What are the drivers for Technology Enhanced Learning?

Sarah HorriganLearning Technologies Manager

Some bigquestions…

Are students learning in a different way?Is teaching changing?

What is the advantage of TEL?

Do we need to change?Where are our students from?

Should technology be driving change?

Where does employability fit in?What do students expect?

What about money? Can we avoid TEL?

Is this all just strategy?

Let’s start with this question…

Q. What do the following 7 things have in

common?

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A. My kids have no idea what they are

In 5 years time… nor will your students

Digital is the norm

“… a technological revolution is takingplace and it will go ahead with orwithout us”

Steven Schwartz, The Guardian, 2012

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“Technology is disruptive because it changes traditional roles”

Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, 2012

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Creativity belongsto everyone

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What do studentswant?

What do studentswant?

Mobile learningFlexible delivery – ish!

Us to catch up!

Two-way communication

Interactivity

Transferable skillsTo shape content

A personal experience

Timely feedback

Connections

Quality teaching

What about the students themselves?

Students are changing

Students are mobile

Students are ‘customers’

Students are connected

Students are employees

Students are diverse

Students are international

Students are dispersed

Students are in debt

Students are in LOTS of debt

NEVERMIND

GOGYATHE

PED

“Students want academic staff to develop their teaching styles to be more engaging, interactive and use technology and props to make the subject more accessible and interesting”Source: NUS, 2012

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Teaching and learning

What about the elephant?

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“… universities are not currently perceived to be leading the way in developing new ways people can learn.”JISC, 2008

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What’s in itfor us?

What about your

context?

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