1. Dept of EI

2. Pretoria’s famous Jacaranda trees In full bloom during October (SA’s spring)

3. The Pretoria branch of the Transvaal University College (TUC) was forerunner of the University of Pretoria. It commenced its activities in 1908 with a staff of four professors and three lecturers. Thirty-two students enrolled for courses at the first campus in Pretoria. The University of Pretoria, became a fully fledged university in 1930. The nick name Tuks, for the University of Pretoria, derives from the acronym for the College, namely TUC. The University of Pretoria (UP) is the largest residential university in Southern Africa with more than 41000 full-time on-campus students. Apart from that we have more than 16000 off-campus part-time and distance learning students. There are 9 faculties comprising of 140 academic departments and 2100 academic staff members. There are 65 research centres and institutes. The total staff compliment of UP is 4300. UP offers more than 2000 academic programmes. http://www.up.ac.za/ About UP

5. University of Pretoria

6. What is the core business of the University? Teaching and learning Research Professional practice / service learning / community outreach Vision of Dept for EI: To establish education excellence at UP

7. Mission EI leads, facilitates and supports education initiatives in partnership with lecturers to establish appropriate teaching and learning practice. The needs and specific contexts of staff and students are approached holistically to establish effective learning environments.

8. Attributes of excellent university teachers Reflective practice Skills Interpersonal relationships Subject knowledge Personality Research / teaching Kane et al., 2004 depth formal/informal obe passion enthusiasm motivation empathy pedagogical clarity communication preparation real world motivating empathy rapport negotiate flexible integration growth improvement development professionalism

9. An integrated virtual campus

10. Services offered by EI Education Innovation Electronic Education Strategic Focus Areas Educational Technology * (* Equipment in the classroom)

11. Education innovation Education consultancy Education induction courses –all lectures / professors –teaching assistants –tutors Assessment training Education innovation faculty plans Education innovation committees Education innovation awards R & D on educational practice

12. Education technology Audio-visual services and procurement Audio-visual loans One-stop repair service Video conferencing UP service points for distance students R & D on education technology

13. E-Education Web-supported teaching and learning (WebCT) Multimedia design and development (CD-Rom) E-testing (Computer Based Testing) E-Campus (virtual campus) –Lecturers online (LOL) –Student Online Services (SOS) Graphic design Video and sound production and editing Photographic services

14. Project Office Total of 256 projects since 1998 Project managers in EI Project leaders in academic departments Project teams (multidisciplinary) Timeline and scheduling Project plans with 3 year budgets Project approvals and funding Instructional design (ADDIE model) Quality Management System (QMS) Project and Quality Management

15. E-learning projects WebCT2 500 courses30 000 students Multimedia CDs42 products Electronic assessment Video Video conferencing 2001200220032004 43 19664 000124 851125 768 17211611 31302419 2005 149 843 6 56

16. Statistics: Academic Staff Training 2002200320042005 Training in WebCT & E- learning 122147239283 Education induction (newly appointed lecturers) 11711010084 Education induction for junior/assistant lecturers 58622574 Assessment training642913540 Educational training of tutors8421218395 Other educational training248291126124 Total:6931113708700

17. Drivers of education innovation: Continuous developments in ICT The new knowledge economy Commercialisation and globalisation of education Market forces and market needs (flexibility and choice) Changing educational paradigms Integration of contact and distance education Funding issues (source, cost-effectiveness) And more Education Innovation

18. Student needs - flexibility: Where, when and how to study Full-time vs part-time Learn while you earn, on-the-go Individually vs group Dependent vs independent Custom-made Just-in-time Education Innovation

19. Contact f2f education Distance education Integration (independent learning) (more student control) (dependent learning) (more lecturer control) Education Innovation Integration between face-to-face and distance learning modes

20. Terminology: flexible learning blended learning dual mode learning mixed mode learning multimodal learning integrated learning distributed learning and others … Education Innovation

21. The driving forces: Technology in the teaching and learning environment:  low / high technology Learner needs:  dependent / independent  group / individual Education Model at UP

22. Lecturer control Student control Low Tech High Tech Face-to-face Correspondence E-education Video conferencing / Specialised Practicals Video conferencing / Specialised Practicals Flexible Learning Model

23. Mix of media Paper Contact: classroom environment Web- supported environment CD-Rom Other Integrated, blended, flexible learning environment, with a mix of delivery media.

24. The technology adoption lifecycle (Moore, 1991) Education Innovation

27. Multimedia Products (on CD)

28. Emerging technologies “Many demands are currently placed on online learning in higher education. While we may not realize it, we have entered the perfect electric storm, where technology, the art of teaching, and the needs of learners are converging. ….[there are] dozens of emerging learning technologies that are generating waves of new opportunities in online learning environments.” Curtis J. Bonk “The Perfect E-Storm” Observatory Report, June 2004

29. Summary of key issues: Education innovation is a process Education innovation is for ALL of us Change management is crucial Academic and non-academic functions Top-down and bottom-up strategies Support and incentives Quality assurance EI leads, facilitates and supports Education Innovation