This document provides an overview of the Talis Player and Project Lighthouse. It outlines Rodney Tamblyn's role at Talis and background in educational technology. It then describes the key features and capabilities of the Talis Player, including its ability to deliver different content types, unified analytics, and connected content. Project Lighthouse pilots from 2014-2017 at various universities are summarized. Quotes from university partners highlight benefits like improved engagement and ability to adjust teaching. The presentation concludes with information on piloting the Talis Player for eTextbooks.

2. Achieving learning
and teaching impact
with Talis
Rodney Tamblyn
Head of Teaching and Learning

3. Introduction

4. Session Outline
• Introduction & Overview
• Talis Player
• Project Lighthouse
• R&D, Piloting 2014-16
• APAC Lighthouse Piloting 2017
• Talis Player eTextbooks
• Questions

5. About me
• 20+ years in HE educational technology
• Role at Talis
• New Zealand!

6. Talis Player
Teaching and learning, connected

7. Universal Player for educational content
Unified Experience: sources, consumption and collaboration

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commodo dui nec sapien facilisis lobortis eget eu est. In nulla arcu, consectetur sit amet sem
vel, luctus semper dui. In tempus risus et elit mattis, ut pretium arcu laoreet. Maecenas vehicula
urna sit amet elit rutrum, sed malesuada arcu iaculis. In venenatis enim tellus, eu egestas eros
dignissim in. Proin pretium fringilla sapien nec scelerisque. Sed venenatis posuere mauris. Nunc
pellentesque nulla nec finibus gravida. Vivamus eu ipsum non enim feugiat gravida.
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ante ut, laoreet nisi. Pellentesque sed nibh quis libero vestibulum commodo quis sit amet
neque. Vivamus at porta nisl. Proin egestas mauris a aliquam pellentesque. Pellentesque
tristique molestie nulla, rutrum auctor justo venenatis eget. Duis odio est, sollicitudin sit amet
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condimentum erat. Aenean vehicula tincidunt sollicitudin. Cras dapibus lacus lacinia, maximus
Morbi et luctus odio. ligula cursus, euismod velit. Mauris rutrum ex quis vehicula blandit. Cras at
diam sapien. Etiam egestas sed ex id ullamcorper. Donec eget arcu mauris. Mauris ut massa
quis dolor vehicula consectetur ac eu ipsum. Morbi congue rhoncus commodo.Morbi et luctus
odio. Ut eget egestas dolor, ac suscipit sem. Donec et tortor malesuada, tempus ante ut, laoreet
nisi. Pellentesque sed nibh quis libero vestibulum commodo quis sit amet neque. Vivamus at
porta nisl. Proin egestas mauris a aliquam pellentesque. Pellentesque tristique molestie nulla,
rutrum auctor justo venenatis eget. Duis odio est, sollicitudin sit amet accumsan a, maximus et
lacus.
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condimentum erat. Aenean vehicula tincidunt sollicitudin. Cras dapibus lacus lacinia, maximus
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diam sapien. Etiam egestas sed ex id ullamcorper. Donec eget arcu mauris. Mauris ut massa
quis dolor vehicula consectetur ac eu ipsum. Morbi congue rhoncus commodo.diam sapien.
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vehicula consectetur ac eu ipsum. Morbi congue rhoncus commodo.diam sapien. Etiam egestas
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Talis Player - Seamless Online, Offline & Mobile Consumption

9. Unified Analytics
academic, student, library and institution

10. Connected Content

11. Talis Player in Talis Aspire
eTextbooks and uploading content into reading lists

12. All content managed and delivered via
Talis Aspire will be delivered in the Talis
Player

13. DEMO - Talis Player
multiple content types, connecting content, player features, engagement analytics
Multiple content types

14. Project Lighthouse
Research and Development

15. Small Scale Pilots Pilot partner
Anglia Ruskin
University
2014 2015 2016 Now
Expanded Pilot
Anglia Ruskin
University
New Pilot Partner
University of
Birmingham
Ongoing
Talis Player for…
Teaching and
learning,
and now content
in Talis Aspire
All pilots were working with Teaching and Learning teams and academics with taught modules

16. The Talis Player is in use at Anglia Ruskin University in
20 modules across 400 resources and 400 students with
over 10,000 student player sessions in 8 weeks

17. “What I love most about project Lighthouse is the simple macro and micro
level analytics at both student and resource level. Too often learning
analytics are just metrics and seldom used properly. With project
Lighthouse my academic colleagues quickly analysed the effectiveness of
resources, the engagement of their cohorts, and most importantly were able
to effectively adjust their teaching accordingly.”
- Matt East, Senior Learning Technologist, Anglia Ruskin University
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19. “In Talis Player because discussions are in the learning resource and
highlighted [on the content] they may raise a question, and that’s fine
because I can see the context, or they make a communication which the
rest of the group can participate in. As a result it’s far far easier to
manage, and far easier to get engagement and interactions going.”
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Research methods and project preparation module, MSc Sports Science
Photo credit: Sports Authority of India

20. Biomechanics module, Sports and Exercise Science
“[In] Discussion boards … the disconnect with which
comment(s) related to what part of a learning resources
means students loose interest very quickly. The ability for
students to provide in-line comment within a number of
different file formats is so refreshing.”
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Photo credit: Oregon State University

21. Module Guides at Anglia Ruskin University

22. “I really wanted to know how useful the documents we supply
actually are [ for students], so for me the analytics have been brilliant”
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23. “Students have done two assessments. I noticed there was a massive
peak before assessment in [access of the] module guide, even though
there was no information on the assignment in it. They have gone back
to it (I presume) to check deadlines. So, they are using the module
guide for assessment.”
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24. “I think it’s enhanced my module leadership. I can visualise what
students are doing which really helps. Next semester I’ll be using my
experience to develop better modules next year.”
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25. “Quote goes here or else…”
~ JEREMY BAINES
Figure 2: Example of a Trace Analysis illustrating visual
pattern of engagement of student within document

26. APAC piloting - Project Lighthouse

27. Talis Player eTextbooks

28. Talis Player eTextbooks
• Why textbooks?
• Essential content type for HE
• Common in RLs
• Improved T&L textbook experience

29. Deeply embedding textbooks in teaching and learning
context
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30. Teacher guidance annotation
And personal annotation
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31. Learning Analytics
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32. Personalised engagement support
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34. Personalised student engagement using activity events

35. Core e-Textbooks being seamlessly
delivered to 2100 students at DMU
via Talis Player
DMU Pilot (2016-17)

36. DEMO 2: Talis Player eTextbooks
Talis Player eTextbooks, Teacher guidance, offline access

37. 99.99% of all statistics are made up
References
• https://talis.com/lighthouse - includes a presentation on the ARU Pilot from last year’s
Insight Europe conference, and links to Lighthouse-related posts on the Talis blog.
• Adrian Scrutton Digifest2016 presentation, accessible here:
https://talis.com/2016/11/15/hear-from-an-academic-at-anglia-ruskin-on-their-talis-
player-pilot/
• Dix, A. (2016). More than one way to flip a class: learning analytics for mixed models of
learning. Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching, 8(12). doi:http://
dx.doi.org/10.21100/compass.v8i12.275
• Dix, Alan J., and Justin Leavesley. "Learning Analytics for the Academic: An Action
Perspective." J. UCS 21.1 (2015): 48-65.
• Dix, Alan. "Challenge and Potential of Fine Grain, Cross-Institutional Learning Data."
Proceedings of the Third (2016) ACM Conference on Learning@ Scale. ACM, 2016.

38. Thanks, Questions?
• rodney.tamblyn@talis.com
• https://talis.com/lighthouse