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Educational Development

Mark BailyeAdoption Specialist

About Me …

Me

15+ years in online learning (Corporate, HE, VET & K-12)

Qualifications in Education & IT

Adoption Specialist- Part of Blackboard’s International

Customer Success team- Australia & New Zealand- Free service

mark.bailye@blackboard.com

Functional experts with a deep understanding of the use of technology in education

The customer success team will- Work in partnership with key customers to help them

maximise their Blackboard solutions use in order to realisestrategic benefits and impact

- Provide the market with expertise, support and guidance on effective institutional adoption and implementation of Blackboard solutions

Customer Success Team

Me

Areas of expertise

Academic change management Academic development Curriculum & instructional design innovation Learning & development analysis Strategic VLE planning & implementation System & workflow analysis Training & development needs analysis

Overview

Focus on three areas

Encouraging positive learning habits Assessment and Feedback

®Session 1Encouraging Positive Learning Habits

Prior KnowledgeEncouraging Positive Learning Habits

Question

What do we mean by positive learning habits?

“A positive attitude is a powerful tool in the hands of its possessor”

- Have courage – take a risk, try something new- Identify challenging yet realistic goals- Map out the steps you need to take to

accomplish your goal.- Be willing to ask for help- Expect that mistakes will happen from

time to time- Celebrate successful experiences!

(Harrington C 2013)

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BackgroundEncouraging Positive Learning Habits

Encouraging Positive Learning Habits

Good practice

Engaging students and stimulating interest Encouraging active participation Use of a student centred approach Knowledge and use a range of teaching activities Use of a collaborative teaching approach Innovative teaching

Australian University Teaching Criteria & Standards Framework

Question

Why do we want to encourage positive learning habits?

Achievement- New learning- Unlock opportunities

Success- Course completion- Employability

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Key FeaturesEncouraging Positive Learning Habits

Encouraging positive habits

Trigger

Action

VariableRewards

Investment

(Nir Eyal 2012)

Question

How would you leverage the tools and features from your VLE to enable the following?

Trigger Action Reward Investment

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TARI & VLE Tools

Rewards

Certificates

Badges- Visual representations of

achievements, learning, skills, interests and competencies

- Example: eBay Powerseller

Kudos- Visual representations of praise or ‘likes’

received - Example: Instagram

Adaptive Release/ Conditional Access

AchievementsBadges & Certificates

Achievements (Badges & Certificates)

Use Case ScenarioAdaptive release content and badges

Question

You have been tasked to release content and badges in your VLE. How would you leverage the tools and features from your VLE to achieve this?

Trigger Action Reward Investment

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Encouraging Positive Learning Habits

Encouraging Positive Learning Habits

Activity Principles Tools

Create assignment Assignment (individual submission) Multiple attempts

Create content Folder, Learning Module, Items, File, Assessment Create Adaptive Release

rule based on Grade Centre column grade for assignment

Create Badge Achievements (Badge) Trigger = Release Badge

based on Assessment grade

Use Case ScenarioDeveloping a Portfolio to share with employers

Question

You have been tasked to create a portfolio in your VLE. How would you leverage the tools and features from your VLE to achieve this?

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Encouraging Positive Learning Habits

Encouraging Positive Learning Habits

Activity Principles Tools

Create Portfolio assignment

Assignment (Portfolio submission) Unlimited attempts Provide instructions to

share snapshots with course and to uncheckComments are Private (or set using template)

Add Portfolio tools to course

Introduce task and rubric students will use when reviewing each other’s portfolios

Focus on process and outcome

Co-construction of criteria

Collaborative tasks

Discussion, File, Item,Rubric, Collaborate, Wiki

Encouraging Positive Learning Habits

Activity Principles Tools

Create Graded Forum Discussion Graded Forum Rubric (pre-negotiated

with class; show to students with Rubric scores)

Create Badge Achievements (Badge) Trigger = Release Badge

based on Forum grade

Students create portfolio and share snapshots with the course

Working in the open Focus on process and

outcome

Portfolio

Encouraging Positive Learning Habits

Activity Principles Tools

Students peer review each other’s portfolios by adding comments

Observing and reflecting

Students learn to judge Multiple feedback

sources – peers, others

Portfolio (comments)

Students post their peer review and reflect on: Assignment and peers’

reviews What they learnt by

reviewing a peer’s portfolio

Observing and reflecting

Students learn to judge Multiple feedback

sources – peers, others

Discussion Graded Forum Rubric (pre-negotiated

by class)

Encouraging Positive Learning Habits

Activity Principles Tools

Grade Portfolio Peer Review Forum

Discussion Graded Forum Rubric

- Badge released based on grade

Students view Badge Encourage positive motivational beliefs

Achievements

Students prepare final portfolio, reflecting on what they learnt through peer review process, and share with employers

Working in the open Multiple feedback

sources – peers, others

Portfolio Share with external users

Session 2Assessment and Feedback

Prior KnowledgeAssessment and feedback

Question

What comes to mind when you hear the words assessment and feedback?

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Assessment & Feedback

BackgroundAssessment & Feedback

Assessment and Feedback

Criteria 3Assessment and giving feedback to students on their learning

“Design and execution of assessment tasks that are aligned with student learning outcomes and the provision of appropriate and timely feedback” Australian University Teaching Criteria & Standards Framework

Assessment and Feedback

Good practice

Assessment tasks are well designed to assess the intended learning outcomes

Supports students to develop and demonstrate the intended learning outcomes

A variety of assessment tasks are used Provides students with clear assessment criteria Provides students with timely and consequential feedback Innovation in assessment in units/degree programs

Australian University Teaching Criteria & Standards Framework

Key PrinciplesAssessment & Feedback

Question

Compose a list assessment and feedback principles?

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Assessment & Feedback

Assessment & Feedback

Clarify good performance

Encourage time and effort on task

Deliver high quality feedback

Provide opportunities to act on feedback

Give assessment choice

Develop self-assessment and reflection

Encourage interaction and dialogue

Encourage positive motivational beliefs

Inform and shape your teaching

Question

There are a number of good assessment and feedback principles – which one do you rate as the most important?

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Tools & FeaturesAssessment & Feedback

Already provide tools to support change

Question

What approaches, tools and features from your VLE could you use to support these assessment & feedback principles?

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Assessment & Feedback

Question

Transformational approach to an existing practice

Discuss an essay scenario - Decide if you will focus on a first or final year essay

- Deconstruct it educationally

- Which principles do you think are key in the context?

- Which VLE tools and features will you use?

Consider- Preparation

- Doing the essay

- Marking the essay

- Feedback and reflection?

Assessment & Feedback Principles

Use Case ScenarioEssay

Essay Set-up

Activity Principles Tools

Align to anonymous / double marking policies

- Assignment, Anonymous grading, Delegatedgrading

Course handbook Encourage positive motivational beliefsEncourage time on task

Syllabus

Introduce task – describe/ negotiate rubric

Clarify good performanceEncourage positive motivational beliefsDevelop self assessment & reflection

DiscussionFileRubricCollaborateGroup assignment

Distribute Assignment Encourage time on taskClarify good performance

AssignmentCalendarAdaptive release

Supporting & Encouraging Learners

Activity Principles Tools

Monitor and encourage student engagement

Encourage time on taskEncourage positive motivational beliefs

Adaptive Release, Mark Reviewed, Achievements, Journal, Blog, Groups, Wiki, Announcements,Calendar,

Provide learner support regarding task

Encourage interaction and dialogueClarify good performance

Discussions, Journal, Blog, Wiki, Peer and SelfAssessment, Assignment (Draft review), Groups, Community, Mobile Learn

Supporting & Encouraging Learners

Activity Principles Tools

Review early draft Encourage positive motivational beliefsEncourage time on taskEncourage interaction and dialogueProvide opportunities to act on feedback

Assignment (Draft review), FeedbackJournal, Blog (private)Discussion, GradesRubric

Submission & Grading

Activity Principles Tools

Enable self assessment (or peer assessment) ofessay on submission

Clarify good performanceDevelop self assessment and reflection

Assignment, Rubric, Blog,Journal, Discussion,

Plagiarism check SafeAssign

Management of latesubmissions

Assignment

Grading of essays Deliver high quality feedbackClarify good performance

Assignment Inline grading Comments File attachmentAudio feedbackRubric

Feedback & Review

Activity Principles Tools

Delivery of grades and feedback

Deliver high quality feedbackDevelop self assessment and feedback

Assignment GradesRubric

Student review and reflection

Develop self assessmentand reflectionEncourage positive motivational beliefs Provide opportunities to act on feedback

BlogJournalForumMy Grades

Tutor review and reflection of task

Inform and shape future teaching

Grade CentreReports, PerformanceDashboard, Surveys

Assessment & Feedback