#altnwesig 2016 - university of cumbria tuesday 7th june, 2016

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ALTNWESIG Tuesday 7th 2016

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Session Overview

• BYOD/Mobile Strategy • Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) white paper• ePortfolios & Pebbplepad V5• Turnitin Feedback Studio• VLE Review• Digital Capabilities• A.O.B• Next meeting (ALT C Conference)

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Happy 3rd Birthday

• Twitter #ALTNWESIG

• Google Community Space

• JISCMail

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Committee Co-convenors

• Chris Jones, Liverpool John Moores University• Alex Spiers, University of Liverpool

• Committee Members• Diane Bennett, University of Manchester• Esther Jubb, University of Cumbria• Meg Juss, Edge Hill University

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Remit: 1

• Developing a sustainable network, using face-to-face and networked technologies, which is focused on sharing experiences and the pedagogical possibilities and constraints of learning technologies

• Exploring changes within our institutions, in e-learning pedagogies and learning technologies.

• Horizon scanning and supporting a view of the bigger picture across our institutions and across sectors.

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Remit 2

• Discussing and disseminating research opportunities with a view to a) joint bids/work, b) providing an outlet for small scale and unpublished research, c) developing research capacity

• Considering ethical issues including the use of universal services (e.g. Twitter and Facebook) with their own terms and conditions, copyright, the use of open source and OERs

• Supporting the CPD of members e.g. by sharing  development opportunities

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Professor Chris Jones – TEF

• Origins•Teaching and research equivalence•Short comment 2015 manifesto•Neo-liberal agenda (Governments of all

persuasions)• Students

•Office for students/exclusion of students orgs•Teaching ‘excellence’/student learning

• Metrics•NSS/Destination of Leavers/HESA student

record•‘Learning analytics’

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#ALTNWESIGhttp://wonkhe.com/blogs/live-the-higher-education-white-paper/

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TEF and Data

“The new White Paper is far more specific about data issues. It points to the potential of the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset for policymaking, and proposes the creation of a designated data publication and collection body.”

Wonk HE http://wonkhe.com/blogs/data-white-paper-data-driven/

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Sources

• Standard sources – gov.uk, Times Higher Ed, Guardian HE network etc

e.g. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/national-learning-analytics-service-could-it-feed-into-teaching-excellence-framework-tef • WonkHE – TEFhttp://wonkhe.com/blogs/tag/tef/ • ONS Report Feb 2016 (Data sources)Teaching Excellence Framework: Review of Data Sources – Interim Report• HESA Consultation May 2016Consultation on principles and future requirements for the UK’S public interest data about graduates. https://www.hesa.ac.uk/content/view/3797

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Topics Covered

• BYOD/Mobile Strategy • Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) white paper• ePortfolios & Pebbplepad V5• Turnitin Feedback Studio• VLE Review• Digital Capabilities• A.O.B• Next meeting (ALT C Conference)

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