Shaping the Future

E-Learning at WMG

Chris Evans

E-Learning Update Agenda

1. Review of the Past Academic Year

2. A Selection of e-Learning Case Studies

3. The Quality Cycle. How we improve e-Learning

4. Questions15/04/2023

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Review of the past academic year

Review of the Past Academic Year

15/04/2023

Review of the Past Academic Year Moodle 100% across many programmes All programmes represented Minimum Standard New Academic Programmes Lesson Capture/Podcasting/Screencasting Teaching Online Review of e-Learning Needs Paperless Trials MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)

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A Selection ofe-Learning Case

Studies

E-Learning Intranet Site

Case Studies

Case Studies

What the case study isWhy it was doneWhat technology was usedLessons learnedFind out more

Case Studies

Student Induction Screencasts

Synchronous Online Teaching

Audience Response System

Pre-Module PowerPoint Screencasts

Video Podcasts

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The Quality Cycle How we improve

e-Learning

Quality Cycle

Act

EvaluateImprove

Plan

Completing the Cycle

Act

EvaluateImprove

Plan

Plans and Actions

Working Groups and Committees –WMG–University–National

WMG Future Needs and Priorities Draft e-Learning Strategy Digital Road Map Minimum Standard New Working Groups

Quality Cycle

Act

EvaluateImprove

Plan

Student Survey

130 + Responses 57% Female 30 Nationalities

All FTMSc Programmes

X – 4%Y – 94%Z – 2 %

>80% Completed 1st degree 1 year

ago

53% No VLE 8% Prior Moodle 48% Inducted

What do you normally use computers for?

Basic communication i.e. e-mail, chat

Video/audio conferencing, webinars

Social media / news

Games

Web browsing

Art / visualisation

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.

3-Dimensional drawing

Simulations, i.e. FEA, CFD etc

Programming, i.e. Java, SQL, C++ etc.

Web development, i.e. HTML, CSS, PHP etc.

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Moodle Usage

Moodle Features

The ability to receive PMA grades and feedback

Live streaming lectures

The ability to browse the library's catalogue of books

Access to recorded lectures with playback features

Search field for easy navigation in Moodle

Collaborative text editing, i.e. Google Docs

An interactive, online comprehensive Moodle guide

Searchable database of student issues and answers, i.e. FAQs

Built-in plagiarism checking capability

Instant IT Support chat box

Centralised social space for all WMG students

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5

Please rate how well the following features would assist you in studying more effect-ively:

Areas for Improvement

None40%

PMA and dissertation submission9%Video recorded lectures

6%Layout design

6%Integration with Facebook6%

User-friendly webpage navigation6%

Alerts i.e.: Timetable change6%

Access to resources i.e.: Journal articles3%

Regular update3%

Notes for all courses to be uploaded3%

Built-in plagiarism checker software3%

Easy booking to workshops3%

Pop-up tips about useful materials available in Moodle

3% Multiple download of notes3%

Availability of chat room3%

None

PMA and dissertation sub-mission

Video recorded lectures

Layout design

Integration with Facebook

User-friendly webpage naviga-tion

Alerts i.e.: Timetable change

Access to resources i.e.: Journal articles

Regular update

Notes for all courses to be up-loaded

Built-in plagiarism checker software

Easy booking to workshops

Pop-up tips about useful ma-terials available in Moodle

Multiple download of notes

Availability of chat room

The use of Moodle

Helpful in my studies

Easy to use

Supports independent learning

Motivates learning at home

Enjoyable

Good communication tool

Replaces face-to-face learning

Facilitates online group discussion

Improves student-staff engagement

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4

Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements about Moodle

Use of Videoed Lectures

For homework

As a revision tool

To reinforce understanding

As a module elective preview/selection tool

As an external marketing tool

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

For which of these do you think video a recorded lesson could be used?

Paperless?

Would you prefer lecture notes and hand-outs to be distributed on paper,

electronically or both?

Paper, Electronic or Both?

Reasons givenAvoid paper wasting. It's up to student to have hardcopy handouts or not

Not every student owns a tablet and some professors are still reluctant for students to use personal devices during classes to avoid any other uses like social media, so hand-outs in those situations are easier

I think it's better for the environment.

Some modules or topics require hand-outs for better comprehension.

Providing the lecture notes online and then distributing relevant handouts - for example for case studies, in-module exercises etc - would suffice.

Sometimes I don’t read e-version.

Handing out the complete lecture notes is a waste of paper in my opinion. A university that wants to be sustainable should not be handing out paper that carelessly.I have seen that a lot of students take notes on the paper notes received during lectures. At the same time, I would prefer seeing the paper usage reduce in WMG.

Summary

Evolution of e-Learning at WMG

Good Practice Guides

Drive Quality Improvements

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Questions?