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Presenter: Gillian FieldingDigital Skills Manager, University of Salford

Presenter: Gillian FieldingDigital Skills ManagerUniversity of Salford

Driving Technology Adoption & Successfrom the Top at the University of Salford

Technology Adoption Series

Wednesday 10th June 2015, 11am BST

About the Technology Adoption Series

• The webinar series is designed to help you succeed in your own technology adoption initiatives & embrace the deep usage of technology in teaching and learning across your institution.

• As part of the series we have created a small book that shows how to make it happen, suggesting practical tips, ideas, resources and real-life examples.

http://bbbb.blackboard.com/technology_adoption_series

Driving Technology Adoption and Success from the Top

How strong executive leadership helped drive technology adoption at the University of Salford.

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• Gillian Fielding, Digital Skills Manager

• University of Salford– 20000 students– 2000 staff– 250 programmes

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Project Elevate E3

Institutional Transformation

Checks Strategic

Training• Champions • Helpdesk• Surgeries• #elevatesalford

• Blended• Online • Best

practice• Mandatory

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• Benchmarking • Reporting• Student Audit

• Project Board• Standards• Assessment

Policy

Support

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Strategic Direction: Where was he taking us and why?

• Student Experience• Transformation Project• Elevate Project Board

– Chaired by PVCA– Key stakeholders involved– Prince 2 methodology– Aim: BB upgrade plus…

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Strategic Direction: Where was he taking us and why?

• Elearning (Blackboard standards)• Teaching & Learning Strategy• Assessment Policy changes

– Esubmission with exemptions– Emarking– Efeedback within 3 weeks

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Announcements Essential Effective way of communicating high importance details, reminders on dates, lecture changes etc.

Module InformationLink to mod spec database

Essential Avoid duplication with programme information. This doesn’t have to be one Word/pdf it can be smaller and the detail does need to be available. If you do have a module handbook your module spec needs to be part of that

Aims of the module EssentialLearning Outcomes EssentialModule Schedule/ ’Scheme of work’

Essential Topics/Themes covered during lectures. Usually aligned to weeks of delivery

“Contact” ie Staff Information

Essential

Contact details Essential Email, telephone and office location details of all staff involved in module delivery, not just the module leader.

Desirable Photo, Twitter name, LinkedIn name, Skype nameBiography Desirable Link to Seek Profile. Brief synopsis of experience and qualification in the module topic

Seek profile EssentialAvailability for drop-in consultations

Essential Office hours that students can see you without the need for an appointment. The recommended number of hours per week is x hrs. (See your school for no of hours)

Learning Materials Essential Structured according to student/delivery needs eg week-by-week or arranged by topic

Powerpoint/SMART/Keynote Lecture slides

Essential Content that is used in or supporting teaching activity. Provision of lecture content in an electronic format in advance of delivery is vital for meeting our obligations under student support plans and the Disability Discrimination Act Part 4

Essential The type of TEL you choose should be decided as a module team. eg Podcasts, videos, animations, diagrams, photos, links to websites eg TedTalks, YouTube. Live feeds from other websites eg RSS feeds, widgets.

Tutorial/Seminar Briefings

Essential

Assessment Essential Link to Academic Regulations. This should also include your feedback policy.My Grades (at the top

level)Essential Link to My Grades

Components and weighting

Essential Assessed components – examinations, presentations, reports – and the relevant contribution towards module mark. One folder per item.

Exam dates Essential Dates of examinations, even if this only notifies students of the academic weeks that exams will occur in

Assignment 1 Essential Includes assignment briefing, submission folder, University declaration, submission dates/time, where/how to submit

Assignment 2 Essential Identical structure to Assignment 1.Grade Descriptors Essential

University of Salford Standards for Blackboard modules

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Strategic DirectionRewards• Conferences – Bb Teaching & Learning– Professional bodies

• Awards– Internal teaching– Times Higher Education

• Case studies– Internal and external– BB, JISC, UCISA, etc

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Project Elevate E3

Institutional Transformation

Checks Strategic

Training• Champions • Helpdesk• Surgeries• #elevatesalford

• Blended• Online • Best

practice• Mandatory

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• Benchmarking • Reporting• Student Audit

• Project Board• Standards• Assessment

Policy

Support

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TrainingBlended solution (mandatory)

Pre-workshop activity Video Activity (putting them in the students shoes Survey Reflection

Workshop Best pedagogic practice “Workshop” Innovative

Online learning

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Project Elevate E3

Institutional Transformation

Checks Strategic

Training• Champions • Helpdesk• Surgeries• #elevatesalford

• Blended• Online • Best

practice• Mandatory

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• Benchmarking • Reporting• Student Audit

• Project Board• Standards• Assessment

Policy

Support

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Support• 22 TEL Champions– 1 per School– Time off teaching

• Helpdesk • Drop-In Surgeries • #elevatesalford

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Project Elevate E3

Institutional Transformation

Checks Strategic

Training• Champions • Helpdesk• Surgeries• #elevatesalford

• Blended• Online • Best

practice• Mandatory

.

.

.

.

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• Benchmarking • Reporting• Student Audit

• Project Board• Standards• Assessment

Policy

Support

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Checks• Benchmarking survey

• “State of nation”, from the UCISA TEL survey• 50% of staff accessed most days

• Reporting (on training)•Weekly Reports to the University Executive• Fortnightly Reports to HoS (attendance registers)

• Student Audit

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Reports to the Executive

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Head of schools report

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Is strong leadership necessary to drive technology adoption?

Vote using the polling button– Possible answers

a) Yesb) Noc) Maybed) Don’t knowe) Other

http://newsroom.uts.edu.au/news/2007/10/uts-top-ranked-in-teaching-and-learning

Shirley AlexanderUniversity of Technology, SyndeyLearning 2014

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Is strong leadership necessary?Vote using the polling button

UCISA Case studySuccessful delivery fell significantly when it was removed from strategy and their VC shifted the institution’s focus.

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How do you get strong leadership - if you haven’t got it already?

£1m?

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How do you get strong leadership?Write your ideas below using the text tool

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How do you get strong leadership? WIIFT

Who What is their agenda? Examples (demonstrating benefits)PVCA, Heads of School Student experience

NSS scores Learning, Teaching, Assessment strategy, InternationalisationChanging pedagogy/delivery methods eg. flexible, distance, online, flipped classes

No 1 driver from TEL Survey Elevate

Vice Chancellors Learning, teaching and assessmentThe competition

Shirley Alexander, VC at UTS

Finance Directors Cost savings Online deliveryResource utilisation, eg rooms/virtual classroomsReduced travel costs

HR Directors Greater efficiency/effectiveness of staffStaff recruitment, retention and

Staff development using technology Having a digitally capable institution (if they “get it”)Digital capabilities of staff

Registrar Cost savings Collaborate for virtual meetings/events,

IT Directors Efficiencies Maximisation of their investment

Piggy back on system roll-outs, eg use of Collaborate for Agresso trainingAV training promoting and supported by BB

Estates Director Utilisation of the estateVirtual estate

Task Groups Eg Retention and £s saved Retention centre

Careers Employability All Business Continuity planning

Maximising their budgetsHaving/working in a digitally capable institution (if they “get it”)

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How do you get strong leadership if you don’t have it?

Help our leaders to “get it”1. Reports, articles, headlines2. Surveys to complete to promote discussion3. Survey results4. Events5. International groups6. Volunteer input into strategies and policies7. Piggy back on other roll-outs/initiatives

1. Personal tutoring2. Leadership and management training3. Agresso training

8. Lead by example

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Things to take away

1. Get Executive support2. And a Project Board3. With key stakeholders on (students, PVC A, etc)4. Project Plan5. Align to University goals/strategies Set standards 6. Have training AND support7. Do checks and measures8. Take remedial action quickly9. Influence key players10. Use other opportunities

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Thank you!

Contact details:• Gillian Fielding, Digital Skills Manager• About.Me https://about.me/gilliandfielding • Email: g.d.fielding@salford.ac.uk• LinkedIn: https://

www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=23902897&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile_pic

• Twitter: g_fielding• Tel: 0161 295 2451

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