Digital Learning Developments
at UCC
Professor John O’Halloran
Vice President for Teaching & Learning
Global
&
National Drivers
Topics from the NMC Horizon Report > 2015 Higher Education Ed.
CHALLENGES
SOLVABLE
 Blended Formal
and Informal
Learning
 Improving Digital
Literacy
TRENDS
SHORT-TERM
 Increasing Use of Blended Learning
 Redesigning Learning Spaces
 Growing Focus on Measuring Learning
 Proliferation of Open Educational Resources
MID-TERM
 Advancing Cultures of
Change and Innovation
 Increasing Cross-Institution
Collaboration
LONG-TERM
DIFFICULT
 Personalised
Learning
 Teaching Complex
Thinking
2016
WICKED
 Competing Models
of Education
 Rewards for
Teaching
 Bring Your Own
Device
 Flipped Classroom
2017
2018
 Makerspaces
 Wearable
Technology
TECHNOLOGIES
2019
2020
 Adaptive Learning
Technologies
 The Internet of
Things
Innovative Learning
Spaces
Opportunities for small group teaching in
large groups, University of Coventry, England
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Key Questions
What do students expect?
What are the barriers to staff
engagement with TEL?
How are programmes developed at UCC?
What might the future look like?
Current student learning at UCC
Video
Fieldwork
Wiki
Digital Library
Classroom
Twitter
Video-blog
Virtual Labs
YouTube
Blog
Podcast
Peers
Work-based
Learning
Facebook
Internet
ITunesU
Recent data on student expectations
• According to a survey from for-profit education company
Laureate International Universities, students expect universities
to be a lot more personalized in 15 years.
• More than 20,800 students at 37 institutions and 21 countries
said that:
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they expected more on-demand classes;
68% expect free online materials;
59% said social media will be used for learning;
more employer input on what is being taught in schools.
2014 Global Survey of Students
(Zogby Analytics)
Q: What is the one idea you have for
your university of the future that you
believe will most benefit students?
• The university of the future will be transformed
by the technology of the last generation;
• Students in the future will benefit from the
ability to learn in a shorter time;
• The university of the future is closely linked with
technology;
• The university of the future will employ the
latest technology and have a good team on
hand to avoid technical failures.
2014 Global Survey of Students
(Zogby Analytics)
Anytime, anywhere learning- on campus
ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information
Technology, 2013
Anytime, anywhere learning- on campus
UCC student data
2014
ECAR Study of
Undergraduate
Students and
Information Technol
2013
Anytime, anywhere learning-remote
ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information
Technology, 2013
Technology Enhanced Learning Survey
2014
• 832 valid responses received.
• 27% currently engaged with TEL.
• 70% aspire to use TEL in the future.
• 71% encouraged to engage with TEL.
• 93% see TEL as an essential part of teaching.
• Barriers identified.
Attitudes to TEL among UCC staff
I'm unsure about the benefits of using
technology in my teaching (N=443)
I experiment with technology in
enhancing my teaching (N=442)
My institution encourages me to use
technology in my teaching (N=442)
I am confident using technology in my
teaching (N=441)
I think technology will be an essential
part of teaching in the future (N=439)
I am an enthusiastic user of
technology to enhance my teaching…
0%
Answer
Agree
Disagree
20%
40%
60%
80%
Don't Know
(O’Halloran et al. unpublished)
100%
Barriers to the adoption of TEL at UCC
Lack of time to attend training
48%
Unsure of the possibilities
45%
Lack of availability of training
45%
Lack of time to engage
44%
Lack of technical support
37%
19%
Lack of confidence
None
13%
Do not have access to the…
Not relevant to my teaching /…
Do not like the technology
Other
11%
3%
3%
9%
(O’Halloran et al. unpublished)
Development of online programmes at UCC
University
College / School
Subject
Matter
Expert
Individual Academic
Subject
Matter
Expert
Learning
Technologist
Learning
Technologist
TEL
Team
Students
Students
Subject
Matter
Expert
Students
UCC Online
Number of online students
(2012/13)
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
Open
Hibernia Other UK IT Sligo
University
UK
NUIG
DCU
UCD
UL
UCC
Roadmap for development
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2014
2015
2016 +
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
UCC TEL survey
BUILD CAPACITY
INCREASE CAPACITY
Barriers
Challenges
Support Requirements
Infrastructure Requirements
Staff Recognition
Digital Day 2014
UCC Online
National Forum Projects
 Staff training programme
(March 2015)
 Wiley Collaboration
 Digital Day 2015
 Staff CPD
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Increase numbers and reach
Staff CPD
Academic Practice Framework
Input into academic work load
Credit accumulation
Enhance your teaching using technology
Using Technology in Teaching
2015 Workshop Series
Workshops running every Friday from March 20th in the Boole Library
www.ucc.ie/en/teachlearn/tel/training
PLANNING | DELIVERY | ASSESSMENT
Collaboration
• UCC working towards developing a collaboration to increase our
reach and number of online students
• A small number of post graduate programmes (3-4) in Medicine
& Health and Business & Law are under review for consideration
• Wiley will help with:
• Programme marketing;
• Student recruitment;
• Provide support for instructional design;
• Support student retention.
Conclusions
• Education is going through a revolution and Teaching & Learning
(T&L) is at the centre.
• Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) is central to the future.
• TEL has the potential & capacity to broaden educational
opportunity.
• Innovation in T&L is required as universities as we know them
today will not survive in the future.
• Innovation in pedagogy and e-support for students, educators to
meet this challenge- where the rewards are very high.
Upcoming events
FUTURE UNIVERSITY• Thursday May 14th
DEVELOPING A ROADMAP FOR Continuing Professinal
Development (CPD)
• Friday May 22nd
Innovative Teaching and Learning
at UCC is
Student focussed
Staff supported
Globally informed
Thank You
John O’Halloran, DSc
@johbees | j.ohalloran@ucc.ie