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Blueprint of a DL Strategy Contents
1. Why DL? Why now?
2. Trends in the HE Sector
3. Ulster at a Glance
4. Vision and Scope
5. Blueprint
Sector Trends – Top DL Drivers UCISA 2014
1. Enhance quality of L&T
2. Meet student expectations
3. Improve accessibility off-campus
4. Improve administration
5. Create common user experience
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Sector Trends – Top DL Policy DriversUCISA 2014
1. Learning, Teaching, Assessment Strat.(68%)
2. Faculty, School Plans (60%)
3. VLE usage policy – min expectations (58%)
4. VLE guidelines (47%)
5. Digital Learning Strategy (45%)
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Sector Trends – other DL DriversUCISA 2014
1. Flexible programme design and delivery
2. Improving NSS scores
3. Scalability and re-use
4. ‘Green’ administration
5. Innovative pedagogy and practice
6. Improve research-teaching nexus
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Sector Trends: barriers to DL by rankUCISA 2014
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Sector Trends – main VLE platformsUCISA 2014
1. Blackboard Learn (49% of which 30% hosted)
2. Moodle (39% of which 40% hosted)
3. In-house (4%)
4. Desire2Learn (2%)
5. Sakai (2%)
6. Instructure Canvas (1% of which 100% hosted)
7. Sharepoint (1%)
Sector Trends: VLE-linked systems
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Online Payment
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Sector Trends: modules – digital learning
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3. Ulster – DL at a glance
• 60,000,000
• 600,000
• 78,000
• 22,000/1,100
• 17,000
• 100
page views
mobile logins at 10am (ann’ised)
e-assessments
student/staff users (last 30 days)
e-feedbacks via Grademark
% module presence on VLE
4. Vision and ScopeSix Guiding Precepts
1. student experience first and foremost
2. learning dividend
3. engagement above transaction
4. technology as a liberator
5. quality, consistency and reliability
6. accessibility and flexibility throughout.
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4. Blueprint Timeline
Nov ‘13 SET approval of business case for change, including DL
Feb ‘14 Office for Digital Learning formed and appointments
Jul ‘14 DL Sub Comm formed and working groups attached
Sep ‘14 SET and Council approval DL Strategic Indicators
Nov ‘14 SET approved infrastructure and funds
Jan ‘15 Peer consultation on DL Strategy
Feb ‘15 Wider consultation and dissemination begins
Feb ‘15 Report to SET on pedagogic and business principles
Mar ‘15 Report to SET on outline DL Strategy
Jun ‘15 Infrastructure implementation complete
Sep ‘15 DL Strategy publication
Oct ‘15 Academic implementation begins
3. Blueprint
Technology Pedagogy Policy ODLSupport
Stage 1Infrastructural
VLE and educational technology suite
Funding
Hosting
Linked systems
Recognised techs
Digital literacy for students
Systems administration
BCP/DR
Inf Adv Guid
Stage 2Repository andInformational
Lecture Capture
PSA
Copyright
VLE Standard’n
Helpdesk
Design
eTutor
Stages of DL maturity
3. Blueprint
Technology Pedagogy Policy ODLSupport
Stage 3Transactional
TurnitinGrademark
ePortfolio
Assessment & Feedback
eAssessment & eFeedback
Plagiarism
Ext Ex access
Usability review
Staff development
Stage 4Dialogical
SynchronousAsynchronous
Subject specific
Attendance Monitoring
Web
Blended Learning
Problem-basedLearning
CollaborativeLearning
OER
Open Courseware
Social Media
DL Health Check
Research-informed teaching
Instructional design
e-Learning Resource Agreement
Jorum
Stages of DL maturity
3. Blueprint
Technology Pedagogy Policy ODLSupport
Stage 5Bespoke(new markets)
Creative media
Open platforms
DistanceLearning
DL Validation
Online TNE
Production standards
Open learningand standards
Short Courses
Educational partnerships
Online prospectus
Special projectsmanagement
Out-sourcing
iTunesU/MOOC administration
Stages of DL maturity
Expectations high
Innovation released
Distance dissolved
Online common
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Seven Principles For Good Practice in Undergraduate Education
Chickering and Gamson
1. Encourages contact between students and faculty.
2. Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students.
3. Encourages active learning.
4. Gives prompt feedback.
5. Emphasizes time on task.
6. Communicates high expectations.
7. Respects diverse talents and ways of learning.
American Association of Higher Education Bulletin, 1987, vol.39 no.7 pp.3-7