Engaging Students: The Learner Experience

Mick Kahn and Jim Judges, ULCC

Moodle Moot 2012

A thought...

‘The same technologies that transformed every other aspect of modern life can transform education…’Rupert Murdoch, 24th May 2011

Is education the last refuge from the digital revolution?

Personalisation Framework

Some institutional examples

– Lewisham College ‘Transformation’ Rise of 24% in student retention

– Exeter University ‘Students as Agents of Change’‘Online Coursework Project’

– Manchester Metropolitan UniversityDistributed VLE’sTransforming Feedback

Lewisham College

Personalised Front-page

Personalised My Courses

My Places for quick access

Support and Induction

Gmail embedded

Exeter University

Clear deadlines and feedback release

Enhanced feedback from multiple markers

Group feedback

Turnitin for staff and students

Manchester Metropolitan University

Personal Resource Lists

Simple Navigation

“My Areas”

Outcomes

• Shared Service approach is transformational

– Institutional initiatives in a wider context

• Project data has produced some surprises

– 10,000+ respond to MMU Learner Satisfaction Survey

– Learner engagement dependent on key areas

– Technology doesn’t always work in the way we thought!

Getting Practical

• Teacher perspective

• Discussion

• Real life examples

Discussion Activity

In pairs or three’s discuss:

How are you doing with your learners?

1.What have you got right?

2.Where you need to do better?

3.What is frustrating the journey?

Practical Moodle Activities

• Wikis

• Blogs

• Comments

• Feedback

• Glossary

• & more....

Based on experience

• Introduction to Moodle 2 Online (M2O)

• Face-to-face training

• Course development work

Practical Moodle Activities

• Wikis

• Blogs

• Comments

• Feedback

• Glossary

• & more....

Engaging Students: The Learner Experience

Mick Kahn and Jim Judges, ULCC

Moodle Moot 2012

Going for Gold! Engaging Learners