New Currency for Professional Credentials: MOOCChallenge Assignment 1:Define a current EcosystemKulari Lokuge

Institute Background• A leading University, delivering under graduate, post graduate

courses. Professional courses and skilled based Vocational Education courses are also delivered

• Multiple campuses• Central Capability and Capacity building unit for the

organisation• Short accredited courses offer certificates and non accredited

courses offer participation certificate• Professional development courses – do not offer or record

participation/certificates• With more learning technology, the organisation encourages

staff to be Technology ready, innovative course deliverers

Offer Training• Technology• Course

Development• Course delivery

Staff attend training

Use Knowledge and Skills in course delivery with students

The Current Ecosystem in operation…

Employer - University

Over view of the current Ecosystem’s operation• Professional Development unit offers training:• Technology for innovative learning and teaching- Use of:

• LMS functionalities• Virtual Classroom• Plagiarism detect tools • ePortfolio• Learning analytics

• Online course delivery (e.g. eModerating)• Online Course Development(e.g. Carpe Diems)

• Staff attend training• Staff gain Certificate of Completion Certificate for some

training• Staff use the knowledge and skills in their course delivery

Professional Development Unit• The PD units trainers identify:• New technology and lead the institute to gain

access them• Support staff through training to:

• Use new technology• Use new features of existing technology• Provide ideas and implementation assistance

• Provide learning resources and guides as well as examples

• Challenges:• Staff not attending sessions• Staff with drawing from courses • Poor participation in the course

Let me train staff so that they be 21st century innovative teachers

Staff attending training• Staff who are enthusiastic take up PD• Staff who need to use new technology

participate in PD• Staff who have been assigned to use new

technology participate in PD sessions

• Challenges:• Less recognition from the institute• Does not support career aspirations• Does not take into account the current workload

I hardly have time to learn and use these

new things, since my students need them I

will give it a try!

Employer- UniversityHR and Faculty Dean(s)• Staff are encouraged to take up Teaching and

Learning PD• Staff who need to use new technology are

welcome to participate in PD• Some staff are assigned to use new technology

and participate in PD sessions

• Challenges:• HR system does not recognise Teaching and

Learning PD• Deans academic coordinators do not have to

approve some of these training • Has less impact on promotions or current

workload

Teaching and Learning PD is part of academics job!

Planning for a better Ecosystem for Capability Building• Create a strategy• Gain support from the management• Pilot the idea• Gather feedback• Either re-iterate or proceed • Communicate and present at forums and committee• Use the badging system to motivate staff and to build an

ecosystem

An Ecosystem for Capability Building through a Badge Backpack!

Openbadges MOOCKulari Lokuge: klokuge@gmail.com

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