Supporting further and higher education Transforming learning, transforming institutions Bob Powell Sector Support Manager JISC

Supporting further and higher education Transforming learning, transforming institutions Or…… … The search for Robert Mitchum’s eyebrow continues

Supporting further and higher education Why bother ? Transformation is - hard : difficult : resources/ time : people - risky : lonely pioneer : leap of faith :transitional disruption : terminal failure

Supporting further and higher education Why Bother There’s no choice

Supporting further and higher education We’ve already come a long way From To Controlling learners Managing learning Attendance Engagement Courses Personalised Hurdle Opportunity Fixed time Access Your on your own Shared responsibility

Supporting further and higher education Early Adventures in educational technology Pythagoras + A stick +Some sand

Supporting further and higher education What will the future look like ? Who knows ????

Supporting further and higher education What would the future look like

Supporting further and higher education Past futures Sinclair ZX80 - introduced 1979 Keyboard

Supporting further and higher education The death of the keyboard

Supporting further and higher education Reports of the death of the keyboard……

Supporting further and higher education Reports of the death of the keyboard……

Supporting further and higher education …have been much exaggerated

Supporting further and higher education New opportunities - new challenges Learning Communications Administration Management Technical infrastructure Physical spaces Staff Finance

Supporting further and higher education The place of e-learning In tune with the learner’s world Effective practice Making it viable: - content - practice Raising standards: - learning experience - recruitment, retention, achievement - differentiation/ personalisation E-assessment

Supporting further and higher education Tutor intervention required Resource Total None SubstantialLittle Text/ image + low interactivity Interactive resources Multimedia Interactive resources Is this where your mind goes when you think of e-learning ? What is e-learning? This is where most of the e-learning that takes place currently is to be found

Supporting further and higher education Tutor intervention required Resource Is this better …… What’s best ? …than this ? No !!!! Total None SubstantialLittle Text/ image + low interactivity Interactive resources Multimedia Interactive resources

Supporting further and higher education Traditional teaching tool Blended learning Remote learning: anytime, anywhere Supporting learning Differentiated programme Anytime learning Differentiated pace J Scribbins/ B Powell Engaging ILT in Learning

Supporting further and higher education Traditional Blended Remote Supporting Diff prog Anytime Diff pace Engaging ILT in Learning Greater reliance on materials

Supporting further and higher education Traditional Blended Remote Supporting Diff prog Anytime Diff pace Less direct intervention More learner autonomy ? Engaging ILT in Learning

Supporting further and higher education Traditional Blended Remote Supporting Diff prog Anytime Diff pace From bad to better to best ? ….……..no, no, no,no, no Engaging ILT in Learning

Supporting further and higher education Traditional teaching tool Blended learning Remote learning: anytime, anywhere Supporting learning Differentiated programme Anytime learning Differentiated pace Which is most appropriate for the learner & the situation Engaging ILT in Learning

Supporting further and higher education ICT - out in the world Surfing the Net Shopping online Working offline Games SMS text/ B Powell

Supporting further and higher education Surfing the Net Shopping online Working offline Games SMS text/ Traditional Blended Remote Diff prog Anytime Diff pace Supporting Circle of Life Online ICT is inextricably embedded in social culture We have no option other than to embed it into the Curriculum B Powell

Supporting further and higher education “Effective learning through technology takes place when... a learner finds a place at a computer or other device, which works without problem at a speed that does not cause concentration to be broken, accessing an engaging and pedagogically effective set of materials, supported appropriately by suitable staff, and benefiting from social engagement with others.” A vision for e-learning

Supporting further and higher education Effective practice Effective practice with e-learning should involve the same decisions we make about effective practice in any form of learning, that practice should, Engage learners in learning Encourage independent learning skills Develop skills and knowledge Motivate further learning

Supporting further and higher education Teaching and learning Teaching and Learning STRATEGY How WhoWhat Why When Where How many

Supporting further and higher education E-learning and me How WhoWhat Why When Where How many Its all about me

Supporting further and higher education – PEDAGOGY – Practice / Skills Marx Valentino Jolson Robert Mitchum’s Eyebrow ?????? We all stand on the shoulders of giants Groucho

Supporting further and higher education Tutor intervention required Resource What’s best ? We need to populate the whole matrix with learning opportunities that are appropriate to the learner and the situation Technical complexity does not equate to excellence in learning and teaching Total None SubstantialLittle Text/ image + low interactivity Interactive resources Multimedia Interactive resources

Supporting further and higher education New technologies? Making learning active using LAMS (Learning Activity Management System)

Supporting further and higher education LAMS Learning Activity Management System James Dalziel + collaborators: McQuarrie University, Australia Teacher at the heart of the process Lesson planning JISC funding/ support for pilots

Supporting further and higher education LAMS Discussion Assessment Research Presentation Project

Supporting further and higher education LAMS DiscussionAssessmentProjectResearch Presentation

Supporting further and higher education LAMS Links to: Websites Online materials Quizzes etc Open the box to reveal Research

Supporting further and higher education LAMS Discussion Assessment Research Presentation Project

Supporting further and higher education LAMS AssessmentDiscussionResearch Presentation Build a model Re-usable structures Repurpose

Supporting further and higher education So..what will the future look like ??

Supporting further and higher education Building the future Making the most of what you have got – you bought it: now use it Building e into what you do/ what you WANT to do Linking systems – admin, curriculum, management Electronic communications Making learning platforms work ………..for you

Supporting further and higher education We want to limit the development by teachers of any materials that need the learner facing the front David Howe S.E.Essex college

Supporting further and higher education Transforming learning, transforming institutions Bob Powell Sector Support Manager JISC