Northampton Business School - The Challenge of Change
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The Challenge of Change By Jim Harris, eLearning Development and IT Manager Northampton Business School The University of Northampton
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This is a slideshow of the presentation given by Jim Harris of Northampton Business School, delivered to delegates at the London and Edinburgh VitalSource day. It describes the challenges that the University is facing in its planned relocation to the new Waterside campus, and in developing and delivering connected and community-based learning to modern learners, and how VitalSource Bookshelf is enabling and enhancing both the development of our programmes, and the delivery of our modules
Transcript of Northampton Business School - The Challenge of Change
The Challenge of Change
By Jim Harris,eLearning Development and IT ManagerNorthampton Business SchoolThe University of Northampton
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The Challenge of Change
This presentation covers the following topics:• The University embracing Change• The Challenges our proposed Waterside Campus will bring• Changes to the way we deliver of our Online Learning• Changing the way we view of students • Adapting to the changing Online Learning environment • Changing the way we develop the online experience
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The University has Changed
“Thriving in a changing environment”“Transforming Lives + Inspiring Change”
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The University as an agent for Change
• Recognition of Social Enterprise strategy• The University being an active contributor to discussions of
change within the sector
The proposed Waterside campus
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Please click here to video the video presentationhttp://vimeo.com/66735960#at=41,
or watch the YouTube video on the next slide
The Changes that Waterside will bring
• Two existing campuses into one newly developed campus• Merging of two libraries into one• Reduction of physical teaching spaces – more emphasis on
flipped classrooms
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Changes to the way we deliver our Online Learning
• 12 years of Distance Learning (from CDROM and hard copy to VLE and eBook included in the fees)
• Modules developed for a full online delivery, then tailored to suit other delivery modes – core text at the centre of the development, not as a parallel resource
• Delivering multiple programmes to 9 partner institutions
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Changing the way we view of students
• Students seen as customers and consumers of an online service • Tangible investment – am I just paying for a password?• Increasing demand for more contact time with tutors• ? As long as I’ve got internet access and a
dedicated window of time to study• “Out of sight/site, out of mind” – challenge of remoteness and
isolation • Creation of service level agreements, and formal feedback on
the services we provide
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How are we adapting to the changing Online Learning environment?
• online reading lists for every module and session– 600 online reading lists now available
• Reading lists available on open access programme sites for promotion and marketing
• Audit of core texts across all modules and all levels– Common texts between modules– Text which are used between levels
• Proposals for provision of a free eBook for each module– Is the cost of investment in eBooks sustainable in increasing the
opportunities for partner delivery/franchises/internationalisation?
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Changing the way we develop the online experience
• Rethinking Module development– CAIeRO’s (Creating Aligned Interactive educational Resource Opportunities)with engagement in online resources at its core– Developing for mLearning and Digital Natives– Changing academic thinking from traditional to blended learning
Reference (free core eBook)
Relevance (case studies, articles, media)
Narrative (tutor-generated content)
Focus onstory-telling,
not content dumping,to engage learners inan evolving storyline
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Examples of our Online experience
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VitalSource Bookshelf® overview
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Learner Bookshelf® onboarding
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Topic-Structured Learning Material
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Deep-linking to specific chapters
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Case study integration
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eBook at the centre of discussion and debates
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Bookshelf® link to the case study within the forum
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Changing learning to adapt to changing learner styles
• eBook as social media platform - use of notes and subscriptions for peer-support, and targeted debates?
• Engaging learners in making the reference material relevant to themselves - what stories can they tell from what they have read and understood?
• eBooks as a core to the module development - not just core reading to support the learners comprehension
• Building for ubiquitous learning experiences – always an opportunity to learning, not just during “study” period
• Making reading eBooks challenging and fun – don’t just set a reading, discuss it, comment on it, contribute to classmates comments and understanding
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To view the Keynote presentation delivered at the Scottish VitalSource day in May 2014, please click here:
http://bit.ly/Jim-Harris-NBS-Challenge-of-Change_eBooks-Scottish-VitalSource-Day-13-05-2014
For more information on VitalSource Bookshelf, please click here:
http://bit.ly/VS-Day-Edinburgh-2014
