SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT (STEL) Rozeena Mazhar and Elodie Wakerley Birmingham City University 1st July 2019 #BCUSTEL

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Education Development Service Central Department within the Higher Education Institution working with other central departments integral to staff development Offering CPD provision for academics alongside the PgCert

RATIONALE Supporting Technology Enhanced Learning is a SEDA accredited course run in-house at Birmingham City University Aimed at academic community Can be presented as evidence in the Fellowship process The course was aimed at academics who wanted to know more about incorporating technologies in practice Delivering a diverse and inclusive experience to students Targeting a course team, enabling them to develop their own communities of practice (Wenger, 1998)

AIMS AND ASSESSMENT Aims of the course Assessment To support individuals in the effective use of educational technologies To advance professional practice by promoting scholarship in the use of educational technologies To enhance student learning To encourage the development of learning communities Sharing of effective practice within and across institutions Assessment Confidence Audit, Interactive Poster and CPD Action Plan The course was aimed at academics who wanted to know more about incorporating technologies in practice Delivering a diverse and inclusive experience to students Targeting a course team, enabling them to develop their own communities of practice (Wenger, 1998)

COURSE DELIVERY DAY 1 DAY 2 10 Weeks (approx.) ASSESSMENT DEADLINE TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS: Principles and Practices of Flipped Learning Technology for Formative Teaching Advanced Quiz Building in Moodle Introduction to Mahara ePortfolio How to ScreenCast your Lectures Free Internet Tools for Formative Teaching Using Big Blue Button Virtual Classroom Peer Assessment through Moodle Workshop Using Audio and Video to Enhance Learning DAY 1 DAY 2 ASSESSMENT DEADLINE 10 Weeks (approx.)

WHAT HAPPENED? Student retention – only 9 out of 14 students completed the course Variety of technologies Interactive poster

CATHERINE’S INTERACTIVE POSTER

CATHERINE’S VIDEO

IMPACT Student feedback: Student enjoyment Usefulness in preparing for assessment tasks Recommendations for future use Correlation with higher grades Staff feedback “We often complain about having a lack of time to investigate new ideas and techniques that we know will help us become better teachers. Committing to this course meant I had a framework and critical momentum to finally learn about the use of technology and much more confidence to integrate educational technology into my teaching. Most importantly, I am confident it will improve my students’ learning experience”

GOING FORWARD www.padlet.com/bcustel/apt2019 SEDA Portfolio Assessment changes BCU Learning and Teaching Futures 2019 More detailed action plan In groups, discuss ways in which you capture longer term impact of development activities at your institutions or brainstorm ways you could do so. Please share your ideas on Padlet: www.padlet.com/bcustel/apt2019