tut's blended learning landscape

HIIGHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT & SUPPORTTeaching and Learning with Technology

TUT’s blended learning landscapeTUT’s blended learning landscape

Dr Janette KrugerMr Shane PachagaduMr Marius Pienaar


Overview

•Introduction

•Hardware and Software Technologies

•Staff Professional Development and Empowerment

•Learning Integrated Assessment System (LIAS)

Overview


IntroductionIntroduction


Introduction

• TUT is dedicated to a blended teaching and learning approach

• What TUT sees as blended learning


Hardware and Software TechnologiesHardware and Software Technologies


Face-to-face

Lectern Presentation Tools

Sympodium Presentatione-BEAM Presentation/Engagement/

Interactive whiteboard for lecturing

Data projector & Document Camera Presentation toolPersonal Response System (Clickers) e-Assessment (continuous assessment) Online

Video Conferencing Multiple connection of various sites – hosting a guest speaker

iPad & other tablet computers Mobile: PresentationWeb enabled Mobile Peer to Peer and student to lecturer Interaction and

collaboration

Hardware and Software Technologies


LMS: myTUTor (Blackboard software) Web-based learning; Content delivery & e-Assessment

Respondus & Studymate (software) Question bank & e-Assessment enablerCamtasia (software) Screen capture & Video streamingSoftChalk (software) Design & development Blackboard Collaborate building block Online presentation

Atlas ti (software) & SPSS Research

EndNote (software) Research

Social Media (e.g. Facebook) Collaboration & Interaction

Turnitin and SafeAssign Research, Teaching and Learning

Adobe Reader PDF Conversion

Repository (e-resources) e-solutions and self-help materials

Onscreen Marking Digital marking

Turning Point Technology software Clickers

Hardware and Software Technologies


Staff Professional Development Staff Professional Development and Empowermentand Empowerment


• Three-tier technology enhanced strategy for LMS adoption

• Partnering Faculties – Needs and Priorities

• Licence to Teach - Virtual Learning Environments

• Support – Sustainable Collaboration

• Projects external partners – CoP & MoUs

• WIL

Staff Professional Development and Empowerment


Learning Integrated Assessment SystemLearning Integrated Assessment System(LIAS)(LIAS)


LIAS

Background and Motivation• Educational technologies can address the expectations of

students• In RSA many students attended dysfunctional schools; NB to

supplement their knowledge and skills for the global society they will work and live in

• Current assessment practises tend to focus on ‘assessment of ‘assessment of learning’learning’ and not ‘assessment for learning’‘assessment for learning’

• Fails in supporting students to become self-regulated life-long learners

• Encourage deep-learning practises


LIAS

Learning and Assessment

• Lecturers who prepare authentic learning activities for students will likely make assessment tasks more authentic and are more likely to cater for the complexity that is part of assessing 21st century skills

• Inclined to use technology


LIAS

Interactive learning and assessment


LIAS

The goals of implementing a LIAS at TUT• Assessment Assessment forfor learning learning and assessment assessment ofof learning learning• Address the needs of both students and lecturers• Quality control• Promotes a deep approach to learning deep approach to learning and conceptual conceptual

understandingunderstanding• Increased student participation and engagementparticipation and engagement with learning

material• Interactive, authentic, technology enriched Interactive, authentic, technology enriched teaching and

learning practices in order to enhance the learning experience of students

• Prepare students for their future work environment


LIAS

Forms of assessment and their place in the learning process


LIAS

Integrated implementation strategy


LIAS

Interrelation between content, pedagogy and technology: Student-centred


LIAS

Design Principles


LIAS

Criteria for excellence


LIAS

21st Century skills


LIAS

Palette of teaching and learning tools


LIAS

Palette of teaching and learning tools

PodcastsScreencastsInteractive lessons for formative assessment created with SoftChalk™Mobile learningBlackBoard CollaborateSelective release in BlackBoardSocial Media

Thank you

Q&A

Dr Janette Kruger ([email protected])

Mr S Pachagadu ([email protected])

Mr M Pienaar ([email protected])

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