Enhancing Learning and Teaching through the use of Technology : Evidence-based Practice Syntheses Wednesday 10 November University of Southampton

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Enhancing Learning and Teaching through the use
of Technology Evidence-based Practice
SynthesesWednesday 10 NovemberUniversity of
Southampton

• Steve Outram
• Senior Adviser
• Higher Education Academy

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Funding and drivers

• Higher Education in a Web 2.0 world report of
  the Committee of Inquiry into the Changing
  Learner Experience (2008)
• Higher Education Framework (Denham Review, 2008)
  
• The Future of Higher Education - Teaching and the
  Student Experience (Ramsden, P)
• On-line Innovation in Higher Education (Cooke, R.
  )
• Online learning innovation fund and task force
  (OLTF, 2009)
• Higher Ambitions framework (2009)
• Enhancing learning and teaching through the use
  of technology a revised approach to HEFCE's
  strategy for e-learning (2009)
• Supporting Flexible Learning strategies and
  flexible delivery

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Rationale for the synthesis initiative

• 3 Key Academy programme areas support the
  appropriate use of technology to enhance learning
  and teaching.
• Assessment and feedback,
• Employability and employee learning,
• Professional development of staff to support
  learning teaching
• Wealth of resources -produced for a variety of
  purposes, hosted in numerous locations.
• Need for easily accessible information on
  effective use of appropriate technology for
  different LT contexts.
• Recognition of expertise within the sector.

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Initiative aims and objectives

• To support the sector in its use of technology to
  enhance learning and teaching through the
  provision of a comprehensive and useful synthesis
  of evidence-based practice in each of 3 areas
• Assessment and feedback
• Employability and employee learning
• Professional learning and teaching practice
• To raise awareness of expertise in ELTT within
  the sector with the appointment of learning
  technology specialists to lead the synthesis
  work.
• To engage the sector with the syntheses both
  during and after completion of the synthesis
  process.

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3 Syntheses

• Assessment and Feedback Southampton
• Employability and Employee Learning Leeds Met
• Professional Learning and Teaching Practice OU

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Associated Seminar Series (1)

• Aims
• Provide a forum for the dissemination and
  discussion of research, evaluation and other
  evidence of the effective use of technology to
  enhance learning and teaching practice within the
  sector.
• Raise awareness of good practice within the
  sector.
• Contribute to the ELTT evidence base.

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Seminar Series (2)

• Funding for up to 30 seminars - hosted by HEFCE
  funded HEIs
• 29 proposals accepted
• 12 assessment and feedback
• 11 Professional learning and teaching practice
• 6 Employability and employee learning
• Each seminar to produce a briefing paper
  summarising the key issues/findings, including
  implications for practice to be disseminated via
  EvidenceNet.
• Briefing papers to feed into relevant synthesis.
• Synthesis team member to attend 2 seminars in
  related series.

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Seminar Series (3)

• 25 seminars held in 2009-2010
• 700 participants, positive feedback 84
• Briefing papers available via EvidenceNet service
• External evaluation to assess value to and impact
  on participants (practice) host institution
  (policy and practice)
• Model adopted across Academy for 2010-2011 as a
  means of engaging with and highlighting good
  practice in the sector.
• Eg WebPA Loughborough and Hull

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Dissemination and engagement

• Synthesis seminars at host institutions
• 29 Sept Open University
• 10 Nov University of Southampton
• 9 December Leeds Metropolitan University
• Project outcomes via EvidenceNet service
• Synthesis reports
• Case studies
• Podcasts/Vodcasts
• Websites
• Nascent evidence-informed practice communities

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Programme

• Synthesis Project Overviews
• Professional Learning and Teaching with
  Technology (PLaTP)
• Assessment and Feedback
• Employability and Employee Learning
• Debate Where now for evidence?
• Workshop SRAFTE findings and recommendations
• Discussion of the findings, implications for
  practice
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