Towards understanding institutional readiness for global academic change

1. Towards understanding institutional readiness for global academic change Issues, Challenges, Actions Dr John Couperthwaite, Educational Technology Manager, College of Medical and Dental Sciences

2. Towards understanding institutional readiness for global academic change Background "...web-based lecture technology has acted as a lens, bringing attention to numerous factors impacting on higher education in the 21st century." Phillips, 2009. "‘Edgeless cities are… cities in function… but not in form.’ Universities too are experiencing ‘sprawl’. The function they perform is no longer contained within the campus, nor within the physically defined space of a particular institution, nor, sometimes, even in higher education institutions at all." Demos, 2009.

3. Towards understanding institutional readiness for global academic change Background A timeline of lecture recording at the University • 2006, one Apresso unit in a campus lecture theatre; three Apresso units installed in the CETL for Interdisciplinary Mental Health • 2008, School of Medicine begin pilot study in live undergraduate lectures (BMedSc) • 2009, School of Medicine offer recordings to other programmes and events • 2009, Learning Spaces Team implement consultation for campus roll-out • 2010, ten Echo360 units to be available across campus, four in the School of Medicine

4. Towards understanding institutional readiness for global academic change Issues Increasing student numbers “Over a ten year period, the number of students at English higher education institutions (HEIs) has grown from fewer than 1.5 million to over 2 million" HEFCE, 2009. Pressures on government funding Decreasing staff/student ratios Student fees and changing expectations Changing student work / life balance

5. Towards understanding institutional readiness for global academic change Challenges Technology How can technology make an educational programme pedagogically stronger, more economically efficient and globally competitive ? Open Education How can everybody share educational resources yet preserve quality, distinctiveness and academic freedom ? Commitment What are the benefits to the country, institution, programme and staff ? Can this be resourced ? Adaptability How easy is it for a programme to be modified to integrate web technologies, open resources, etc ? Competitiveness How can an institution and programme remain globally competitive ?

6. Towards understanding institutional readiness for global academic change Challenges Technology Technology "Learners want and expect to be able to use their own devices in institutional contexts, and to personalise institutional services to meet their own requirements." HEFCE, 2009. Open Education Commitment Adaptability Competitiveness

7. Towards understanding institutional readiness for global academic change Challenges Open Education Technology "National partners should be able to collaborate effectively to share information and provide common points of access for learners and providers" Becta, 2009 Open Education Commitment Adaptability The relationships within an IPR framework Competitiveness Casey, Proven and Dripps, 2007

8. Towards understanding institutional readiness for global academic change Challenges Commitment Technology “We should eventually get to the point where we come to realise what it might be possible to do differently, or in new ways. But that requires enormous amounts of support and investment.“ Diana Laurillard in Demos, 2009 Open Education Commitment Adaptability Competitiveness

9. Towards understanding institutional readiness for global academic change Challenges Adaptability Technology "...for change to occur in university teaching, and for educational technology to meet its potential to support this change, institutional beliefs about university teaching must be addressed." Phillips, 2009. Lecturer responses Resistant force student attendance, withhold vital information Neutral no change or stopped having lecture recorded Supportive change their teaching style and module structure Open Education Commitment Adaptability Competitiveness

10. Towards understanding institutional readiness for global academic change Challenges Competitiveness Technology Open Education University of ??? University of Coventry Commitment Adaptability University of Birmingham

11. Towards understanding institutional readiness for global academic change Challenges Technology Open Education Commitment Adaptability Competitiveness

12. Towards understanding institutional readiness for global academic change Actions Government Infrastructure Institution Policy Programme Investment Incentives Lecturer Training and support Collaboration Technologist Instructional Design Research Student

13. Towards understanding institutional readiness for global academic change Review "...web-based lecture technology has acted as a lens, bringing attention to numerous factors impacting on higher education in the 21st century." Phillips, 2009. "‘Edgeless cities are… cities in function… but not in form.’ Universities too are experiencing ‘sprawl’. The function they perform is no longer contained within the campus, nor within the physically defined space of a particular institution, nor, sometimes, even in higher education institutions at all." Demos, 2009.

14. Towards understanding institutional readiness for global academic change Acknowledgements • Rob Jones, VLE Developer, Educational Technology Team • Toni Kelly, Head of Learning Space Development • Martin Jones, Learning Resources and Accommodation Team • James Gormley, Jeffrey Ting, CLIC • Peter Balfe, Brian Martin, BMedSc Module Leads • Steve Partridge, IT Services References http://del.icio.us/couperjo Contact Details Dr. John Couperthwaite, College Educational Technology Manager Email: j.couperthwaite@bham.ac.uk