedback; etc.

Feedback - from staff

To facilitate timely, explanatory feedback to students from staff.

Which may include: peer feedback tools such as PRAZE; etc.

Feedback - to and from peersTo provide structured opportunities for students to review and comment on one another’s work.

Reflective practiceTo develop learning skills and self-awareness through reflection on learning.Which may include: learning portfolios; journals; blogs; etc.

Version date: 10 April 2008

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Integration / intersections

Quality management

Benchmarking, evaluation, reviews, frameworks,

improvement processesGovernance and accountability

Operational

Systems, processes, resources, support services,

reporting

Academic development

Student and staff engagement , pedagogies

and environments for learning

Alignment

University strategies, University systems,

budgets, IT infrastructure

Integration

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eLearning environment - framework..

Provide a well resourced and supported advanced framework for a learning environment which enables access to a fluid range of web based technology solutions, and university sanctioned learning and teaching systems and functions.

•Enables guided or scaffolded student choice

•So what does that look like……

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Enterprise Support and Infrastructure

Program level communities

Learning System Course information

AssessmentGrades

Resources Blogs, Wikis,

Discussion boards,Content system

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Subject sites

Subject sites

Student organised project/worksites

ePortfolio

Enterprise T&L and Admin

Systems

Turnitin

Lectopia

Web conferencing

Readings online

Faculty T&L technologies Personal

profiling tools, Facebook

Communication tools, Skype, Twitter, Media creation

and distribution tools, Flickr, Sharepoint, Youtube etc

University Digital Repositories

Bookmarking, tagging, GPSGoogle apps/email

The PLE – the tool set

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Enterprise Support and Infrastructure

Program level communities

Learning System Course information

AssessmentGrades

Resources Blogs, Wikis,

Discussion boards,Content system

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and

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Subject sites

Subject sitesCore

LM

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Student organised project/worksites

ePortfolio

Enterprise T&L and Admin

Systems

Turnitin

Lectopia

Web conferencing

Readings online

Faculty T&L technologies Personal

profiling tools, Facebook

Communication tools, Skype, Twitter, Media creation

and distribution tools, Flickr, Sharepoint, Youtube etc

University Digital Repositories

Bookmarking, tagging, GPS

University ‘sanctioned’ - integrated and supported local environment

Google apps/email

The PLE – includes University systems

Enterprise Support and Infrastructure

University Digital Repositories

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Enterprise Support and Infrastructure

Program level communities

Learning System Course information

AssessmentGrades

Resources Blogs, Wikis,

Discussion boards,Content system

Wire

less

and

Mob

ile a

cces

s

Subject sites

Subject sitesCore

LM

S fu

nctio

nalit

y

Student organised project/worksites

ePortfolio

Enterprise T&L and Admin

Systems

Turnitin

Lectopia

Web conferencing

Readings online

Faculty T&L technologies Personal

profiling tools, Facebook

Communication tools, Skype, Twitter, Media creation

and distribution tools, Flickr, Sharepoint, Youtube etc

University Digital Repositories

Bookmarking, tagging, GPS

University ‘sanctioned’ - integrated and supported local environment

Unsanctioned - accessible and encouraged web environment

Google apps/email

The PLE – includes Web 2.0 tools

Enterprise Support and Infrastructure

University Digital Repositories

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Enterprise Support and Infrastructure

Program level communities

Learning System Course information

AssessmentGrades

Resources Blogs, Wikis,

Discussion boards,Content system

Wire

less

and

Mob

ile a

cces

s

Subject sites

Subject sitesCore

LM

S fu

nctio

nalit

y

Student organised project/worksites

ePortfolio

Enterprise T&L and Admin

Systems

Turnitin

Lectopia

Web conferencing

Readings online

Faculty T&L technologies Personal

profiling tools, Facebook

Communication tools, Skype, Twitter, Media creation

and distribution tools, Flickr, Sharepoint, Youtube etc

University Digital Repositories

Bookmarking, tagging, GPS

University ‘sanctioned’ - integrated and supported local environment

Unsanctioned - accessible and encouraged web environment

Google apps/email

The PLE – includes student spaces

Enterprise Support and Infrastructure

University Digital Repositories

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Enterprise Support and Infrastructure

Program level communites

Learning System Course information

AssessmentGrades

Resources Blogs, Wikis,

Discussion boards,Content system

Wire

less

and

Mob

ile a

cces

s

Subject sites

Subject sitesCore

LM

S fu

nctio

nalit

y

Student organised project/worksites

ePortfolio

Enterprise T&L and Admin

Systems

Turnitin

Lectopia

Web conferencing

Readings online

Faculty T&L technologies Personal

profiling tools, Facebook

Communication tools, Skype, Twitter, Media creation

and distribution tools, Flickr, Sharepoint, Youtube etc

University Digital Repositories

Bookmarking, tagging, GPS

University ‘sanctioned’ - integrated and supported local environment

Unsanctioned - accessible and encouraged web environment

Google apps/email

The PLE – integrated and flexible

Enterprise Support and Infrastructure

University Digital Repositories

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Getting there..

•Examples of good practice•Encouraging peer review•Capacity building - coaching and support for staff engagement•Student ‘readiness’ for active learning•Alerting staff to most successful uses of technologies •Engaging decision makers (IT, academic, Exec)

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