Presentation to University of Bedfordshire Faculty of Education, Sport & Tourism

1. Teaching with Technology
Mark Gamble
Head of Learning Technology

2. Proposed features of the KIS
• One KIS for every undergraduate course longer than one year
(a course being something a student applies to)
• A mix of NSS, DLHE and institutional data; HEFCE will collate
• Accessible via institution’s websites and UCAS
• Will be part of QA review
• More information can be found at:
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/learning/infohe/kis.htm
Heather Fry
Director (Education and Participation)

3. KIS reporting of teaching and learning methods is under three
general headings:
• Scheduled learning defined as ‘any activity that a student has
to attend or undertake at a fixed point and that has no
flexibility for when it is undertaken’.
• Guided independent study defined as ‘online or group work
that may be undertaken at a time of the students’ choice’.
• Placement/study abroad.
Each is reported for each year of the course and the KIS has a
headline figure (the percentage of the course spent overall in
scheduled teaching and learning (i.e. the first category).

6. Guided independent study
Proposed UoB definitions:
• Guided learning indicates structured learning activities
such as designated readings and structured on-line
learning which it is an expectation that students will
complete. Such activities will be clearly defined and
time-constrained within unit specifications.
• Independent study indicates activities where students
have been given guidance such as broad reading lists
that support the learning in the particular unit which
allow for enrichment of the learning experience and
differentiation in student perfomance.

7. In some subject areas, mainly at high levels, a
further sub-division has been identified to reflect
that students may themselves define the topics
covered and the associated learning
activities, reading (with appropriate support and
within boundaries).
• Autonomous study indicates activities where
students, with broad guidance and
support, identify their own areas for study and
undertake their own research and investigations.

8. QAA indicative list of learning and teaching methods

9. UoB learning & teaching list – early thoughts…

10. QAA indicative list of assessment methods

11. UoB assessment methods list – early thoughts…

13. Consistent online unit navigation / core Mode 1 content
Guide 10: http://www.beds.ac.uk/learning/pedagogy/guides

15. Classroom online…
Blackboard Collaborate

17. Engagement through Technology
EVS
Electronic Voting System

18. 7,000 students
with EVS

19. Feedback online…..
…to marking online
Turnitin Rubric

24. 9. To embed technology in our curriculum in ways that
generate high-impact learning opportunities
 To ensure that our use of technology in support of the
learning experience responds to defined challenges and
opportunities in each course and represents a strategic
investment of staff and student time and effort
 To have in place Departmental technology strategies and
associated action plans that reflect course- and subject-
based challenges and opportunities with which
technology assists
 To have in place an evidence-based qualitative framework
for evaluating progress in the integration of technology
within courses

25. Digital Literacies

26. Digital resources – a brief history
of investment by JISC

28. 1. Twitter - micro-sharing site | 1 | 1 | 11 | 43= F O
2. YouTube - video-sharing tool | 2 | 3 | 18 | 22= F O
http://c4lpt.co.uk/top-100- 3. Google Docs – collaboration suite (incl Google Forms) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 F O
4. Skype - instant messaging/VoIP tool | 6 | 11= | 4 | 3= F/P D
tools-for-learning-2011/ 5.
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WordPress - blogging tool | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6=6= F O/D
Dropbox - file synching software | 13 | 71= | – | - F/P O/D
Prezi - presentation software | 12 | 28 | - | - F O
8. Moodle - course management system | 10 | 14= | 9 | 12= F/D
9. Slideshare - presentation sharing site | 5 | 7 | 20 | 31 F O
10. (Edu)Glogster - interactive poster tool | 25 | 55= | – | - F O
11. Wikipedia - collaborative encyclopaedia | 16 | 17 | 13 | 26= F O
12. Blogger/Blogspot - blogging tool | 14 | 14= | 10 | 9 F O
13. diigo - social annotation tool | 15 | 22= | 35= | 72= F O
14. Facebook - social network | 9 | 31= | 24 | 17= F O
15. Google Search - search engine | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 F O
16. Google Reader - RSS reader | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7= F O
17. Evernote - note-taking tool | 23 | 27 | – | 16= F D
18. Jing - screen capture tool | 17 | 20 | 26= | - F D
19. PowerPoint - presentation software | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 P D
20. Gmail - web-based email service | 31 | 21 | 14 | 7= F O
21. LinkedIn - prof social network | 30 | 38= | 30= | 31= F O
22. Edmodo - edu social networking site | 46 | 88 | – | - F O
23. Wikispaces - wiki tool | 17 | 29 | 19 | 15 F/P O
24. Delicious - social bookmarking tool | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 F O
25. Voicethread - collaborative slideshows | 19 | 19 | 23 | – F/P O
26. Google+ - social network - F O Highest placed new tool
27. Animoto - videos from images | 28 | 31= | - | - F O
28. Camtasia- screencasting tool | 27 | 26 | 26= | 50= P D
29. Audacity - sound editor/recorder | 24 | 9= | 12 | 11 F D
30. TED Talks - inspirational videos F O New

31. Dept. Technology Strategy
• What are your departmental priorities?
• What are your key departmental issues?
• What needs to go into your department
technology strategy to address these?