eLearning TeamAway Day

16th July 2013

Introduction

9.00-9.30 Coffee and arrivals9.30-10.50 Session 111.00-12.15 Debate, Evaluate, Innovate session round 112:15-13.00 LUNCH13.00-13.45 Debate, Evaluate, Innovate session round 2 13.45-15.15 Session 3

Working afternoon tea15.15-16.30 Session 3, conclusions

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Greenwich

Professor David Maguire

Session 1 - Introduction

Introduction(9.30-10.50am)

Peter Bryant@peterbryantHESimon Walker@sialker 

• Get to know each other • What is Greenwich Connect? • Project example

Digital Literacy (Dr. Mark J.P Kerrigan)

Why are we all here?(getting to know you!)

9.00-9.30 Coffee and arrivals9.30-10.50 Session 111.00-12.15 Debate, Evaluate, Innovate session round 112:15-13.00 LUNCH13.00-13.45 Debate, Evaluate, Innovate session round 2 13.45-15.15 Session 3

Working afternoon tea15.15-16.30 Session 3, conclusions

• What is the most interesting project/idea/practice around e-learning that is happening in your school/unit?

• What are the best ways we as university can enhance collaboration between students/staff in your school/unit/discipline?

Share with each other in your small group;

The history of Greenwich Connect

http://prezi.com/mfweb4xngjm8/greenwich-connect-a-strategy-for-learning-innovation-at-the-university-of-greenwich/

Strategic plan aims‘The development of e-learning and associated e-materials will support the engagement of staff and students in high-quality, location independent learning. We will ensure high-quality social provision, learning resources, personal tutoring and pastoral care. The university estate will continue to be improved so that it provides flexible learning spaces supported by a robust

technical infrastructure’

’

Where does Greenwich Connect fit in?

Strategic plan aims‘The development of e-learning and associated e-materials will support the engagement of staff and students in high-quality, location independent learning. We will ensure high-quality social provision, learning resources, personal tutoring and pastoral care. The university estate will continue to be improved so that it provides flexible learning spaces supported by a robust technical infrastructure

Learning, teaching and assessment strategy

What is Greenwich Connect?

It is a 3 year plan that will support the formation and growth of networks and connections between learners,

graduates, faculty, peers, disciplines, research, community and industry.

Strategic plan aims‘The development of e-learning and associated e-materials will support the engagement of staff and students in high-quality, location independent learning. We will ensure high-quality social provision, learning resources, personal tutoring and pastoral care. The university estate will continue to be improved so that it provides flexible learning spaces supported by a robust

technical infrastructure’

’

Where does Greenwich Connect fit in?

Greenwich Connect will enhance learning, teaching and assessment by…• promoting sharing, access, openness and support the

formation and development of networks;• supporting the learner to excel at work and practice;• making learning authentic, real and practical;• encouraging social interaction and social collaboration at all

levels of programme delivery;• being linked by its devices, platforms, locations, sites and

campuses but not bound by them;• recognising the power of community and interactivity to

enhance student learning;• facilitating the development and production of inter and

trans-disciplinary content and knowledge;• delivering learning that is supportive, interactive, innovative,

creative and engaging;• valuing pedagogy and its role in shaping the uses of

technology;• supporting learner autonomy, personalisation and the

development and promotion of professional identity;• making content that is open, shared, collaborative, cutting

edge, media rich, impactful and relevant

• Social interaction• Social Media• Collaboration

• Crowdsourcing• Social construction of knowledge

• Engagement and Networks

Greenwich Connect aims to enhance learning, student achievement and outcomes at the University of Greenwich by supporting…

Key Messages• Many Greenwich students enter the university

without a network, and leave the same way. Greenwich Connect will support the development and growth of these networks to enhance employability and student achievement;

• Greenwich Connect is a vision for learning for the university in the digital age. It will support learning with technology into curriculum design and delivery;

• Greenwich Connect is aspirational and achievable. It outlines project and aims for the next three years;

• It is a vision for all programmes and projects to share, and is not led by any one school/faculty or office/unit.

Defining Greenwich ConnectGreenwich Graduates would…• graduate the University with a

lasting network and the skills to maintain and grow it;

• understand the importance of connections in career and personal life;

• have the ability to share, collaborate, evaluate, inquire, play, create, reflect, personalise and interact;

• use, repurpose and share the knowledge and skills they have acquired;

• interact with the next generation of Greenwich learners through their networks;

• have acquired and applied the Greenwich Graduate Attributes;

• continue their association with the university after graduation.

Students

http://www.flickr.com/photos/plugusin/9223386478/in/set-72157632676356380

Source: Bill Ferrtiter

Aims of Greenwich ConnectGreenwich Connect will guide and lead the uses of e-learning to support the development and practices of;• Social interaction and social

construction of knowledge • Student employability• Digital literacy• Interactive, connected and

relevant curriculum • Collaborative learning, teaching

and assessment• Lasting connections and networks

that go beyond the period of enrolment

• Inter and trans-disciplinarity research and content

• Innovation and creativity• A sense of autonomy,

personalisation and an enterprise attitude

Personalisation Learning spaces Engagement Curriculum and

research Professional

practice Connectivity

Key themes of Greenwich Connect

PERSONALISATION Digital identity Personalised programmes Individual learning journeys A sense of autonomy Your network of connections

LEARNING SPACES

Virtual and physical Spaces that support collaboration, connections and interaction Open community Linked by locations, sites and campuses but not bound by them

ENGAGEMENT Supporting social interaction Social construction of knowledge Collaborative and shared content Links between disciplines Occurring before, during and beyond graduation

CURRICULUM AND RESEARCH

Inter and trans-disciplinary Interactive and relevant curriculum E-learning that is engaging, interactive and driven by pedagogy Space to support play and experimentation Connected to practice and work Curious, reflective and analytical Research informed, with research in, across and between disciplines

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Supports the development of professional identity Develops skills for use through, at and in work Creates a network of opportunity Develops entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation Develops the role of local and global citizen

CONNECTIVITY Social, professional and community Collaborative problem solving, decision making and content creation Linked through the university to other learners, community, industry and the globe Develops lasting and authentic connections between all members of the community

Some examples of what we are doing in Year 1 of Greenwich Connect

Working groups• Joined up ways of linking technology use/acquisition to how our

students and staff use technology to enhance learning• Current groups include social media, OERs and multimedia capture

and productionBest practice sharing and capacity building• Agile resource making (open and sharable)• Cross-faculty teams sharing practice• Crowd-sourcing resources and expertise across the

sectorSeed fund• Equipment grants to schools targeted directly at students making,

evaluating and sharing content that they make as groups

Some examples of what we are doing in Year 1 of Greenwich Connect

Learning spaces• Reconfiguring of QA165 and QA175

Social interaction and engagement• Investing in how to enhance our VLE to encourage students

interaction, collaboration and engagement• A variety of projects around student-led interaction and problem

solving

An example - Moodle

100% of programmes at the university will have an effective VLE presence which should include but is not limited to;• opportunities for the learners to

share curated and user-generated content

• opportunities for learners to interact virtually (within the constraints of assessment)

• the aggregation of media-rich content from both inside and outside the university

• the ability of learners to submit assessment and receive feedback electronically

Activity• £15000 of development funding• Formation of a VLE working group• Adoption of aspects of GC strategy

as VLE strategy• Lecture capture/multimedia

production/OER/social media working groups

• Seed fund projects

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Greenwich Connect Working Group

(GCWG)

Membership: School, EDU, ILS Terms of reference: Undertakes work at a strategic level to implement Greenwich Connect, forming and supporting the critical governance and functional structures. This group is the functional nexus between schools, ILS and EDU in terms of e-learning. Advises on strategy and policy alignment, commissions policy, identifies priorities and plans expenditure for following academic year, takes expenditure forward to VCG, evaluates large projects, signs off on policy/ monitors policy. Meets 4 times a year, Officer for the group is the Manager of the GC project

Educational Development Unit

Information and Library Services

The EDU leads the pedagogical activity associated with Greenwich Connect and

manages the team comprising faculty e-learning leaders ELT

staff, and provides the link between the rest of the

university and GC

ILS provides the infrastructure and support and facilitates the development and acquisition of tools and technologies, where

required, and works collaboratively with EDU to

support staff

e-Learning Team

Formed from representatives from within schools and

faculties (existing e-learning support)

They will help align the e-learning activity of their school

in line with Greenwich Connect.

They will meet every 4-6 weeks with the e-learning people

from the EDU and with others as required. There will be no

change to their job title or reporting.

Leader – Greenwich Connect Project

Liaises with key stakeholders, reports on activity, is the link between the governance and

the ‘on-the-ground’ processes, undertakes the evaluation of

the project against the objectives and operates as the

front person for project.

Should come from the establishment within the e-

learning service

User/working groups

VLE user group

The aim of these groups is to undertake specific tasks within

the strategy to ensure wide consultation and engagement

OER working group

Mobile working group

Other working groups

eCentre

The eCentre is the hub for evaluative and research

informed practice on e-learning

Works closely with all stakeholders (who, where

appropriate, should be members of the eCentre)

Greenwich Connect Organisational Chart

Learning and Quality Committee

GC must connect with the University TL&A strategy, and needs to be

engagement between the GCAG and L&Q

Programme and Quality Office

eLearning team

Terms of reference• To share best practice between faculties and to be the hub for new ideas and

projects• To disseminate and encourage participation in calls of seed funding, research

and working groups (and to become involved in those calls themselves)• To support the implementation of Greenwich Connect within the faculties• To provide guidance and support for staff training on e-learning• Take ownership of specific projects with Greenwich Connect• To engage with the eCentre, the EDU and ILS in a collaborative way to assist in

achieving the outcomes of Greenwich Connect

School/Unit Member AlternateILS 

Clifton KandlerNadine EdwardsRichard Horner

Kirstie Adam 

ADC Nicki Hirst David Watson

Education Iain Kitchener Chris Murphy

Science Richard Blackburn Mike McGibbon

Health Kathy Sullivan Lynne Jump

Business Andrew FerrierNola Stair

Engineering Mark Clements Stefan Zigan

Humanities Sandra Clarke Margaret Dowie-Whybrow

NRI Erica Sheward

CMS Tony Ackroyd Ed de Quincey

EDU Tony Coombs

eLearning team members

Educational Development Unit

Dr Mark J.P Kerrigan

Session 2 – Debate. Evaluate. Innovate

Debate. Evaluate. Innovate Round 111-12.15

Debate. Evaluate. Innovate Round 213-13.45

Session 2: Debate. Evaluate. Innovate

Debate: Is there a unified or agreed position within the group around this challenge? Evaluate: What are the top 3 critical issues/questions for the university (or Laban) that arise from this debate?Innovate: What are the top 3 possibilities/opportunities for the university (or Laban) that arise from this debate?

21st Century Learner

Openness

Is there a need for a new pedagogy?

Social media and interaction

Session 3 – Hacking Greenwich Connect

Facilitated by Pippa Guard

Principal Lecturer, Communications and

Creative Arts

Stage 1 (30 mins) – roundtableStage 2 (60 mins) – Project HackingStage 3 (30 mins) – Afternoon tea and the pitch session

Pro

ject

ideas Develop

projects for the eLT

Gre

enw

ich C

onnect

Them

esHow does

the project relate to the themes and aims of GC?

Maki

ng it

opera

tional

What resources,inputs, support, time and skills are needed to make this project a reality?

• Meeting schedule (set first meeting in second week of term)

• How to run meetings• Roles within the eLT• Measures of success• Modes of working together• Role of alternates and how

to work together• Dissemination into

school/faculty/ opportunities

• Reflection

Conclusions and wrap up