Evolve Quality Teaching & Engaging Learning

EvolveQuality Teaching & Engaging Learning School of Law and Business

Evolve Evolve is a set of processes designed to embody best practice in online teaching and learning Evolve

A Student Centered Learning Process Sound pedagogical approaches + Empowering online technologies = Student-centered learning environment Evolve

Why Student-centered? • Students as customers want a course with a world class reputation. • The Evolve process aims to exceed the students expectations of an online course. Evolve

What does the student (customer ) expect? • Work relevant skills. • Flexibility in how, when and where learning takes place. • Challenging & supported learning. • Accessible & quality learning materials. • The Student-centered approach! Evolve

What is a Student-centered approach? • Focuses on the students needs, emphasizes the student taking an active role in the learning process. • The Teacher-centric approach focuses on the delivery of content. Evolve

Students - active, responsible participants in their own learning? • Students become active learners. • Lecturers become facilitators of learning through interaction and discussion. • Simple transparent course design and useful materials. Evolve

A Student Centered Learning Process • Work relevant tasks and activities. • Self-paced, Self-directed and Independent learning. • Interactive learning session. • Continuous and regular feedback. • Fair transparent assessment. Evolve

Work-relevant • Acquisition of knowledge and skills applicable to the real world. • Materials, tasks, examples and assessments directly relate to the real-world. Evolve

Self-paced, Self-directed and Independent learning • Students are given a choice of when, where and how they learn. • Self-paced: All materials and tasks are made available from the start of semester. • Self-directed: Student are presented with a variety of presentation formats and activity types. • Independent Learning: The onus is on the student to work through presentations and tasks. Evolve

Interactive Learning Sessions • Online technologies use a mix of: • Online materials and tests, • Synchronous Wimba sessions, • Collaborative activities, and • Task requiring the use of the Discussion board or Emails communications. • Small groups give everyone the opportunity to develop important interpersonal and communication skills. Evolve

Continuous Assessment and Regular Feedback • Regular feedback and guidance for both assessed and un-assessed task. • Helps give students confidents while allowing them to tracks their progress through the topic. Evolve

Fair Transparent Assessment • At the start of the semester: • Types of assessment • Due dates • Assessment criteria • Rubrics are used to guide the student and ensure a fair and common marking scheme . Evolve

Continue with the Demonstration • School of Law and Business Evolve

Following Slides • Visit details and LearnLine site discussion points Evolve

Visit Timetable • 9.00 am – 9.20 am Maia to meet with Don, Ram, Darius and Sue (HOS office) • 9.30 am – 10.00 am Appointment Gary Davis – Don, Darius and Maia (Orange 12.3.46) • 10.00 am – 10.15 am Brief Campus tour – Don, Darius and Maia • 10:15 am – 10:45 am Meeting with Monica (Monica’s office) • 10.45 am – 11.15 am Morning tea and meeting with Don, Ram, Sue and Darius (Moot Court) • 11.15 am – 12 noon Demonstration and discussion - Don, Darius and Maia (Moot Court) Evolve

A Student Centered Learning Process Sound pedagogical approaches + Empowering online technologies = Student-centered learning environment Evolve

LearnLine Unit Site • Same standard structure • Allows consistent high quality product • Structure refined over a number years Evolve

Dashboard Area • Manage their day-to-day learning tasks & Communication channel to the whole class. • My Announcements – displays any important announcements from the teach • My Calendar – displays the semesters critical dates and any events the teacher wishes to draw to the student’s attention • My Task – allows the student to track and manage unit critical tasks Evolve

Teaching Staff • Large disconnect between the online student and teacher. • Initiate relationship with the teaching staff with a human face to the teacher. • Video introduction from teaching staff. • Humanises and personalises a daunting, lonely and disconnected experience. Evolve

Unit Information • Clearly outlines the Unit. • Primary device being the Unit Outline. • The Learning outcomes • What is expected from the student • All assessments and their requirements • Gives a calendar of all learning activities Evolve

Learning Area • Key Student area. • Resource based model. • Lists all learning session with outcomes . • Standardised layout allows • consistent delivery • High quality Evolve

Sessions • Clear easy to under standard instructions. • Content presented as: • Readable text - PDF • Audio – MP3 • Interactive Multimedia Presentation Evolve

Activities • True/false, Multiple choice, Short answer tests • Case studies • Group discussion on discussion • Write a Blogg • Create a wiki in a group • Write a journal • Analyse/summarise/comment on a video Evolve

Assessment Area Assessment drives learning by: • Clearly describing how the assessment fits into the units learning outcomes. • Giving students access to anything they will need to complete any assessment. Evolve

Assessment Area It does this by: • List Learning outcomes • Describes the Type of assessment timing • Gives access to the Assessment • Supplies an assessment Rubric that • Ensures a transparent and consistent assessment process • describes the criteria used for each assessment • This helps the student maximise their result by targeting the assessment criteria • Fair consistent marking across all students • Assessment submission point Evolve

Evolve Is… • ‘cutting edge’ • ‘state of the art’ • interactive • online learning environment • that is underpinned by • Best practice • Quality professional staff and • A college of adjuncts who are leaders in their fields Evolve

Evolve Quality Teaching & Engaging Learning