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To be recognised as the national leader, and a significant international player, in distance education [online learning]
- CSU Strategy 2013-2015
How uImagine might help to address this: » Vision for online learning with student engagement at the
core » Capacity development and change agency » Locating, incubating, progressing and showcasing
innovation » Scholarship and practice networks » National and international scholarly partnerships » Industry partnerships
Capacity Building » Supporting academic and educational design staff across the
institution » Underpinned by the Technological Pedagogical Content
Knowledge (TPACK) framework » Harnessing learning affordances of institutional and external
educational technologies » Transforming online and blended learning pedagogies » Appreciating the approaches that will enhance learning within
specific content areas
Change Agency » Smart Learning as a vehicle for large scale curriculum and
pedagogy renewal » Cooperation with Smart Learning team to ensure that course
designs incorporate the vision, conceptual model and principles that underpin the CSU Online Learning Strategy
» E.g. Contributions to PD for design teams, new aspects to design process, new feedback items
Showcasing & Incubation Identifying and showcasing existing innovations: » Online
Printed posters Through social media Drawing on DSL network of EDs and MDCs
Incubating and/or developing new innovations: » Competitive grants
Mentorship Innovation networks In house development for scalable innovations
Scholarship & Practice Networks » In cooperation with existing groups such as EFPI, RIPPLE and
the Technology and Teaching Practice Research group » Membership or affiliate status for individuals » Open forums, symposiums and think tanks, with visiting
speakers » Seminars, workshops, reading groups » Mentorship and support for publications and grant
applications
Scholarly Partnerships » Local, national and international » Ensuring that existing ideas, theories, and innovative practices
are built upon rather than reinvented at CSU » Promoting the ideas and innovations emerging from CSU on
the national and international stage » Building on existing networks » Emerging from symposiums and think tanks
Industry Partnerships » National and international » Adapting technologies and innovative online practices from
commercial settings to the CSU context » Identifying opportunities for commercialisation of CSU
innovations » Exploring synergies leading to future funding streams.
Initial Team Makeup » Co-Director Institutional Engagement » Co-Director Partnerships and Outreach » Online Learning Design Leader » Online Learning Technology Leader
» Administrator (P/T) » Research assistant (P/T)
Major Activities for 2014 » Learning design workshops and presentation with Diana
Laurillard » Senior think tank on DE/Online strategy with Diana Laurillard » Learning analytics symposium
» Simulations and role play symposium » Identification of innovations for initial support towards
showcase (e.g. OER, simulation, role play) » Innovation grant scheme