1. Digital Developments at GCU
ELESIG Scotland, 6th July 2015
Professor Linda Creanor, Head of Blended Learning
Email: l.creanor@gcu.ac.uk
Twitter: @lcreanor
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2. Overview
• Where we are now
– Strategy and policy
– Working with students
(Engage)
• What’s new
– Curriculum design for online
developments
– OER and open education
• Future Plans
– A Digital University?www.flickr.com/photos/adesigna/2940634261

3. Changes, changes…..

5. Inspirational
approaches to
learning, teaching
and assessment
which embrace
innovation and
the imaginative
use of learning
technologies
Staff
Digital
Learning/
Technology
Support
Systems
EnvironmentUniversity
systems
Student
feedback/
evidence base
Effective
Partnership
working
GCU Strategy for Learning
(refreshed 2015)
Enablers

6. Digital Strategy
Under development – led by CIO
‘Transforming Vision into Value’
• Mapping student and staff ‘journeys’
• Reviewing systems and processes
• Addressing digital capabilities
• Establishing governance board &
developing roadmaps

7. Working with Students
www.gcu.ac.uk/engage/

8. Implementation & Support

9. Online Development
Aspirations & Goal Setting, supported
by Bb Customer Success Team
Storyboarding & development of
online activities
Peer Review & sharing
designs/approaches/challenges
FOCUS
DESIGN
REVIEW
Monthly Cross-University Support Sessions

10. Methodology

11. Making choices

12. OER Policy
http://bit.ly/1J4RZAK

13. Digital Participation Digital Literacy
Encouraging:
 Civic Role and responsibilities
 Widening access
 Community Engagement
 ‘Glocalization’
 Professional and learning networks
 Open Education practices & resources
Developing:
 Digitally confident staff and students
 Pedagogically informed digital resources
 Effective use of digital infrastructure
 Efficient administration processes
 Enhanced graduate attributes and
employability
Learning , Teaching & Assessment Environment & Infrastructure
Enhancing:
 Flexibility, access and student choice
 Pedagogical innovation
 Assessment submission, marking and
feedback
 Reporting and analytics
 Academic policy and practice
Enabling:
 Futuristic learning spaces
 Seamless &efficient technology systems
 Inspirational pedagogical and social
interaction
 Fit-for-purpose administrative processes
 An outstanding student experience
Exploring the Digital University
Digital University Framework (adapted from Johnson & MacNeill, 2013)

14. Where next ….?
www.gcu.ac.uk/campusfutures/media/

15. References
BYOD4L open online event byod4learning.wordpress.com
‘Carpe Diem’ design model www.gillysalmon.com/carpe-diem.html ,
Project planning with Trello trello.com/
Blackboard Coursesites bit.ly/1domm5E
GCU Engage www.gcu.ac.uk/engage/
GCU OER Policy bit.ly/1J4RZAK
Hybrid learning model cetl.ulster.ac.uk/elearning/hlm.php
Johnson, B. & MacNeill, S. (2013) Moving from ‘e’ to ‘d’: what does a digital university look like?,
Proceedings of ascilite, 1-4 Dec
http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/sydney13/program/proceedings.pdf
MacNeill, S., Johnston, B., (2013). The Digital University in the Modern Age: A proposed
framework for strategic development., in Compass Journal of Learning & Teaching, 4 (7)
bit.ly/1Iyuxwt