Introducing uImagine PROFESSOR BARNEY DALGARNO PROFESSOR DON OLCOTT

To be recognised as the national leader, and a significant international player, in distance education [online learning]

- CSU Strategy 2013-2015

How uImagine might help to address this: »  Vision for online learning with student engagement at the

core »  Capacity development and change agency »  Locating, incubating, progressing and showcasing

innovation »  Scholarship and practice networks »  National and international scholarly partnerships »  Industry partnerships

Capacity Building »  Supporting academic and educational design staff across the

institution »  Underpinned by the Technological Pedagogical Content

Knowledge (TPACK) framework »  Harnessing learning affordances of institutional and external

educational technologies »  Transforming online and blended learning pedagogies »  Appreciating the approaches that will enhance learning within

specific content areas

Change Agency »  Smart Learning as a vehicle for large scale curriculum and

pedagogy renewal »  Cooperation with Smart Learning team to ensure that course

designs incorporate the vision, conceptual model and principles that underpin the CSU Online Learning Strategy

»  E.g. Contributions to PD for design teams, new aspects to design process, new feedback items

Showcasing & Incubation Identifying and showcasing existing innovations: »  Online

Printed posters Through social media Drawing on DSL network of EDs and MDCs

Incubating and/or developing new innovations: »  Competitive grants

Mentorship Innovation networks In house development for scalable innovations

Scholarship & Practice Networks »  In cooperation with existing groups such as EFPI, RIPPLE and

the Technology and Teaching Practice Research group »  Membership or affiliate status for individuals »  Open forums, symposiums and think tanks, with visiting

speakers »  Seminars, workshops, reading groups »  Mentorship and support for publications and grant

applications

Scholarly Partnerships »  Local, national and international »  Ensuring that existing ideas, theories, and innovative practices

are built upon rather than reinvented at CSU »  Promoting the ideas and innovations emerging from CSU on

the national and international stage »  Building on existing networks »  Emerging from symposiums and think tanks

Industry Partnerships »  National and international »  Adapting technologies and innovative online practices from

commercial settings to the CSU context »  Identifying opportunities for commercialisation of CSU

innovations »  Exploring synergies leading to future funding streams.

Initial Team Makeup »  Co-Director Institutional Engagement »  Co-Director Partnerships and Outreach »  Online Learning Design Leader »  Online Learning Technology Leader

»  Administrator (P/T) »  Research assistant (P/T)

Major Activities for 2014 »  Learning design workshops and presentation with Diana

Laurillard »  Senior think tank on DE/Online strategy with Diana Laurillard »  Learning analytics symposium

»  Simulations and role play symposium »  Identification of innovations for initial support towards

showcase (e.g. OER, simulation, role play) »  Innovation grant scheme