Using IT

to further enhance our teaching

at the University of Bahrain

Using IT

to further enhance our teaching

at the University of Bahrain

Using IT

to further enhance our teaching

at the University of Bahrain

Hardware

Software

Learning

management

system

Learning

Network

Application Social media Collaborative tools

Using IT

to further enhance our teaching

at the University of Bahrain

Hardware

Software

Learning

management

system

Learning

Network

Application Social media Collaborative tools

Depending upon: - your experience - your IT literacy - your context - your subject background

Hardware

Software

Learning

management

system

Learning

Network

Application Social media Collaborative tools

Depending upon: - your experience - your IT literacy - your context - your subject background

Using IT

to further enhance our teaching

at the University of Bahrain

Introducing myself

Dr Loykie Loïc Lominé

University of Winchester

Staff Development

Consultant UK-HEA, IBO

Workshops: last week Italy, October Dubai, January Mexico, March Singapore…

Objectives of our workshop:

We will:

1. Describe examples of innovative use of IT to enhance teaching in the context of the University of Bahrain

2. Explain how IT can be used to enhance the students’ learning experience both in theory and in practice

3. Design a new learning and teaching activity for the coming year, with an IT element, together with a framework to analyze its effectiveness

4. Discuss how your own use of IT reflects wider pedagogical beliefs and conceptions about the role of the lecturer, the role of the student and the role of technology at UoB

the role of technology the role of the student

the role of the lecturer

the role of technology the role of the student

the role of the lecturer

technology

Structure of the session

• Warm-up activity (to stimulate our minds and brainstorm the topic)

• Terminology: some definitions

• Innovation and good practice

• Using technology to solve issues

• Using IT to enhance your teaching

• Game

• Consolidation & recap

Structure of our workshop

Warm up

Terminology

Innovation and good practice

Using technology to solve issues

Using IT to enhance your teaching

Game

Consolidation and recap

Warm up activity

Protocol:

- Stand up

- Statement on the screen.

- You have 30 seconds to think about it (react to it: do you agree, why, why not….)

- Pair up with someone and, for 2mn, share/discuss your response.

- We then repeat this three other times / with different questions / speak with other people

Statement 1

My students seem to be

much better than me

with Information Technology (IT) tools.

Statement 2

I use IT as much as possible.

Statement 3

IT is just a toy.

Statement 4

IT is just a tool.

What have we done?

- Stimulated our minds (and bodies)

- Started thinking/talking about:

• Using IT (with our students)

• Our own ideas/attitudes about IT

6 key terms

“most commonly used” “most frequently seen”

TASK:

What are the differences between them?

(Define them, illustrate them)

SUGGESTION: work in small groups

technology-enhanced teaching

technology-enhanced learning

e-learning

m-learning

smart learning

blended learning

About the terminology:

There is not “one authoritative definition” for these terms

Definitions differ by:

• Scholars/specialists/managers

• Institution/university

• Country/culture

will you want to create your own institutional glossary?

ADVANTAGE: common framework, common terms (beneficial for all stakeholders)

But also:

“Smart learning”

• Smart phone

• Smart home

• Smart watch

-> idea of “connected-ness”

How “smart” is smart?

Applying terminology

(1) Which of the 6 terms is the most suitable for you, your colleagues, your context? Why?

(2) You can also mix/create/adapt (e.g. smart teaching)

technology-enhanced teaching

technology-enhanced learning e-learning

m-learning smart learning blended learning

Structure of our workshop

Warm up

Terminology

Innovation and good practice

Using technology to solve issues

Using IT to enhance your teaching

Game

Consolidation and recap

• Work in groups of 4

Round 1

Innovation and good practice

Think of one example of how you currently use IT to enhance your teaching

5mn preparation

Prepare some notes:

- Brief description (what, why…)

- Evaluation (how do you know it works?)

- 2 key benefits (advantages)

- 1 limitation (problem, disadvantage)

20mn sharing in groups

2 limitations of what we have just done:

1. We have only shared in small groups

2. We have not used any IT tool for this

How could we remedy this?

SanaAlmansoori.blogspot.com

SanaAlmansoori.blogspot.com

Please answer the question on the Blog

1. Click on “comments”

2. Add your name at the end of your post (and maybe the subject you teach?)

3. If you use an laptop/tablet, maybe type your text in a WordDoc then copy/paste into blog

Round 2

Using technology to solve issues

Using technology to solve issues

Identify an issue you face – and discuss how technology could help solve the problem.

(e.g. some students do not do the preparatory work, some students struggle to understand X, some students do not dare to ask questions in class…)

Discussion: 20mn

Sharing

Each group reports briefly on one of the issues you have discussed

Round 3

Using IT to enhance your teaching

Using IT to enhance your teaching

How can you add a new IT element to one of the courses/ activities you are doing this year?

Take time to think about it

Considering (a) the advantages, (b) possible obstacles, (c) evaluation methods.

Structure of our workshop

Warm up

Terminology

Innovation and good practice

Using technology to solve issues

Using IT to enhance your teaching

Game

Consolidation and recap

GAME Set of 16 cards (4 cards of 4 different colours) (1 set for 2 people?....)

• Each card has a key statement.

• Discuss which one corresponds to you and your practice, and why

• You do not have to reach an agreement (at each table) but you need to justify/explain your choices

“20mn on each colour”

Notes:

1. The game was invented by Shirley Bennett, Head of L&T at University of Northampton (UK)

2. I have adapted the game (the statements)

3. There is a lot of L&T theory behind the game

Blue cards

Think of a course you teach.

Choose the blue card that best represents

your priority in teaching this course.

(Note: the blue cards do not refer to IT; the others will)

the role of technology the role of the student

the role of the lecturer

Yellow cards

Choose the card that best represents what you see as

your role in using Blackboard/Moodle.

Red cards

Choose the one that best represents

what you expect your students to do in their use of technology.

Green cards

Choose the one that best represents what you see as the role of technology in that course

LMS = Learning Management System (Blackboard, Moodle)

Structure of our workshop

Warm up

Terminology

Innovation and good practice

Using technology to solve issues

Using IT to enhance your teaching

Game

Consolidation and recap

Recap

“Using IT to further enhance teaching at the University of Bahrain”:

- At a “micro” level

- At a “macro” level

“Thinking Time”

Review what we have done/discussed today….

- about the examples from colleagues

- about the blog postings (re-read them?)

- about the IT activity you will add to your teaching this year

- about all the issues we have discussed

Write down some notes for yourself (or an action

plan, a summary, whatever you want)

Objectives of our workshop:

1. Describe examples of innovative use of IT to enhance teaching in the context of the University of Bahrain

2. Explain how IT can be used to enhance the students’ learning experience both in theory and in practice

3. Design a new learning and teaching activity for the coming year, with an IT element, together with a framework to analyze its effectiveness

4. Discuss how your own use of IT reflects wider pedagogical beliefs and conceptions about the role of the lecturer, the role of the student and the role of technology at UoB

Objectives of our workshop:

1. Describe examples of innovative use of IT to enhance teaching in the context of the University of Bahrain

2. Explain how IT can be used to enhance the students’ learning experience both in theory and in practice

3. Design a new learning and teaching activity for the coming year, with an IT element, together with a framework to analyze its effectiveness

4. Discuss how your own use of IT reflects wider pedagogical beliefs and conceptions about the role of the lecturer, the role of the student and the role of technology at UoB

Objectives of our workshop:

1. Describe examples of innovative use of IT to enhance teaching in the context of the University of Bahrain

2. Explain how IT can be used to enhance the students’ learning experience both in theory and in practice

3. Design a new learning and teaching activity for the coming year, with an IT element, together with a framework to analyze its effectiveness

4. Discuss how your own use of IT reflects wider pedagogical beliefs and conceptions about the role of the lecturer, the role of the student and the role of technology at UoB

Objectives of our workshop:

1. Describe examples of innovative use of IT to enhance teaching in the context of the University of Bahrain

2. Explain how IT can be used to enhance the students’ learning experience both in theory and in practice

3. Design a new learning and teaching activity for the coming year, with an IT element, together with a framework to analyze its effectiveness

4. Discuss how your own use of IT reflects wider pedagogical beliefs and conceptions about the role of the lecturer, the role of the student and the role of technology at UoB

Objectives of our workshop:

1. Describe examples of innovative use of IT to enhance teaching in the context of the University of Bahrain

2. Explain how IT can be used to enhance the students’ learning experience both in theory and in practice

3. Design a new learning and teaching activity for the coming year, with an IT element, together with a framework to analyze its effectiveness

4. Discuss how your own use of IT reflects wider pedagogical beliefs and conceptions about the role of the lecturer, the role of the student and the role of technology at UoB