Presentation from the first in the "Moving Learning Online" series of workshops. Delivered by RSC East Midlands and RSC South East

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Moving Learning Online: The
Strategic Role of Online Delivery
www.jisc.ac.uk/rsc RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning
Ben Williams
RSC East Midlands
Vinay Markandya
RSC South East

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Moving learning online
The MLO Series
 7 online sessions
 Moodle courses and RSC support
 Series aim - to help you answer the question…

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Moving learning online
How can online delivery help us meet our strategic
and operational objectives?

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Moving learning online
Session 1 aims
 To introduce the Moving Learning Online series
 To briefly look at the strategic implications of an
increase in online learning and teaching
 To identify some key considerations in assessing a
move to online learning

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Moving learning online
Why now?
 Flexibility - responding to changing learner and
employer needs
 Funding pressures – can we do more for less?
 Increasing use of the WWW – learner skills and
expectations, availability of online access
 Quality enhancement, consistency
 Competitiveness

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Strategic implications?

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Lessons learned
Evidence from research and practice
 Simply migrating resources online and directing
tutors to deliver them doesn’t work well
 Technology brings the potential to add more to the
learning experience, not just provide a (poor)
substitute for traditional learning. Pedagogy is key
 One-size won’t fit all. Support tutors to develop
effective learning activities to suit their context
 Effective learner guidance and support is critical
 Needs reliable and useable technology

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Moving online
Getting it right
 Realistic expectations – “front-loaded” time, effort
and costs. Suits some contexts better than others
 Managing change - bottom-up vs. top-down?
Striking the right balance
 Staff skills and motivation – inspire, empower,
encourage, support
 Learner skills, motivation and access to facilities
 Provide the right tools and resources

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MLO series
The MLO series
 The context of online delivery within the funding landscape
(1st Dec 2010)
 Online learning and pedagogy (12th Jan 2011)
 Strategic components of increased efficiency, consistency
and compliance (16th Feb 2011)
 Learning and assessment activities: blends between online
and face–to-face (16th March 2011)
 Learner support mechanisms (27th April 2011)
 Monitoring, Evaluation & Review of online learning (18th
May 2011)

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Your RSC
RSC support
 Strategic planning and managing change
 Scoping and planning online delivery
 Advice on technology, online teaching and
learning, resource development
 Sharing experiences across your sector
 Supporting networking with peers
 Evaluating impact

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The MLO programme
Contact:
 RSC East Midlands support@rsc-em.ac.uk
 RSC South East support@rscsoutheast.ac.uk