Implementing eLearning organisation-wide- The Case of Lapland University of Applied Sciences

24.6.2014Anu Pruikkonen

Head of eLearning Services

Building blocks of the new UASLapland University of Applied Sciences

• Two FINHEED audited and quality awarded universities of applied sciences merged 1st January 2014

• Annual turnover around 50 M€

• 5600 degree students

• Annual volume of research, development and innovation activities 10 M€

• 520 employees (approx. 360 teachers)

Knowledge of arctic conditionsProfile and fields of expertise

Service businessand entrepreneurship

Managing distances

Safety and security

Arctic cooperation and cross-border

expertise

Smart use of natural resources

eLearning development

Strategy -> where we are now?• Strategic choice to implement majority of adult

education online was made already in the former organisations

– The first online degree programmes started in 2003– Adult education is partly or completely online (60-100%)

in all education programmes

• Tools used:– iLinc virtual classroom– Moodle, Mahara– Social media (Wordpress, MediaWiki, Google Apps etc.)

• At the moment approx. 20 000 person hours of virtual classroom use (iLinc) in Lapland per month

• Approx. 95% of teachers teach online• More than 1 000 students who study mainly on

online• 8,5 persons in eLearning support services

– Services for staff and students

From Strategy to Practice

Management commitment to the implementation of the strategy is strong and evident in everyday decision making

eLearning support servicesare available “in house”

Teaching, studying and eLearning support processes are integrated

Elements of successful

implementation

Course environmentsVirtual classesUsernames (manual)

Course environmentsVirtual classesUsernames (manual)

Teaching/studying process

Planning Implementation Conclusion

Planning the use of elearning tools with teachers

Planning the use of elearning tools with teachers

Training teachers in the use of the tools

Training teachers in the use of the tools

Usernames(manual)

Usernames(manual)

Support during the implementation(Teachers and students)-Guidance-Recordings and their distrubution

Support during the implementation(Teachers and students)-Guidance-Recordings and their distrubution

Training students in the use of the toolsTraining students in the use of the tools Feedback ->

further development

Feedback -> further development

Preliminary support for implementation

Preliminary support for implementation

Support during implementationSupport during implementation

Training-type support

Training-type support DevelopmentDevelopment

New practices and working methods to support teachers’ know-how and capacity to use elearning tools in a pedagogically sound way

Heading towards virtual campus- a lot already ready, a lot to do

Constructing more online courses and

the firstMOOCs

Production of Open

Educational Resources

Developing online

teaching and

studying skills

Further development

of the implementation

models of online

education

Restructuring tutoring,

study office, library etc.

services online

Accessibility, mobile use, user-friendly, customer-oriented approach

Virtual Campus@Lapland UAS

Thank you!Twitter: @apruikkonen