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The Interactive University
Prof. Roy Leitch
CEO, The Interactive University
Deputy Principal, Heriot Watt University
Opportunities for partnerships
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Influences
The World……
…..is getting smaller
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Influences..
From teaching ……
…….. to learning
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C&IT
is
re-engineering
education
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Influences
Interactivity is
the key
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Interactive Learning
Learning involves interaction with:
Teachers => interactive tutorials
Knowledge => interactive materials
Peers => interactive discussions
Oneself => interactive assessments
Seeking the best use of human interaction and automated means
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Influences
International
standards
Delivered
locally
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Global (e) Education
Infinite demand for
post-compulsory accredited education
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Objective
Affordable
internationally recognised qualifications
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Why it’s important
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The Interactive University
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Mission• Establish a leading international education
business
• Centre of Excellence for the Scottish sector
• Catalyst for educational ‘modernisation’
• Development and services for the Scottish university Sector
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Distributed Education
Authoring
Pedagogy
Examining
Quality
Universities andColleges Interactive
UniversityStudents
Loc
al A
cad
emic
Par
tner
Development
Distribution
Support
Marketing
Sales
Tutorial Support
Continuous Assessment
Infrastructure
Recruitment
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Supported e-Learning
Courseware
Assessment
AcademicSupport
LocalInfrastructure
Students
International standards
and recognition
Local contextualisation
and relevance
Academic Provider
Local Partner
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“Best of Both Worlds”
International Standards
combined with
local contextualisation
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Quality Assurance
• Equivalent Standards
• Equivalent Structure
• Equivalent Opportunity
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Joint Initiative
The Interactive University
The Interactive University
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The Interactive University
Born on September 11th 2002
Started walking on 1st October 2002
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Legal Status
private company
limited by guarantee
without shares
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Function
To provide efficient
business oriented services,
at cost , maximising the income to providers
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Membership
All Scottish
(post compulsory)
educational institutions
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Recent Members
– The Robert Gordons University
– The University of Stirling
– Heriot Watt University
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Forms of Membership
• Core Members• License core programmes
• Sustainable continuous development
• General Members• ‘club’ members
• Foreign educational institutions with commercial agreements with core members for core programmes
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Requires
professionally
produced
interactive courseware
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Approach
Incremental development
of a consistent compatible
non-competitive range of scalable programmes
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Current Position
3,000 students internationally
45,000 students
nationally
(4.5m on-line learning hours)
30 Local
Learning Partners
15 Countries
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Initial Products and Services
• BA in Management Programme
• BSc in IT Programme
• MSc in IT Programme
• SCHOLAR Foundation Programme
• SCHOLAR Forum
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SCHOLAR
Raising Standards in Science and Mathematics
throughInteractive Learning
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Universal Problems
• Science and Mathematics in decline• Teaching considered to be ‘boring’• Staff shortages• Learning too passive • Need to develop enhanced personal skills• Smooth the transition into Higher Education• Reduce failures• Lack of science/engineering/computing graduates
endangering the K-economy
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Proven Solutions• Re-vitalise Science and Mathematics Education• Interactive Student-Centred Learning• Make better use of teachers• Increased standards• More consistent and flexible delivery• Increase motivation through technology• reduce failures through (on-line) continuous
assessment• Integration of curricula
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SCHOLAR approach
SCHOLAR Forum• educational change process and interactive
community formation
SCHOLAR Materials• interactive on-line materials, complemented by
printed texts
• Complete resource for programme delivery
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Essential Point
Both Forum process
and materials delivery
are necessary for
successful implementation
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SCHOLAR Forum• Staff Development Programme
• typically 1.5 days/principal teacher/subject/school• interactive learning plus some subject updating• opportunity for CPD/postgraduate qualifications• train the trainers
• Community Formation• Teacher discussion areas• Materials review and involvement in further developments• Annual conference
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SCHOLAR Materials
Learning support
Focus sessions
Formative assessments
Interactiveactivities
STUDY GUIDE
Benchmarking & feedback
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SCHOLAR on-line Materials
• Developed in topics (10 student effort hours)
• Textual descriptions with graphics
• Interactive animations and simulations
• Interactive formative assessments
• Progress reporting
• Examination papers
• Frequently asked questions
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SCHOLAR subjects
‘AS’ Level ‘A’ Level Higher Advanced
Higher
Mathematics Physics Chemistry iology Computing French
More subjects being developed all the time
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Virtual Learning Environment
• Virtual Learning Environment
• Interactive learning materials
• Activity reporting system
• Student discussions areas
• Teacher discussion areas
• Frequently asked questions
• External resources
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Web based Environment
• Continual updating/improvement of materials
• World-wide community
• Single reference source
• No version problems as in CDRom
• Basic computer requirements
• Standard web browser + plug-ins
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SCHOLAR in Scotland
• Initiated in 1999• Partially government funded• 100% penetration in Schools• 42,000 pupils• 3,500 teachers• 33 Local Education Authorities• 12 Further Education Colleges
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SCHOLAR outcomes (Scotland)• On average performance one grade higher• Failure rates halved (16% => 8%) • 22% increase in uptake in Science and
Mathematics at Advanced Higher (‘A’ Level)• Recruitment into Science and Engineering courses
at HWU up by 17%• Extremely positive external evaluation• Consistent high ratings from students and staff
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SCHOLAR Evaluation
• 85% of staff would recommend it
• 77% of students would recommend it
• 95% of students said it increased their motivation
• 90% made use of the materials from home 3-4 times per week
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World’s largest
interactive e-learning
initiative
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SCHOLAR International
• Scotland – national programme (44,000)
• England and Wales – London pilot ( 50,000)
• Norway – converted to Norwegian (5,000)
• Malaysia – Matriculation Colleges (22,000)
• Malaysia – Teacher updating (7,500)
• North India
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Summary
Standards can be raised
and opportunities equalised
through
Interactive Learning
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Summary
The Interactive University: Looking for partners
to deliver international education
locally