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Engaging Large Cohorts of International Students:
Technology Enhanced LearningDr Kulari Lokuge & Sharon Whippy
Engaging Large Cohorts of
International Students:T e c h n o l o g y E n h a n c e d L e a r n i n g
Dr. Kulari Lokuge & Sharon Whippy
Our Journey
• M o n a s h C o l l e g e M i s s i o n a n d S t r a t e g y
• K e y D r i v e r s , G o v e r n a n c e a n d Te c h n o l o g i e s
• A c t i v e L e a r n i n g P l a t f o r m ( A L P ) P i l o t
• L e a r n i n g a n d Te a c h i n g & L e a r n i n g S p a c e s
• O u r l e a r n e r s , O u r t e a c h i n g s t a f f & t h e A L P
• T h e C h a l l e n g e s a n d F u t u r e P l a n s
Monash CollegeI n t e r n a t i o n a l P a r t n e r N e t w o r k
CHINA
MELBOURNE
MALAYSIASRI LANKA
Teaching Divisions
• M o n a s h U n i v e r s i t y E n g l i s h L a n g u a g e C e n t r e
• M o n a s h U n i v e r s i t y F o u n d a t i o n Ye a r
• M o n a s h U n i v e r s i t y D i p l o m a
• M o n a s h P r o f e s s i o n a l P a t h w a y s
• M o n a s h U n i v e r s i t y B a c h e l o r o f I n t e r n a t i o n a l B u s i n e s s
Learning Technology
Turnitin ALP
Monash College
Strategy Governance
MoodleKaltura
Mahara Camtasia
Articulate Storyline
Video & Stills Studios
Micro
Adaptive
Nano
Learning Technology
Context
• E v a l u a t e b e n e f i t s / c h a l l e n g e s o f u s i n g T E L :
E n g a g e l a r g e i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o h o r t s i n b l e n d e d / f l i p p e d e n v i r o n m e n t .
I n c r e a s e a c a d e m i c p e r f o r m a n c e .
• 8 0 % M o n a s h C o l l e g e s t u d e n t s :
N o p r i o r e x p e r i e n c e i n s u b j e c t m a t t e r.
S e c o n d l a n g u a g e l e a r n e r s .
D i f f e r e n t c u l t u r a l v a l u e s a n d e d u c a t i o n a l
p r a c t i c e s .
Participants
• I n t r o d u c t i o n t o F i n a n c i a l A c c o u n t i n g ( 4 5 0 s t u d e n t s )
• E n g i n e e r i n g M a t h e m a t i c s A ( 7 2 s t u d e n t s )
• I n t e r n a t i o n a l s t u d e n t s - A s i a n r e g i o n
• A g e : 1 6 - 2 1 y e a r s
• G e n d e r : E n g i n e e r i n g – m o s t l y m a l e / A c c o u n t i n g : e q u a l s p r e a d
Echo360 Active Learning Platform
• Cloud-based learning and teaching platform.
• Content management, student engagement, lecture capture, and engagement analytics.
• Integrated into LMS (Moodle).
• Interactive polling tasks: multi-choice, true/false, image-based, short answer, ordering.
• Note-taking, book marking, confusion flag, question and
answer features.
Data Gathering
• S t u d e n t s u r v e y : l e a r n i n g b e h a v i o u r.
• F o c u s g r o u p s a n d s e m i - s t r u c t u r e d i n t e r v i e w s .
• U n i t l e a d e r s : r e f l e c t i o n j o u r n a l s .
Utilisation of ALP (Weekly)
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
2-3 times a week
Once a week
Everyday
Never
Number of students
Time
Utilisation of ALP (pre-in-post class)
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Before lecture
During lecture
After lecture
All of the above
Number of students
Time of use
Perceived Benefits of ALP
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Yes
Sometimes
No
Percentage of students
Helped to ask Questions Assisted Learning Usability
Teaching Staff Feedback
• W h a t w a s d o n e u s i n g t h e A c t i v e L e a r n i n g P l a t f o r m ?
• W h a t w a s t h e i m p a c t o n s t u d e n t s l e a r n i n g ?
• W h a t c h a n g e s a r e p l a n n e d t o i m p r o v e s t u d e n t s l e a r n i n g ?
Teaching Staff Feedback
• C o m b i n a t i o n o f t h e A L P a n d t r a d i t i o n a l m e t h o d s f o r c o n t e n t
d e l i v e r y
• I n t e r a c t i v e p o l l i n g a c t i v i t i e s : c o m p r e h e n s i o n c h e c k i n g a n d r e v i s i o n
• T h e c o n f u s i o n f l a g
• L e c t u r e r p e r c e p t i o n s p o s i t i v e – k e e p g o i n g !
Support Staff
• E n g a g e m e n t a n a l y t i c s : l e a r n e r i n t e r v e n t i o n s
• Tr a i n i n g a n d s u p p o r t
• L M S ( M o o d l e ) i n t e g r a t i o n : b e n e f i t s a n d c h a l l e n g e s
Considerations of current research
• Limited number of respondents
• Individual use: behavior and performance
• Student perception and data on usage
Conclusions
• Student/lecturer interaction
• Insight into student engagement
• Increase in student pass rates: positive correlation
• Need for further research
• Where we are now…