1. Developing Strategies for using IT in Teaching & Learning Tuesday 20th October 1998 Dr Jay Dempster Academic Staff Development Office Educational Technology Service

2. Reasons/pressures for IT intervention Looking at models of teaching Identifying (new) teaching aims Establishing a basic strategy Looking at IT solutions Integrating a range of methods Evaluating effectiveness of changes Developing Strategies for using IT in Teaching & Learning

3. Reasons/pressures for IT intervention personal reasons national pressures departmental pressures TQA institutional?

4. Models of teaching

5. Larger groups require changes in: Format of seminars more student centred Staff deployment more effective use of GTAs Group skills presentations discussion leaders group facilitators Tutor being a manager for learning inducting students to student-centred learning so they know what is expected of them setting up support structures for students: basic learning resources, contacts etc. managing GTAs: giving them basic training, making clear what is expected of them, setting up procedures

6. In the new teaching & learning methodology the teacher becomes guide/manager of learning resources the student becomes more independent and manages his/her learning the student works collaboratively with peers, not competitively communication and resources are accessible via the internet multimedia resources become are delivered over the network for flexible access

7. Computers in Education Resources CAL packages Web (internet) CD-ROMs Text/Databases Communications Electronic mail Mailbases/Usenet Computer conferencing Whiteboarding Video conferencing Tools Word processors Spreadsheets Databases Programming

8. Establishing a basic strategy challenges faced current & future problems the overall vision course aims & objectives method/materials available delivery infrastructure course approval departmental priorities scaling up staff development needs student motivation & induction implementation planning evaluating effectiveness

9. Strategic thinking IT in T&L strategy Current teaching practice - new challenges & present problems Overall departmental and programme aims Specific course objectives Investigate methodologies (IT?) Discuss/collaborate with dept/faculty/ support services Training needs (staff/ students), resources required, costing Implement methods, monitor & adapt Evaluate effectiveness student feedback TQA support services

10. Teaching aims IT solutions

11. Check your basic assumptions Assessing your own level of technological ability Expectations of student IT skills after graduation Support for IT developments

12. Looking at IT solutions Communicate your ideas Integrate admin, teaching and assessment procedures if possible Exploit the Web, CMC, databases, other tools for flexible l.resources Identify useful IT-based learning materials & sources of funding Integrate a range of learning technologies as appropriate

13. Matching learning technologies to teaching & learning objectives

14. Matching learning technologies to teaching & learning objectives - 2

15. Integrating a range of methods Fit IT method(s) to the needs of a particular course Use a “pick ‘n’ mix” approach Find ways to motivate students to learning Make changes incrementally Monitor and adapt Evaluate against objectives

16. Your personal strategy Main teaching aims IT solution /combination Motivators to action Barriers to progress (Seek support/funding) Check IT infrastructure Embed motivation for students Evaluating effectiveness

17. Further reading & resources Rethinking University Teaching: A Framework for the Use of Educational Technology, Diana Laurillard, 1993. ASDO student reserve collection area Educational Technology Service web site: http://www.warwick.ac.uk/ETS/ –Resources section for useful guides and case studies Academic Staff Development web site: http://www.warwick.ac.uk/services/SED/teaching/ –Teaching & Learning section for case studies and details of TDFund and funded project summaries LTDI publication “Implementing Learning Technologies”: http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/ltdi/ CTI Support Service journal, Active Learning - full of case studies –http://www.cti.ac.uk/ TLTSN case studies - series of 3 short publications –http://www.tltp.ac.uk/tltsn/

18. Dr Jay Dempster Academic Staff Development Office Educational Technology Service Humanities Building H.112 Web site: www.warwick.ac.uk/ETS/ Email: ets@warwick.ac.uk Tel: x 24670 Fax: x 72736 Contact details

19. Computers in Education Resources CAL packages Web (internet) CD-ROMs Text/Databases Communications Electronic mail Mailbases/Usenet Computer conferencing Whiteboarding Video conferencing Tools Word processors Spreadsheets Databases Programming

20. Check your basic assumptions Assessing your own level of technological ability Expectations of student IT skills after graduation Support for IT developments

21. Assessing your level of technological ability general skills: –can you set up video player,OHP, computer does the idea of using IT: –worry you or excite you computer-based materials: –text (keyboard, OCR) –graphics (paint/draw packages, scanning) –media (sound, moving images, animation, photographs)

22. Assessing your level of technological ability - 2 managing files: –backing up data –preventing and coping with viruses –copyright of electronic materials using data projection devices using email, discussion lists, conferencing understanding the web: –using it, browse/search skills, creating pages, managing web sites

23. Expectations of student IT skills Dearing skills specifications “graduateness” Public accountability of HE Employers in industry/commerce/business Quality assessment –TQA Learning resources: looking for overal strategy of IT in teaching and learning, and specific provision of IT infrastructure including support

24. Support for IT developments Academic development Computing services Librarians National CTI Centres –discipline-based expertise and resources Nationally available courseware materials –TLTP, ITTI, FDTL... Departmental Teaching Development Fund