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THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE AT THE UWS
A-Team Group Presentation
B00231812, B00231773, B00231080, B00222433
The Student Experience
4 Topics
Backgrounds, Goals and Personal Influences - FhiannonThe Classroom Experience - MichaelIT and the Student - WillStudent Goals and Ambitions - Sohail
BACKGROUNDS, GOALS AND PERSONAL INFLUENCES
A look into motivation
MOTIVATION
motivation as part of the student experience
How I am motivatedSources of extrinsic motivationHow others motivate us
Motivation
What is motivation?Motivation is the driving force that
helps us acheive our goals.
IntrinsicExtrinsic
Motivation as part of the student experiance
Motivation is a big part of the student
experianceThere is less sources of motivation than
there have been earlier in lifeThere is less extrinsic motivation,
because there are less punishments that
we are motivated to avoid.
How I am motivated
I find extrinsic motivation hard to find,
as I have no clear intentions for my future,
and don't really know what I want to o
with my lifeMy intrinsic motivation comes from my
need to learn more about the subjects
that interest me.I don't want to be the best, I just want to
be the best that I can be.
Sources of extrinsic motivation
Things you want to achive after university (i.e. a job)
The want to graduateThe want to get good grades
How others motivate us
Some times we are motivated by othersWhen we are motivated to do as well as
people we admireWhen others offer a reward for
completeing a task
Questions?
THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCEClassroom of the Future and a brief evaluation of the current classroom setup
Background
COF started implementation in 2008 and plans to continue rollout up to 2015
Plan to make the classroom a much more versatile environment
Completed in classroom H322/324 at Paisley campus
The ethos behind it is to stimulate students and make learning less passive
How COF works
turning existing classrooms into experimental multiple-use rooms
equipped with a range of technologies can be partitioned to allow for one large
room or two smaller rooms Tables and chairs are on wheels and
stackable Touch screen group work presenters,
tablet PC’s for each student and 64 audience response system handsets
Online Learning
Blackboard is currently the major online resource but will be replaced by Moodle next session
Ability to store many different online resources both for study and wider reference like Athens and MS outlook
Online Submission allows much easier distance learning and for IT is much preferable to hard copy hand in
Classroom Environment
Classroom size is regularly monitored The exception was on week 1,
overcrowded lectures was the norm Generally engaging academic staff,
especially my favourite teacher, Glenn Affleck.
Factors like heating and lighting are important and I have noticed that they are always considered when they may become a problem
Teaching
The Centre for Academic & Professional Development provides training and resources for all academic staff at UWS
Main goals of CAPD are consistent teaching standards across the university, to encourage student retention and ensure that “our learning is available in a flexible and student centred manner”
Assessments
Purposes of assessments are Consistant evaluation Develop responsibilty for self learning Provide feedback for both student and
teacher Demonstrate the requirements have
been met for progression or award
Critical appraisal of Assessments
So far I have found assessments to be explicit and transparent
Accurate, unambiguous and timely information provided to students on the nature of the assessment task
All assessments have come with a reminder of the universities policy on plagiarism, cheating and late submission
IT AND THE STUDENTUWS IT STRATEGY AND STUDENT IMPACT
IT and the Student
ITC Services Infrastructure JA.NET Support
The Student View
ITC
ITC Strategy
ICT Strategy 2010-2013
Aims to achieve “Excellence in the Student Experience”
‘acceptable’ -> ‘good’ -> ‘excellent’
Heavy use of business language, and mentions of stakeholders needs against student needs
A look at ICT Services which affect the Student Experience
ITC Services
Banner Student Information Service
Allows university to perform processes in: student recruitment Enrolment Course management Student retention Examination graduation
Information transfer – UCAS and HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency)
Oracle RDBMS - Unix
Banner Student Information Service Banner Advisory Group
Oakleigh Consulting review
Quality of Data, interfaces with systems, reports from Banner
Online admissions and enrolment, new
Single Sign-on
Beginning of a phased approach to complete Single Sign-on for all systems
Currently patchy
Looking at Shibboleth – Open Source
Password reduction
VLE – Blackboard Enterprise Suite Used to deliver content to students both
on and off campus
Moodle in use in other HEI – interface needed
MS SQL – Windows
Move to different Application, disruptive
ITC Infrastructure
Hardware
Change from a 4yr to 5yr refresh cycle
Longer cycle believed to contribute to ‘Green IT’ agenda
Move towards thin-client devices No local data store Highly portable
Hardware - AV
A standard set of AV equipment in all classrooms
Aims for a cost effective and familiar environ for both staff and students
Signage to be deployed
Conferencing still under deveopment
Wireless
Authenticated access Excludes some dorms until policy change Campus wide
Tricky configuration Patchy mobile device support Poor signal strength
Thin Clients and Virtualisation Thin Clients to be deployed in the Open
Access labs and in some teaching labs
TC will help with moving data to South Lanarkshire Council data centre, less data stored local to backup
Hoped that support of thin-clients in these areas will be less than thick-clients
The Education Network
ITC - JA.NET
JA.NET
A private Network
NREN - National Research and Education Network
Government Funded
Aimed at Academic Research and Education
Just about every further- and higher-education organisations in the UK is connected to JANET
JISC
Joint Information Systems Committee
Role is to support post-16 and higher education and research
Provides leadership in the use of ICT in learning, teaching, research and administration
Funded by all the UK post-16 and higher education funding councils
JA.NET
•Gigabit European Advanced Network Technology
•155Mbit/s – 10Gbit/s
GÉANT•10
Gbit/s
JA.NET
•RNO – Regional Network Operator
•45 – 100 Mbit/s
CLYDENET
Acceptable Use Policy
University Policy must include or reference JA.NET AUP
Policy which doesn’t make the best sense: You must never leave a computer while you are logged
in. You must always log out before leaving the room. You must not tamper, adjust, switch on/off or
otherwise interfere with any computer equipment in the laboratories.
You must not create or transmit material which is designed or likely to cause annoyance, inconvenience, needless anxiety or defamation.
ITC Support
IT Support
Student Hubs
1st line in student support
Link to back end ICT services
Desktop Support
3 standard Images: student, staff, support
Reviewed each trimester
Monitoring of hardware for utilisation of resources to inform review
Application Support
One Function, One Application
2 version support, current and previous
Application License control and restraints
Dekstop and Application Support Not very responsive to change in
demand from staff or students
Due to current patchy role-out, different campuses still have different systems
What are the large impacts on the student
The Student View
Problems a Student Sees
Course module differentiation between campuses
Lack of up-to date information on ITC and its progress
Lack of support for current generation devices
Lack of communication from ITC when problems arise
Questions?
AMBITION AND FUTURE
Introduction
My presentation will be on the group which is myself, Michael, William and Fhianan. It will be on our inidividual ambitions and goals for the future.
Michael’s ambition
Getting a good degree Getting a good job Work which will lead to rewards Working somewhere where it is
enjoyable Living in a nice house Married and having a family
Michael’s Future Goals
Within 5 years getting a foot hold on the job field in which he has a degree in
Ideally when Michael gets a job he will like to progress and move up the career ladder
Setting himself new targets And hopefully stopped smoking his roll
ups
William’s ambition
Getting a good degree with a good pass mark, looking at 2.1 or better
Working within a work enviroment he enjoys
A job which will apply in science or general progress
Expanding his reading selection
William’s Future Goals
In 5 years time working in a computer networking job
Either in the UK or the USA In 10 years time William will have settled
somewhere in a long term and stable job.
Fhianan ambition
Fhianan wants to achieve the best that he can
A working enviroment where he can enjoy himself and a job which pays well
He will want to keep on improving himself
Fhianans Future Goals
Fhianan doesn’t think too far ahead
My ambition
My ambition is get a degree within computer networking
Own a business Work for a large company Working abroad
My Future Goals
Within 5 years I would like to have a degree and some work experience within the computing profession
Getting married and having a family In 10 years get a stable long term job
with good pay Own a house and a nice car
Questions?
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