empower and enhance with blackboard course templates and community modules
DESCRIPTION
The presentation looks at the content given to UCA students and staff via the templates including a set of digital literacy skills for today’s creative professional (for students) - as well as digital pedagogy with learning activities and case studies (for staff). It demonstrates how the learning technologists gather and share knowledge about each course throughout the year so the renewed template is created according to user demands, trends in technology and curriculum requirements. Along with the locally built resources in the template, the presentation also looks at how the Blackboard Community Module Page is deployed - but centrally managed outside the course area to target subject specific learning resources – many belonging to the Library. As with all universities, library resources can be overwhelming if not managed correctly. By using subject specific library modules within a course/unit area, students are taken directly to relevant eStream broadcasts, eJournals, databases and no more getting lost and giving up on the library website. With this use of the community modules, the task of providing library resources directly within course/unit areas has finally become manageable, has empowered subject librarians and most importantly enhanced the student experience.TRANSCRIPT
Empower and Enhancewith Course Templates & Community Modules
University for the Creative Arts
- Guild HE university- Provide specialist art and design education- 5 campus locations in the southeast- 7000 students- 90 courses- Art, Design, Architecture, Media & Communication
Campuses:Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone & Rochester
MARIA TANNANTProgramme Manager in Digital [email protected]
Tailored fit…
…logistical landscape & learning technology
Logistical landscape 5 campuses
Logistical landscape 5 campuses, 2 learning technologists
Logistical landscape 5 campuses, 2 learning technologists, 7 schools teaching & 12 creative disciplines
The course template…
…putting some goodies on the table
Course Templates help organise content
helps meet students’ expectations
Course Templates help provide consistency
advocate minimum requirements
Support staff at point of need
enhance learning with technology
Support staff with suggested practice
disseminate case studies & best practice
FINDING STUFF!…
getting lost… giving up…
Les Tuileries, Paris
Overwhelmed with choice
- multiple clicks- buried & hidden- intimidated- despair- give-up
Resources available at UCA
•30,000 DVDs, audio files & digital games•Archive of special collections & rare books•Artists books special collection•Athens: gateway to ejournals and databases•Books: over 300,000 printed/digital•eStream: TV & Radio broadcasts under license•Exhibition Catalogues special collection•Imagebank, VADS, •Journals: over 13,000 printed/digital•Library Catalogue•Multimedia: still/moving image & newspaper archives•Reading lists•Subscribed service to over 60 special collections
The module course page…
…providing subject specific resources
Tailored Library content for each course
empowering staff
- tailored content
- subject specific
- oneClick
- direct
- no excuse
- sustainable
- centrally located
- working together
empowering students
Self-paced just-in-time learning
- updated centrally
- changed over time
- topical/trends
- reference point
- basic tool-kit
- value for money
19.5% increase in use of resources
Impact – finding & using resources
Benefits for students & course team
The subject modules ensure my students are ONE CLICK from
key resources to support learning
The subject modules ensure my students are ONE CLICK from
key resources to support learning
Having the right library links in
my course area has save me so much time…
Having the right library links in
my course area has save me so much time…
AT LAST…. I can now find all the relevant
resources for my subject in one place
AT LAST…. I can now find all the relevant
resources for my subject in one place
The resources look attractive… and that’s
exactly what my students respond to
The resources look attractive… and that’s
exactly what my students respond to
Managing modules centrally…
…working smarter with less
Modules available for courses and units
empowering staff – working smarter
Academic Support - Canterbury
Academic Support - Rochester
Campus Technical Resources - Canterbury
Campus Technical Resources - Epsom
Campus Technical Resources - Farnham
Campus Technical Resources - Maidstone
Campus Technical Resources - Rochester
e-Journals for Architecture and Interiors
e-Journals for Fashion & Textiles
e-Journals for Film Production
e-Journals for Fine Art
e-Journals for Graphic Design
e-journals for Illustration
e-Journals for Photography
e-Stream TV & Radio
eStream TV/Radio: Animation
eStream TV/Radio: Architecture
eStream TV/Radio: Business, Marketing & Advertising
eStream TV/Radio: Design & Craft
eStream TV/Radio: Fashion & Textiles
eStream TV/Radio: Fashion Management & Marketing
eStream TV/Radio: FE Taster
eStream TV/Radio: Film Production
eStream TV/Radio: Fine Art
eStream TV/Radio: Graphic Design & Illustration
eStream TV/Radio: Journalism
eStream TV/Radio: Learning & Teaching
eStream TV/Radio: Media & Digital Arts
eStream TV/Radio: Performing Arts
eStream TV/Radio: Photography
Fashion Textiles: Research
Learning Support & Study Advice FE
Learning Support & Study Advice UG/PG
Lynda.com Tutorials
myUCA student induction video
Online Resources - Animation
Online Resources - Architecture & Interiors
Online Resources - Broadcast Media
Online Resources - Business Marketing and Advertising
Online Resources - Creative Arts for Theatre and Film
Online Resources - Design & Craft
Online Resources - Fashion & Textiles
Online Resources - Film Production
Online Resources - Fine Art
Online Resources - Further Education
Online Resources - Graphic Design
Online Resources - Illustration
Online Resources - Media & Digital Arts
Online Resources - PG Cert Learning & Teaching
Online Resources - Photography
Referencing
Search the Library Catalogue
Search Library Catalogue
Search the Web
Study Abroad (Year 1) Consider This Option
Technicians at Canterbury
Top 10 Tools to Support Learning
Tutorials - Self Directed Learning
Keeping track and working together
advocating ownership and accountability with Google Drive
Recording & disseminating practice…
…with audits and reports
Annual learning technology audit
Measuring impact and benefits
0 = no use1 = limited use2 = adequate use3 = extensive use
Disseminating audit findings to Schools
Each school gets an annual e-learning report - informs academic monitoring report - helps identify areas of staff support - helps course discovers other course’s activity - starts conversations
Thanks for your time…
…any questions
IMAGE Credits:Tavis Murray BA (Hons) Graphic Design New Media, UCA Epsom