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

http://www.gcu.ac.uk/theuniversity/socialinnovation/

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”

https://magic.piktochart.com/output/14847976-developing-digitally-enabled-modules-at-gcu

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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