ASCILITE 2004 Workshops: Goss, Daniels and Boyd

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ASCILITE 2004 Workshop

Online teaching at QUT: Insights into institutional approaches, systems and reviews

Halima Goss, Ross Daniels and Bob Boyd
Queensland University of Technology

Objectives This full day workshop is designed to enable participants to explore the approach to online learning and teaching at QUT from policy, practice and quality assurance perspectives. Specifically, participants will:
gain hands on experience of the OLT environment - an alternative to the popular WebCT and Blackboard portals
walk through the staff development programs and explore resources and approaches taken to staff development
experience an OLT learning environment from the point of view of a student
examine the process and outcomes of the thematic review of online teaching conducted at QUT in 2003 and explore the recommendations in relation to their own contexts

Intended audience Attendees will be individuals with an interest in exploring the QUT Online Learning and Teaching (OLT) systems and strategies in order to gain insights into the approach taken to foster institutional commitment for the integration of technology in learning and teaching. This is a workshop designed for coordinators and administrators with responsibility for organisational area or institutional development in relation to educational technology integration into the learning environment.

Facilitators Ms Halima Goss is Associate Director, TALSS, University Online Teaching Coordinator, and Manager - Software, Multimedia and Internet Learning Environments (SMILE) and Hub sections of TALSS. Mr Ross Daniels, a lecturer and unit coordinator, School of Humanities and Human Services, is Chair of Review panel for "Online teaching at QUT", 2003. Mr Bob Boyd is a lecturer and Director of Practicum Studies, in the School of Human Movement Studies.

Details of activities The workshop has been designed to provide participants with an insight into the policies, systems and developments in online teaching at QUT. Participants will examine and utilise the technology that has been developed at QUT and adopted across the institution. The hands on activities will enable a review from both a staff and student perspective and the final discussion will explore the thematic review of online teaching at QUT as both a process and a guide to the future developments.
The Whatif journal is perpetuated throughout the day through a series of reflective prompts and will serve to initiate future thinking in relation to systems, policies, practices and reviews. It is intended that the collated thoughts be distributed to ASCILITE 04 workshop attendees to use in their own institutions to foster further thinking about online teaching.

9:30-10:00 Getting to know each other and QUT: Context setting
Intros and an ice breaker - 10 mins
An overview of the policies and practices at QUT - Institutional profile, Technology profile and Strategic priorities.
Why the current approach?
Intro to the Whatif .. journal

10:00-11:00 OLT: Getting started in the system
This is a hands on laboratory segment which takes participants through the QUT OLT system and its architecture in a simulated exercise of constructing a learning environment using a range of media, tools and techniques.
Exposure to the administrator interface and the OLT environment will enable comparisons to be made with the WebCT and Blackboard type LCMS.
This session will be followed by morning tea and time to engage with the Whatif.. journal.

11:30-12:30 Staff Development: the battle between generic and contextualised approaches
The staff development programs, resources, approaches - driving change through a "Joint Management Agreement" (JMA) approach. Exploring a faculty JMA.
Workshops, Seminars, and Labs - the face to face approach
Manuals and Resources - the virtual supports for developing teaching practices
This session will be followed by lunch and time to engage with the Whatif.. journal.

1:30-2:30 Learning on line - experiencing engagement
Participants will work through a seminar designed to contrast a face to face and an OLT component. This experience is designed to provide participants with an opportunity to "see" the learning environment as a student might and experience both a face to face and online approach in order to consider the "blending" issues.

2:30-3:00 Perceptions, conceptions and expectations - giving voice through thematic review - the process
The chair of the Online teaching review will provide and overview of the process of conducting the review as a thematic one. This session will outline the How, Whom, Where, When and Why it was done.
This session will be followed by afternoon tea and time to engage with the Whatif.. journal.

3:30-4:15 Perceptions, conceptions and expectations - giving voice through thematic review - the outcomes.
The recommendations and implementation issues following the review will be discussed and participants will have the opportunity to question facilitators in detail in order to consider the implications of such an approach and its applicability to their own organisations.

4:15-4:30 Completion of Whatif journals and sharing reflections

References Goss, H. & Boyd, B. (2003). The Scholarship of Teaching: An exploration of interpretations of the scholarship of teaching and the role of 'Online Learning and Teaching' as a trigger. Paper presented at OLT2003 Excellence: Making the Connections, QUT, Brisbane. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/archive/00000074/01/HalimaGoss_BobBoyd.PDF

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Objectives	This full day workshop is designed to enable participants to explore the approach to online learning and teaching at QUT from policy, practice and quality assurance perspectives. Specifically, participants will: gain hands on experience of the OLT environment - an alternative to the popular WebCT and Blackboard portals walk through the staff development programs and explore resources and approaches taken to staff development experience an OLT learning environment from the point of view of a student examine the process and outcomes of the thematic review of online teaching conducted at QUT in 2003 and explore the recommendations in relation to their own contexts
Intended audience	Attendees will be individuals with an interest in exploring the QUT Online Learning and Teaching (OLT) systems and strategies in order to gain insights into the approach taken to foster institutional commitment for the integration of technology in learning and teaching. This is a workshop designed for coordinators and administrators with responsibility for organisational area or institutional development in relation to educational technology integration into the learning environment.
Facilitators	Ms Halima Goss is Associate Director, TALSS, University Online Teaching Coordinator, and Manager - Software, Multimedia and Internet Learning Environments (SMILE) and Hub sections of TALSS. Mr Ross Daniels, a lecturer and unit coordinator, School of Humanities and Human Services, is Chair of Review panel for "Online teaching at QUT", 2003. Mr Bob Boyd is a lecturer and Director of Practicum Studies, in the School of Human Movement Studies.
Details of activities	The workshop has been designed to provide participants with an insight into the policies, systems and developments in online teaching at QUT. Participants will examine and utilise the technology that has been developed at QUT and adopted across the institution. The hands on activities will enable a review from both a staff and student perspective and the final discussion will explore the thematic review of online teaching at QUT as both a process and a guide to the future developments. The Whatif journal is perpetuated throughout the day through a series of reflective prompts and will serve to initiate future thinking in relation to systems, policies, practices and reviews. It is intended that the collated thoughts be distributed to ASCILITE 04 workshop attendees to use in their own institutions to foster further thinking about online teaching.
	9:30-10:00	Getting to know each other and QUT: Context setting Intros and an ice breaker - 10 mins An overview of the policies and practices at QUT - Institutional profile, Technology profile and Strategic priorities. Why the current approach? Intro to the Whatif .. journal
	10:00-11:00	OLT: Getting started in the system This is a hands on laboratory segment which takes participants through the QUT OLT system and its architecture in a simulated exercise of constructing a learning environment using a range of media, tools and techniques. Exposure to the administrator interface and the OLT environment will enable comparisons to be made with the WebCT and Blackboard type LCMS. This session will be followed by morning tea and time to engage with the Whatif.. journal.
	11:30-12:30	Staff Development: the battle between generic and contextualised approaches The staff development programs, resources, approaches - driving change through a "Joint Management Agreement" (JMA) approach. Exploring a faculty JMA. Workshops, Seminars, and Labs - the face to face approach Manuals and Resources - the virtual supports for developing teaching practices This session will be followed by lunch and time to engage with the Whatif.. journal.
	1:30-2:30	Learning on line - experiencing engagement Participants will work through a seminar designed to contrast a face to face and an OLT component. This experience is designed to provide participants with an opportunity to "see" the learning environment as a student might and experience both a face to face and online approach in order to consider the "blending" issues.
	2:30-3:00	Perceptions, conceptions and expectations - giving voice through thematic review - the process The chair of the Online teaching review will provide and overview of the process of conducting the review as a thematic one. This session will outline the How, Whom, Where, When and Why it was done. This session will be followed by afternoon tea and time to engage with the Whatif.. journal.
	3:30-4:15	Perceptions, conceptions and expectations - giving voice through thematic review - the outcomes. The recommendations and implementation issues following the review will be discussed and participants will have the opportunity to question facilitators in detail in order to consider the implications of such an approach and its applicability to their own organisations.
	4:15-4:30	Completion of Whatif journals and sharing reflections
References		Goss, H. & Boyd, B. (2003). The Scholarship of Teaching: An exploration of interpretations of the scholarship of teaching and the role of 'Online Learning and Teaching' as a trigger. Paper presented at OLT2003 Excellence: Making the Connections, QUT, Brisbane. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/archive/00000074/01/HalimaGoss_BobBoyd.PDF