Balancing Magnitude and Magnificence: Sustaining Growth and Innovation Dr Michael Crock Griffith University Blackboard Users Conference February 2006

2 Griffith University Context

3 Our Mission… selection, creation and effective access to educational and information resources; design and development of educational learning experiences; and provision of expertise, professional training and development. The mission of FLAS is to enhance the University’s capability in teaching, learning and research through:

4 Students and staff involved in eLearning have little real interest in the array of systems involved in the support of their activities, desiring instead an integrated experience rather than integrated systems.

5 High Demand –

6 Some background statistics ….

7 Current Status All courses offered by Griffith have a presence in 27,000 students 1,400 academics course sites in

8 Data – 280K+ attached objects, eg PDFs, PPTs, and general text

9 Driving Forces at Griffith University Return on investment / maximise investment Non-duplication of t&l / other resources Re-use; recombine; share Risk management / mitigation Copyright Intellectual property Archival history / litigation

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11 Griffith University – Looking Outwards Sir Bob Geldof Teaching and Learning for a sustainable future Ray Charles Vision Impairment Ruben “Hurricane” Carter The Griffith University Law School Innocence Project Kim Phuc The Power of Photojournalism Nova Peris Australia Institute of Suicide Prevention and Research

12 Airfares: New York – Paris return 1939$9366 ($750) 2004$ $4201

13 Higher Education Tuition: 1940* Undergraduate$5320 ($420) 2003/04** 4 Year Private$ Year Public$ Year Public$ 1905 * University Pennsylvania Archives * CollegeBoard

14 “E-Universities have been a Catastrophic Failure” Geoff Maslen, Campus Review November 2004

15 Develop a catalog of lessons learned Map the obstacles to overcome Move ahead in developing dominant designs and global networks Zemskey, R. and Massy, W.F. (2004) Thwarted Innovation, What Happened to e-Learning and Why? The Learning Alliance for Higher Education

16 “The seeds of great discoveries are constantly floating around, but they only take root in minds well prepared to receive them” (Joseph Henry ( )

17 “Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present” (Albert Camus)

18 “Time has a way of demonstrating the most stubborn are the most intelligent” (Yevgeny Yevtushenko)

19 “No, you never get any fun out of the things you haven’t done.” Ogden Nash

20 “Progress might have been all right once, but it has gone on too long.” Ogden Nash

21 “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Albert Einstein

22 Knowledge is more important than ignorance Action is more important than words Acting on imagination is the most important

23 InfoServices Support Team Educational Products & Services Infrastructure Support Teams ADAPT Content Support General knowledge Resolves basic queries Expert knowledge Resolves complex queries related to use and administration Expert knowledge Selection, design, and development of T&L resources Academic Development and Professional Training Assistance in the design and development of flexible learning resources within Technical assistance in the development and maintenance of course content

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27 Freshers’ landing Research Heights Dot.com Marsh Shadowlands Techno Jungle Opportunity Falls Early Adopt River Temple Of Pedagogy Mountains Of Disciplines Techie Firewall Competition Peak Spring of Innovation Government Cumulus Isle of Instead Of Management Camp As Well Bay E- learning Land Weavers’ Plain… site for development..

28 Biggest Mistake……

29 Greatest Risk……

30 Sustained Success…… Single Success…….

31 Specific Threats…… Generic Threats…….

32 President for the Day……

33 What is the best job you could have right now? What is the best job you could have 3 years from now?

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Thank You! Dr Michael Crock Griffith University