BLENDED LEARNING@ TRINITY COLLEGE QUEENSLAND

The resourcing problem

Needed to hire library staff to support the library manager

Needed to establish some of our courses online and in the blended learning space

Have minimal IT support

Solution: Learning & Teaching LibrariansCommenced March 2014

Blended learning

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com.tr/2014/06/blended-learning-everything-you-wanted.html?spref=tw

Why bother with blended learning? Broaden the spaces and opportunities

available for learning Support course management activities Support the provision of information

and resources to students Engage and motivate students through

interactivity and collaboration

Bath & Bourke, 2010

Blended Learning Continuum

Face-to-face teaching and online interaction

and collaboration. Enhances learning experience through interactive learning

activities beyond face-to-face

Largely self-directed fully

online learning involving

interactive and collaborative

learning activities

Face-to-face teaching; use IT to facilitate course management & provide learning resources eg. Course outlines, notes.

“So it is not just about using technology because it is available; blended learning is about finding better ways of supporting students in achieving the learning objectives and providing them with the best possible learning and teaching experiences, as well as supporting teachers in their role.”

Bath & Bourke, 2010

What have we done so far

Using Moodle we’ve built an online learning platform for TCQ

2 short courses underway and several under development

Formation groups for ministry candidates using discussion forums

Wider UCA programs in progress, including staff induction and Period of Discernment programs

Intensive programs have used OLE for a repository

How have we done it

Using online learning @ TCQ Trinity OLÉ (Trinity College

Queensland’s Online Learning Experience)

Webinars eBooks via Trinity Theological Library

How do the librarians support this? Developed materials for participants new

to online learning – introductory online learning course, video ‘how tos’

Assisting the teachers with new ways to develop and present information - screen casts, videos, animations

Administrative tasks Advising on copyright permissions in the

LMS.

The challenges

Participants’ computer skills – how do you give personal attention to everyone?

Balancing library tasks with Trinity OLÉ issues

Trying to do everything at once – slow down, learn from experiences

The successes

Great uptake of some online courses Promising signs in early days of

discussion forum use Creating short ‘how to’ videos Growing confidence in teaching staff and

students in using technology

What’s worked well for us

The mix of skills that’s come from job sharing the role: previous experience in tertiary education and academic libraries with IT and business skills

What’s next

Evaluating current courses by gathering and analysing feedback from participants

Strategic planning for prioritising projects with TCQ staff and the wider Qld Synod of the UCA.

Training staff to identify, select and use a range of teaching tools across the blended learning continuum

References

Bath, Debra and Bourke, John. 2010. Getting started with blended learning. Brisbane: Griffith University.

Thank you

Alethea HubleyLibrary Manager

Anna LagosLearning and Teaching

Librarian

Lyndelle GuntonLearning and Teaching

LibrarianPh 3377 9960

Email ole@trinity.qld.edu.au

Web library.trinity.qld.edu.au

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