Trinity Education Project – Technology Enhanced Learning (Strand 5)

Thursday 10th March 2016, Innovation Academy @ 5pm

Key Trends in Technology Enhanced Learning for Higher Education

Prof Vincent WadeDirector ADAPT Centre for Digital Content Technologies and Engagement

& Academic Director Learnovate

Thursday 10th March 2016

Overview

Technology Enhanced Learning In Higher Education Today:

Drivers and Impediments of using Technology Enhanced Learning in HE

Emerging Trends in Technology Enhanced Learning Trends (Short term & Longer Term)

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Drivers & Impediments Today

(UCISA Survey of TEL in higher education in UK 2014)

Drivers:

‒ Enhancing quality of learning and Teaching

‒ Expectations and Feedback of Students

‒ Improving access to to learning for students

‒ Improving Administration processes

Impediments:

‒ Lack of Time (academic)

‒ Lack of academic staff knowledge

‒ Lack of Money

‒ Lack of Institutional and Departmental culture

Most Common Tools in use today

Most Common Tool:

Virtual Learning Environment: Blackboard, Moodle, …

Other Tools (Centrally support)

Plagiarism Detection

e-Submission tools

e-Porfolio

e-assessment tools

Lecture Capture Tools

Personal response tools(UCISA 2014)

Most Common Tools in use today

Tools used by Student (NOT Centrally supported)

• Social Networking e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Google+ LinkedIn

• Document sharing e.g. google doc, dropbox

• Blogs e.g. Blogger

• Social Bookmarking

• Media Streaming e.g. You Tube

• Screen Casting e.g. Camtasia, Jing

(UCISA 2014)

Proportion of all modules or units of study in the TEL environment in use(UCISA 2014)

Web Supplemented

Fully OnlineCourses

Web Supplemented

Web Dependent

Web Dependent

Web Dependent

Key Trends Accelerating Technology Adoption in HE

IMMEDIATE Trend (now):

‒ Increasing use of Blended Learning Designs

‒ Growing Focus on Measuring Learning (continuously)

» Use of mobile devices (BYOD) for always-on connected usage

» Use of Learning Analytics & Movement to Personalisation

(NMC Horizon Report 2015)

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Learning Analytics: Visualisations

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Immediate Trends (cont.)

‒ Use of mobile devices (BYOD) for always-on connected usage

‒ Use of Social Media and Networking to assist engagement and learning

‒ Gamification

» E.g. learning tasks or presentation of performance

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• Active Learning & Resource Hubs

• Social (Collaborative) Learning

• Evolution in Pedagogic Choices

• Project Based Learning

• Competency Based Learning

– Redesign of Learning Spaces

1-3 year Trends:Shift to Deeper Learning Approaches

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• Learning Engagement

• Learning Strategy & Approaches

• Learning Attributes, Knowledge, Skiils and Competencies

• Learning Performance

• Learning Assessment

• Learning Impact

Conclusion

Technology Enhanced Learning provide new evolving opportunities for

Needs to be considered within

overall University, Academic and Student’s

Learning Strategy

QuestionsTABLES 1, 3,5, 7Question 1 : How can technology enhance the learning experience we currently provide to our students?Question 2: How can new and emerging technologies change the learning experience we provide to our students?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TABLES 2,4,6Question 3: How can technology support the academic community in its teaching and learning mission?Question 4: What are the potential barriers to using technology to enhance learning and what potential solutions exist?