GCU Approach to developing digital blended learning

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Sheila MacNeill @sheilmcn

Not re-inventing the wheel: the GCU approach to developing digital blended learning

Learning Design Cross Institutional Network, University of Edinburgh, 25th November, 2016

Inspirational approaches to learning, teaching and assessment which embrace innovation and the imaginative use of learning technologies

Enabling our people

Students as partners

Digital development

Student support systems

Campus developmen

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University systems

Evidence base for

enhancement

Partnership &

collaboration

GCU Strategy for Learning (2015-20)

Enablers

www.gcu.ac.uk/gaq/strategyforlearning2015-2020/

‘Proof of concept’

www.gcu.ac.uk/gameson/

Methodology

http://bit.ly/1pt8Wsmhttp://gcublend.wordpress.com/

Online Development

Aspirations & Goal Setting, supported by Bb Customer Success Team

Storyboarding & development of online activities

Peer Review & sharing designs/approaches/challenges

FOCUS

DESIGN

REVIEW

Monthly Cross-University Support Sessions

Learning Design Workflow

Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/124486874@N08/16305895394/in/dateposted-public/ CC-Sharealike

Case Study: http://bit.ly/1LS9QbA

The GCU online learning experience

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• Ever growing list of “stuff”

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Lessons Learnt – 3 T’s

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Developing Digital Capabilities

Image; Digital capabilities: the six elements ©Jisc CC BY-NC-N

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http://repository.jisc.ac.uk/6140/1/Jisc_NUS_student_experience_benchmarking_tool.pdf

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http://bit.ly/2ggKccg

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Mapping the learning and teaching

http://bit.ly/2gk9dkW

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Next stepsNew academic development teamFocus on:• Programme design and evaluation – fully online and campus based• Online assessment and feedback• Developing digital capabilities • Learning analytics – patterns/trends• Sharing all more resources openly via edShare

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Links • Curriculum Design Guide

http://adobe.ly/2fsgTzj• Module development guide

http://adobe.ly/2fsmk0M• GCU OER Policy bit.ly/1J4RZAK • GCU Trello Case Study

http://bit.ly/1LS9QbA

Thank you.

Sheila.macneill@gcu.ac.uk