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

2. 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

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. 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.)

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

7. CATHERINE’S INTERACTIVE POSTER

8. CATHERINE’S VIDEO

9. 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”

10. GOING FORWARD www.padlet.com/bcustel/apt2019 SEDA Portfolio
Assessment changes
BCU Learning and Teaching Futures 2019
More detailed action plan
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