Supporting succesful learning is a big topic. we've done our best to categorize the feedback, but am certiainly interested in someone else taking a stab at different categories.
The current categories are... Research & data driven, Supported, Engaged/ Interactive, Open, Applied, Flexible. Are there some in this list that are more important than others? How do they interact with one another? If you could only tackle 2 of them, which ones would you choose? Why?
Research & data driven
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| we need easy access to data to improve learning |
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What resources are students using within their courses? |
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| We need to retain students |
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What student behaviours are aligned with completion/ retention? |
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| We need to distinguish Tru through innovation and creativity |
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How can we distinguish TRU through innovation? |
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What students data from within the learning environment can be used to improve outcomes? |
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===Supported ===
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| Students needs easy access/ links to academic support - link to student support |
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What links to academic and student support do students need? |
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| Online academic/personal supports |
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What types of support/ links to support do faculty need? |
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| Academic Support (ex Writing/math) is needed in a timely fashion |
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What types of online academic/personal supports do students want/ need? |
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| Online proctored exams and a way to book them online are needed |
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How can we provide Academic Support (ex Writing/math) in a timely fashion? |
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| We need IT Support for everyone |
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How do we deliver online proctored exams and access to exam scheduler in order to book exams online? |
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| We currently have individuals using multiple environments such as Blackboard and Moodle |
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What are the current statistics on IT support levels and the types of questions we are receiving from students and faculty? |
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What tech and learning & teaching support is currently available for faculty and students? |
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=== Engaged/ Interactive ===
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| Engagement increases learning - successful learning |
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What types of activities and content do students find most engaging? |
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| Students need pragmatic connection with other students |
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What types of connections/ communication with other students is helpful to students in their studies? Not helpful? |
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| instructor presence is essential |
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What types of feedback do students want, from whom and when do they want to receive it? |
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What types of feedback do students want to give, to whom and when? |
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What types of interactions and supports from an instructor are most helpful? Least helpful? |
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Do Open Learning students want to interact? Or do they prefer individual work? |
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Do diverse student groups prefer different levels and types of interactions? |
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How specific and how quickly does feedback received regarding specific content activity/assignments have to be to be meaningful? |
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What are the best tools for "talking" to other students & faculty? |
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=== Open ===
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| Should content be open |
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What influence does openness have on Open Learning and students ability to learn? |
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| Should system be both closed/open |
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How does openess influence what activities students do to learn? |
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| Students should have access/ownership (portability) of course content after completion such as course material |
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| Students need multi-access learning opportunities |
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Should content be open? |
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Should a learning environment have both closed/private and open components? What parts should be open? Which should be closed? |
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What do we mean when we talk about open content? |
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What do we see as the components of a community focused on learning? |
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How can we / should we ensure students have access/ownership of course content after completion such as course material? |
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How can we ensure students have access & ownership (portability) of content/data they have created during a course? |
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=== Applied ===
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| Good learning is about what students do - reflection/interaction/creation/Blooms Taxonomy @ higer levels of cognitive engagement |
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What are some good examples of reflection/interaction/creation/Blooms Taxonomy @ higer levels of cognitive engagement? |
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| Learning enviornment needs to be as authenic and seemless as possible..Learn as a 20th Cent learner |
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| we need a strong emphasis on learning |
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What does an authentic, 20th centurey learning environment look like? |
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| Feedback from students on the design of course |
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What do students need to do to learn and what tools support that? |
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Do students need to interact despite not wanting to? |
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What do students want to see in a course in terms of course design? |
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How effective is the technology/learning activities (ex. Videos) we are using? |
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How do we encourage deeper approaches to learning and students using high level cognitive skills for tasks which require them? |
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What are some already innovative courses/content out there? |
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How do we define "learning for transformation" and "reflective learning" |
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=== Flexible ===
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What are some good examples of just in time learning? |
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How do we develop creative spaces that enable a longlong learning environment? |
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How do we define "easily adaptable content" and "responsive design"? |
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Are needs of Campus same as Open Learning? |
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What types of flexible learning options do we hope to support? |
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What are some ways to support scaffolding and adaptive learning? |
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How do we create adaptive learning tools that allow student to go in direction of student interest within confines of learning outcome and support students exploration of the content? |
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Learner agency and choice - Allow student to make relevant chosies of how they interact with course |
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Multi-access learning opportunities |
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