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Transforming teaching and learning through technology management 

Tony Bates October 16, 2011 

MOOC: #Change11: EducaAon, Learning and Technology 

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Overview 

•  Importance of technology for teaching •  Need for management, which includes: •  Leadership and planning •  OrganizaAonal structure •  Quality assurance •  Resource management •  Removing barriers to change 

•  Conclusions 2 

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QuesAons 

1.  Has HE teaching changed much in the last 100 years? 

2.  Is the current model the best for 21st ©? 

3.  Should technology enhance the current teaching model or transform it? 

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The importance of technology 

  Changes in HE   Importance of digital 

technology 

  Learners have more control 

  Basic delivery model unchanged since 19th © 

  Need to rethink how we teach in HE 

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Current pracAce 

  Technology management in 36 insAtuAons: 11 case studies 

  Very different approaches 

  Also some common features 

  Ranked insAtuAons 

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Current pracAce 

Main goals for technology:   Modern IT infrastructure 

  ERP systems for admin 

  Enhance classroom teaching 

  ≤ fully online (10‐20%) 

  LMSs main technology 

V. conservaAve + adding cost 

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QuesAons 

1.  Do you have a strategic and an academic plan? 

2.  Do you have an e‐learning plan? Integrated or separate?  

3.  At what level is such planning done? 

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Leadership and planning 

Senior management team criAcal 

For learning technologies: 

  Shared vision 

  Set measurable strategic goals  

  Develop governance mechanisms 

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Leadership and planning 

Goals (examples):   Flexible delivery 

  21st century skills 

  Subject‐relevant IT skills/knowledge 

  Improving cost‐effecAveness 

Goals need to be communicated and resourced; need for a plan 

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Leadership and planning 

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Planning for LTs at several levels:   InsAtuAonal  

  Schools/FaculAes 

  Program 

Strategic thinking vs  

detailed plans 

  Visioning for instructors 

  LT Centres 

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OrganizaAon: case‐study results 

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  Projects not part of broad strategy 

  Commigees with weak mandates 

  Growth of LT support units 

  Gaps and duplicaAon 

  Instructors decide on use of technology 

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OrganizaAon: best pracAces 

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1.  High‐level technology commigee with sub‐commigees 

2.  Clear mandates for commigees, schools, LT centre(s), instructors: who can decide/do what 

3.  Formal communicaAon channels  

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OrganizaAon: best pracAces 

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  Choice of ‘core’ technologies for teaching: program level 

  InnovaAon: three stage process:   ExploraAon 

  Pilot and evaluaAon 

  AdopAon 

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Governance: lessons from case studies 

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  Technology permeates organizaAon 

  Line management/silos inappropriate 

  CollecAve decision‐making 

  Clear mandates needed 

  Senior admin + CIO to monitor 

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Integrated planning and governance 

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Old governance  New governance 

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New model of governance 

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Quality assurance: best pracAces 

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  Standard program approval process   Follow guidelines on best pracAces 

for e‐learning 

  Program teams decide what will be taught and how 

  Instructors work with instrucAonal and media designers 

  Evaluate 

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QuesAons 

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What’s the cost of an online course compared with a classroom course? 

What are the important factors that influence the cost of online courses? 

$000 

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Resources 

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Costs not known Two main costs: instructor Ame 

+ instructor support (LTUs) 

Main factors: course design; no. of students; method of working  

Costs going up: technology an add‐on 

$000 

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Resources 

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Ways to control costs:   Course redesign:  

  Replace exisAng acAviAes 

  Transfer ‘work’ to students 

  OERs 

  Pre‐service instructor training 

$000 

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Barriers to change 

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  HE ‘culture’, especially the SocraAc myth 

  Reward system 

  Lack of pre‐service training in teaching for instructors 

  Lack of training for administrators 

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QuesAons 

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1.  Does the exisAng classroom model have to change? If so, why? 

2.  How can technology help – or does it make it worse? 

3. What can you do to bring about the necessary changes? 

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The ulAmate quesAons 

1. Can universiAes or colleges change from within, or do we need new insAtuAons for 21st 

century learning? 2. What would reformed or new 

universiAes/colleges look like? 

This is the topic of this week’s MOOC 

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General discussion 

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Reference: Bates, A. and Sangrà, A. (2011) Managing 

Technology in Higher Educa7on: Strategies for Transforming Teaching and Learning San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass 

Web sites: 

hgp://tonybates.ca 

hgp://batesandsangra.ca