Invited presentation at D-Transform Leadership School, Nancy, France, 20th May, 2017.

1. Transforming the Future:
The Example of Dublin City University
Professor Mark Brown
2nd D-Transform Leadership School
Nancy, France
20th May 2017

7. All Hallows
Campus

10. 10 x Online Scholarships for Refugees

12. Three examples…

13. Transformative Alignment
Strategy Systems
Leadership
CulturePeople
KEY TAKEAWAY

14. 1. Beyond Online Learning

15. • Long History of Distance Education
• Hosted National Centre for Distance Education
• OSCAIL Early Adopter of Online Learning

19. Excellence in Online Education

20. Deep
Interaction
Digitally Rich
Resources
The
Connected
Learner
Transforming Lives
and Societies
Sense
of Belonging
Committed
to Success
Impactful
Narratives
Knowledge
Translation
Rich
Collaboration
Community
of Learners
Meaningful
Tasks
Assessment
for Learning
- Our Model
Teacher
Presence
Specialist
Educators

22. TEXT
Our commitment is to ensure that
everyone feels connected and a strong
sense of belonigng and can succeed at
DCU no matter what their background.
- Our Model
TransformingLivesandSocieties
Teacher
Presence
Impactful
Narratives
Rich
Collaboration
Deep
Interaction
Meaningful
Tasks
Sense of
Belonging
The Connected Learner
Excellence in Online Education

23. TEXT
- Our Model
TransformingLivesandSocieties
Teacher
Presence
Impactful
Narratives
Rich
Collaboration
Deep
Interaction
Meaningful
Tasks
Sense of
Belonging
The Connected Learner
Excellence in Online Education
Assessment is for learning rather than
training minds to memorise facts and
therefore we challenge our learners
through authentic and meaningful tasks.

24. TEXT
Our online learning environment enables
us to support deep interaction with content
and through a range of resources in rich
digital formats.
- Our Model
TransformingLivesandSocieties
Teacher
Presence
Impactful
Narratives
Rich
Collaboration
Deep
Interaction
Meaningful
Tasks
Sense of
Belonging
The Connected Learner
Excellence in Online Education

25. TEXT
Learning is inherently social and therefore
irrespective of where people study we
purposefully design for rich collaboration
between students.
- Our Model
TransformingLivesandSocieties
Teacher
Presence
Impactful
Narratives
Rich
Collaboration
Deep
Interaction
Meaningful
Tasks
Sense of
Belonging
The Connected Learner
Excellence in Online Education

26. TEXT
Our courses are designed to tell impactful
stories drawing on research, theory and
practice to help translate new knowledge
into transformative outcomes.
- Our Model
TransformingLivesandSocieties
Teacher
Presence
Impactful
Narratives
Rich
Collaboration
Deep
Interaction
Meaningful
Tasks
Sense of
Belonging
The Connected Learner
Excellence in Online Education

27. TEXT
Our specialist teachers have a passion for
their subject and strong commitment to
actively facilitating transformative learning
experiences for all students.
The Connected Learner
- Our Model
TransformingLivesandSocieties
Teacher
Presence
Impactful
Narratives
Rich
Collaboration
Deep
Interaction
Meaningful
Tasks
Sense of
Belonging
Excellence in Online Education

29. A World-Class Irish Education Online

35. 2. Reframing the LMS / VLE

38. Loop Class
(Moodle)
Loop Live
(Adobe Connect)
Loop Tube
(Video)
Loop Reflect
(Learning Portfolio)
Loop Write
(Turnitin)

42. Re-envisioning the Online Brand…

45. Open
Education
Unit
The
Ideas Lab
Off-campus
Online
Delivery
Teaching
Enhancement
Unit
On-campus
Blended
Delivery
Learning
Design
National Institute for Digital Learning
New Innovative Digital
Models of Delivery
Research Network

46. 3. Walking the Talk

47. http://dcufuse.ie

55. Three final remarks…

58. “Digital
transformation
should be in
the service of
big ideas,
not as a big idea
in itself”
(adapted from Barnett, 2011)

59. Go raibh
maith
agaibh!

60. Professor Mark Brown
Director, National Institute for Digital Learning
www.dcu.ie/nidlmark.brown@dcu.ie
@mbrownz www.slideshare.net/mbrownz