digifest, september 2015julian priddle and alison greig implementing a course- based approach...
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Digifest, September 2015Julian Priddle and Alison Greig Anglia Learning and Teaching Inspiring Academic Excellence The course is delivered as a mix of short residential sessions and off-site online Introduction and rationale We have a very wide range of students, both in terms of subject background and entry to HETRANSCRIPT
Digifest, September 2015 Julian Priddle and Alison Greig
Implementing a course-based approach using learning technologies
Anglia Learning and TeachingInspiring Academic Excellence
Digifest, September 2015 Julian Priddle and Alison Greig
Anglia Learning and TeachingInspiring Academic Excellence
Introduction and rationale
Implementing a course-based approach
Learning from initial mistakes!
Communications
Generic information
Learning materials
Assessment
Digifest, September 2015 Julian Priddle and Alison Greig
Anglia Learning and TeachingInspiring Academic Excellence
The course is delivered as a mix of short residential sessions and off-site online
Introduction and rationale
We have a very wide range of students, both in terms of subject background and entry to HE
Digifest, September 2015 Julian Priddle and Alison Greig
Anglia Learning and TeachingInspiring Academic Excellence
The subject demands a very broad approach, where learners engage with a wide range of topics and built relationships between these
Introduction and rationale
This implies emphasising the course level and often blurring the boundaries between modules
Digifest, September 2015 Julian Priddle and Alison Greig
Anglia Learning and TeachingInspiring Academic Excellence
Course level VLE in addition to module sites
Implementing a course-based approach
Course site based on course handbook
Module sites based on module guide
Digifest, September 2015 Julian Priddle and Alison Greig
Anglia Learning and TeachingInspiring Academic Excellence
Nice try, difficult subject!
Learning from initial mistakes!
We asked the students what we were doing wrong
They wanted something where they could find things! Something a little more ‘app-like’
Digifest, September 2015 Julian Priddle and Alison Greig
Anglia Learning and TeachingInspiring Academic Excellence
Ensuring that communications are reliable and standardised
Communications
Use of VLE and non-VLE tools
Survey tool to collect feedback from students
Digifest, September 2015 Julian Priddle and Alison Greig
Anglia Learning and TeachingInspiring Academic Excellence
Extending the course handbook to support students
Generic information
Covering a wide range of information and resources
Digifest, September 2015 Julian Priddle and Alison Greig
Anglia Learning and TeachingInspiring Academic Excellence
We try to use a range of learning resources that support students’ self-directed study
Learning materials
Webinars using Adobe Connect provide a useful vehicle to deliver content and support materials
Digifest, September 2015 Julian Priddle and Alison Greig
Anglia Learning and TeachingInspiring Academic Excellence
All online submission – aligning LOs, marking criteria
Assessments
Standardised assignment descriptions
Use of grading forms in Turnitin
Julian Priddle
Academic development, Anglia Learning & Teaching
Alison Greig
Director of Education for Sustainable Development, GSI
ContactAnglia Learning and Teaching
Inspiring Academic Excellence
Digifest, September 2015 Julian Priddle and Alison Greig