Authors:
Mark O'Connor
and
Patrick Abela
Affiliation:
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Keyword(s):
Technology Enhanced Teaching, Health, Academic Engagement, Student Engagement, Analytics, Evaluation, Learning Design.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Active Learning
;
Blended Learning
;
Computer-Supported Education
;
Course Design and e-Learning Curriculae
;
Educating the Educators
;
e-Learning
;
e-Learning Hardware and Software
;
e-Learning Platforms
;
e-Learning Success Cases
;
Information Technologies Supporting Learning
;
Learning Analytics
;
Learning/Teaching Methodologies and Assessment
;
Metrics and Performance Measurement
;
Mobile Information Systems
;
Mobile Learning
;
Pattern Recognition
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Simulation Tools and Platforms
;
Social Context and Learning Environments
;
Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning
;
Teacher Evaluation
;
Theory and Methods
;
Ubiquitous Learning
;
Web Information Systems and Technologies
Abstract:
Two learning technologists (LTs) at an Australian University support some 140 Health faculty academics.
Resources and strategies for innovative technology-enhanced teaching have been put in place, including a
MediaHub, iPad pack pool and a Blackboard community site with curated resources and templates for best
practice. Examples of LT-assisted and academic self-created media are presented. Designed in keeping
with the university’s central learning and teaching strategies, 85 ’Landing pages’ for subject sites were
created. With a design and feel praised by students, they displayed subject outlines, welcome messages,
pre-class flipped activities, and library curated eReadings lists. Crucially, during the busy exam marking
winter period, academics unavailable to meet in person were engaged remotely by email and interactive
PDF Landing page request forms. This paper looks at this transformational subject design work and analysis
of student usage data. Academics feedback has been
positive. Analytics reveal strong engagement by
students and academics. Suggestions for future work are also presented.
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