Faculty of Biological Sciences Embedding Technology- Enhanced Learning Effectively within the Curriculum: Developing Solutions for Individual, Departmental and Institutional Enhancement Dr Neil Morris Faculty of Biological Sciences Dr Neil Morris Tel: Bioscience Education Research Group
Faculty of Biological Sciences Discussion and interactive session Which means you do all the work!
Faculty of Biological Sciences Format of the session: 1.Brief introduction to the ‘problem’ and the case studies (10 minutes) 2.Group work to discuss the case studies (15 minutes) 3.Group activity to suggest ‘solutions’ (15 minutes) 4.Feedback (10 minutes)
Faculty of Biological Sciences To get us started, some audience feedback about how well technology enhanced learning is embedded in your home institution: Tools for this activity: Web browser on laptop / smartphone / tablet device Twitter.com on laptop / smartphone / tablet device SMS on mobile telephone / smartphone
Faculty of Biological Sciences Which of the following best describes your role? Vote at (just type in number below) Lecturer (29891) Administrator (29892) Librarian (29917) Learning technologist / IT specialist (29921) Manager (29927) OR SMS* to text one of the numbers above (*SMS charged at normal network rate) OR on Twitter, and one of the numbers above
Faculty of Biological Sciences How well does your institution make use of technology to enhance students’ learning? Vote at (just type in number below) Brilliantly – we are pioneering (35802) Pretty well – we are ahead of the crowd (35905) Average – about the same as everyone else (35906) Badly – we are behind everyone (36233) We don’t use technology (37932) OR SMS* to text one of the numbers above (*SMS charged at normal network rate) OR on Twitter, and one of the numbers above
Faculty of Biological Sciences Where is the best place to lead technology implementation from? Vote at (just type in number below) Individual lecturers (3551) Department level (8113) Faculty level (8116) Institutional level (8137) Government level (8797) OR SMS* to text one of the numbers above (*SMS charged at normal network rate) OR on Twitter, and one of the numbers above
Faculty of Biological Sciences What are the barriers to implementing technology in your institution? Navigate to - type 4461 followed by your answer OR SMS* to type 4461 followed by your answer (*SMS charged at normal network rate) OR on Twitter, and one of the numbers above
Faculty of Biological Sciences Case studies 1.Providing electronic voting handsets to all first and second year students in a large Faculty (56011). 2.Publishing audio recordings of all lectures in a Department (56325). 3.Providing students with rapid generic video feedback on assignments and examinations in a Department (56468). 4.Using mobile devices with students in practical classes at module level (56578).
Faculty of Biological Sciences Discuss the case study Add in your own experiences Do a S trengths, W eaknesses, O pportunities, T hreats analysis Do a feasibility analysis Record your discussion on the 2-way video cameras and using (use codes on previous slide) Write it up on the shared Google doc using the iPads provided
Faculty of Biological Sciences Group feedback and discussion
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