- 1.Dynamics of a UniversityEducational Technology Portfolio:
Sakai at Charles Sturt UniversityAssoc Prof Philip Uys,
PhDDirector, Strategic Learning and Teaching InnovationDivision of
Learning and Teaching ServicesCharles Sturt University, Australia
Sakai-Jasig Conference June 2012 LEARNING AND TEACHING
SERVICESDIVISION OF
2. On the menu1. Charles Sturt University (CSU)2. Integrated
within a blended learning framework3. Student and teaching staff
feedback4. Enhancing learning and teaching through technologies5.
Key educational technology developments6. Aligned and integrated
with other CSU developments and projects DIVISION OF LEARNING AND
TEACHING SERVICES 3. 1. Charles Sturt University (CSU) Charles
Sturt University (CSU) is a confident andforward-looking university
in Australia. CSU meets its commitments regionally, nationally
andinternationally by focusing on: an enriching and supportive
Student Experience for its diverse range of students a Course
Profile that reflects student demand and meets workforce needs
Research that creates new knowledge and practice.DIVISION OF
LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 4. CSUs NSW campuses are located in
some ofAustralias fastest growing regional cities, offering aunique
study experience with access to the best of cityliving along with
the benefits of a regional lifestyle. Also the biggest distance
education provider inAustralia (70% of our 40 000 students =
28000)The appropriate and skilful use of learningtechnologies to
enhance the student experienceunderpins much of CSUs teaching and
helps theuniversity meet its goals around flexible learning.
CSUuses an extensive range of educational technologies inproviding
contemporary education to our students.DIVISION OF LEARNING AND
TEACHING SERVICES 5. Continued evolution of quality in learning
andteaching at CSU and growing expectations ofour students for
fitting technology responses CSU professionals need to skilfully
use anever growing set of internal and externaleducational
technologiesDIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 6. potential
and issues trend at CSU to increased digital, mobileand paperless
learning and teaching fordistance education and on-campus
challenges for strategists, those using thetechnologies and
learning and teachingsupport DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING
SERVICES 7. What is the rationale for this trend? affordances of
new technologies for quality l&t student demands eStudent
experience project open educational market professional approach
skilful use of technologies keeping learning materials current
increased of digital technologies in all spheres of life also in
higher ed remain competitive, notcomplacent environmental concerns
DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 8. 2. Integrated within
a blended learning framework Balanced and extensive portfolio
leadingedge variety CSU Ed Tech Framework Learner Analytics
DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 9. CSU Interact = Sakai
CLE and OAE
http://www.csu.edu.au/division/lts/docs/role/ltsystemsdashboard.pdf
DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 10. DIVISION OF LEARNING
AND TEACHING SERVICES 11. Growth of educational technologiesat CSU
DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 12. CSU Interact = Sakai
CLE and OAE Para-analysis(Buchan, 2010)DIVISION OF LEARNING AND
TEACHING SERVICES 13. IntroductionCSU is committed to ICT-enabled
learning and teaching and introduced Sakai (CLE) in December 2007
within a flexible and blended learning framework with a focus on..
DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 14. learner engagement
& interactivity DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 15.
Deeply engaged in Sakai Open AcademicEnvironment project since June
2010o OAE SGo OAE URGo OAE TRGo OAE pilot groupo Currently $200K:
cash contributions and JamesSloane (full time developer)DIVISION OF
LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 16. ... and then there are a wide
range ofexternal/not centrally CSU supportededucational
technologies that teachingstaff are using- such as Twitter;
Facebook; weebly; wikispaces; edublogs;wordpress; Youtube; Flickr;
Slideshare; TeacherTube; 2ndLife; cloud hosting; Google+DIVISION OF
LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 17. Student survey (n=3952)- 94% see
educational technology as making their learning more flexible- 84%
see educational technology as making it easier to interact
withfellow students- 90% agree that educational technology supports
their learning- 77% that it increases their satisfaction with their
learning- 84% see educational technology as important for their
future careers- 94% would like to have their assignments returned
online- 87% want to revisit work from lectures on their
handheld/mobile device PDIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES
18. DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 19. DIVISION OF
LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 20. Teaching staff survey (n=246)- A
quarter of staff do more than 10 hours teaching online per week-
Over 50% are teaching online from home- 75% have a positive
approach towards the use of educationaltechnologies- Announcements,
posting lecture notes, and discussion forums veryhighly used (all
>50% weekly)-Only 15% use Interact because students demand it
academics use itmostly for educational reasons- 68% would like to
use online summative assessmentDIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING
SERVICES 21. 77% not dissatisfiedDIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING
SERVICES 22. About 75% not dissatisfiedDIVISION OF LEARNING AND
TEACHING SERVICES 23. 4. Enhancing learning andteaching through
technologiesJ DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 24.
Responsive assessment,aligned with learning
outcomesTurnitinDIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 25.
GradebookDIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 26. DIVISION OF
LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 27. DIVISION OF LEARNING AND
TEACHING SERVICES 28. Electronic AssignmentSubmission Tracking
System(EASTS) paperless markingDIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING
SERVICES 29. DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 30.
DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 31. DIVISION OF LEARNING
AND TEACHING SERVICES 32. Academic Plagiarism
Detector(TURNITIN)DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 33.
DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 34. ePORTFOLIO/Personal
Learning EnvironmentDIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 35.
DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 36. DIVISION OF LEARNING
AND TEACHING SERVICES 37. Developing & sharing engaginglearning
resources LibraryDatabases JDIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING
SERVICES 38. Digital Object ManagementSystem (DOMS)DIVISION OF
LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 39. DIVISION OF LEARNING AND
TEACHING SERVICES 40. DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES
41. DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 42. DIVISION OF
LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 43. Active teaching - online
JDIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 44. CSU INTERACT
(OnlineCollaboration and LearningEnvironment) DIVISION OF LEARNING
AND TEACHING SERVICES 45. DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING
SERVICES 46. DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 47.
DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 48. CSU Replay (Lecture
andlesson recording linked withiTunesU)DIVISION OF LEARNING AND
TEACHING SERVICES 49. DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES
50. DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 51. DIVISION OF
LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 52. ONLINE MEETINGDIVISION OF
LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 53. DIVISION OF LEARNING AND
TEACHING SERVICES 54. DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES
55. DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 56. DIVISION OF
LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 57. DIVISION OF LEARNING AND
TEACHING SERVICES 58. Online Evaluation of Subjectssystem (OES)
DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 59. DIVISION OF LEARNING
AND TEACHING SERVICES 60. DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING
SERVICES 61. DISCIPLINE BASEDTECHNOLOGIES DIVISION OF LEARNING AND
TEACHING SERVICES 62. Paramedic simulationsDIVISION OF LEARNING AND
TEACHING SERVICES 63. 21st century learning spaces- Each teaching
space includes 8 interactive whiteboards,high definition dual
camera video conferencing facilities,one-one netbooks for 64
students, and flexible furnitureallowing for a range of possible
uses. DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 64. Vet Science
Clinical System(VISION) DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES
65. Vet Science Diagnostic Laboratory System DIVISION OF LEARNING
AND TEACHING SERVICES 66. Dentistry X-Ray SimulationDIVISION OF
LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 67. Picture Archiving and
CommunicationSystem (PACS) system DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING
SERVICES 68. 5. Key educational technology developments Mobile
learning at CSU 2011 2013 CSU ED Tech Plan: i2; mobilelearning;
learner analytics New workplace learning system Course development
system (Education) Results of International
ACODEbenchmarkingDIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 69.
External/cloud-based systemsCourse design : Smart tools (Alan
Bain)I2 plans and demoPDIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES
70. Mobile learning Podcasting tool in Interact ePortfolio/PLE
(Pebblepad) iPhone/iPod/iPadapps, as well as mobile web CSU Replay
(Echo360) which caters for lessonrecording and vodcasts - access
now also viaiTunesUDIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 71.
Podcasting tool in InteractDIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING
SERVICES 72. ePortfolio/PLE (Pebblepad) iPhone/iPod/iPad apps, as
well as mobile web
http://eportfolio.csu.edu.au/pebblepad/mobileDIVISION OF LEARNING
AND TEACHING SERVICES 73. mLearn Project Device trials being
conducted throughout 2012 & into 2013. Trials are being
conducted in a range of learning contexts across our student
population and course profile MRS222 nuclear medicine; ITC594
eCommerce; EML302 literacy; 2013 more pilots Developing mobile
friendly learning resources that makeuse of the opportunities
created by digital publishing. Mobilising access to Interact First
Phase - Subject outlines & Gradebook Second Phase Interact2 as
a whole with Sakai OAE community Mobilising the online subject
evaluation system Library trials for workplace learning with
electronicmaterials on mobile devicesDIVISION OF LEARNING AND
TEACHING SERVICES 74. Interact2 (OAE) rollout &support Phased
rollout beginning with automated provision of optional
course/program sites to support planned approach to course design:
October2012 Opportunity from October 2012 to develop project sites
Provisioned subject sites late 2013 and into 2014 Professional
Development plan to suit needs of all end-users as partof the
distributed approach to change management PD aligned with
appropriate level of need to know at each phase Focus on workflow
comparisons between Interact & Interact2 ratherthan direct tool
comparisons DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 75.
Interact2 Why? https://interact2.csu.edu.au/ Contemporary, more
personalised and contextualexperience in which the process of
learning is more closelyconnected with content of learning Powerful
content authoring and abilities for sharing &reuse Everything
is content and can be tracked, commentedupon or assessed
Activity-focused, not site focused Ability to share content with
the world, CSU, a group, ornot at allDIVISION OF LEARNING AND
TEACHING SERVICES 76. DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES
77. Interact2 - features Ability to add functionality from widgets
(as per iPhone/iPadapps) that can be inserted where & when
required Efficient, powerful searching for people, content, groups
Ability to integrate some tools from Interact if required Ability
to import content from Interact Modules tool as pages Ability to
integrate Subject Outline, Gradebook, DOMS,EASTS, other CSU tools
& systems DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 78.
DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 79. Interact2 Change
Management 4 Plans to guide the processes &communications
(staff & students) Using an adaptive management
approachbenchmarking i.e. where are we now - build on thegood,
identify where we need to be and how wewill get there Distributed
approach to change managementthrough formation of i2 Guiding Teams
DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 80. Interact2 Guiding
Teams Guiding teams will operate at Faculty, and/orschool, course
team, divisional and institute levelas appropriate Guiding Teams
will develop an i2 ImplementationAction Plan suitable for their
area - supported bythe i2 Change Management TeamDIVISION OF
LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 81. 6. Aligned and integrated with
other CSU developments and projects focus on course/program design
eStudent experience paperless, interactive teaching and markingo
timely feedback via EASTS and mobile learning Subject Experience
Surveys (SES) SystemUpgrade/New with mobile interface Academic
Support DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 82. close
working relationships with Ed TechReference Group; DIT, FLI;
Library;Academic Support; Student Services Office ILSC, ILSCOSC
AuSakai 2012: 18 and 19 September L&T innovation through
technology supportservice (LATISS) - facilitated by SLTI ICTCOP
using YammerDIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 83. LATISS
sharing by innovators, and support for innovators
https://www.yammer.com/csu.edu.au/pages/63705 DIVISION OF LEARNING
AND TEACHING SERVICES 84. ICTCOP - the CSU community of practice
interested in ICT-enabledlearning - over 650 members in Yammer
DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 85. 7. In closing
comprehensive and balanced portfolio dynamic interactions among
systems Sakai CLE (Interact) is central Sakai OAE (Interact2) will
be launched in October2012 and will become central from end 2013
Stay in touch! DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING SERVICES 86. Thank
youCSU Educational
Technologieshttp://www.csu.edu.au/division/landt/resources/Assoc
Prof Philip Uys, PhDDirector, Strategic Learning and Teaching
InnovationDivision of Learning and Teaching ServicesCharles Sturt
University, Australia DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING
SERVICES