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Learning Edge – The Students’ Ideal VLE Adrian Cain edgehill.ac.uk/ls
The VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) today • Infrastructure – The VLE, it usage and other technologies • Student views - Headlines from EHU eLearning Survey • Considerations of your design Student informed VLE – Enhancing your online practice • Themes • Specifics (and solutions (Handout)) • Ideal VLE question (Students’ voice ) • NSS Comments How to stay informed • Tip and tricks • Staff development • Considerations of your potential design The VLE of the future • Change – Can we predict it? What do we look at? • Analytics – Informing the future edgehill.ac.uk/ls
Sources Primary • 2011-12 Annual Edge Hill University Student eLearning Survey – (4 th Annual survey. Est. 2008) • ‘The 5 Most Important Things My Lecturer Does’ (CLTR Conference 2012) - Colin Gibson, President, Edge Hill University Students Union (Prime data sources – Personal EHU Research and EHU Teaching Awards) • 2012 NSS – EHU Students comments Supporting • BB Exemplary Course Rubric • Data stats – Google analytics EHU students voice - No staff opinion or other external sources or publications edgehill.ac.uk/ls
The VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) today edgehill.ac.uk/ls
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Growth of the VLE + edgehill.ac.uk/ls
Other technologies http://prezi.com/kuocyppvcc69/technology-enhanced-learning-presentation/?auth_key=72ea8e2376828e40869768624959cc9906fa5a13 edgehill.ac.uk/ls
The Students’ Views Some Headlines from the 2011-12 Annual Edge Hill University Student eLearning Survey Insight into our students’ experience and expectations of TEL The EHU Student eLearning Surveys: http://www.eshare.edgehill.ac.uk/1348/ Headlines from the 4 th EHU Student eLearning Survey: http://www.eshare.edgehill.ac.uk/1341/ edgehill.ac.uk/ls
Learning Edge 78.7% agree that it enhances the knowledge and understanding they get from lectures, tutorials and practical sessions. 74.9 use it ‘a lot’ 95.7% think it is important “This is the first time I have used eLearning and I love it, it gives me freedom to log in wherever I have time and continue my study with ease and it is fast and effective.” edgehill.ac.uk/ls
Communication 87.6% agree that the announcements enable them to keep track of changes to the delivery of modules. 51.4 % agree that online discussions are important “Tutors being able to keep us up to date on any changes. I get them emailed to my phone so I always receive them as soon as they are sent so I have the information on me at all times.” “Being able to communicate with others on my course is important, to be able to discuss ideas and thoughts on lectures” “When the lecturer fails to update with recent lecture notes, or fails to provide regular announcements to keep us informed of assessment dates/date changes/lecture changes etc ” edgehill.ac.uk/ls
Content/Lecture Notes 94.7% agree that Accessing lecture notes & presentations is important to them 65.2% thought it was important to access video or audio clips online “Availability of lecture notes prior to lecture so that I can print out and add my own notes to them during the lecture.” “It is a more practical way of being able to look at previous lectures as well as having your notes because you cannot write everything down.” edgehill.ac.uk/ls
Assessment 84% agree that it is important that they can submit/collect assignments online. 42.7% agree that Online self-tests & quizzes are important “I find having access to lecture notes/slides enables me to reinforce any learning I have partaken in, and the quizzes/mocks are a useful way of checking learning is up to date.” edgehill.ac.uk/ls
Design and Layout “Consistent format across all modules means I know where to look for information.” “Inconsistency of layout between modules e.g. where TurnItIn is located varies and can be difficult for some to find.” “Layout and colour changes make it more personal and colour which suits you for looking at the screen” Learning Edge has a 99.9% availability record and is linked directly to the Student Information System Students concerns around the consistency and application of Learning Edge features and tools are becoming more apparent as access or other technical issues reduce. edgehill.ac.uk/ls
Other Technologies… Facebook 54.8 % agree that Facebook could be used to support student learning Student 'owned' technology to support informal learning – the idea of a Facebook 'Hub' (drawing there own materials in) compared to the Learning Edge 'classroom/ Library‘ There are some references to tutor participation in student Facebook groups but these areas are largely student-owned and managed. Staff wishing to participate in Facebook groups should be aware of the potential risks in befriending students as advised by JISC Legal in Facing up to Facebook: A Guide for FE and HE edgehill.ac.uk/ls
Other Technologies… Mobile 50.5% agree Mobile Technologies could support student learning 59% of Mobile Learn app users found it useful 55.8% of participants own a smartphone (36.1% in 2011) “Can look up lecture notes (on Mobile Learn App) while in lecture if lecturer is going too fast and still manage to copy down notes.” “The announcements on a mobile device are not very easy to navigate.” 45% of total internet use was conducted via a mobile device 6 million people accessed the Internet over their mobile phone for the first time in the previous 12 months Source: Data from Office for National Statistics ‘Internet Access - Households and Individuals, 2011 Bulletin ’ edgehill.ac.uk/ls
Discussion Discuss your use of the VLE and other technologies. Share your practice with your group; talk about what you think works well, and why. Use the BB course evaluation rubric handout to frame your discussion/thoughts around your use of the VLE edgehill.ac.uk/ls
Student informed VLE - Enhancing your online practice edgehill.ac.uk/ls
Question: What would an ‘ideal’ Learning Edge contain? Student comments from the 4 th EHU Student eLearning Survey: http://www.eshare.edgehill.ac.uk/1341/ edgehill.ac.uk/ls
Student Survey – Themes • Contacts : names, office hours, contacts (staff & student) • Content : instructions, lecture notes, handbooks, journal articles, eBooks, calendar, sample assignments, past exam paper questions • Communication : announcements, notifications, updates, dynamic information • Communities : messaging, chat tools, forums for discussion, instant messaging, mail, social network • Challenges : blogs, journals, wikis, turnitin, self study quizzes (formative support, progress checks) edgehill.ac.uk/ls
The Students’ Ideal VLE (Student eLearning Survey) “ access lectures via skype ” (Collaborate) “ an option to watch the lecture later ” (Collaborate Archive) “ make the mark available online ” (My Grades/Grade Centre Tool) “ a notification or an email would reduce the need to constantly check for updates ” (Discussion Subscription, Retention Centre (Early Warning System)) edgehill.ac.uk/ls
The Students’ Ideal VLE (Student eLearning Survey) “ Direct access to ebooks …” (Persistent Links - Discovery Tools) “… specific library catalogue for the specific course that you are on …” (Consistent approach, Persistent Links - Library Catalogue) “… user interface that knows what you've read/need to read ” (Set Review Status) edgehill.ac.uk/ls
The Students’ Ideal VLE (Student eLearning Survey) “… a clearer list of my tutors …” (Contacts – Tool Link, Word Doc, Item) “… Group Creation tools allowing collaboration for coursework but keeping my group work private .” (Groups Tool – Private Blogs, Wikis, Discussion, Content etc.) “… forums to chat with people from the same course ” (Discussion or Chat) “… due dates of any assignments in a calendar ” (Calendar Tool – Course and Programme) edgehill.ac.uk/ls
The Students’ Ideal VLE (Student eLearning Survey) “… More tests , maybe through multiple choice .” (Test and Survey Tools) “… Booking form for tutors ” A trial took place! Students Control My Life (Charles Knight - JISC Elevator idea pitch) edgehill.ac.uk/ls
The 5 Most Important Things My Lecturer Does Colin Gibson, SU President, Edge Hill University Students Union ‘…..how important the basic things are to students….’ • 3.8 (Likert 1-5) of all students mainly use LE for information ; such as revision notes and recommended reading …….s o not just PowerPoints! • Submit online “… a little thing we changed which made a big difference to our student’s lives.” • Students felt that the open calendar idea was very accessible and approachable and recognised it was a ‘big ask, … and student focused’ • Is there anything your lecturer doesn't do? …. Understand LE ‘… really, really powerful tool if its just used right’ edgehill.ac.uk/ls
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