New perspectives on elearning possibly

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New perspectives on e-learning (possibly)

• Frances Deepwell
• Coventry University

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Overview of the seminar

• Initial explorations
• Online learning at Coventry University 1997-2005
• Patterns of uptake
• The template
• Tour of examples
• Discussion

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Initial explorations

• Why use virtual learning for campus-based
  courses?
• What must be
• What is a delighter
• (Kanos model of customer satisfaction and we
  wont mention the enragers)

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Online learning at Coventry University 1997-2005

• Early conversations
• Large-scale WebCT pilot (200 modules)
• Full scale roll-out (2000 modules)
• Improvements and upgrades
• Next major phase - Vista

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The implementation story

• Driven from the top with vision to enhance
  student learning experience
• Shaped by educational developers
• Hand-in-hand with management of change initiative
  (the Taskforce)
• Overriding principle removing barriers to
  adoption of e-learning approaches
• Every module and family of courses
• Automated student registration
• Fleshed out template
• Links into other University web facilities

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Patterns of uptake (2000-2003)

• Agreeing a measure
• Variation between Schools

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Patterns of uptake (2002)

• 100 module usage
• economics
• disaster management
• 80-90 module usage
• sport science
• computer science
• business
• 70-80 module usage
• environmental bioscience
• leisure, tourism and sport mgmt
• cell and molecular bioscience
• management

• 60-70 module usage
• social work, health and social sciences
• chemistry
• psychology
• occupational therapy
• stats and operational research
• geography

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Virtual throughout the student life-cycle

• Pre-enrolment
• Induction
• Early weeks
• First year
• Subsequent years
• Placements
• Final year
• Projects
• Postgraduate and CPD

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Examples from practice at Coventry University
Sports psychology goal-setting Group-working in
languages Typography project Rembrandt ( LEAP
case study no.12)

• Real Guide to Physiotherapy
• the Guide for student induction

• Pre-enrolment
• Induction
• Early weeks
• First year
• Subsequent years
• Placements
• Final year
• Projects
• Postgraduate and CPD

ICT Skills treasure hunt Information design
musical literacies (link to student
discussions) Formative assessments in statistics
and animated teaching of statistics
Environmental issues Video clips in mental
health nursing Quiz the waiting game (transport
design)
Mock offender profiling (psychology) Lecture
captures in graphic design Engineering management
tutorials Managing the virtual organisation -
virtually
Project planning and critical reviews in computer
science (WebCT site) Document project peer
review in information design
Discoveries area for Pg Cert in Learning and
Teaching in HE Research methods online (e.g.
cluster 3, wk 5)
Discussion
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The Real Guide to Physiotherapy

• 2001 present
• Communication channel between current and
  prospective students
• FAQs, discussion, calendar, resources
• Feeling valued, less scared, knowing where to go,
  who to look out for

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The Real Guide to Physiotherapy
Hello everybody, I thought I would take this
opportunity to introduce myselfI was a little
anxious about the move (from Sheffield) until I
read that most of the other people feel the same
way! Has anyone found accommodation yet? (from
Laura)

• 2001 present
• Communication channel between current and
  prospective students
• FAQs, discussion, calendar, resources
• Feeling valued, less scared, knowing where to go,
  who to look out for

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The Real Guide to Physiotherapy
Hello everybody, I thought I would take this
opportunity to introduce myselfI was a little
anxious about the move (from Sheffield) until I
read that most of the other people feel the same
way! Has anyone found accommodation yet? (from
Laura)

• 2001 present
• Communication channel between current and
  prospective students
• FAQs, discussion, calendar, resources
• Feeling valued, less scared, knowing where to go,
  who to look out for

Hi Laura, Half of me is really looking forward to
starting in Sept, but the other half is really
worried I think this computer stuff is really
good though, coz it puts your mind at rest to
know that the people on your course all sound
really nice! Kelly xx
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The Real Guide to Physiotherapy
Hello everybody, I thought I would take this
opportunity to introduce myselfI was a little
anxious about the move (from Sheffield) until I
read that most of the other people feel the same
way! Has anyone found accommodation yet? (from
Laura)

• 2001 present
• Communication channel between current and
  prospective students
• FAQs, discussion, calendar, resources
• Feeling valued, less scared, knowing where to go,
  who to look out for

Hi Laura, Half of me is really looking forward to
starting in Sept, but the other half is really
worried I think this computer stuff is really
good though, coz it puts your mind at rest to
know that the people on your course all sound
really nice! Kelly xx
Hiya Kelly, Youll be fine just send out about a
million or so messages and youll make friends no
probs! Hope to hear from you soon, Adam xx
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The Real Guide to Physiotherapy

• 2001 present
• Communication channel between current and
  prospective students
• FAQs, discussion, calendar, resources
• Feeling valued, less scared, knowing where to go,
  who to look out for
• Staff and students rate it very highly
• Feeds into first year buddy system

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Formative assessments in statistics

• First year statistics module
• Weekly formative online tests
• Repeat as often as needed
• Supervised summative test from same question bank

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Environmental Issues

• Increase awareness of major environmental issues
  (level 2 module)
• Aim to reduce reliance on lectures
• Many students appeared to have an inability to
  attribute values to different sources of
  information
• Skills development integral to the module
• Web page authoring
• Presentations
• Group work
• WebCT underpins teaching, learning and
  communication
• Environmental issues blog updated regularly

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Technical communication, authoring and design

• Document Management (major incident plan)
• Group presentation tool in WebCT
• Groups of 1
• Peer feedback and discussion
• (since moved to assignment toolto set, submit
  and return assignments)

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Technical communication, authoring and design

• Document Management (major incident plan)
• Group presentation tool in WebCT
• Groups of 1
• Peer feedback and discussion
• (since moved to assignment toolto set, submit
  and return assignments)

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Technical communication, authoring and design

• Document Management (major incident plan)
• Group presentation tool in WebCT
• Groups of 1
• Peer feedback and discussion
• (since moved to assignment toolto set, submit
  and return assignments)

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Goal-setting for first year sports and exercise
students

• Supporting writing of first essay
• Planning and recording in groups
• WebCT tutorial and instructions
• 3 assignment log entries
• Formative feedback and mark
• Engagement and performance monitored
• Interventions where necessary (interviews,
  emails, referrals)

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Mock offender profiling (psychology)

• Mock case history presented
• Online discussion to support the task
• Quiz to determine the offender profile
• Widespread use in subject group
• Positive feedback (enjoyable)
• Case study (HE Academy LEAP project no.4)

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Mock offender profiling (psychology)

• Mock case history presented
• Online discussion to support the task
• Quiz to determine the offender profile
• Widespread use in subject group
• Positive feedback (enjoyable)
• Case study (HE Academy LEAP project no.4)

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Mock offender profiling (psychology)

• Mock case history presented
• Online discussion to support the task
• Quiz to determine the offender profile
• Widespread use in subject group
• Positive feedback (enjoyable)
• Case study (HE Academy LEAP project no.4)

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The waiting game

• Level 1 transport design project on waiting
  spaces
• Quiz as optional extra to promote reflection on
  the experience of waiting
• Multiple-response
• Open text response
• Fed into group project

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Engineering management

• WebCT first point of call (over 300 international
  students on module)
• All seminar papers available
• 6 online tests as coursework (30)
• Focus on preparation for tests (other quizzes
  available)
• 1 attempt only
• Randomized questions

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Managing the Virtual Organization - virtually

• Different cultures of learner combined (ca.90
  students in 10 groups Business and Computer
  Science together)
• Groups manage themselves online
• Two teams
• Two reports (different facets of the industry
  sector)
• Combined PowerPoint presentation
• Presentations are available to all students for
  comment

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Groupwork in Languages

• 1st year skills module (ca.50 in 10 groups of 5)
• Create set of web pages comparing a grammar topic
  in two languages
• Use Word
• Adhere to accessibility guidelines
• Navigation considered
• Photos of selves
• Group presentation to class
• Present
• Peer review and self-review
• Reflective report on the task

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How it looks
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Discoveries area
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Discussion

• In which way does the online facility affect
  face-to-face delivery with the same cohort?
• Which pull factors might encourage online
  participation in a blended delivery?
• How can we measure effective usage?

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Finally

• More ideas and publications at the
• Online at Coventry University site
  http//www.coventry.ac.uk/cms/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d8
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• Many thanks to all my colleagues
  who have shared their
• teaching ideas for this presentation
• Frances Deepwell, f.deepwell_at_coventry.ac.uk
• Centre for Higher Education Development,
• Coventry University UK
• http//www.coventry.ac.uk/ched