August 28, 2018

Do you teach online?
Are you looking for ways to increase student engagement, retention and overall satisfaction?

The first of our monthly bulletins on the CSU Online Learning Model (OLM) provides an overview of the recent evaluation of the OLM and how you can apply this knowledge in your own teaching practice.

NOTE: We've changed our bulletin colour this week for the first of the OLM series.

Implementing the CSU Value INSPIRING in your teaching.

Through living the value of “inspiring” we engage and motivate our students and communities to also proactively build innovation and capacity into their lives, careers and industries.

By: Dr Lindy Croft-Piggin & Dr Sarah Hyde

CSU Division of Learning & Teaching

Source: Learning Online Unit: OLM Educator Hub

The OLM Evaluation Report examined the Phase 1 implementation of the CSU Online Learning Model (OLM) in 2016 and 2017. It revealed some really interesting findings about what online students’ value and how we can improve their learning experiences.

As a reminder, the seven elements of the OLM are:

• Learning Communities
• Interaction Between Students
• Teacher Presence
• Interaction with the Professions
• Flexible and Adaptive Learning
• Interactive Resources
• E-Assessment

Expanded information about each of these elements can be found on the CSU Online Learning Exchange.

What we found:

• OLM elements positively impact student satisfaction
• Teacher Presence creates a sense of belonging
• Teaching staff feel well supported by Division of Learning & Teaching
• Students crave interaction with the lecturer

Students think:

• All OLM elements are important (80%)
• We should record all online workshops and lectures with good audio quality (98%)
• We should repeat online workshops (71%)
• Online learning materials are excellent/good (80%)
• 59% would like flexible commencement dates
• Mobile access to learning resources is needed

Where are the gaps?

• Interaction with the Professions is the weakest element
• Interaction between Students needs defined purpose and structured, targeted support
• Staff lack confidence to implement e-Assessment and Interaction with the Professions

What can we do as an institution?

• Teaching staff need to be actively engaged in the process of implementing new pedagogical practices to improve student learning and need reassurance that the recommended strategies are based on evidence, will be supported, and will have a positive impact on student learning

Teaching Staff can:

• Use technology to enhance your presence
• Be accessible and available
• Respond actively to emails and forum posts
• Facilitate online meetings
• Engage in OLM workshops
• Review the examples on the Learning Exchange (uimagine.edu.au/csulx)
• Request support from Division of Learning & Teaching

Teaching Staff can provide:

• Clear authentic tasks,
• Interactive opportunities,
• Prompt feedback
• Quizzes and video support
• Opportunities for students to interact with the professions

Explore the OLM Mixer - Getting the Balance Right: Applying the Online Learning Model to Teaching Practice

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Add this Thursday's session to your calendar.

Introduction to the Online Learning Model
Presented by Lindy Croft-Piggin and Sarah Hyde.
When: Thursday, August 30th (10:00am - 10:45am)
Where: https://connect.csu.edu.au/csu_olm

This presentation will explore staff and student experiences with the CSU Online Learning Model and discuss next steps for the framework.

Download your calendar invitation from the DLT Professional Learning Calendar.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Professor Cindy Blackstock

Take this opportunity to hear from Visiting Scholar and renowned First Nations Human Rights activist Professor Cindy Blackstock as she presents a series of seminars for the Faculty of Arts and Education and a public lecture in Bathurst on 28 August 2018.

See the article in CSU News for more information.

Professor Blackstock CSU visit: public events

• Tuesday 28 August 1.30 to 3pm: Public lecture with Professor Blackstock (Bathurst, Building 1399)
  
• Wednesday 29 August 10am to 12.30pm: Public community panel discussion (Bathurst, Building 1412.325)

Tune in for our upcoming occasional series on Indigenous Cultural Competence.

Links for resources you can access right now:
Gulaay
Graduate Learning Outcome for Indigenous Cultural Competence (requires CSU Interact 2 Organisation self-enrolment)

Follow Teaching Tuesdays on Twitter.
Our Twitter feed includes links to further hints, tips and resources in the broader field of teaching in higher education. https://twitter.com/TeachingTuesday



Link to: Folder with all previous issues of Teaching Tuesdays

___________________________________________________________________

Contents
1....Teaching support resources at CSU
2....Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching MOOC
3....CSU Professional Learning Calendar
4....Bonus CSU resource - Lynda.com
5....Magna Commons Subscription
6....Links to previous bulletins
7....Subscribe

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

You have access to a range of quality CSU resources to help you incorporate educational resources and techniques into your teaching. Check out the following:

• Teaching at CSU - the Division of Learning and Teaching website with links to resources for Teaching Staff, Online Learning, Assessment, Curriculum, Indigenous Curriculum, Workplace Learning, Technologies, Feedback and Analytics, and Learning Spaces.
  
• Resources for Learning and Teaching Academic and Professional Staff - searchable CSU database
  
• Learning Technologies - the starting point for a range of learning design options
• CSU Learning Exchange: Technologies in Context - a searchable database to promote online learning and teaching strategies
• The CSU wiki - a faculty-based source of learning and teaching information and strategies

___________________________________________________________________

Professional Development opportunity for all.

Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching is an

open access COURSE for the Australian Higher Education Sector.

This teaching induction course provides key introductory learning and teaching concepts and strategies for those who are in their first few years of university teaching. The self-paced course is comprised of 11expert-developed modules, and several specialty modules and resources.

For more information on how to enrol, please contact

Sheeja Samuel- email: ssamuel@csu.edu.au ph: +61 2 6051 9742, or

Kellie Smyth - email: ksmyth@csu.edu.au ph: +61 2 6272 6270

NOTE: Completion of this course will provide some credit and a pathway into the CSU Grad. Cert. in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education (GCLTHE). It can provide a basis for commencing preparation for Associate Fellowship (HEA).

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Regular seminars on teaching-related topics are listed on the

CSU Professional Learning Calendar - accessed directly here

or from the Division of Learning and Teaching front page - accessed here

CSU Professional Learning Calendar:

The Tipping Point for AR/VR/MR Zoom online session 29 August 2018 at 12:00 pm OR

Students and you as the main characters of learning Bathurst On campus session 28 August 2018 at 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, B-1411-403

___________________________________________________________________

All CSU students and staff members have access to Lynda.com, an online subscription library that teaches the latest business, creative and software skills through high-quality instructional videos.

A search for 'online discussions' with a filter for Education and eLearning returned 278 results. Resources range from general teaching tips, to keynote lectures, to the specifics of various tools and applications for employing educational resources and techniques.

For example,

Fostering student-to-student communication (8m 33s) as part of the broader topic of Learning to Teach Online (2h 5m).

Facilitating discussion (3m 27s) as part of the broader topic of Teaching with Technology (2h 30m).

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

All staff with a CSU email address have free access to our annual

CSU subscription to the Magna Commons series of online seminars

Presentation handouts, full transcripts and supplementary resources are available for download if you don't have time to listen to the seminar.

How to subscribe

Staff with a CSU email address can obtain the Magna Commons CSU subscription code from Ellen McIntyre elmcintyre@csu.edu.au

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Suggest topics that you would like for Teaching Tuesdays; or
Share your own teaching tips article.

Click on the Green Contact Ellen McIntyre button (below, or at the top of the bulletin) to offer your suggestions.

Folder with all previous issues.

Issue 1 Group Work; Issue 2 Engagement; Issue 3 Engagement;

Issue 4 Academic Integrity; Issue 5 Feedback; Issue 6 Feedback;

Issue 7 Active Engagement; Issue 8 Building on Prior Learning;

Issue 9 Student Diversity; Issue 10 Learning Outcomes;

Issue 11 Deep Learning; Issue 12 The Teaching-Research Nexus;

Issue 13 Improving Student Learning; Issue 14 Planning for Effective Student Learning; Issue 15 Feedback for Teaching; Issue 16 Gamification;
Issue 17 Activities for Effective Learning; Issue 18 Dialogic Feedback;

Issue 19 Student Evaluation; Issue 20 Enhancing Learning;
Issue 21 Rationale for Assessment; Issue 22 Motivating Learning; Issue 23 Peer Learning

FoBJBS Newsletter: BJBS-News

FoA&E Newsletter: NeXus

Email: elmcintyre@csu.edu.au
Website: https://www.csu.edu.au/division/learning-and-teaching/about-us/learning-academy
Phone: +61 2 6933 4726
Twitter: @TeachingTuesday

To have TeachingTuesdays@CSU delivered direct to your inbox,
click on the orange button
Follow Ellen McIntyre (below, or at the top of the bulletin)