Cross-Faculty community of practice in Technology that Enhances Learning at UOW Dr Sue Downie, Dr Moria Stephens, Dr Xiaoping Gao, Kenton Bell, Assoc Prof Simon Bedford, Dr Oriana Price

Co-investigators Dr Ruth Walker (WATTLE exec, Learning development) Dr Simon Bedford (WATTLE exec, Teaching & Curriculum Development) Dr Xiaoping Gao (LHA) Dr Ann Rogerson and Dr Oriana Price (BUS) Mr Kenton Bell (SOC) Mr Sasha Nikolic and Assoc Prof Caz Sandison (EIS) Ms Amy Hardy and Ms Bernadette Stephens (Library) Dr Moira Stephens (SMAH) Dr Anne Melano (Teaching & Curriculum Development)

Background Feb 2017 – WATTLE hot topic groups formed September 2017 WATTLE offered $2000 support for hot topic group activities Other hot topic groups are students as partners, employability skill development, transforming assessments in higher learning and in 2018 Learning analytics group.

Research project objectives Beliefs and values about TEL use & support Barriers and promoters for adoption of TEL Brainstorm research objectives Alignment of student and staff perceptions of TEL Pedagogical values of TEL in learning and teaching What was the problem we are addressing?

Research design Collected both quantitative and qualitative

Phase I online survey participants BUS EIS LHA SMAH SOC LTC Students (n) 5 7 9 13 n/a Staff (n) 8 19 17 LIBR. DVCA IMTS/AV TOTAL Students (n) n/a 48* Staff (n) 3 1 75 * One student did not give degree details

Phase II focus group participants BUS EIS LHA LTC/LI SMAH SOC TOTAL Students (n) 1 4 5 6 9 29 Staff (n) 3 8 24

Competition with other Universities Results – Themes. Practical barriers and promoters Barriers: Fear Time Culture Knowledge Technical Promoters: Modern & Expected Equalizing Efficient Competition with other Universities

Face to face is valued more Results – Themes. Pedagogical barriers and promoters Barriers: Distraction Face to face is valued more Superficial learning Context Promoters: Engagement Authentic Feedback Collaboration Flexible

Results – Quantitative 72.9% of students were in agreement with this statement Results – Quantitative 17.3% 46.7% 17.3% 4% 9.3% 4% 1.3% 2.1% 22.9% 47.9% 10.4% 12.5% 4.2% 0% 81.3% of staff were in agreement with this statement p = 0.012

Results – Quantitative 91.6% of students were in agreement with this statement Results – Quantitative 9.3% 41.3% 29.3% 13.3% 2.7% 4% 0% 35.4% 35.4% 20.8% 6.25% 2.1% 0% 0% 79.9% of staff were in agreement with this statement p = 0.001

Results – How would you imagine a better future for TEL at UOW? “more opportunities for collaboration” “electronic textbooks” “can turn chat on and off on Moodle” “teaching and learning sabbaticals” “more computers for students” “record all lectures” “sign up for an online tutorial if you can’t make it to class” “acceptance” “sufficient infrastructure and resources” “get the good basic stuff done well first” “guaranteed streaming of lectures” “upskilled staff” “a better plan than just ad-hoc technology” “we are millennials…we are never happy”

“TEL has many advantages... But if there is a blackout we are in real trouble” Staff member

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