Developing digital capability in a distributed institution
- 2. Developing digital capability in a distributed institution The Educational Development Unit at the University of the Highlands and Islands
- 3. »John MacMillan »Educational Development Leader »University of the Highlands and Islands 3
- 4. The University of the Highlands and Islands 4
- 5. The University of the Highlands and Islands »Tertiary education institution »Primarily serving an area larger than Belgium »13 academic partners › Colleges › Research institutions »Europe’s largest user of video conferencing for education Video conferencing »2001/02: 1091 hours »2012/13: 7956 hours »2016/17: 13,064 hours (predicated) 5
- 6. Mapping the university’s main sites 6
- 7. The Educational Development Unit (EDU) 7
- 8. The Educational Development Unit (EDU) »Established in 2011 »Working across all subject areas »Promoting effective practices across the University › Blended learning › Online learning »A distributed team that relies on digital platforms 8 ‘An Lòchran Building’ byValenta from Geograph. CC BY-SA.
- 9. Educational Development Unit activities 9 Curriculum Development Projects Quality Improvement Activity External Projects and Pedagogical Research
- 10. The Support Portal (Supportal)
- 11. How effective do you think traditional training is for embedding digital capability?
- 12. The Support Portal (Supportal) »Emerged from traditional training and workshops »Looking to increase re- use of material »Practising what we preach › Flipped classroom › Active learning 12 Image from Pixabay
- 13. The Support Portal (Supportal) »http://staffresources.uhi.ac. uk/support_portal/ »Digital learning resources »Responsive design – mobile compatible »Accessible »Re-usable »Openly available online › No barriers & no time limits 13 Image from Pixabay
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- 15. Contents of the Supportal
- 16. Contents of the Supportal »Four broad areas › learning environment; › learning design; › sourcing, creating and sharing content; › multimedia. »More resources are being created, these will add to those we already have. »Most resources are suitable for reuse outside UHI
- 17. »Enhancing the learning environment »Technology enhanced learning Learning environment »Bloom’s revised taxonomy »Assessment, feedback and feedforward Learning design 17
- 18. »Creating learning content with the EDU »Finding and using images »Accessibility in digital content »Creating PDFs »MathML »UHIToolkit Sourcing, creating and sharing content »Principles of shooting video »Creating and using video content »Editing video with Movie Maker »Converting PowerPoint to video using Office Mix Multimedia 18
- 19. How is the Supportal used?
- 20. How is the Supportal used? » Flipped workshops › Face-to-face, webinar, or video conference › Resources provided in advance › Encourages activity and participation in workshops » Online training resources › Project staff engage with resources › Put skills & knowledge into practice during development projects » Reference and just-in-time learning › Staff can access when needed › Easily shared and bookmarked 20
- 21. Have you ever used ‘flipped’ methods for teaching?
- 22. Have you ever experienced ‘flipped’ methods as a learner?
- 23. Do you feel ‘flipped’ training sessions can support staff to build their digital skills?
- 24. Future plans
- 25. Future plans »Route maps › Include activities › Create groups of resources that will meet set outcomes »Add more subjects »Re-use existing material 25 Image from Pixabay
- 26. Case study: copyright Building confidence and competence
- 27. Case study: copyright »Key resource: Finding and using images »Flipped classroom sessions › Activity driven › Application of knowledge »Introductory material – curriculum development projects 27 Image from Pixabay
- 28. Case study:TEL at NHS Highland »Programme of learning based around Supportal resources »Flipped Classroom › 10 hours of workshops over 10 to 12 weeks › Application of knowledge › Follow-up: Mentoring and embedding 28 Image from Pixabay
- 29. jisc.ac.uk John MacMillan Educational Development Leader University of the Highlands and Islands john.macmillan@uhi.ac.uk Twitter: @_jmac_ 29
Editor's Notes
- #10: Curriculum Development Projects Strategic projects (ranging from a single module to complete programmes) which develop new or update and refresh existing resources. This includes support for staff to effectively use the materials in their modules. Quality improvement activity Identifying and where necessary, implementing measures to enhance quality of current learning resources. External projects and pedagogical research EDU has a direct and leading input into educational resources produced for externally funded projects. EDU will also contribute to research in collaboration with Learning and Teaching.