Dr Dave OHare University of Derby Internal communications

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Dr Dave OHareUniversity of DerbyInternal
communications
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Why

• Language problems
• New VC, PVCs, Deans, ADs
• Evidence from ELB

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What

• Student voice
• Language e-learning, technology enhanced
  learning
• SWOT
• ID key messages and channels
• Communications plan
• Staff development needs analysis

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Where are we?

• Alignment and engagement of key stakeholders
• Beginning to embed in institutional processes
  e.g. QA, CPD
• Better information flow to help direct resources
  e.g. business planning
• Improved engagement with critical stakeholders
  PVCs
• In an ongoing process!

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Communication and Partnerships
Video and Conferencing Technologies (VC) for
Teaching and Learning
The commitment by the University to sustainable,
high quality teaching requires extensive use of
VC to reduce inter-campus travel and to ensure
all students, in whatever context, are taught by
research-active experts in their field. Exeter
Pathfinder bid, 2007

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For the year 2007/8 Large group lectures

• Between Exeter and Cornwall around 460 VC
  teaching sessions -
• saved approximately 96,600 miles travel
• 63 weeks staff time
• CO2 emissions reduced by 34 tonnes.
• Biosciences, History and Politics (8 modules),
  Geography,
• Law, English (225 and 71 students)
• Between 4 sites in PCMD around
• 429 VC teaching sessions - saved
• approximately 61,970 miles travel
• 43 weeks staff time
• CO2 emissions reduced by
• approximately 22 tonnes.

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Small group teaching and learning
GeoVid Small group enquiry (e/POP iChat )
Great Western Research Postgraduate research
training (6-way Access Grid)
Streatham and St Lukes campus Distance
support (Adobe Connect)
Cornwall campus
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Communication and Partnerships
Developing maintaining communication
partnerships

• INTERNAL
• Informing Exeters 40m Forum project (learning
  spaces)
• The setting up of an Audio-Visual Task Group
  (video-
• streaming)
• Staff contacts for education development in
  general

• EXTERNAL
• Inter-institutional consultations, VC meetings
  and visits
• Continued partnerships through PCMD and GWR
• The establishment of a Special Interest Group
• HEA-funded NTFS project on PDP

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Presentation via traditional analogue VC in
lecture theatres
Lecturer presentation
Real time communication
Students make use of 2-way VC for collaborative
group work across institutions
Video/audio on demand
Real time video/audio
Asynchronous communication
VC lectures are recorded and viewed in an
e-learning environment
Students make use of digitised video segments and
communicate asynchronously with others via
various web applications
Student activity
Could this framework provide a useful means of
thinking about communication and partnerships
through technology?
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Overview of SEEL
The Student Experience of E-learning Laboratory
(SEEL) project at the University of Greenwich is
a three year initiative that seeks to discover
more about the student experience of using
technology in support of learning.
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Phases / Work Packages
Phase 1 RESEARCH DESIGN (May Nov)
Phase 2 IMPLEMENTATION (Dec Feb)
Phase 3 ANALYSIS IMPACT (March May)
E V A L U A T I O N T E A M
Work packages 1 - 3
Work package 4 Interim evaluation
Work packages 5 - 7 Final evaluation
Labstaff
Action Group WP Leaders Project Manager
Steering Group sponsor/senior staff
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Pathfinding with a CAMEL
Bradford
Brighton
Greenwich
Thames Valley