hea inspirational leaders seminar january 2014
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Presentation on open online learning for Higher Education Academy Inspirational Leaders seminar January 2014TRANSCRIPT
Prof. Neil MorrisDirector of Digital Learning
Chair in Educational Technology, Innovation and Change
University of LeedsNational Teaching Fellow
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Towards a culture of open online learning at Leeds
Session overview
• The changing landscape of Higher Education• Embedding OERs institutionally• Developing strategies and policy• Jorum Window• iTunes U• MOOCs
Increased student
expectations
Highly competitive recruitment
market
Greater need to demonstrate distinctiveness
Multi-channel content
Lack of digital skills in staff and students
Prevalence of multi-
functional mobile devices
Multi-faceted pressures on
staff
Focus on graduate
employability
Public metrics e.g.
KIS
The changing landscape of Higher Education
Teacher as content provider
Teacher as content
advisor or curator
Student learning
Face to face teaching
Other learning materialsOther
learning materials
Restricted online
material
Publically available
online material
Learning materialsStudent sourced
contentStudent produced
content
The change nature of academic practice
Embedding OERs Institutionally
• Raise institutional awareness of the potential and usefulness of open educational resources through a series of workshops for academics and teaching support staff from a diverse range of disciplines;
• Work with individual academics in a range of disciplines to locate, evaluate and embed appropriate open educational resources in their teaching practice;
• Produce a series of written and audio-visual case studies of practitioners’ experiences of using open educational resources for the first time;
• Develop an institutional strategy for the use of Open Educational Resources.
OERs @ Leeds
http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/17539
Guidance on OERs
Available on AQST website (policy A-Z):http://www.leeds.ac.uk/aqst/documents/policy/OERs.pdf (internally)Available externally within Jorum at: http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/10949/17559
Key points:
1. Staff are encouraged to make use of OERs in student education.2. Staff are encouraged to produce and release OERs into the community.3. Staff are encouraged to understand and make use of Creative Commons
licences for OERs.4. Staff are reminded to ensure all materials are copyright compliant.5. Students can be consumers and producers of OERs.
Guidance on OERsBringing the policy to life
Guidance on OERsStaff and student advice and guidance
SEC3 2014 Engaging Leeds
2013 at a glance!
• NEW Digital Strategy for Student Education • NEW Blended Learning Strategy• Digital Learning Team established• Lecture capture and multimedia management projects initiated• First Leeds MOOC successfully delivered• Leeds iTunesU channel successfully delivered
Guidance on OERsThe results of the OER policy
SEC3 2014 Engaging Leeds
Blended Learning StrategyBlended Learning is the considered, complementary use of
face-to-face teaching, technology, online tools and resources to enhance student education.
Vision Each programme will define and embed into a research-led curriculum an
appropriate blended learning approach which supports learning, enhances the student experience, and inspires students to reach their full potential so that they
can have an impact on our global and digital society.
Guidance on OERsDriving strategic change
Digital learning channel portfolioGuidance on OERsPromoting online learning channels
Only available to Registered Students Available to all learners
Online Courses
Individual Learning Objects
Learning Objects complementing face-to-face provision (Blended Learning)
SEC3 2014 Engaging Leeds
Engage new global audiences with accessible content
Showcase the University to prospective UG / PG students
Provide digital materials for disadvantaged learners
Provide additional learning resources for current students
Guidance on OERsKey messages to staff
Guidance on OERsJorum window
• Open window to Jorum from University of Leeds to showcase open educational resources
• Launching March 2014
iTunesUGuidance on OERsiTunes U
iTunesUGuidance on OERsCreative Commons content on iTunes U
SEC3 2014 Engaging Leeds
iTunesU partnerships
Academics (content
providers)
Our vision for FutureLearn:
The online platform provided by Futurelearn will give the University of Leeds the opportunity to make our inspirational, high-quality educational resources
available to any individual with access to the Internet. By raising the University’s profile nationally and internationally, it will provide a key
recruitment tool; by setting a standard for Leeds Open Educational Resources (OERs), it will enhance blended learning for resident students and drive the
development of innovative distance and mixed-delivery programmes.
MOOCs
second is is
Nature and fairness: When worlds collide
10,000+Total comments
5,000+Enrolled learners
97%of learners would recommend the course
90%of learners rated the course as
excellent or very good
Key Facts
24 minsPer visit
15 pagesPer visit
FutureLearn governance
Digital Learning Governance
Senate
Taught Student Education Board
Blended Learning Steering Group
Blended Learning and Learning Technology
innovation GroupFaculty level
Blended Learning committees
Research and Innovation Board
Faculty Management Group
Vice-Chancellor’s Executive Group
Policy / decision making body
Oversight of blended and digital learning strategy
Horizon scanning, innovation group
Academic champions
Highlights
• Integrated, strategic approach
• Forward thinking and proactive
• Strong leadership and vision
• Academic buy-in
• Evidence based approach
• Local ownership
Guidance on OERsDiscussion
Discussion / questions?
Morris, N.P. (2013) © University of Leeds 2013. This work (excluding all logos and MOOC adverts) is made available for reuse under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
More information:See the Digital Learning Team website: www.digitallearning.leeds.ac.uk
Acknowledgements1. The OER project was funded under the HEA/JISC Phase 3 OER call. The project was
supported by the University of Leeds. The project team consisted of Prof. Neil Morris (project manager), Dr David Lewis, Ms Rebecca Dearden and Dr Chris Butcher, all from the University of Leeds. Administrative support for the project was provided by Mrs Helen Greenwood.
2. iTunesU, Jorum and MOOCs are all managed by the Digital Learning Team at Leeds.