What are the drivers for Technology Enhanced Learning?
Sarah HorriganLearning Technologies Manager
Some bigquestions…
Are students learning in a different way?Is teaching changing?
What is the advantage of TEL?
Do we need to change?Where are our students from?
Should technology be driving change?
Where does employability fit in?What do students expect?
What about money? Can we avoid TEL?
Is this all just strategy?
Let’s start with this question…
Q. What do the following 7 things have in
common?
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A. My kids have no idea what they are
In 5 years time… nor will your students
Digital is the norm
“… a technological revolution is takingplace and it will go ahead with orwithout us”
Steven Schwartz, The Guardian, 2012
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“Technology is disruptive because it changes traditional roles”
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, 2012
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Creativity belongsto everyone
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What do studentswant?
What do studentswant?
Mobile learningFlexible delivery – ish!
Us to catch up!
Two-way communication
Interactivity
Transferable skillsTo shape content
A personal experience
Timely feedback
Connections
Quality teaching
What about the students themselves?
Students are changing
Students are mobile
Students are ‘customers’
Students are connected
Students are employees
Students are diverse
Students are international
Students are dispersed
Students are in debt
Students are in LOTS of debt
NEVERMIND
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“Students want academic staff to develop their teaching styles to be more engaging, interactive and use technology and props to make the subject more accessible and interesting”Source: NUS, 2012
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Teaching and learning
What about the elephant?
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“… universities are not currently perceived to be leading the way in developing new ways people can learn.”JISC, 2008
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What’s in itfor us?
What about your
context?
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