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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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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
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
Renewal processes
Three main areas of renewal:
1. Enterprise Systems Review - LMS renewal2. eLearning Strategy3. eLearning (and LMS) Governance
Learning, Teaching and eResearch needs
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
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…
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
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
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
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……
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
Enterprise Support and Infrastructure
Program level communities
Learning System Course information
AssessmentGrades
Resources Blogs, Wikis,
Discussion boards,Content system
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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
Enterprise Support and Infrastructure
Program level communities
Learning System Course information
AssessmentGrades
Resources Blogs, Wikis,
Discussion boards,Content system
Wire
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and
Mob
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Subject sites
Subject sitesCore
LM
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nctio
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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
Unsanctioned - accessible and encouraged web environment
Google apps/email
The PLE – includes Web 2.0 tools
Enterprise Support and Infrastructure
University Digital Repositories
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
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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
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
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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