1. LT3 and UWOnE at the University of Waterloo
LT3: Who?
Centre for Learning and Teaching through Technology
What?
LT3’s mandate on campus is to enhance technology-mediated learning to:
enable more active student learning
target specific instructional challenges
provide authentic contexts for learning
encourage a learner-centred approach to teaching and learning
4 Dec. 2002
CUAC talk: UWOnE and LT3

2. How is UWOnE Used? Learning Task Designer Tool
allows faculty members to easily incorporate online elements into their courses
incorporates a pedagogical model (T5): promotes a task-centred approach in the use of technology, including feedback delivered in a number of ways
The New Classroom workshop series
introduces faculty to T5 and gives access to the tool
can be mainly done online, with 2 face-to-face coaching sessions for feedback and discussion
sessions are offered in March and April – go to and click on registration tab for workshop dates/ to register online.
Faculty liaisons
appointed to assist faculty members with the Learning Task Designer Tool (Arts:
4 Dec. 2002
CUAC talk: UWOnE and LT3

3. Use of online components by Arts
Learning Task Designer Tool
Approximately 21 Arts faculty members have participated in The New Classroom workshop series
All of the above have used or are planning to use the tool in their course(s)
WebBoard or Blackboard
A handful are using WB or BB independently of the T5 model, but the majority of these are interested in pursuing the T5 approach via the Learning Task Designer Tool next term
Distance Ed
18-34 online Arts courses are currently being developed
Technology cross-over to on-campus courses?
4 Dec. 2002
CUAC talk: UWOnE and LT3

4. The UWOnE environment LT3’s approach Components Support model
Provide aids for using T5
Collaborate with DE and IST to provide a central service
Components
TD and TM tools (homegrown) as the gateway
Tool sets to support online activities:
Off the shelf (Blackboard/Angel, WebBoard); homegrown (CM _Tools, built by DE)
UW infrastructure (authentication, student information)
External repositories for content and tools
Support model
LT3 Faculty Liaisons (4/6 Faculties)
Tool set support (one full-time hire in DE)
System support through IST
4 Dec. 2002
CUAC talk: UWOnE and LT3