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E-Learning Summer SchoolWednesday 4th & Thursday 5th September 2013

#ELSS_2013

www.kent.ac.uk/elearning

Aims of the summer school

Create an immersive environment for staff

Bring together the outlets of the Curriculum Development team

Enable staff to experience different tools and technologies

Facilitate wider discussions with peers

To build upon ELSS 2012 and to feed into the ELFs

Why?

More applied and context specific

Share good practice

Provide an environment for staff to learn new tools

Discuss the application of tools and technologies

Established and recognised event

Updates for 2013/14

Moodle 2.4

KentPlayer

Development of the Faculty Digital Forums

Which of the following best describes your role at the University?

A. Academic

B. Administrative

C. Technical

D. Support

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Which of the following statements best describes your general experience of digital technologies?

A. I am comfortable using digital technologies and can quickly learn to use new tools

B. For the most part I get by but occasionally I need to seek help

C. I often encounter problems whilst using digital technologies and find it difficult to learn to use new tools

D. I do not use digital technologies

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“e-learning”

“E-Learning can be defined as 'learning facilitated and supported through the use of information and communications technology'. It can cover a spectrum of activities from the use of technology to support learning as part of a ‘blended’ approach (a combination of traditional and e-learning approaches), to learning that is delivered entirely online. Whatever the technology, however, learning is the vital element.”

JISC, 2012

“[In the digital age] learners are no longer seen as passive recipients of knowledge and skills but as active participants in the learning process”

Beetham & Sharpe, 2007

“new culture of learning”Thomas & Seely-Brown, 2011

“The term ‘technology enhanced learning’ is gaining favour since it emphasises how technology adds value to learning”

JISC, 2009

Technology enables…

Connectivity to information and to others

24/7 access to learning resources

Greater choice over time, place and pace of study

Knowledge-sharing and co-authoring

Active learning through interactive technologies and multimedia resources

Participation in communities of knowledge, inquiry and learning

Development of skills for living and working in a digital age

Concerns

Staying up to date?

The digital literacy/competency of students and staff.

Access to tools and technologies outside of the University.

Technology driving pedagogy – ‘playing with new tools’.

Strategy and motivations for engagement.

What are the main barriers to engaging with Technology

Enhanced Learning?

What barriers (if any) are there to wider engagement with technology enhanced learning?

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1. Fear of technology2. Not enough time to learn new tools3. Lack of technical support4. Lack of pedagogic support5. No evidence of the benefits to staff and students6. Insufficient resources available7. Techo-determinism (technology for its own sake)8. None of the above

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E-Learning Strategy• Embedded within

business processes and strategic developments

E-Learning Architecture• Interoperability between

different systems

E-Learning Pedagogy• Technology alone does

not facilitate learning

Greller’s Three Pillars of E-Learning

Strategy

E-Learning Strategy updated every three years

Regularly updated implementation plans

Approved by the E-Learning Strategy Group (ELSG)

ELSG is comprised of senior managers, academic and support staff

www.kent.ac.uk/elearning/strategy.html

Architecture

Infrastructure encompasses Moodle, Student Data System (SDS), Timetabling (OTIS), online module catalogue and library systems.

Moodle and Learning Technologies Group (MaLT) is the operational wing of ELSG and brings together representatives from the CD team, Information Services and the library.

Track record of developing open source tools and technologies and tailoring these to suit the needs of the University.

Pedagogy

The application of technology to enhance the learning and teaching experience.

Looking at tools that suit the pedagogy.

Not a one-size-fits-all approach.

CD team are experienced practitioners.

E-Learning Strategy• Embedded within

business processes and strategic developments

E-Learning Architecture• Interoperability between

different systems

E-Learning Pedagogy• Technology alone does

not facilitate learning