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EdTech 2009 – National College of Ireland May 21 2009
Sustainability through Staff Engagement: Applying a Community of Practice Model to Academic Staff Development Programmes.
Paul Gormley, Fiona Concannon and Michelle TooherCentre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT)National University of Ireland, Galway
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Overview
1. Problem Definition: Sustainability through Staff Engagement2. Approach taken: Establish a Community of Practice and
supporting structures3. Case Study: Blogs and Wikis workshop4. Evaluation and Results5. Wrap-up and questions
NOTE: We’ll add you to our PBwiki site if you want any of these materials. Email paul.gormley@nuigalway.ie
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About NUI Galway
Student population circa 15000 Blackboard v7.2 Number of Active Courses = 1819 Number of Active Users = 12174 Number of Instructor/Leader Users = 1478 Page Views on Most Active Date = 93473 Average Page Views Per Day = 25363
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Sustainability through Staff Engagement
Issues 2008 Student Survey = 98% pleased with Blackboard 2008 Staff Usage Survey = Mainly being used as a repository Limited resources for face2face training (38 workshops) Developing online resources (screenshots, pdfs, video walkthroughs)
Requirements Move towards blended learning offerings Need to engage students through collaborative and reflective
practice To facilitate staff engagement to embed technology-enhanced
leaning
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Sustainability through Staff Engagement
Opportunities Learning Objects Campus Pack (blogs, wikis and podcasting) The National Digital Learning Repository (2005-present)
Communities of Practice in teaching and learning culture A place to share resources nationally
The Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA) EdTech2009 conference – Dublin May 21-22
Action To plan sustainable Academic Development plans by leveraging a
Community of Practice model at NUI Galway
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Model 1/3
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Model 2/3
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Model 3/3
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Case Study: Blogs and Wikis Workshop
Title Using Blackboard to Support Groupwork, Collaboration and
Reflection
Strategy Develop a Community of Practice (‘The NUIG Collaboration SIG’) with
the aim of: Getting academics up and running with blogs and wikis Developing a space for peer support groupings Provide opportunities to showcase work in progress Facilitate the dissemination of best practice To investigate potential research outputs
EdTech 2009 – National College of Ireland May 21 2009
Case Study: Blogs and Wikis Workshop
Timeline = 1 academic cycle1. Attend workshop training
Added to the SIG
2. Work with CELT member or peer to develop local case studies3. Encourage academics to keep a learning journal4. Evaluate and review the process5. Disseminate results6. …
EdTech 2009 – National College of Ireland May 21 2009
Case Study: Blogs and Wikis Workshop
Setting up the web space - initial1. SIG Blog – pooling ideas for blogs and wiki2. SIG Wiki
1. Useful resources2. Case studies3. Individual planning pages
3. Workshop resources Take them and use them!
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Case Study: Blogs and Wikis Workshop
Augmenting the web space – current focus1. Evaluation methodologies:
1. Whole group questionnaires2. Student interviews3. Focus group interviews4. Lecturer video feedback and recommendations
2. Case studies1. Wiki template2. Wiki/blog activities3. Assessment methods4. Lessons learned
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Let’s Have A Look
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Results
Huge take-up of wikis and blogs across schools/colleges Medical Education Industrial Engineering Marketing Commerce…
SIG group number = 100+ Number of publications = 6
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Has it engaged staff and students?
‘It gets you to think outside the box. You think: this is the real world’
‘It’s definitely a better way of learning because it's practical and more of a real working environment’
‘It's a good challenge for future life and working in industry’
‘Because we can access the wiki permanently, and take our own copy of the wiki, I can look back and see what I wrote and how I wrote it. That's when I'll really recognise the leaning’
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Has it engaged staff and students?
'The students unprompted told me that they really liked it…I really enjoyed it… I think that they got more satisfaction out of it and that gave me a lot more satisfaction out of it… definitely I’d say the best thing that I could say is that I’ll certainly be using it again and looking at ways in which I can bring it into other courses.’ [staff member 1]
'I think that there is a fear of technology for most people, including myself , I can definitely say that I can run with this now, on my own without the support of CELT into the future.’ [staff member 2]
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Staff Survey – Trend Analysis
When asked about intended use of collaboration tools in the2009-10 academic cycle, staff indicated: 63% group wikis 57% reflective blog 42% lecturer podcast 35% group blog 23% individual wiki 15% student-based podcasts.
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Staff Survey – Peer Knowledge Sharing
CELT is currently harvesting 2008-09 staff experiences of theirstudent-based collaboration activities. The SIG survey revealedthat participants wished their colleagues to share (in order):
1. Student engagement and motivation strategies2. Marking, correcting and assessment strategies3. The logistics of using wikis with larger groups
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Staff Survey – Informing CELT Practice
When asked how CELT could best support the academiccommunity for 2009-10, the SIG identified the followingpriorities:1. Uploading student and staff experience (e.g. case studies,
videos, testimonies etc.)2. Conducting student research and evaluations (including
student perceptions of learning technologies)3. Supporting academics to develop research-based practice4. Show and tell sessions (e.g. coffee mornings and informal
gatherings)5. CELT to work with academics to create case studies and
conduct joint research activities
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Applying the Model
Have applied this model to: NUIG: ‘An Introduction to Educational Podcasting’
workshop Nationally: ‘Learning Technologies: From Pilot to
Mainstream’ Collaboration strand: Train the Trainer in Trinity College
Dublin and University College Cork Staff development workshops at four Institutes of Education Using PBwiki as a SIG space for this group Currently evaluating the impact of this model
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Dissemination Channels
Institutional NUI Galway Teaching and Learning Forum
National PB Wiki sites National Digital Learning Repository Irish WebCT/Blackboard Users’ Group
International BBWorld Europe09 EdTech2009
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Wrap-up and questions
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