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Presentation by Mr. Kyriaki Anagnostopoulou for ICT Leadership in Higher Education Workshop on 24-26 February 2013 at Hyderabad, India.
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Developing Institutional Strategic Plan for Open, Distance and eLearning
Kyriaki AnagnostopoulouHead of e-Learning, University of Bath
ICT Leadership in Higher Education24-26 February 2013
University of Bath
• Research intensive• Portfolio: science and engineering, strong management
school, some social sciences• Strong profile of teaching excellence• Consistently in the top 10 nationally• 15,000 students (1/3 international, 16% distance)• 60% students undertake placements• Exceptional graduate destination (over 90% students go
into graduate jobs)• Growing our international research portfolio
Straddling domains
Academic
Technical Administrative
Heads of e-Learning
• Senior staff within universities • Come from a range of disciplines, but all have expertise
in learning and teaching in higher education• Ability to bridge the domains through expertise in
• Each of the three domains• Institutional structures and processes• Change management and project management• Staff development
E-learning teams
• Positioned in various parts of the institution• Centralised, distributed and hub and spokes models• Remit:
• Service provision (troubleshooting, how-to support, helpdesk/helpline, upgrades to technologies, guidance on copyright, etc)
• Staff development and pedagogical advice (instructional design, curriculum development)
• Research into new technologies and new pedagogies
Evolution of institutional strategies
• 1st generation: Buildings and facilities• 2nd generation: Infrastructure• 3rd generation: Learning experience
• Incorporated into other strategies (L&T, IT, HR) or separate?
• Institutional responses to national strategies (HEFCE, DFES, BECTA) and drivers
Aspirational vision plus concrete strategic actions
• The importance of evidence (institutional research, national benchmarking) to enable positioning
• Ownership by all staff• Clear reporting/monitoring procedures• Agility to respond to change (political, technical,
financial)• Financial/administrative issues can constrain vision and
strategy
e-Learning and quality assurance
E-learning initially seen as different – not any more
Governance - academic quality is owned by depts
Multi-disciplinary team work• Project management and instructional/learning design expertise • Content authoring and reviewing• Technical content creation• Setting up of learning technologies• Administrative support (enrolling, accessing, monitoring
progress, etc)• Online facilitation• Academic, subject specific input• Assessment and progression