Archive for the ‘ Environment Transitions ’ Category

Global Trends in eLearning technology

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Ron Bonig, Gartner

Gartner will present an overview of their global higher education research into trends in eLearning technologies and learning management systems. This will include: General eLearning trends in higher education. The trend towards open source learning management system. Challenging the dominance of Blackboard. Emergence of the ‘hybrid’ learning management system Global statistical eLearning data Outsourcing of hosting and support for eLearning.

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Cisco Connected Learning Technology

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Michelle Selinger, Director Internet Business Solutions, Cisco and Glenn McPherson, Solutions Sales Manager, Cisco

Cisco will present their new Connected Learning Environment solution. Cisco will provide an overview of the relevance of this Connected Learning Technology for Universities, with a specific focus on how this solution:

Adds rich interactivity to the curriculum Encourages student-produced multimedia content Enables collaboration within the university, and with other universities & industry Supports virtual classroom – both on campus & remotely Supports the goals of increasing enrolment without building new classrooms And aids with 21st century teaching and learning techniques.

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ACU – ePorfolio selection, and pilot outcomes

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Rebecca Wilson, Project Manager, Australian Catholic University

ACU required an ePortfolio solution for accreditation, embedding graduate attributes, and to provide a repository for Students and Academic staff’s electronic artefacts. The presentation will provide an overview of the selection criteria, evaluation of products, Desire2Learn implementation experiences, and pilot outcomes.

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Melbourne – Strategies for renewal of eLearning environments

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Deborah Jones, Program Manager, LMS Academic Support, University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne is currently reviewing strategies for our learning environment options, in the context of a university-wide LMS renewal process. Alongside this is an external review of eLearning at Melbourne, and workshops with stakeholders from faculties, learning and teaching centres and ITS. This presentation will provide an overview of the process, and highlight some key areas of interest.

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RMIT eLearning Advancement Program

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Dr Garry Allen, Principal Advisor Academic ICT Integration, RMIT

At the end of 2010 RMIT will complete a three year program addressing strategic development in its elearning capability. The program, which is described at: www.rmit.edu.au/reap has been undertaken in three phases across

  1. Minimum online presence,
  2. Enhanced learning environments and
  3. Active learning.

This presentation will cover the outcomes from REAP that are relevant to other University contexts, along with trend directions for learning technologies that influence university-level planning.

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