1. Sept 18-19 2005David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 1 Online GIS collaboration DialogPLUS Project Meeting Penn State University

2. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 2 Sept 18-19 2005 Overview Course structure GIS for Analysis of Health Challenges First results Interim conclusions

3. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 3 Sept 18-19 2005 Course structure Well-established Penn State GIS Masters programme through World Campus Leeds-Southampton online GIS Masters programme through UKeU Demise of UKeU: Leeds-Southampton collaborative programme with opportunity for Penn State content More general potential for exchange of course modules – particularly at level 2 optional courses?

4. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 4 Sept 18-19 2005 Exchange of modules (1) GIS programming and customization: Penn State module dealing with ArcGIS customization (2) GIS for Analysis of Health: Southampton module dealing with GIS use for analysis of patterns of health and disease (1) discussed first, but opportunity arose for earliest delivery of (2)

5. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 5 Sept 18-19 2005 SouthamptonLeeds

6. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 6 Sept 18-19 2005 Penn State

7. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 7 Sept 18-19 2005 SouthamptonLeeds Penn State

8. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 8 Sept 18-19 2005 SouthamptonLeeds Penn State GIS for Analysis of HealthAdvanced Proprietary GIS

9. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 9 Sept 18-19 2005 SouthamptonLeeds Penn State GIS for Analysis of Health Advanced Proprietary GIS

10. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 10 Sept 18-19 2005 GIS for analysis of health Application-based course: GIS for disease mapping and spatial analysis Designed as part of health pathway (companion course GIS for health care management) Authorship: Jim Wright, David Martin, Samantha Cockings; learning technologist: Richard Treves New module for online delivery, drawing on face-to-face health and GIS modules

11. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 11 Sept 18-19 2005 Course outline (unit titles) Definitions of health Spatial aspects of health analysis Spatial data source considerations in GIS GIS for mapping health GIS for analysis of spatial clustering GIS for analysing spread of disease Measuring and modelling risk exposure Exploring inequalities in health

12. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 12 Sept 18-19 2005 Challenges Learning design issues Which VLE to use? Alternative delivery models Different assessment regimes Student access to resources Registration and contractual

13. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 13 Sept 18-19 2005 Learning design GAH developed for Leeds-Southampton MSc; Good fit to prerequisites and course structure but some adaptation required Reduce from 150 to 120 hours learning Learning objects structure inherited from UKeU with high independence; ‘sacrificial objects’ sacrificed and recreated Html objects; Flash presentations; activities – GIS, reflective, literature etc.

14. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 14 Sept 18-19 2005 Which VLE to use? Penn State world campus modules delivered through Angel Southampton institutional VLE is Blackboard, but modules constructed within Moodle Leeds-Southampton modules currently delivered through Bodington Penn State students already registered and familiar with Angel Which VLE to use?

15. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 15 Sept 18-19 2005 GAH example structure Units (8) Learning objects (~65) Files (N) Unit 2: Spatial Aspects of health analysis www exercise Flash slides Html text Images GIS zip Shapefiles PDF

16. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 16 Sept 18-19 2005 Alternative delivery models Solution (from Penn State): deliver through course index loaded within Angel but all content external to VLE Tutor in Southampton (Jim Wright) using Angel, but Penn State students don’t see any difference Tracking and communication within Angel Remote evaluation by Karen Fill (DialogPlus)

17. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 17 Sept 18-19 2005 Different assessment regimes Penn State submission model: online portfolios Differing student expectations of assessment and marking UK courses: more discursive, less procedural Use marks equivalence table developed from Leeds-Southampton-Penn State negotiation Use Penn State/DialogPlus evaluation tools

18. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 18 Sept 18-19 2005 Student access to resources Adaptation of practical exercises from Idrisi to ArcGIS Students have own GIS software Data for activities attached to objects Online references primarily open-source; all subscription journal items identified and placed in online repository by Penn State for student access

19. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 19 Sept 18-19 2005 Registration and contractual Leeds-Southampton and Leeds-Southampton Penn State agreements (NB still issues here!) Provide registration and financial models Students remain with Penn State Student pays own institution Tutor is the ‘guest’ 20/80 split of fee income Much easier to export to USA!

20. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 20 Sept 18-19 2005 First results 3 students Apr 05 quarter Offer again Oct 05 quarter Positive feedback from staff and students Issues: adaptation of learning and assessment expectations GIS nugget library

21. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 21 Sept 18-19 2005 Interim conclusions Robustness of (ex-UKeU) learning object model to repurposing Viability of remote tutoring and ex-VLE content: but we need discussion sharing tools? Organizational barriers to e-learning collaboration are bigger than technical ones WUN global GIS academy? Online collaborations involve real people working together…

22. David Martin, University of SouthamptonSlide 22 Sept 18-19 2005 And it doesn’t get this cold in Southampton…