CHELT Seminar: Scalable learning: the beautiful paradox of massive open online courses (MOOCs)

Friday April 12 - Scalable learning: the beautiful paradox of massive open online courses (MOOCs)

1:00-2.30 pm 

ANU has become the only Australian member of edX.org, the online learning enterprise founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with the aim of providing free education to one billion people worldwide within 10 years.
In this seminar, we will hear from the two pairs of academics behind the first ANUx courses:  Professor Brian Schmidt and Dr Paul Francis, who will be teaching Astrophysics; and Dr McComas Taylor and Dr Peter Friedlander, teaching a MOOC entitled Engaging India.
We will also hear from Dr Lyndsay Agans, Convenor of the CAP Digital Learning Project, who will discuss some of the organisational thinking and approach behind the development of Engaging India. Lyndsay will open a dialogue on the 'paradox' of distance learning and mass scale as one that actually allows for a more personalised design of education for individual needs, and in particular, the implications of  evolving educational theory of teaching in an open and massive online environment.
Please come and share this thoughtful and critical conversation about the evolving role of technology in higher education and, in turn, the changing place of higher education in the society in which it functions.
Register here   (Venue will be advised to registrants once we have an idea of numbers.)

http://chelt.anu.edu.au/seminars-workshops/chelt-seminars-2013

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Centre for Higher Education, Learning and Teaching
The Australian National University
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Request: software in the information commons for 2nd semester 2013 (new or to retain)

Call for software requests in the Information Commons for 2nd semester 2013

·         25 March 2013 - Call for requests opens

·         19 April 2013 - Call of requests closes

·         Deployment by the start of teaching semester 2, 2013.

This notice is for anyone whose students will be using the Information Commons for 2nd semester 2013. The Information Commons includes computers in ANU lecture theatres, bookable and open-access computer labs, library study areas, and the shared computer facilities in student residences.

It's time to prepare next semester's Information Commons software. Even if the software you use has been requested in the past, it must be requested again at this time for inclusion.

Please check the list of software applications that are currently available, versions, platforms, online training links and their location in the Information Commons for a guide as to what you may want retained, ungraded or reinstalled if they are not currently displayed.

DIANA will be ready to accept your software requests from 25 March 2013

If you need software to be UPGRADED, RETAINED, REINSTALLED or NEW SOFTWARE for 2nd semester 2013 teaching, you need to let us know by completing the software request form for new or retained on DIANA by the close of business Friday 19 April 2013.

To Request Your Software

Logon to DIANA using your HORUS username and password.

1) Software requests via DIANADIANA will ask you about new software and upgrades, but will also provide you with a list of currently deployed software and ask you to select items that you'd like retained. The retain registrations provide us with information that we can use to assess the impact of both planned and unplanned changes. It enables us to contact affected people. Even if you don't want to request new software or upgrades, it's valuable to record what you'd like retained and to be notified about.

2) User Acceptance Testing (UAT)A new or upgraded application will only be deployed to the computers when requesters have tested it and accepted that it is fit for deployment. If you ask for a new or upgraded application and you can't attend testing in person please nominate someone to test on your behalf at the time of placing the request. A request for software cannot proceed until a definite tester is identified and contact details noted. This is to avoid any delays in providing software for teaching purposes.

3) File space quotaYou can also use DIANA to log a request for extra file space quota for your students. It is advisable to request the increase in pebble file space during this period to avoid a last minute rush and know that your course is adequately covered for student requirements. You can also log a job via IT Service Desk to request a file space increase for your course. Please place Pebble file Space increase and the course code ABCD1234 in the Summary heading.

4) Confirmation of your requestIf you place a request you should receive confirmation that your request for NEW or an UPGRADE to existing software has been received by the end of May 2013, if not please email ic.software@anu.edu.au or call 6125 7784.

Note: RETAINED request will only be contacted if notification of an upgrade is required.

For your calendar: NEXT CALL FOR SEMESTER REQUESTS 1st SEMESTER 2014

Call for requests:	1 August 2013
Close of requests:	30 August 2013
Deployment:	by the start of teaching semester 1, 2014

Please call me if you have any questions or concerns.

Kind regards

Stephanie

Note I work on Tuesday and Thursday

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Stephanie Stockdill

Client Services/Information Commons Liaison

Managed Operating Environments

Information Technology & Infrastructure

Division of Information

Old Administration Area

Building 3J

The Australian National University

Canberra ACT 0200 Australia

T: +61 2 6125 7784

F: +61 2 6125 0449

W: http://information.anu.edu.au/

The April Gaggle for online teachers and their support folk

Dear Colleagues,

The April Gaggle Event is scheduled for Monday, April 22nd, 4pm-6pm, at CU's Teaching Commons, and ready for you to nominate yourself for a 10 minute presentation.

The theme for the event is " Stragtegies for student engagement: Visual and learning designs"

The Event is 5, 10 minute presentations (case studies or demonstrations welcome) followed by a 20 minute discussion and wine, cheese and networking.

If you would like to make a presentation just email Lynn Berry at Canberra Uni who is organising our April gathering: Lynn.Berry@canberra.edu.

cheers

Helen

Helen M Lynch, BA, DipEd, MEdAdmin, PGC OnlineEd.
Senior E-learning Consultant

Curriculum Renewal Project

Charles Sturt University, School of Policing

Goulburn, NSW, Australia

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WATTLE CENTRAL NOTICE: Autumn 2013 course sites

Hi Everyone

The Autumn 2013 course sites are ready and available for lecturers in the main Wattle environment (https://wattle.anu.edu.au/). As per the usual process, these sites will be revealed to students one week prior to the official start of the teaching session. For Autumn 2013, students will have access to sites from Tuesday 26^th March 2013. All courses will be revealed on Tuesday; the only exceptions currently noted are listed below. Please let Wattle Support know if there are any other courses that should not be revealed next Tuesday.

Kind regards

Jenny

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Autumn 2013 Wattle Course Sites to remain hidden:

-          All ANU College of Law courses

-          ANTH8101_Aut_2013, CASS EDS will reveal the course

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Jenny Edwards
Business Analyst

Wattle Business Solutions Group
Centre for Higher Education, Learning and Teaching
Chancelry Building #10T

Ellery Crescent
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200 Australia

T  +61 2 6125 4086
F  +61 2 6125 4023

M 0428 268 926

Jenny.Edwards@anu.edu.au

wattle.anu.ed.au

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Wattle Support Team

+ 61 2 6125 0885  Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm

Wattle.Support@anu.edu.au

http://chelt.anu.edu.au/wattle-bsg

Long-hours Helpdesk (off-campus)

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Monday - Friday: 8am - 10pm

Saturday - Sunday and Public holidays: 9am - 5pm

Teaching Forum: Peer-Assisted Learning and the PAL Community of Practice

When:  12 to 1:30pm, Friday 22 March 2013 (a light lunch is provided following the forum)

Where: Forestry Building (#48) Rm. 108, Fenner School of Society and Environment

Abstract: Peer--‐assisted learning (PAL) can be broadly defined as an organised activity where students are encouraged to work together to develop their understanding rather than learn new content from an expert. Such learning often occurs without encouragement, but structured PAL programs seek to structure this process with a trained facilitator that assists in facilitating discussions. This year, with the support of the Centre for Higher Education Teaching and Learning, a PAL ‘Community of Practice’ (CoP) has been formed, bringing together individuals interested in PAL programs, as well as existing PAL--‐based educational groups, to enhance PAL practices at the ANU. The CoP hopes to achieve this through increased information--‐sharing between groups and collaboration on projects relevant to CoP members. The PAL CoP Teaching Forum has been scheduled to further promote PAL practices and start a dialogue within ANU about how PAL can work with other educational programs in order to enhance the student experience. Following an introduction to PAL, there will be workshops discussing three key aspects of peer--‐assisted learning: (1) How peer--‐assisted learning programs fit into existing courses (2) Evaluation of programs (3) Mentor selection and ongoing support. A variety of approaches addressing the above three issues will be presented; all attendees are also encouraged to contribute to the discussion.

RSVP: RSVP to John Rivers, U4541684@anu.edu.au, by Tuesday 19 March for catering purposes

Developments in online and flexible learning at UBC

Here's a report from Tony Bates on some very interesting developments at UBC, the home of the original Learning Management System (WebCT). It's copied from his blog. Tony Bates has been working in the field of open, distance, and online education for a long time. He is one of the true elders of this academic tribe, and he knows the territory very well. Before he worked at UBC, he played a big role in the growth of the Open University UK. Currently, Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.

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UBC is going big with online and flexible learning

March 12, 2013 By Tony Bates Leave a Comment

UBC's Vancouver campus

Yesterday (March 11), Stephen Toope, the president of the University of British Columbia, sent an e-mail to all faculty announcing a strategy to increase flexible learning across all the university’s programs. In the e-mail, he announced:

In the latter half of 2012 UBC undertook a strategic assessment of the recent global developments and their meaning for our institution…..which concluded that for UBC to meet the learning expectations of a new generation of students we need to evolve our teaching model further to one that more systematically blends traditional classroom environments with online components, interactive distance dialogues and small support groups.  The key is to provide a flexible approach to suit the varying needs of learners, and so we are calling this the Flexible Learning Initiative.  The primary objective of this effort is to enhance the learning experience of our students.

 We will initially focus our efforts on blending direct entry programs in Arts and Science in Vancouver, but we will also pursue other flexible learning opportunities including additional professional programs, personalized degrees and MOOCs.  Although the intention is to redevelop whole programs, we will work course-by-course, looking for the greatest positive changes for our students and working with faculty most interested in new teaching methods. 

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This is a very significant move by one of the leading publicly-funded research universities in North America. It can be seen that this is a widely focused initiative that goes to the heart of the university’s teaching operations. MOOCs no doubt played some part in the development of the strategy (UBC after all is offering four courses through Coursera) but UBC’s real focus is on making credit programs more accessible and online learning more integrated within these programs.
This is an excellent example of a broad institutional strategy towards online and flexible learning that every university and college needs to now undertake, if they are to stay relevant and competitive in the future. I look forward to seeing how it rolls out at UBC over the next few years.
Declaration of interest
I spent eight years between 1995-2003 working at UBC as Director of Distance Education, and played a very minor part in the ‘strategic assessment’ last year.
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CHELT seminars for March and April

March 14 - Teaching at ANU: new opportunities for professional development and recognition (REPEAT)

More information and registration at http://chelt.anu.edu.au/seminars-workshops/chelt-seminars-2013

March 20 - Habits of Highly Productive Writers

More information and registration at http://researchstudents.anu.edu.au/highlights/index.php

April 12 - Scalable learning: the beautiful paradox of massive open online courses (MOOCs)

More information and registration at http://chelt.anu.edu.au/seminars-workshops/chelt-seminars-2013

David Jones' blog: interesting post on the digitally (il)literate

David Jones maintains a great blog: The Weblog of (a) David Jones. Today, his post is called Many of our students are neither digital natives nor digitally literate. For those who have not yet encountered Marc Prensky, Jones is referencing a widely-circulated paper entitled Digital natives, digital immigrants. I think Prensky is wrong, and we would be better off reading the late, great Neil Postman, but that's a discussion for another day. Today, Jones has some useful observations for those venturing into the online teaching world.

Alert from CHELT: ocTEL - Open Course in Technology Enhanced Learning

Registration is open for ocTEL, the Open Course in Technology Enhanced Learning

Starting in April 2013 this online course is initially aimed primarily at people teaching in higher education who want to better understand and explore how to use technology to enhance teaching and learning.

ocTEL is designed and run by members of the UK-based Association for Learning Technology (ALT) and has the potential to raise the profile and capability of learning technology across sectors. Most of the writing and tutor support is being provided on a voluntary basis.

For more information about ocTEL, and to register please visit http://octel.alt.ac.uk/

If you're an experienced learning technologist and you'd like to get involved as a volunteer, please register your interest at http://octel.alt.ac.uk/contribute/

NB The ANU Connection

Although the curriculum for OCTEL is still to be reviewed at ANU, it is likely that successful participation in this course, or elements thereof, would be considered valid forms of PD within the new professional regnition scheme.

Closing dates for OLT Academic Secondments for 2013 announced

Dear all

The Office for Learning and Teaching has announced the closing dates for nominations for Academic Secondments.

Academic Secondments aim to enhance the ties and understanding between the sector, the OLT and DIISRTE. 

Secondees will carry out a program of work for the Government and the higher education sector on strategic priorities. Those seconded will be a source of academic advice and support to the staff of the OLT, with the aim of broadening staff capability within DIISRTE, and building relationships with the home institution.  

Selection is based on individuals’ professional standing and leadership capabilities, their strong record of contributing to learning and teaching development in their discipline, home institution, and/or more broadly across the higher education sector, their role in policy development and implementation, and demonstrated project management experience, including dissemination and promotion of funded work.

Information regarding the Academic Secondment program and nomination forms may be found on our website at http://www.olt.gov.au/fellowships-and-secondments/secondments.

The closing date for nomination is Friday 26 April 2013.

I would be most grateful if you would encourage your staff who meet these criteria, and would benefit from the experience, to apply. The OLT has gained an enormous benefit from the first secondment and the feedback from the sector on Tilly Hinton's work has been overwhelmingly positive.

Kind regards

Suzi HewlettGeneral Manager
Office for Learning and Teaching | Higher Education Division
Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Resources and Tertiary Education

Level 10, 255 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, 2000

Phone (02) 9246 0604 | Fax (02) 6123 6440 | Mobile 0412 456 089 | Website http://www.olt.gov.au

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Flexible Double Degree Roadshow

In 2014, the University will be offering a nationally innovative approach to double degrees in which students are in the driving seat as designers. The Flexible Double Degree (FDD) offering will allow for over 1200 potential degree combinations and will replace the 137 existing combined degrees.

CASS staff (academic and professional) are invited to attend a FDD ‘Roadshow’, which will provide you with more information on the FDD model and infrastructure, plus an opportunity to ask questions.

Registration is not required.

Date:                Monday 13 May 2013

Time:                2pm – 3pm

Venue:              School of Cultural Inquiry Conference Room, AD Hope Building (14)

For further information regarding the Roadshow or the double degree model, please contact your FDD representative, Ms Bridget Tee or the Project Manager, Ms Leanne Campbell (lea.campbell@anu.edu.au).

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David Williamson's lecture: Living dangerously: The future of creative arts education in Australian universities

David Williamson’s 2012 NTEU Lecture – on Radio National tonight – 8.05pm Tuesday 5 March

Radio National is broadcasting the 2012 NTEU Lecture by David Williamson: “Living dangerously: The future of creative arts education in Australian universities” tonight at 8.05 on Big Ideas, repeated at 3.05 am Wednesday 6 March.
You can listen online for the next month or download to your pod at any time: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/the-future-of-creative-arts-education-in-australian-universities/4478044
The NTEU Lecture was recorded at the University of Notre Dame in Fremantle on 15 November 2012. Click here for background.  https://www.nteu.org.au/article/Creativity-under-%E2%80%9Cshort-sighted-assault%E2%80%9D-in-Australia---David-Williamson-13682)
You can also view the TV version broadcast earlier this year on ABC1: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/bigideas/stories/2013/02/04/3682542.htm

Carmel Shute

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NTEU - National Office

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