Enriched Online Learning
Enriched Online Learning – Progress Report
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2013 delivery
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Roadmap
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Change management
Enriched Online Learning – Objectives
University of Adelaide 3
STAFF
STUDENTS
BEACON
• Use technology simply and well
• Make my time on campus worthwhile
• Provide a consistent online experience
• Make it easy to communicate with peers, academics and tutors
• Understand who I am and how I learn
• Deliver high-quality content effectively online
• Free staff time for small-group discovery
• Empower staff to better engage with digital learning
• Meet the needs of students unable to attend campus
• Provide effective systems that encourage relevant measurement
• Give me tools that are reliable and intuitive
• Reduce my administrative workload
• Help me use technology to support better learning outcomes
• Facilitate communities of practice
Enriched Online Learning – Objectives
STAFF
STUDENTS
BEACON
• Use technology simply and well
• Make my time on campus worthwhile
• Provide a consistent online experience
• Make it easy to communicate with peers, academics and tutors
• Understand who I am and how I learn
• Deliver high-quality content effectively online
• Free staff time for small-group discovery
• Empower staff to better engage with digital learning
• Meet the needs of students unable to attend campus
• Provide effective systems that encourage relevant measurement
• Give me tools that are reliable and intuitive
• Reduce my administrative workload
• Help me use technology to support better learning outcomes
• Facilitate communities of practice
• Provide metrics on how students are learning
Sound underlying technology
Productive use of time
Improved usabilty & support
Flexible communication & collaboration
Accurate & timely metrics
Enriched Online Learning – 2013 Delivery
Sound underlying technology
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Blackboard upgrade has fixed major issues with editing of course
content, Blogs, Wikis and Discussions
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Obsolete tools have been removed or replaced
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8 weeks of full-time system testing has only identified 51 defects
so far and none of them are showstoppers
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We now have a framework for future upgrades:
System configuration documentation
Integrated test environments
Bank of around 400 reusable test cases
Performance testing strategy
Enriched Online Learning – 2013 Delivery
Productive use of time
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Single sign-on
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Bulk Delete of unwanted course material
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Self-service course administration:
Grant audit students and guests immediate access to a course
Copy a course from an existing course
Reset a course to the standard template
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New Teaching Assistant, Tutor and Marker roles to allow
instructors to delegate tasks safely
Enriched Online Learning – 2013 Delivery
Productive use of time
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Grade Centre smart view to enable tutors to easily mark only the
students in their group
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New mobile app for marking Turnitin assignments
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Calendar automatically populated with assignment due dates
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My Blackboard to make it easy to catch up on everything that has
happened since you last signed in
Enriched Online Learning – 2013 Delivery
Improved usability and support
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Modern, uncluttered look and feel, co-created with students and
consistent with University branding guidelines
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New Resources tab to bring together all learning and teaching
resources and links in one place – virtual learning hub
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Redesigned MyUni Courses list to make it easier to manage
historical courses
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New Course Template with consistent menu structure and
Enriched Online Learning – 2013 Delivery
Improved usability and support
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Additional on-screen instructions for academics at key points
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Online user guides and web tutorials
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Targeted training
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New support model in 2014
Enriched Online Learning – 2013 Delivery
Flexible communication and collaboration
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Improved Discussion Boards with all posts on one page
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Ability to convert Blackboard Collaborate sessions into an
editable format
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New Video Everywhere tool to allow staff and students to
integrate YouTube videos easily into courses and make
recordings
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Integration with LAMS and Turning Technologies
Enriched Online Learning – 2013 Delivery
Accurate and timely metrics
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Some improvement to student activity reports
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New Retention Centre to more easily monitor students’
engagement and participation in the course
Roadmap – Drivers / Targets
Improving educational flexibility through online learning
Delivering an integrated student e-Experience (SeE)
Targets by 2015:
Online learning available in 100% undergraduate programs
MyUni actively used in 80% of all courses in all faculties
All lectures recorded and available
Enhanced e-learning environment
Enhanced e-learning staff development program
Roadmap – Outline
University of Adelaide 13 New content New services and tools LMS Platform Content Services and toolsConsistent user experience (students and staff) MyUni Community
Roadmap - Outline
• Next steps
– Festival of Learning and Teaching
• Must support the Beacon
• Features, changes already identified
• Adaptable, extensible and responsive platform
– Plugin architecture (eg for eSELTs, Pearson’s)
• LMS evaluation, CMS evaluation
• Authoring tools (eg Articulate Storyline, video)
• Integration of general tools, specialised tools
• Horizon – where do these (and others) fit:
– E-portfolios, MOOCs, assessment, analytics, wearable technology, tablet/surface, gamification etc
Change Management – Progress Report
What we have done so far:
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Introducing the Enhancing MyUni Project – roadshows
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BlackBoard Collaborate training
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Commenced Expanded Practice in Enhanced Online Learning
Program
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Flipped Classroom: ‘Why, What and How?’
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Making the Flipped Classroom Work at UoA – showcasing our
own academics
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Development Needs Analysis – surveys and faculty meetings
Change Management – Planned Development Activity
October November December January February March
Preview sessions for staff – What to expect
in MyUni Drop in and faculty based
troubleshooting sessions Expanded Practice in Enhanced Online Learning Program
Training sessions for staff – to include – What’s New in MyUni
Faculty development activities – faculty allocated funds Festival of
Learning & Teaching 5 Nov
eLearning Advisors – faculty Support
Online user guides and web tutorials
HUB – What to expect in MyUni -
for students
HUB – What’s new in MyUni –
for students (including summer school students) Expert speakers
Change Management – Planned Communication Activity
University of Adelaide 17
When To Whom What How
Oct 2013
Executive Deans and Associate Deans Learning and Teaching
Arrangements for Summer School
Email Summer School Course
Coordinators
Guidance for Summer
School Course
Coordinators
Email and MyUni Support website Nov
2013
Executive Deans and Associate Deans Learning and Teaching and MyUni users
(BB-SIG distribution list)
Course rollover
guidance from IT
Helpdesk
Executive Deans, Associate Deans Learning and Teaching and
Faculty Managers
Guidance on
implementing new roles in PeopleSoft
Email and MyUni Support website Executive Deans, Associate Deans
Learning and Teaching and MyUni users (BB-SIG distribution list)
Invites to Preview
sessions,What's new in
MyUni and where to go for help and Support
Email, MyUni
Support website and promotional material
Change Management – Planned Communication Activity
When To Whom What How
Nov 2013
Help Desk and Hub Team What’s new in MyUni
and known issues
Preview sessions and email
Dec 2013
All students including summer
school
All staff
Go-live information -
What to expect / what's new and where to go for help
Email and MyUni Announcements. MyUni Support website
Communications will continue in January and February to promote development activities and provide updates as required
