1 / 7

Strategies, Synergies and Scalability in E-learning Development (HE)

Strategies, Synergies and Scalability in E-learning Development (HE). Professor Chris O’Hagan, Dean of Learning Development and Head of the Centre for Educational Development & Media University of Derby. My definition E-learning = electronically supported learning

zenia-larson
Download Presentation

Strategies, Synergies and Scalability in E-learning Development (HE)

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Strategies, Synergies and Scalability in E-learning Development (HE) Professor Chris O’Hagan, Dean of Learning Development and Head of the Centre for Educational Development & Media University of Derby My definition E-learning = electronically supported learning (NOTE: e-learning has a silent ‘s’)

  2. Evidence and Experience at Derby 1993 1994 1994 1998 1998 2000 2000 2001 VESOL/TOTAL Project Multimedia development begins (MSc Pharmacy/Pharmacology) Academic Development Fund (bottom-up) Operational Plan for the T & L Strategy (top-down) University of Derby Online (UDo) Global University alliance (GUA) www.gua.com Telepresence Teaching Centre DEPOT - Derby Platform for Online Teaching

  3. In Reality - Postmodern Praxis bias situatedness speed of change different missions education/training history Problem with evidence: Need to learn from others’ experience nevertheless Derby now seeking evidence - on MARKETS

  4. Strategies University’s Mission & Vision Funding staff time Developing central support services Blending technological & educational development Guiding metaphors, images, values Committees - strategy, operational, technical, exploitation (Staff development)

  5. Synergies Real and virtual co-extensive Quality assurance and control “Production line” process of existing courses Campus and distance

  6. Scalability Platforms - evidence queries reliance on just one Support - federal systems don’t work well Partners - difficult and risky to do it alone Variety - general research on learning

  7. Current Evidence to Inform Strategy • International online learning market sluggish • E-learning works - simplicity can be effective • Margins are very tight - so mainly PG market • Most providers costs are too high • On-campus students beginning to want more - we can move from ‘addition’ to ‘replacement’ • Toe-in-the-water is a loss-leader - need scale • New providers currently more successful than the old • No VLE stands out - capitation costs and lock-in

More Related