School of Computer and Information Science

September 2010 Version 1

Workshop

Enhancing Online Teaching and Learning Capabilities at CIS

By Elena Sitnikova,LMIA Program Director

Outline

• Background• CIS’s Online Education:

e-Learning strategy framework• Today’s brainstorm session: Aims • Discussions

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Background

Before 2010: 5 full years of experience with online teaching at UniSA• Software T&E – fully online (materials/instructions online, email, discussion boards,

assessment with individual assignments)• ERP – blended mode (materials/instructions online, email, discussion boards,

assessment with individual assignments)• Elements of SW Design – blended mode (materials/instructions online, email,

discussion boards, assessment with individual plus group assignments)– Why do external students feel disadvantaged?– What could I change?

• 2010 LMIA courses – blended, but designed for online study for the growing external market

Course Activities vs Delivery Mode

2009 El of SW Design F-to-F Online

Course materials:Lecture & tut slides, weekly instructions, readings

available online available online

Quizzes / self assessment activities

available online available online

Individual Assignment outside /in class outside the class

Group Assignment in class F-to-F outside the class with online collaboration

Contacts with lecturer Scheduled: 2h weekly – in class

Ad-hock- emails, phone calls

Asynchronous

Synchronous

LMIA 2010 online delivery

• Rules: Students responsibilities for e-Learning – CIB – section about online learning– A Learning Guide document

• Assessment – individual and group assignments • Synchronous

– Intensive Weeks study in Adelaide– Virtual meetings – scheduled 1 h weekly

» run tutorials, share presentations, show demos

• Asynchronous – Quizzes / forums – strict due days and times – Thanks to Moodle

environment!!!

Students Say:

Module 01 – Forensic Computing Fundamentals 6

Data from TellUS Survey

Module 01 – Forensic Computing Fundamentals 7

Initial Project

Developing an e-Learning Framework for enhancing online teaching at CIS

Aim:• Understand existing issues with online teaching and learning that our

lecturers and students are facing today• Develop the strategy that would streamline engagement with students in

online and blended delivery modes, enhances lecturer’s efficiency in e-Learning methods , thus increases CIS’s teaching and learning capabilities

• Apply and verify the framework into existing courses; and see if it works (test & evaluate)

Using SE Approach for e-Learning framework

Spiral model with several iterations• Phase 1 - Current situation & Needs• Phase 2 - Requirements• Phase 3 - Design framework• Phase 4 - Implementation• Phase 5 - Test to verify and evaluate• Phase 6 – Project Outcome release – framework &

documentation

Who are the stakeholders for the e-Learning framework

• Teaching Team : PDs, CCs, Tutors, Markers, PSOs • Students - Online, F-to-F, Blended• CIS• Working Group

• Components for Successful Governance

Centra,Adobe ConnectWiki, Moodle

Working Group, Teaching TeamStudents

Spiral model

Working group:

• The Leader - Dr Elena Sitnikova – 5 years experience in online teaching post-grad courses

• Learn as I go! • Try what I learn! • See if it works!

1. Associate Head Nina Evans – CIS Teaching and Learning2. Dr Diana Quinn – e-Learning Guru at UniSA 3. Dr Stephen Russell – PD, Associate Degree in Engineering (Defence Systems) at DASI4. Dr Jo Hanisch – PD, LIM, BIM at CIS5. Mrs Kathy Darzanos – CC and developer IPT course with online component6. Lisa Turley - Online Support Officer

Aims

During our first brainstorm session we aim to:

• Understand existing issues with online teaching and learning that our lecturers and students are facing today

• Identify the needs and requirements for the e-Learning strategy framework

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Discussions

• Three good online learning practices you have already implemented in your courses that satisfies and works for you

• Three challenges that you have experienced in respect to online teaching that did not work for you and needs improvement, and

• Your suggestions for a new CIS online learning strategy.

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