Information Strategy Workshop: Teaching and Learning

Thursday April 14th April, 2005

Attendees

Draft Goals

• Promote and develop an integrative (rather than immersive) learning environment (s) using/incorporating information, communication and education services, systems and technologies

Or

• To optimise and sustain rich educational experiences for learners through the informed use of information and communication services and infrastructure in a research – led University

Discussion Goals/Strategies

Improved Student access (Strategy 1)

• Targeted induction
• Technology access points

Maximise the use of the LMS

• Training and development (including general staff)
• Professional development for staff
• Reward and recognition for staff that incorporate ICT enhanced resources in programs

Research into use of emerging technology for Teaching and Learning (Strategy 2)

• Models incorporating the use of mobile technology incorporating a pedagogically sound approach
• Analyse educational objectives and delivery in light of ICT based opportunities, training and knowledge for all staff (big picture) and develop their own perspective

Improved Student Access - Targeted and Measures (Strategy 3)

• Student/PC ratio improved in relation to comparable institutions
• Opening hours
• Levels of support
• Books on shelf
• Induction IT/Admin/Student
• Multi-Method Delivery
• LMS utilization to delivery
• Optmise LMS

Managing emerging technologies for teaching and learning (Strategy 4)

Targets and Measures

• Number of investigations and documents
• Number of students adopting supported use of new technologies
• Educational outcomes (qualitative)
• Partnerships with other institutions or organizations
• Emerging technology models of best practice in place

Group One

Goal

• That all students and staff of the University work within learning environments enriched by appropriate infrastructure and information services
• Provide and support appropriate information and education services and infrastructure for enriched teaching and learning environments

Strategies

• Resourcing provision and support of excellent educational environments (Teaching and Learning, Infrastructure)
  • Explore and evaluate new ways to improve educational environments
  • Evaluate current teaching and learning practices with the goal to improve practices
• Professional development for staff so that they make optimal/informed decisions about teaching and learning
  • Reward ($$$ - prizes) and recognition (promotion) for excellence in teaching

Group Two

Goal

Informed use of new technologies to optimize educational experiences at a research-led university

Strategies

Key Themes: Constant self-assessment and research

Technologies: Enabling

• Communication (asynchronous, synchronous)
• Reinforce notion of learning communities; communities of scholars
• Connecting people to the University experience
• Information management and access

Professional Development

• Academic staff
• General staff – eg. clinical staff, support staff
• Scholarship of teaching

Student Support

• Equity of access
• Feedback – constant monitoring

Research – Teaching Nexus

Goal/Strategies

Create a Melbourne University learning community

• Promote connecting people to the university experience to reinforce a notion of community of scholars
• Marketing to potential students and academics
• Inclusive network of people and agencies who would contribute to learning experiences and development of learning aids

Targets

• Robust and reliable infrastructure to support communities of learners
• Coordinated staff development programs that enable full participation in a learning community (2006)
• Coordinated student support skills program (2006)
• High levels of adoption

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