Improving organisational buy-in for e-learning through a frictionless frameworkJudy Bloxham Jisc training consultant

Allen Crawford Thomas Jisc subject specialist

» How do we plan for decreasing funding?

» How do we manage more learners?

» How do we increase our enrolments?

» How do we adapt to personalised learning?

» How do we make best use of our physical estate?

» How do we compete in a globalised educational market?

» How do we deliver more learner success?

» How do we adapt to constantly changing technology?

Scalability

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» Education 101 the lecture – I will give this info only once so listen and make your own notes

» Is this reasonable – would an author or journalist do this?

» Technology frees education from specific place and time

More pedagogic change in last 10 years than last 1000

»“If you think education is expensive try ignorance”

Derek Bok

» David Putnam on the cost of not adopting technology

Rationale

I will give you this knowledge v I want this knowledge

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Bing images

Push v Pull

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» Acquisition without vision

» Inability to keep up with advances

» Pedagogy not understood

» We invested – you will use it

Issues

“They saw innovative high-tech devices as singular, even exceptional, ways of transformingteaching and learning completely divorced from previous efforts at improving classroom practice through curricular, instructional and organizational reforms”Larry Cuban

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Then and Now

”School and classroom reforms including technological ones, are part of the same genetic code”

Larry Cuban

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» Clear vision for the role of technology

› Joined up thinking and co-ordinated action

› Whole organisation involved in procurement and deployment

› Good support during roll out

› Relevance to your learners

Tech should actively support learning not be seen as a ‘nice to have’

Solutions

Fast + Friendly + Focussed = FRICTIONLESS

Frictionless framework

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Organisation» Efficiency» High outcomes» Low cost» Easy access/ trial possibilities» Low training needs» Facilitates resource reuse / repurpose / ready mades» Platform availability 24/7» Low maintenance / upkeep» Ease of management» Secure» Interoperability / multi-platform compatibility

Staff» Rol - time and effort» Low cognitive load / low

training requirements» Ease of use - easy access» Effective with learners» Meets outcomes» Reuse / re-purpose» Share / ready-mades» Community of practice» Feel ownership

Organisation

Fast

Frictionless

FriendlyFocused

Learners» Low cognitive load» Martini learning» Supports BYOD» Engaging» Efficient» Sense of ownership» Creative and collaborative» Develops employability skills

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» Low cost/ high quality solutions

» Easy adoption

» Improved retention and achievement

» Improved learner success

» Sustainable solutions

» Good practice that is easy to replicate

SMT need…..

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» Compatibility

» Security

» Low maintenance

» To be partners in the planning of how technology is applied to support learning

IT infrastructure require …

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» Efficiency» High outcomes» Low cost» Easy access / trial possibilities» Low training needs» Facilitates resource reuse /

repurpose/ ready mades» Platform availability 24/7» Low maintenance / upkeep» Ease of management» Secure» Interoperability / multi-platform

compatibility

Organisation

Frictionless

FriendlyFocused

Organisation

Fast

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» Easy to understand and use technology

» Pedagogical relevance

» Technology to increase learner engagement

» Contextualised staff development

Teachers want…

Organisation

Fast

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» Rol - time and effort» Low cognitive load / low training

requirements» Ease of use - easy access» Effective with learners» Meets outcomes» Reuse / re-purpose» Share / ready-mades» Community of practice» Feel ownership

Staff

Frictionless

FriendlyFocused

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» Relevance to real life digital practice

» Ability to use familiar/own tools/platforms

» Engaging and flexible learning

» Tools should enhance study not hinder (low cognitive load)

Learners now demand …

Organisation

Fast

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» Low cognitive load» Martini learning» Supports BYOD» Engaging» Efficient» Sense of ownership» Creative and collaborative» Develops employability skills

Learners

Frictionless

FriendlyFocused

How staff development can feel

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Traditional staff development Frictionless staff development

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How to Pedagogy Practice How to Pedagogy Practice

Traditional v Frictionless

Traditional v Frictionless staff development

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Traditional Frictionless

Difficulty of tools

Relevance to practice

Cost to organisation

Staff satisfaction

» Flipping the classroom

» Putting teachers in learners’ shoes to experience engagement

» Apply learning design to staff development, model good practice

» Emphasis on why, not just how, pedagogy rules

» Contextualisation, how can that work for me

» Don’t overload, low cognitive load

» Usable output as one of the objectives

» Facilitate time for reflection and sharing

Changing staff development

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» “With staff skills and lack of time we’re looking for something that is more intuitive for staff to produce resources and courses”

» “Doing/Action" CPD is received well in our CPD sessions, rather than other more talkative training”

» “Perhaps a course where they re-purpose while they learn a skill and they have a tangible resource to leave the training with”

Some thoughts from e-learning managers

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Arthur C Clark Bing images

“Any teacher who can be replaced by a computer should be”

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Judy BloxhamJisc, Training consultant

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Allen Crawford ThomasJisc, Subject specialist

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