1. Practical pivoting
practice: adapting
and sharing practice
in times of crisis
Sheila MacNeill
GMIT Learning and Teaching Conference, 6
May 2020
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4. Sharing practice: open education in practice
• https://www.alt.Resources
https://www.teachingandlearning.ie/collaborative-resource-sharing/
https://www.alt.ac.uk/communityResources
6. Potential models for our “new normal”
Back to Normal A Late Start Moving Fall to Spring
First-Year Intensive Graduate Students Only Structured Gap Year
Targeted Curriculum Split Curriculum A Block Plan
Modularity Students in Residence, Learning
Virtually
A Low-Residency Model
A HyFlex model A Modified Tutorial Model Fully Remote
15 Fall Scenarios, https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/blogs/learning-
innovation/15-fall-scenarios
7. • “Many students from low-
income families like Charles-
Cregan’s lack the basic
technology they need to study
online, including access to a
laptop and a reliable broadband
connection, along with a quiet
place in which to work and
complete assessments”.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/may/04/i-cant-get-motivated-
the-students-struggling-with-online-learning
8. What about the student
pivot?
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10. Revisiting
the student
experience
Focus on 1st year – cancelled
exams, no end of school
rites of passage, where are
the socialization
opportunities?
Rethinking induction
Flipping the curriculum,
rethinking our spaces
(digital & physical)
Redefining engagement for
students (and staff!)
Focus on digital capabilities
(personal and institutional)
Co production opportunity
Giving ourselves time to
work with students, action
research on what
engagement means now