Steve Mackenzie 31/10/12

MultiMedia Social Media

Laptop

Mobile

iPod

Mobile Technology

Web Based and Mobile Learning

Online Apps

FACT 1: The rapid development of information

technology has made available a plethora of

new tools for higher education

FACT 2: New technology offers learning

opportunities to anyone, anytime, anywhere.

FACT 3: Technologies like the Internet can

increase the capacity of an educator more

quickly, easily and more scalably to help

students make connections to content, context

and community – resulting in more powerful

learning experiences.

Source: Sarker, Farhana, Davis, Hugh and Tiropanis, Thanassis (2010) A Review of Higher Education Challenges and Data Infrastructure Responses. http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/271695/

Influences:

Source: Sarker, Farhana, Davis, Hugh and Tiropanis, Thanassis (2010) A Review of Higher Education Challenges and Data Infrastructure Responses. http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/271695/ (abridged version)

Curriculum Design/

Alignment

Widening

Participation

Quality of learning

and teaching

Quality of Research

Getting The Right VLE approach

•Robust and well supported

•Easy to use

•Students

•Staff

•Admin

•Developers

•Integrates with admin systems

•Integrates with supporting technology

•Flexible and responsive

•Changing teaching methods

•New learning technologies

•Changing economic realities

•Report Generation and Analysis

Identity and Efficiency

•Establishes and Maintains Institutional

Identity

•Offers consistency and re-assurance to

•Students

•Staff

•Allows support staff to have a clear focus

on:

•The scope of their work

•The support they can offer

•The training they can offer

But Provision, Research, Guidance and Support for

new and emerging technologies needs to be part of the

teaching and learning strategy.

•Staff Helpdesk – phone and email support

•Staff pedagogical and practical training

•Student Inductions

•Student Helpdesk phone and email support

•Campus Infrastructure

• Sufficient Equipment

• Equipment maintained

• Clear advice on how to use

Copyright Policy

•Clear advice on how to protect and/or grant

copyright

•Clear advice on what can and cannot be

copied

•Clear advice on digital rights of staff and

students

Data Protection

•Clear policy on storing and securing

students and staff personal data

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Data Storage and Security

•Clear policy and practice with the storing

of digital multimedia resources

•External Income Generation

•Improving recruitment and Retention

•Changing pedagogic approaches and digital

communication skills

•Enhancing student learning

Flexible, Convenient and Time Saving

Provides Variety in the Learning Experience

Caters for Auditory and Visual Learners

Is Engaging and Aids Learning

Enhance Engagement

Improve Grades

Enhance Learning

Improve Retention