1. Digital Learning at GCU
Linda Creanor
Professor of Digital Learning
Academic Quality and Development
@lcreanor

2. About GCU
c 17,000 students

4. …enhance the student experience, support high-level digital literacy,
scale up our online and distance learning offerings ….
DIGITAL STRATEGY

5. Policies and Plans Strategy For Learning & Digital Strategy
DIGITAL LEARNING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
STUDENT EXPERIENCE ACTION PLAN
Strategy For Learning
&
Digital Strategy
ONLINE SIMILARITY CHECKING POLICY
(June 2016)
DIGITAL ASSESSMENT POLICY
(June 2017)

6. Directorate of Learning and Student Experience
Academic Quality and Development
Quality Enhancement
& Assurance
Academic
Development
Educational Research
& Evaluation
PgCert L&T
Professional Recognition
CPD for Learning & Teaching
Digital Learning
Common Good Curriculum

7. Digital capabilities (staff)
Curriculum design
Digital Assessment
DIGITAL LEARNING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Learning Analytics
Online module evaluation
Learning Technology Systems

8. Digital Assessment Policy
Aim:
To encourage consistent and efficient approaches to digital assessment practices across the University to enhance the student learning experience.
Policy statement:
All suitable coursework assignments, both formative and summative, will normally be submitted online. Where student work is submitted online, digital forms of marking and feedback are also the expected norms.

9. Online Submission
“all standard academic summative submissions … will be submitted online through the University’s preferred online similarity checking application (currently Turnitin).”
Target – 100% of all suitable coursework submitted online this academic year 17/18 (at least 50% by Tri A and the rest by Tri B)

10. Hardware & Devices

12. Support and Resources School Learning Technologists
3 new (1 year) posts:
Learning Technologists (digital assessment)
Academic Development Team
GCULearn Staff Help Tab

13. https://padlet.com/GCUAcademicDevelopment/assessment_feedback

15. Guides

16. Short
courses
Accredited
courses

17. Parallel Developments
Refresh and re-launch of GCULearn, following the approval of a new 4 year licence agreement with Blackboard.
Online developments for African Leadership College in Mauritius
Marks integration roll-out
Collaborate Ultra
Explorance Blue for module & programme evaluation
Learning analytics pilots
New student record system procurement & implementation (IS)