Empower and Enhance with Blackboard Course Templates and Community Modules
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The presentation looks at the content given to UCA students and staff via the templates including a set of digital literacy skills for today’s creative professional (for students) - as well as digital pedagogy with learning activities and case studies (for staff). It demonstrates how the learning technologists gather and share knowledge about each course throughout the year so the renewed template is created according to user demands, trends in technology and curriculum requirements. Along with the locally built resources in the template, the presentation also looks at how the Blackboard Community Module Page is deployed - but centrally managed outside the course area to target subject specific learning resources – many belonging to the Library. As with all universities, library resources can be overwhelming if not managed correctly. By using subject specific library modules within a course/unit area, students are taken directly to relevant eStream broadcasts, eJournals, databases and no more getting lost and giving up on the library website. With this use of the community modules, the task of providing library resources directly within course/unit areas has finally become manageable, has empowered subject librarians and most importantly enhanced the student experience.
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Empower and Enhance with Blackboard Course Templates and Community Modules
- 1. Empower and Enhance with Course Templates & Community Modules
- 2. University for the Creative Arts - Guild HE university - Provide specialist art and design education - 5 campus locations in the southeast - 7000 students - 90 courses - Art, Design, Architecture, Media & Communication Campuses: Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone & Rochester MARIA TANNANT Programme Manager in Digital Pedagogy mtannant@ucreative.ac.uk
- 3. Tailored fit… …logistical landscape & learning technology
- 5. Logistical landscape 5 campuses, 2 learning technologists
- 6. Logistical landscape 5 campuses, 2 learning technologists, 7 schools teaching & 12 creative disciplines
- 7. The course template… …putting some goodies on the table
- 8. Course Templates help organise content helps meet students’ expectations
- 9. Course Templates help provide consistency advocate minimum requirements
- 10. Support staff at point of need enhance learning with technology
- 11. Support staff with suggested practice disseminate case studies & best practice
- 12. FINDING STUFF!… getting lost… giving up…
- 13. Les Tuileries, Paris Overwhelmed with choice - multiple clicks - buried & hidden - intimidated - despair - give-up
- 14. Resources available at UCA •30,000 DVDs, audio files & digital games •Archive of special collections & rare books •Artists books special collection •Athens: gateway to ejournals and databases •Books: over 300,000 printed/digital •eStream: TV & Radio broadcasts under license •Exhibition Catalogues special collection •Imagebank, VADS, •Journals: over 13,000 printed/digital •Library Catalogue •Multimedia: still/moving image & newspaper archives •Reading lists •Subscribed service to over 60 special collections
- 15. The module course page… …providing subject specific resources
- 16. Tailored Library content for each course empowering staff - tailored content - subject specific - oneClick - direct - no excuse - sustainable - centrally located - working together
- 17. empowering students Self-paced just-in-time learning - updated centrally - changed over time - topical/trends - reference point - basic tool-kit - value for money
- 18. 19.5% increase in use of resources Impact – finding & using resources
- 19. Benefits for students & course team The subject modules ensure my students are ONE CLICK from key resources to support learning The subject modules ensure my students are ONE CLICK from key resources to support learning Having the right library links in my course area has save me so much time… Having the right library links in my course area has save me so much time… AT LAST…. I can now find all the relevant resources for my subject in one place AT LAST…. I can now find all the relevant resources for my subject in one place The resources look attractive… and that’s exactly what my students respond to The resources look attractive… and that’s exactly what my students respond to
- 20. Managing modules centrally… …working smarter with less
- 21. Modules available for courses and units empowering staff – working smarter Academic Support - Canterbury Academic Support - Rochester Campus Technical Resources - Canterbury Campus Technical Resources - Epsom Campus Technical Resources - Farnham Campus Technical Resources - Maidstone Campus Technical Resources - Rochester e-Journals for Architecture and Interiors e-Journals for Fashion & Textiles e-Journals for Film Production e-Journals for Fine Art e-Journals for Graphic Design e-journals for Illustration e-Journals for Photography e-Stream TV & Radio eStream TV/Radio: Animation eStream TV/Radio: Architecture eStream TV/Radio: Business, Marketing & Advertising eStream TV/Radio: Design & Craft eStream TV/Radio: Fashion & Textiles eStream TV/Radio: Fashion Management & Marketing eStream TV/Radio: FE Taster eStream TV/Radio: Film Production eStream TV/Radio: Fine Art eStream TV/Radio: Graphic Design & Illustration eStream TV/Radio: Journalism eStream TV/Radio: Learning & Teaching eStream TV/Radio: Media & Digital Arts eStream TV/Radio: Performing Arts eStream TV/Radio: Photography Fashion Textiles: Research Learning Support & Study Advice FE Learning Support & Study Advice UG/PG Lynda.com Tutorials myUCA student induction video Online Resources - Animation Online Resources - Architecture & Interiors Online Resources - Broadcast Media Online Resources - Business Marketing and Advertising Online Resources - Creative Arts for Theatre and Film Online Resources - Design & Craft Online Resources - Fashion & Textiles Online Resources - Film Production Online Resources - Fine Art Online Resources - Further Education Online Resources - Graphic Design Online Resources - Illustration Online Resources - Media & Digital Arts Online Resources - PG Cert Learning & Teaching Online Resources - Photography Referencing Search the Library Catalogue Search Library Catalogue Search the Web Study Abroad (Year 1) Consider This Option Technicians at Canterbury Top 10 Tools to Support Learning Tutorials - Self Directed Learning
- 22. Keeping track and working together advocating ownership and accountability with Google Drive
- 23. Recording & disseminating practice… …with audits and reports
- 24. Annual learning technology audit Measuring impact and benefits 0 = no use 1 = limited use 2 = adequate use 3 = extensive use
- 25. Disseminating audit findings to Schools Each school gets an annual e-learning report - informs academic monitoring report - helps identify areas of staff support - helps course discovers other course’s activity - starts conversations
- 26. Thanks for your time… …any questions IMAGE Credits: Tavis Murray BA (Hons) Graphic Design New Media, UCA Epsom
Hinweis der Redaktion
- Image Credit: Tavis Murray BA (Hons) Graphic Design New Media, UCA Epsom
- UCA came about in 2007 with the merging of: Kent Institute of Art & Design – KIAD Surrey Institute of Art and Design
- 2 learning technologists have been in place since 2007 We have moved around since 2010… Began in the Faculty of Learning & Teaching (until that was disbanded 2012) Moved into the Library’s ‘Central Service’s department for 1 year Currently in the Centre for Digital Scholarship (another Library Department) Either way, we still do the same thing – enhance learning with technology and manage the VLE
- Each of the 7 schools are scattered across all or some of the campuses FE has courses in each location whereas Architecture is taught at Canterbury and Farnham Fashion at Epsom and Rochester….. As so on… This logistical model means we work across all schools Practice is very much a joined-up and agreed process. Innovation is tried, tested and implemented Successful outputs are often multiplied across courses through recommendations at school boards
- Helps advocate minimum requirements Helps staff upload content in a more ordered and structured way Helps with consistency across courses and units so both staff and students become familiar with a pattern of information finding Prompts and guides staff where information should be located (esp. new staff and sessional lecturers) Students arrive at university expecting to find everything they need from one central point… and get annoyed when this doesn’t happen
- Helps advocate minimum requirements Helps staff upload content in a more ordered and structured way Helps with consistency across courses and units so both staff and students become familiar with a pattern of information finding Prompts and guides staff where information should be located (esp. new staff and sessional lecturers) Students arrive at university expecting to find everything they need from one central point… and get annoyed when this doesn’t happen
- Preloaded L&T resources ensure: Teaching staff find relevant ‘point of need’ material Ideas and case studies of using technology to enhance learning Content only visible to instructors they need from one central point… and get annoyed when this doesn’t happen
- Preloaded L&T resources ensure: Teaching staff find relevant ‘point of need’ material Ideas and case studies of using technology to enhance learning Content only visible to instructors they need from one central point… and get annoyed when this doesn’t happen
- As a consequence students can often feel overwhelmed and lost if they arrive directly to the library website
- There are a wealth of resources for students at UCA, including: eBooks, journals, images, online resources and TV broadcasts
- Module content is tailored to the course’s subject area The bank of library modules cover the 12 creative disciplines taught at UCA A oneClick approach has addressed student’s concerns about too many clicks in the VLE Having direct links to library resources ensures students find them – last year’s library strategy was to make ‘Library Resources Discoverable’ Hopefully students have no more excuses for not finding the Library resources The Library Modules are completely sustainable - as they are managed centrally by the Library Being centrally located eliminates room for error and duplication, so the same module may be pinned to 10 courses and updated centrally in one place The efficiency of Library Modules have strengthened relationships and opened doors between academics and the Library
- The Learning Tools modules can be: Updated centrally in Blackboard (not in the course areas) allowing all 1000 instances to be changed with one edit. Induction videos can be placed at the top of the module at the beginning of the year and move to the bottom after Xmas New tutorials/ learning packages can be featured very simply with immediate effect – using the announcement/course link tool to create awareness Address new trends in technology/learning university wide A reference point staff can direct students to – and a place staff can also learn! Provides a basic tool-kit for our creative students – as needs dictate Students get sense of value for money with the provision
- Usage has shot up There was an increase of 19.5% in the usage of online resources from the autumn term in 2012/13 to the autumn term in 2013/14
- The modules have provided clear benefits to staff and students Staff Quotes – Blue Student Quotes - Orange
- Collaborative document provides: Game plan & inventory A sense of ownership & responsibility A snapshot of who’s doing what so people can work together building resources Identifies shortfalls in subject areas Documented management process https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uj5flX-GIoVb7qyMdBsf2u0-JuLrrdPUU_vGeC0HlLc/edit?usp=sharing
- Collaborative document provides: A game plan and sense of order A sense of ownership and responsibility A snapshot of who’s doing what so people can work together building resources Identifies shortfalls in subject areas Much needed documentation for staff turnaround/organisational changes https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uj5flX-GIoVb7qyMdBsf2u0-JuLrrdPUU_vGeC0HlLc/edit?usp=sharing
- Each year we audit every course’s engagement with learning technology Categorised into 4 distinct areas Comments to record distinct activity Snapshot of how each course uses the VLE and engages with technologies Allows us to pinpoint (& document) activity across all UCA’s courses
- Demonstrate real one
- Ask audience how they manage template content Ask audience how they use course modules Ask audience if they have any questions