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Koc University’s Vision to Bring a Better Education Experience to Life with Blackboard Managed Hosted

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Ferhat ÇağanEducational TechnologistKoc University Office Of Learning and Teaching (KOLT)

Koc University

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Koc University

KOLT Location: Suna Kırac Library, Z06

Koc University Office of Learning and Teaching(KOLT)

5650 students,

400 faculty members and instructors,

22 undergrad, 32 MS and MA, 18 PhD programs,

77 research + education laboratories.

Koc University

Koc UniversityPriorities for 2012-2015

2012 Placement of the Medical School with the rest of the university Initialization of the new performance system for administrative staff Review of academic programs, improve teaching quality

2015 International PhD recruitment; India, China; expand joint & dual PhDs International recruitment for non-thesis MS/MA and UG programs Academic programs & quality of education (KOLT, Blackboard, KUSIS) Improvement work-life environment & coordination between units

2013 Enhanced coordination/awareness between different units Improvement of work-life environment for faculty & staff Academic programs and quality of education Completion of Academic Software infrastructure (Peoplesoft) PhD & no-thesis-MS/MA student recruitment

2014Establishment of joint/dual PhD degreesAcademic programs and quality of educationCompletion of Academic Software infrastructure (Peoplesoft)Improvement work-life environment & coordination between unitsUse of campuses & facilities for special programs (e.g., ELC Kids)

KOLT services consist of support for the

faculty, students,

graduate students (TAs).

KOLT Services

KOLT support for the

faculty:

Using Technology as a Learning Tool in Your Classes: Why and How?

The Implementation of LMS (Learning Management System) Technologies at KU

How to Incorporate PowerPoint into Your Lectures?

Lecturing with Tablets and Podium Touch Screens

How to Integrate Clickers into Your Classes?

How to Use Active Learning to Drive Critical Learning?

Why Don’t Students Listen to My Lectures? What Can I Do About It?

Ensuring Purposeful, Productive Discussions in the University Classrooms

Optimize Student Collaboration: Are You Ready for Team-Based Learning?

Team-Based Learning: How and Why It Works?

Teaching Workshops

Guest Speaker: Prof. Dr. Kürşat Çağıltay

Workshop 1: Educational Technology in Higher Education

Workshop 2: Inverted/Flipped Classroom Technique and Best Practices in LMS

Teaching WorkshopsGuest Speakers

For faculty who request them

syllabus and content design,

discuss and resolve instructional issues,

student coaching,

Ed-tech support,

video recording of classes,

improve their courses and teaching skills.

Individual Consultation

For Course Development:

Conducted as requested by the faculty.

211 courses in 2012-2013 and 2013-2014.

3654 students’ feedback in two years.

The faculty receives a detailed report.

Faculty may request individual consultation afterwards.

Mid-Semester Course Evaluations

Started on June 2, 2014

https://www.coursera.org/koc

Coursera (MOOCs)

Remote CoursesMECH427 (Koc University) / AA284a (Stanford University)

Fall 2013 Course

Learning Management System Historyat Koc University

CIT

• Shared Folders

• Google Apps for Education

2011 August

• First LMS (Moodle ver 1.9)

• Personal Initiative

• Limited Availability (ELC)

• 400 Users• Supplementary

to face-to-face courses

2013May

• Moodle for all courses, instructors and students.

• Manuel enrollments and accounts.

2014March

• Contract with Blackboard

• Managed Hosting

2014September

• Blackboard Learn for all courses, instructors and students.

• Manuel enrollments and accounts.

2014November

• Blackboard Learn – KUSIS Integration

2015 January

• Blackboard Learn fully available.

• Automatic accounts and enrollments.

Koc UniversityLearning Management System History

Blackboard Learn Implementationat Koc University

Blackboard, KOLT & CIT

Create an enterprise implementation and

project communication plan

Configure Blackboard Learn to meet Koc

University needs and requirements

Test the platform

Launch the platform, monitor and maintain

Blackboard & CIT

Integrate Blackboard Learn with Peoplesoft

(users, courses and requirements)

KOLT

PR and outreach

Establish a training model

Users, courses and enrollments. Flat File

upload

Mentorship

Enhancements

Blackboard

Train Koc technical and academic team on how

to administrate the Blackboard Learn

Educational Program Development Workshop for Blackboard Learn•5 days on-site, 1.5 days remote.

• Max 15 participants

Blackboard LearnYear 1 Activities (March 2014-March 2015)






Test the platform


Project Plan

Project Team and roles

Tasks

Implementation Timeline

Communication Channels







Test the platform



Configuration

Authentication

Theme

Access URL

Administration accounts

Settings






Test the platform


Blackboard Learn

Blackboard Managed Hosting Team

Platform controls

System Admin

GUI Settings

Access controls

Monitor

Maintain


Blackboard

Train Koc technical and academic team on

how to administrate the Blackboard Learn

Educational Program Development Workshop for Blackboard Learn•5 days on-site, 1.5 days remote.

• Max 15 participants



Public Relations (PR) and Outreach

Learning and Teaching Technologies by KOLT

http://ltt.ku.edu.tr

Workshops

Resources

Support

Calendar

KU Daily e-mails

Links

Posters

Collaboration with Koc University PR Team

KOLTPR and outreach


Users, courses and

enrollments. Flat File upload

Mentorship

Enhancements

http://ltt.ku.edu.tr/




Training Model for Instructors, TAs and Staff

1-1

Regular workshops (once in 2 weeks)

On-demand

KOLTPR and outreach


Users, courses and


Mentorship

Enhancements


Integration

Fall 2014

Instructor Request

Manuel User, Course and Enrollments

Spring 2015

KUSIS – Blackboard Learn Flat File Upload

Users, courses, course catalog, semester,

enrollments

KOLTPR and outreach


Users, courses and


Mentorship

Enhancements

KOLTPR and outreach


Users, courses and

enrollments. Flat file upload

Mentorship

Enhancements


Mentorship

Continuous Support

1-1

E-mail

Phone

Feedback

Enhancement Request

KOLTPR and outreach


Users, courses and


Mentorship

Enhancements


Enhancements

3rd Party Building Blocks

Attendance

Publisher Building Blocks

Turnitin

Media Server

Question Banks

KOLTPR and outreach


Users, courses and


Mentorship

Enhancements


Publisher Resources

Collaboration with Pearson, McGraw Hill and

John Wiley

Publisher Resources for Fall 2013 and Spring 2014

course books (412 books)

KOLTPR and outreach


Users, courses and


Mentorship

Enhancements

Publisher Resources(Course Supplementary)

Electronic Textbooks

General Chemistry: Principles and Modern Applications by Ralph H. Petrucci, F. Geoffrey Herring, Jeffry D. Madura, Carey Bissonnette

KOLTPR and outreach


Users, courses and


Mentorship

Enhancements

Publisher Resources(Course Supplementary)

General Chemistry: Principles and Modern Applications by Ralph H. Petrucci, F. Geoffrey Herring, Jeffry D. Madura, Carey Bissonnette

PowerPoints Resource Manual

Test Items File Image Library

Answers Appendix Animations & Videos

KU BlackboardOverall Summary of Usage

15 September 2014-30 March 2015 (197 Days)

Month # of Student # of Faculty

September 1242 60October 2682 78November 2892 82December 3007 84January 3000 165February 4754 423March 5527 474

KU BlackboardFaculty & Students

September October November December January February March0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

1242

26822892 3007 3000

4754

5527

60 78 82 84 165423 474

Total Number of Instructors and Students Uploaded15 September 2014 - 30 March 2015 (197 Days)

# of Students # of Instructors

Month # of Course # of Active Course*

September 115 98October 149 137November 155 132December 156 111January 514 116February 1641 656March 1757 1033

KU BlackboardCourses


200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

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115 149 155 156

514

16411757

98 137 132 111 116

656

1033

Total Number of Courses Uploaded15 September 2014 – 30 March 2015 (197 Days)

# of Courses # of Active Courses*Active Courses: Number of courses that were visited in the last 30 day.

Month # of Users** # of Session # of Course Access

September 1388 6306 51568October 2189 17276 145324November 2338 24897 201046December 2306 26779 170762January 2076 17647 102237February 2625 14372 137269March 3176 32088 392522

KU BlackboardSession and Course Access: Instructor & Students


50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

350000

400000

450000

1388 2189 2338 2306 2076 2625 3176630617276 24897 26779 17647 14372

3208851568

145324

201046

170762

102237

137269

392522

Total Number of Users, Session and Course Access* 15 September 2014 – 30 March 2015 (197 Days)

# of User # of Session # of Course Access*Course Access: A page within a course was accessed**Users: Instructor and students

KU BlackboardCourse Access: Instructor & Students

9/15/2

014

9/29/2

014

10/13/2

014

10/27/2

014

11/10/2

014

11/24/2

014

12/8/2

014

12/22/2

014

1/5/2

015

1/19/2

015

2/2/2

015

2/16/2

015

3/2/2

015

3/16/2

015

3/30/2

0150

5000

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20000

25000

Total Number of Course Access* 15 September 2014 – 31 March 2015 (197 Days)

Month # of User** # of Session # of Course Access

September 1388 6306 51568October 2189 17276 145324November 2338 24897 201046December 2306 26779 170762January 2076 17647 102237February 2625 14372 137269March 3176 32088 392522

*Course Access: A page within a course was accessed**Users: Instructor and students

KU BlackboardCourse Access: Instructor & Students

Month # of Faculty

# of Session

# of Course Access

# of Course Access Per Faculty

September 51 398 11605 228October 53 658 16071 303November 50 691 12184 244December 51 707 12340 242January 44 400 6996 159February 84 808 19199 229March 79 1036 28341 359

*Course Access: A page within a course was accessed

Month # of Student

# of Session

# of Course Access

# of Course Access Per Student

September 1336 5912 39922 30October 2134 16641 129235 61November 2288 24220 188862 83December 2254 26077 158416 70January 2032 17252 95241 47February 2540 13606 118063 46March 3095 31059 364091 118 September October November December January February March

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6183

7047 46

118

228

303

244 242

159

229

359

Total Number of Course Access* per Instructor (N=112) and Students (N=3949)15 September 2014 – 30 March 2015 (197 Days)

# of Course Access per Student # of Course Access per Faculty

Business Administration18%

Economics11%

Electrical & Electronics Eng.11%

Mechanical Engineering9%Industrial Engineering

7%

Computer Engineering7%

International Relations6%

Psychology6%

Law5%

Media and Visual Arts3%

Undergraduate Exchange Program3%

English Language & Comp. Lit3%

Chemical and Biological Eng.2%

Sociology2%

Doctor of Medicine2%

Molecular Biology and Genetics1%

Philosophy1%

Graduate Exchange Program1%

Mathematics1%

History1%

Archaeology and History of Art1%

Physics0%

Chemistry0%

Instructor and Students: Total Number of Course Access* by DepartmentSeptember 2014 – March 2015

N= 4.061

*Course Access: A page within a course was accessed

KU BlackboardCourse Usage by Department

Course # of Student # of Session # of Course Access*

PSYC100-1 394 21369 163809MECH201-1 86 5251 50720INDR371-1 111 4668 35074ELEC204-1 99 6156 31193MGIS301-1 50 2352 18475MGIS301-2 55 2407 18294COMP303-1 97 3957 16307ELEC317-1 37 2151 13151ECON360-1 91 1749 12105HUMS126-1 35 1455 11948

KU BlackboardTop 10 Active Courses in Fall 2014

PSYC100-1

MECH201-1

INDR371-1

ELEC204-1

MGIS301-1

MGIS301-2

COMP303-1

ELEC317-1

ECON360-1

HUMS126-1

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180000163809

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35074 3119318475 18294 16307 13151 12105 11948

Top 10 Active Courses** Fall 2014

# of Course Access*Course Access: A page within a course was accessed**Active Courses: Number of courses that were visited in the last 30 day.

Use of Technology at KUFuture Trajectories

The Use of Information Technology Among Turkish University Students


Categories Most Cited Responses

IPads, tablets and smartphones

Making IPads or tablets available in public places Providing IPad, tablet and smartphone applications

Computers and laptops available on campus use

Increasing the speed of internet connection Renewing computers and laptops for use on campus

Printer and scanner services Enabling access to printers from mobile devices 3D printers with reasonable prices

Online teaching Having access to videos of lectures from ITUNES Designing course materials compatible with mobile devices

Miscellaneous Creating technology zone to present newest technologies such

as Google Glass Using smart boards, podcasts, etc.

New, better, cutting-edge technologies in university experience

Q: “What type of new, better, or cutting-edge technologies would be useful for your university experience? (N = 144)


Using visual materials including videos, presentations, etc. that are interesting and instructive; Posting course materials online; Lecture capturing to enable students watch videos of class lectures; Creating more online courses and materials; Sharing online lectures that were made online by other universities; Assessing student learning via online quizzes; Replying students’ e-mails promptly; Holding virtual office hours; Using mobile devices more effectively; Using Learning Management System (LMS) more effectively

The facilitative role of faculty in technology use for academic success

Q: “Write one thing that your instructors could do better with technology to facilitate or support your academic success at the university.” (N =195)

“Showing videos about experiments, or topics that we have mentioned during the lecture would be helpful. These videos are very useful to memorize and understand what is going on with that topic. Visual things are easier to store in our memory. They can use boards to teach the lesson, then they can show

it via video or website etc. I don’t like online slides, they should not use them. Power point slides are bad at educating, I do not understand most parts and

teacher cannot teach when it is written on the slide. It would be better if they used both the slides and the board, instead of just turning to the slides.”


The facilitative role of the university in technology use for academic success

Q: “Write one thing that the university could do better with technology to facilitate or support your academic success at the university.” (N =195)

Providing better internet connection; Renewing computers; Launching an open courseware system; Providing digital versions of textbooks; Video recording lectures and building an archive of lecture videos.

Q & A

Questions?

Elif

BurcuMenaf Murat Zuhal Ferhat Ozan

Ayca

Berke Deniz

KOLT Staff

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