ditching training workshops: building learning capacities in new ways
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Ditching Training Workshops: Building Learning Capacities in New Ways
Presented by Stephanie Boychuk and Melissa RobertsonCentre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning
Vancouver Island University
Meet Your Presenters!
Melissa RobertsonLearning Technologies Support [email protected]
Stephanie BoychukLearning Technologies Support [email protected]
Presentation Outline
• Our Background• What’s Wrong with Workshops?• Faculty Training• The Operations and Functions of VIULearn for Faculty• Student Training• VIULearn (D2L) Student Orientation 2015• OOOC – University Transition Support• Conclusions – Where To Next• Questions?
Our Background
550 Permanent Faculty200 Sessional Faculty
2 campuses 3 sites17, 000 students
Our Background
What’s Wrong with Workshops?
Ineffective investment in staff time
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Delivers single-serving skills
Inadequate Support Distance Faculty and Learners
What’s Wrong with Workshops?
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• Assume a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching and learning
• Don’t encourage deep learning
• Not a good model for faculty members
Faculty Training
Jan-Mar 2014 Apr-Jun 2014 Jul-Sept 2014 Oct-Dec 2014 Jan-Mar 2015 Apr-Jun 20150
200
400
600
800
Number of Tickets Submitted and Staff Work Time Recorded January 2014 - May 2015 Tickets Hours
The Operations and Functions of VIULearn for Faculty• Self-Paced• Fully-Online• Asynchronous• Flexible• Processed-Based Topics• Manual Enrollment
Student TrainingFall 2013
73 orientations1800 students
Fall 201477 orientations1960 students
Student Training
Fall 2013 Spring 2014 Fall 201420
30
40
50
60
70
Participation Rate and Completion % for Self-Paced CoursePe
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tage
of T
otal
Stu
dent
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VIULearn (D2L) Student Orientation 2015• Self-Paced• Fully-Online• Asynchronous• Flexible• Task-Based Topics• Internal Self-Registering
• 170 students• Advertised in December
and January onlyDec Jan Feb March April May
01020304050607080
Number of Students Self-Registering Each Month
VIULearn (D2L) Student Orientation 2015• Self-Paced• Fully-Online• Asynchronous• Flexible• Task-Based Topics• Internal Self-Registering
OOOC – University Transition Support• Open Online Onboarding Course
• Self-Paced• Fully-Online• Timed Content Release• Task-Based Topics• External Self-Registering
• 260 students
Conclusions – Where To Next
• Continue to refine self-paced courses• Better advertisement of current offerings• Developing course design and teaching online supports• Continue to develop OOOC content for first cohort of students• Possibility of offering mandatory staff training in the future• Piloting WHMIS for students and faculty in the Fall 2015
