Developing a Menu of Teaching

Approaches to Encourage Deeper

Engagement with TEL

Brian Irwin, Head of Technology Enhanced Learning

Dr. Ian Glover, Senior Lecturer in Technology Enhanced Learning

• 35000+ Students, 2100+ Academic Staff

• Blackboard Learn, Collaborate key institutional tools

• Many other online and physical technologies available

Sheffield Hallam University and TEL

Context

• Two big institutional challenges

Consistency

Not fulfilling potential of TEL

• Desire to transform student

experience through: More active learning

More varied teaching approaches

Better integration of technology

• National Changing the Learning

Landscape (CLL) initiative provided

an opportunity to address this

Project Approach

• SHU-based - covers practice

at SHU

• Grassroots - all academics

invited to take part

• Constant refinement -

updated from feedback

• Project steering group drawn

from across SHU, including: Students' Union

Academics

TEL support staff

• Survey -> Workshops -> Draft ‘menu’ and materials

• Follow-up staff and student workshops to generate

further information and refinements

Project Development

• Workshops Open to all; or

Tailored for specific groups

• Training Faculty TEL staff

• ‘Restructuring’ TEL activity

• Promotion through: Blogs

Mail-outs

Targeting influencers

Presenting to course / subject

teams

Faculty and SHU conferences

Internal Dissemination

• Key resources The ‘Menu’

Worksheet to develop action plan

Workshop activities

Student-developed online

version(s)

• Additional resources Case studies

Alternative presentations

Draft 'Top Trumps'

A Look at the ResourcesQuestions & Discussion

• Each group has an envelope with a scenario on it

• Open the envelope and take out a teaching approach

• Discuss how that approach might be used to address the

scenario, including the role technology could play

• Move onto the next approach

• Padlet site: http://tinyurl.com/SHU-BBTLC2014

Exercise: Typical Teaching Scenarios

Lessons Learned

• Senior support vital to get the non-'innovators' involved

• Local focus helps people see value in project

• Avoid jargon to help get, and keep, people engaged

Next Steps

• Expand current 'menu'

• Support faculty staff in running

workshops

• Workshop on PGCert

• Workshops for other institutions

• Follow-on project - APPETITE

• University strategy -

development & implementation

Discussion

• What would you do to get engagement from staff?

• How could you adapt this approach for your institution?

Contact

Blog: http://elearningatshu.wordpress.com