The UWSCollege Ipad Rollout 2013

One of the biggest Ipad rollouts of its kind

Dinesh PoorunCurriculum Coordinator UWSCollege

INTRODUCTION

• Overview of UWSCollege and UWS

• Conception- the need. Leading the way

• Rollout to Teachers

• Rollout to Students

• The Future- I Books, and B Management

UWSCOLLEGE

• UWSCollege is a pathway provider of education

• Diploma, Foundation Studies and English Programs

• 4 Campuses in 2014 and approximately 3000 students

UWSCollege

• Wholly-owned entity of University of Western Sydney – not for profit.

• Provides opportunities for students who would not normally gain entry to higher education

• First year specialists (unique)

• Started teaching using the current model in 2008

University of Western Sydney

• Over 40,000 students located on 6 campuses

• Located in an area of:− historically low participation in higher education− economic disadvantage, and− multiculturalism

UWSCollege student growth

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Why BLearning and Ipads?

• E Thinking Strategy needed

• Surveys of students at UWSCollege indicated a high expectation for using technology in teaching and learning

The Aims- Our Mission

• UWSCollege and its parent UWS embarked on a mission to challenge traditional pedagogy

“By integrating the best aspects of face-to-face, technology enhanced and online interactions for each discipline… students learning opportunities are enhanced and more flexible means of study are provided” (Kraus and Rowland, UWS, 2012)

UWSCollege leads the way

• UWSCollege – B Management

• Mandate to use technology

• Ipads given to Academic Staff

Ipad Rollout to Staff- Sept 2012

• Teachers embraced the offer

• Ipads given to sessional Academics

• E Thinking- training for all staff

Mobilearn and Presentations

• Attended the 2012 Mobilearn conference

• Reported back to a staff forum about flip learning, Khan Academy, learning nuggets online.

• The College was originally moving towards a rollout to students in 2014

Flip Learning Embraced

• Content should be short when visually presented online

• Students prefer short intense bursts of information to M Learn

• Scaffolding is essential

Bite sized gold nuggets

• 3-5 minute clips are sufficient to explain a particular concept or learning outcome

• These videos can be posted on VUWS(our online education portal)

• Picture Source: http://wowmusings.blogspot.com.au/2010/09/nine-nuggets-of-practical-wisdom.html

Concerns were addressed

I am too old to learn this stuff-

ANSWER- Consider lifelong learning- never too old to learn. Many of the experts in the area of M Learning and Blended learning are ‘Baby

Boomers’

Concerns were addressed

I am a luddite- I don’t like technology

ANSWER- Your students are digital natives and they learn better when technology is

incorporated into their learning

Transforming the Culture

What about the extra workload?

ANSWER- There is initial time taken to create resources but once you do, you have a great suite of resources that can be curated and

shared

Transforming the Culture

Why should I share?

ANSWER - Others are sharing with you- culture of openness. You are also increasing your profile- a lecture on TED could be watched by thousands of people. Benchmarking and modelling best practice

UWS change the game

• October 2012 -UWS Ipad rollout

• Ambitious and unique

• Game changer for M Learning in Australia

UWSCollege- the leader

• UWSCollege ready to rollout to students in 2013

• Learning Pods- technological hubs for UWSC and UWS

• UWS/UWSC IPAD CHAMPIONS

Learning Pods

• Interactive

• Use of multiple technologies

• Ipad charging docks in the room

Big Challenge!!!

• Rolling out Ipads to so many students

• Will some take the Ipad and run?

• College issued Ipads after Census (week 6)

Advantage

• Teachers had Ipads first- familiar with apps.

• Many teachers started preparing materials for the second part of term that would incorporate TEL (Technology Enhanced Learning)

Students given tips on Ipad Use

• CORKULOUS• Learners can attach notes, photos, labels,

contacts, tasks and more to the board, and then email or export them.

• Free

Go Soapbox

• Apps like GoSoapBox and even Todays Meet used as a way to engage students

Film Festival and Group Dynamics

• Tertiary Study Skills in Diploma of Arts

• Study Skills program- 1 hour a week

• UWS College Film Festival

Ipad- Creativity

• Students asked to do a 3 minute video in groups on their lives at UWSCollege

• Prizes including $500 spending vouchers on offer

• Students marked on the video log – behind the scenes of how their groups came together

Big Success

• We had many entries to the film festival

• Almost 1000 votes- videos on youtube

• Students embraced I pads and were creative

• Challenge- coping with submissions

Draw us at UWSCollege

The Future looks bright

• UWSCollege have further built on their E Thinking and B Management Strategy

• Paper based workbooks are being converted to Ibooks

• Innovation-M Learning Repository

Culture on Demand

• After Mobilearn 2012 – I developed an app with Dr Graeme Salter called Culture on Demand

• Currently negotiating with Universities and International Student Offices- build cultural awareness for our students

Culture on Demand

More about Culture on Demand

Questions

Acknowledgements

• Ms Susan Channells UWSCollege• Dr Greg Whateley UWSCollege• Mr David White- UWSCollege