2. How Technology is Changing Education
Chris Hewitt
Managing Director
eFlex Training
Who knows what this sound is?

3. Feeling nostalgic?

4. Growth n° internet users
last 20 years

5. Digital Natives Generation Y Born mid-80s to late 90s
50% of global workforce by 2020
75% of global workforce by 2025

6. Digital Natives Generation Z Born this century
Eldest now entering employment / tertiary education
Even more entrepreneurial and tech-savvy

7. Using technology to: extend the relationship with your students
personalize the learning experience
add value to your business
create new business opportunities

8. The student journey
Pre-enrolment Pre-arrival In house Alumni

9. The student journey Pre-enrolment Pre-arrival In house Alumni Engage
Level check
Questionnaire
Reward
Sample materials
Try before you buy
Inform
Handbooks
Induction
Excite
Videos
Brochures
Collect
Level information
Preferences
Educate
Academic content
Course preparation
Drive efficiency
Group placement
Early questionnaire
Personalise
Syllabus matching
Authored content
Innovate
Flipped classroom
BYOD
Commercialise
E-commerce
Distance learning
Update
Showcase new courses
Changes to products & services

10. Off-the-Shelf Pedagogy
Advantages
Disadvantages
Beautifully produced
Expertly written
More and more support materials
Expensive per student
Fixed syllabus
Necessary to match programmes to resources
Lack of differentiation

11. A Virtual Learning Environment
Match resources to programmes
Personalized content
Publish knowledge held within the organization

12. Designing Learning Key Principles
Goals and objectives – have they been set with key stakeholders in mind?
Micro-learning – bite-sized units, easy to digest
Learning journeys – not just one-off events
Usability – positive user experience, clear guidance
Engagement – variety of inputs and tasks

13. The Learning Experience
Self-directed learning
Flipped classroom
BYOD

14. Self-directed Learning
A learner-centric world
In control of our own learning
Learn at our own rhythm
Find our own solutions

15. Flipped Classroom A blended approach Tasks introduced online pre-class
Teacher contact time for authentic communication activities
70% of learning through practical experience

16. Bring Your Own Device Access audios, videos and texts Writing tasks
Class quizzes
Admin tasks

17. Other Benefits of VLE Platform use Time spent studying
Activities attempted / completed
Tutorials and reports
Sharable
Links to personalised tasks

18. Quality Assurance Feedback questionnaires
‘Trigger’ for scores below your target
Built-in analytics – measure scores against KPIs
Evidence corrective action
Transparent processes for academic teams

19. Learning Analytics Tools for decision-making and strategy planning
Customer-facing research
Better understanding of students and other stakeholders
Example: Learning Preference Assessment (Guglielmino)

20. Thank you and have a great Workshop
Chris Hewitt
Managing Director
eFlex Training