TELT Production Approach

1. Rationale for TELT new production approach

TELT – Technology Enhanced Learning and Teaching, commonly refers to the resources in the “Using Technology in Learning and Teaching” learning room. Presently they cover the following areas:

Introduction to technology enhanced learning and teaching Eassessment, Esubmission and Efeedback Delivery online content

Currently all the elearning areas within the resources have a similar format “what, why when how” to enable easy navigation through the resources, however, this creates a long linear structure within the content map in NOW, which defeats the intention of ease of navigation. To address this issue a redesign of the structure of the resources is required to improve their usability.

In addition, the elearning development team needs to consider a more agile approach to creating TELT online resources so that it can quickly address any strategic needs that arise and can fill in the existing gaps. The present project board process was necessary to implement the development of the existing TELT resources, however, it is a barrier to adopting and agile production approach and we need to consider a SMART approach to TELT production. For each resource, we should consider.

Specific goal: What do we need to accomplish with the resource What are the reasons, purpose and benefits of creating the resource Who will be involved in the creation of the resource Where will the resource go What will be its format; the structure of the resource what it will not cover

Measurable: Process for producing the resource, stages and the length of time

Attainable Do we need to speak to other departments Do we have enough knowledge Will any of the above impact on the delivery Are there any other guides it links to or do other guides need to be created

Relevant Does it address a strategic need Does it fill a learning and teaching gap Does the output match the effort

Time-bound Delivery date Does it have to be delivered all at once or can it be separated into parts

2. Management of the TELT process and identifying new resources

The management of the TELT process will remain within CADQ. It is suggested that the ED team review the existing resources and firstly consider any gaps with respect to:

Curriculum redesign Strategic issues

Then applying the SMART approach outlined above a development plan will be overseen by the SEDs. Any new suggestions that arise will be evaluated using the SMART approach and will be considered within the context of existing resources that are in the production plan.

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3. Roles and Responsibilities

The following provides an overview with respect to role and responsibilities for TELT resource production.

3. Resource format and location

There are two influences on the format of TELT resources that both relate to time, time it takes to produce a resource and limited time of learning teaching staff have to access and use the resource, therefore resources should be clear, concise and easy to find. It is recommended that we adopt the following format:

1. Overview: what, why and references to additional guidance – PDF no more than two sides2. Additional guidance – PDF Userguide only 3. Learning and teaching case studies – video & PDF

With 2, CPLD may need to produce guidance, however, the guidance may already exist or additional guidance may not be necessary. With 3 there may not be any teaching case studies to attach, depending on the resource that is created. It is suggested, that there should not be cross reference to specific points in related guides within the overview but links to related guides at the bottom of the overview, this will facilitated easier repurposing and updating. The resource should then go into the “Using Technology in Learning and Teaching” learning room and the NTU learning repository. Presently, the ENO project is investigating making resources accessible with a URL outside of NTU within the learning repository so when this is enabled it is suggested the TELT published resources are made open using this method, so that they can be linked to from multiple places.

4. Design Template

Templates will be required for the:

PDF overview Case studies Video

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Owner CADQ

Management Process Production

SEDs SED (Op)

Management

EDs Overview; Case

Studies; Create/review

CPLD Create/review guidance

SED Review overview

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5. Production workflow

The following is a production workflow for the a TELT resource

6. Production time

The following gives the standard timeline for a production schedule for a TELT resource. It is in two parts, the first part is the overview and guidance, the second is the case study.

Week Activity Who Time1 Planning ED SEDs

CPLD0.5 day

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Resource allocated to ED producer & SED reviewer

Production plan SMART approach overseen by SED (Op) in liaison SED Review & ED Producer & CPLD rep

ED Producer writes overview in Word

SED Reviewer review overview

ED Producer makes amendments

ED/CPLD creates additional guidance

ED/CPLD Reviews Guidance

ED Creates Case Study written

SED Review case study written

ED Creates case study video

SED Reviews case study video

Publish case study to learning room & learning repository

Publish Overview & Guidance to Learning Room & Learning Repository

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4 Create additional guidance ED/CPLD 1 day/userguide4 Review additional guidance ED/CPLD 0.5 day/userguide5 Publish overview & guidance to learning room &

learning repository ED 0.5 day

5 Draft case study ED 1 day6 Review case study SED 0.5 day6 Amend case study ED 0.5 day7 Record case ED 1 day8 Edit case study ED 1 day8 Publish case study to the learning rooms & learning

repository ED 0.5 day

6. TELT Evaluation

With respect to evaluating the TELT resources using the learning room it is recommended that we do the following:

Termly stats on accessing the TELT resources Contact those using resources for feedback – telephone interview/face-to-face

7. Dissemination

The following is a dissemination plan for the TELT resources

Mode What Who Regularity Written eNews VMcG TermlyWritten Enhancement Newsletter VMcG On publicationWritten TELT-C web site VMcG On publicationWritten Email TELT-C & LTCs VMcG Termly for resource reminder

On publication for new resources F2F SASQ DM On attendanceF2F Learning & Teaching Groups DM On attendanceF2F TELT-C meeting VMcG Termly

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