Steven Parker
Educational Technologist
UNSW
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Download The Latest AgendaConference Day Two: Wednesday, 7th August 2019
Wednesday, August 7th, 2019
2:50 PM How UNSW Engineering Faculty Systematically Engaged Academics to Reevaluate Their Course Design and Pedagogy
UNSW transitioned to a new ‘3+’ trimester calendar in 2018. This ‘watershed moment’ presented an opportunity to engage all Engineering Academics on pedagogy. The change involved redesigning 530 courses over 12 months for a 10 weeks trimester. This was a challenge. The solution was to redesign courses for a ‘Blended Learning’ delivery strategy, at scale and in a short time. 'Blended Learning' is an educational model combining a variety of digital and face-to-face teaching and learning strategies.
Steven will talk about:
- The change management strategy employed to successfully engage Academics; how to transition to a ‘Blended Learning’ educational experience, and the lessons learnt
- The value of providing Academics foundational workshops on Backwards Design ('Constructive Alignment') to re-evaluate their learning outcomes, assessment and delivery methods
- How Backwards design ‘opens the door’ to introduce Academics to new ‘Blended Learning’ technologies and pedagogies
- The critical use of a ‘SWIVL’ robot to capture workshop videos, Academics response, and what happened as a result