alt-c 2015 presentation - from the middle out
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From the middle out
Peter BryantLondon School of Economics
@peterbryantHEhttp//www.peterbryant.org
Breaking down functional tensions and resistances between stakeholders to lead institutional change
Tensions
Affordances v ResistancesTechnologies v PedagogiesNow v FutureSystems v CloudService v Strategy
The use of technology is the exclusive privilege of the technically adept, the young or the
innovator
Technology is a ‘nice to have’, not an essential, integrated part of the
action
Learning has been and always will be the same and new technology simply enhances and builds on the successes
of the past
The blurry myths of technological change
The ‘harsh’ reality
The agility of society and learners to adapt and innovate their learning with and through technology often far outstrips the
ability of the educational institution to keep up
Existing practice and innovation
are pitted against each
other as a contest to the
death
Investment is rarely commensurate with outcome and impact
Learning, teaching and role of the learning technologist have changed
Traditionalapproachesfor change
Our experiencesTwo major projects – Greenwich Connect and Futures
• Tensions between systems support and innovation agenda
• Delivering on our previous promise of ‘solutions in a box’
• Tensions around who owns ‘pedagogy’, ‘technology’ and ‘learning’
• Get the current stuff right before you start ‘playing’ (Boys/Girls with toys problem)
• Shifting the pioneers to the business as usual
FROMthe
MIDDLEOUT
The learning technologist in middle out
RENEWALINNOVATION
ASPIRATIONTRANSFORMATION
VISUAL INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
RENEWALAssessment diversity Employability skills INNOVATIONFunded pilot with staffing, quality semi-pro equipment, designed resources on storytelling and filmmaking, producing videos by 15 studentsASPIRATIONReused resources, repeated project for 30 studentsTRANSFORMATIONAll 1st year IR students to do VIP (300 students)Development of ‘media for social science course’