Transitioning to Wrap-Around Content Model: Online Course Development for Learning Longevity - PowerPoint Presentation

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Transitioning to Wrap-Around Content Model: Online Course Development for Learning Longevity

Presenter:Denise Gaspard-Richards, PhDHead, Course Development DepartmentAcademic Programming and Delivery Divisiondenise.gaspard-richards@open.uwi.eduCo-Author:Candice V. SankarsinghMultimedia Instructional DesignerCourse Development DepartmentAcademic Programming and Delivery Divisioncandice.sankarsingh@open.uwi.eduSlide2

Introduction

The Project (Academic Division): Wrap-Around Model vs. Content Support Model Academic division ‘s vision, strategy, goals and the plan for implementation of strategic change initiative. Human performance indicators and outcomes based perspective for assessment of project success.Transitioning to the Wrap-Around (Academic Department)Direct implications for existing departmental Operations = impact on Course Developers, Instructional Designers, Curriculum Specialists and Production Teams.

Increased use & reliance on use of and creation of OER Content

Emphasis on authentic learning activities in the online environment

Emphasis on driving and supporting independent study at the individual level and collaborative group interactions for team skills development

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Agile Learning Design

CharacteristicsCollaborative Iterative FlexibleCreativeResponsiveLeanSupport Strategies used by department (Team Level)Emphasis on cross-functionalityEmphasis on interactionsEmphasis on usable deliverablesEmphasis placed on rapid and decisive response to change initiatives3Slide4

A View from THE Literature (STAFF CENTRIC

)While the speed of change has increased, many employees are not prepared for current or future challenges…to bridge these gaps, learning strategies will need to become more agile and respond far more quickly to change with the minimum gap between “need identified and learning deployed.” (Miles, 2013)Key Features for departmental staff:RapidityResponsivenessTargeted ApproachesLean4Slide5

A View from THE Literature (LEARNER CENTRIC)

Agile course redesign is strongly embedded in the real, external world…The main advantage of agile design is that it focuses directly on preparing students for a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world. It aims explicitly at helping students develop…specific skills they will need in a digital age, such as knowledge management, multimedia communications skills, critical thinking, innovation and digital literacy embedded within a subject domain (Bates, 2015). Key Features for Learners:Real-world relevanceFlexibility Nimbleness21st Century Skills5Slide6

Views from THE Literature (Project Centric)

Individuals create society, which in turn creates individuals. This is a recursive process, and as such it breaks the concept of linearity and a causal linear relationship between input and output underlying most traditional organizational thinking (Browaeys & Fisser, 2012; Morin, 2005).Key Elements for Project Success:IterativeCollaborativeCreative Opportunity6Slide7

The Strategy – Why?

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The Strategy – How?

Interrogation of processes prior to 2014Re-engineering of processes: design of templates, revision of protocols, redesign of collaborative work spacesProject Management Approach: Targets, Risk Assessment (weekly meetings with stakeholders; debriefing at end of each stage of content development; Contingencies; Content development phases and streamlined work processes9Slide10

Outcomes

Human performance - departmental leadership; effectiveness of teamsProcesses – project inputs and outputsLessons learnedMultimedia requests linked to named categories of generative strategiesNeed to focus on quality online learning activities in Higher Education Need for all activities (team, including SME) to be linked to strategies of RECALL, INTEGRATION, ORGANIZATION AND ELABORATION throughout project implementation10Slide11

Ends…

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