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Enhancing MyUni Project

Introduction and Reality-Check with Faculties and Schools - June 2013 Liz Heathcote and Darren Searson. Enhancing MyUni Project. adelaide.edu.au. Enhancing MyUni aims to provide.

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Enhancing MyUni Project

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  1. Introduction and Reality-Check with Faculties and Schools - June 2013 Liz Heathcote and Darren Searson Enhancing MyUni Project adelaide.edu.au

  2. Enhancing MyUni aims to provide... “a noticeable improvement to MyUni that provides students, staff and academics their priority tools and functionality to best utilise the online learning space for a blended learning experience in 2014:” Who is involved? • Pro Vice Chancellor (Student Experience) & Learning Technologies Steering Group • Learning Technologies Team • Technology Services & Project Management Office • Reference Group – members from your Faculty (next page)... University of Adelaide

  3. Reference Group Who is involved? University of Adelaide

  4. Enhancing MyUni Context Framework for scaling up innovations Specialist MyUni Support MyUni Technical Enhancements MyUni Change Management • Technical, functional enhancements • Engagement in online learning • Help students and staff make use of technical enhancements Image from http://1000puzzlegames.com/ University of Adelaide

  5. Different Voices – what are they saying? Different Voices – what are they saying? STAFF STUDENTS ? ? ? BEACON/ Student eExperience University of Adelaide

  6. Different Voices – what are they saying? STAFF STUDENTS • Use technology simply and well • Make my time on campus worthwhile • Provide a consistent online experience • Make it easy to communicate with peers, academics and tutors • Understand who I am and how I learn ? ? BEACON / Student e-Experience University of Adelaide

  7. Different Voices – what are they saying? STAFF STUDENTS • Give me tools that are reliable and intuitive • Reduce my administrative workload • Help me use technology to support better learning outcomes • Facilitate communities of practice • Provide metrics on how students are learning  ? BEACON / Student eExperience University of Adelaide

  8. Different Voices – what are they saying? STAFF STUDENTS   • Deliver high-quality content effectively online • Free staff time for small-group discovery • Empower staff to better engage with digital learning • Meet the needs of students unable to attend campus • Provide effective systems that encourage relevant measurement BEACON/ Student e-Experience University of Adelaide

  9. Different Voices – what are they saying? STAFF STUDENTS • Give me tools that are reliable and intuitive • Reduce my administrative workload • Help me use technology to support better learning outcomes • Facilitate communities of practice • Provide metrics on how students are learning • Use technology simply and well • Make my time on campus worthwhile • Provide a consistent online experience • Make it easy to communicate with peers, academics and tutors • Understand who I am and how I learn • Deliver high-quality content effectively online • Free staff time for small-group discovery • Empower staff to better engage with digital learning • Meet the needs of students unable to attend campus • Provide effective systems that encourage relevant measurement BEACON University of Adelaide

  10. Enriched Online Learning – what does it mean? STAFF STUDENTS • Give me tools that are reliable and intuitive • Reduce my administrative workload • Help me use technology to support better learning outcomes • Facilitate communities of practice • Provide metrics on how students are learning • Use technology simply and well • Make my time on campus worthwhile • Provide a consistent online experience • Make it easy to communicate with peers, academics and tutors • Understand who I am and how I learn Sound underlying technology Productive use of time Improved usabilty& support Flexible communication & collaboration Accurate & timely metrics • Deliver high-quality content effectively online • Free staff time for small-group discovery • Empower staff to better engage with digital learning • Meet the needs of students unable to attend campus • Provide effective systems that encourage relevant measurement BEACON University of Adelaide

  11. Enhancing MyUni – progress so far • High-level requirements gathered: • Issues raised through the Technology Services Help Desk • Requests received by the Learning Technologies team • Interviews with academic and professional staff • Workshops conducted with the Project Reference Group • Staff and students’ wants and needs identified as part of the Student e-Experience project • Change management activities planned University of Adelaide

  12. Requirements for MyUni Feasible More Analysis Required Not feasible this year Can’t be done/Shouldn’t be done

  13. Requirements – Fix and Improve Access to MyUni Discussion Forum Online Marking Calendar/ Tasks Video rating and comments Text Editor Wiki Blog Reporting Gradecentre Functionality Interface Improvements University of Adelaide

  14. Requirements – Integrate Systems Automate course/ program/ grades transfer*/ instructor information Feeds from other Uni Systems – Tutorial groups etc. University of Adelaide

  15. Requirements – Change Mgt & Support Professional Development Operational Support University of Adelaide

  16. Change Management for Enhancing MyUni Online Resources Communica-tion  Change Management Operational Support Cultural Change & Engagement  Professional Developm’t  University of Adelaide

  17. Key Changes There’s no guidance on how to structure my course. It takes too long to set up my course for the new semester The interface and the various options are confusing Much of the content needs a refresh It’s hard to find anything – my courses look totally different. Course rollover Some functions become out of date in rollover Course templates University of Adelaide

  18. Enhancing MyUni – next steps Gather req’mts & prioritise Usability testing Prof Dev’t/ Showcases (continuing into 2014)... MyUni Roadmap Development Sneak Peek/ Trial Go Live How-to training eLearning drop-ins Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb University of Adelaide

  19. Questions?Suggestions and feedbackltt@adelaide.edu.auProject Websitewww.adelaide.edu.au/myyuni/future

  20. Assessment, Grades & Reporting University of Adelaide

  21. Requirements for MyUni University of Adelaide

  22. MyUni Requirements - Staff • Fix Issues/ Improve Functionality • Text Editor • Discussion Forum enhancement • Wiki & Blog enhancements STAFF • Give me tools that are reliable and intuitive • Reduce my administrative workload • Help me use technology to support better learning outcomes • Facilitate communities of practice • Provide metrics on how students are learning • Administrative support • Course templates/ structures • Instructor roles • Single sign-on • Assessment tasks in Calendar • Grade-Centre flexibility (hide grades) • Teaching-Practice Assistance • Training and showcases of examples • Course export/import of content rather than roll-over • Assessment functions (rubrics, improvements to online marking) • Access to MyUni • Guest access • Group permissions* • Federated Access* • Connect with other Unis Improve reporting University of Adelaide

  23. MyUni Requirements - Staff • Fix Issues/ Improve Functionality • Text Editor • Discussion Forum enhancement • Wiki & Blog enhancements STAFF • Give me tools that are reliable and intuitive • Reduce my administrative workload • Help me use technology to support better learning outcomes • Facilitate communities of practice • Provide metrics on how students are learning • Administrative support • Course templates/ structures • Instructor roles • Single sign-on • Assessment tasks in Calendar • Grade-Centre flexibility (hide grades) • Teaching-Practice Assistance • Training and showcases of examples • Course export/import of content rather than roll-over • Assessment functions (rubrics, improvements to online marking) • Access to MyUni • Guest access • Group permissions* • Federated Access* • Connect with other Unis Improve reporting University of Adelaide

  24. MyUni Requirements - Students STUDENTS { • Use technology simply and well • Make my time on campus worthwhile • Provide a consistent online experience • Make it easy to communicate with peers, academics and tutors • Understand who I am and how I learn { • Consistent navigation • ReskinMyUni • Comment and rate video • Automate course/ program/ instructor information • User experience testing • Collaborate Virtual Classroom upgrades • Online Friends/ Who’s Online • Relative performance in my class University of Adelaide

  25. MyUni Requirements – Strategic Direction • Change Management • Face to face and online staff development in skills and knowledge of blended pedagogies • Promote good practice and pedagogical design through: • Events showcasing good practice examples, • Resources developed to showcase good practice and pedagogical design application within MyUni. • MyUni System Requirements • Requirements to date will from the LMS Roadmap • We will evaluate how MyUni (BlackBoard) is meeting the university's needs as an LMS • Analysis of requirements found during the Enhancing MyUni Project • BEACON/ Student e-Experience • Deliver high-quality content effectively online • Free staff time for small-group discovery • Empower staff to better engage with digital learning • Meet the needs of students unable to attend campus • Provide effective systems that encourage relevant measurement University of Adelaide

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