Difference between revisions of "Documentation:Learning Environment"

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Learning Environment Project Page

Dedicated to enhancing TRU's online learning and teaching environment.


Improving the learning and teaching experience includes consistency in the learning environment for our students and staff. Moodle has been determined to be the potential preferred institutional fit at this point as it is open source and already used on campus. We are currently in the information gathering stage and are starting from a values perspective and drilling down to required functionality to meet those values. Please add your comments, thoughts, opinions and suggestions to these pages to help us capture all possible requirements. If you want to say something but not in a public forum, please contact Tanya, Brian or Jacquey to have the conversation.

To develop a learning environment students and faculty love that is alignment with the TRU Academic Plan and:

Is easy to use appropriate support when required
Supports learning that is:
1. Engaging and interactive
2. Supported (technical end user support? or...)
3. Open
4. Applied
5. Flexible
6. Research and data-driven
Is cost effective, sustainable and supports continuous improvement while encouraging back end efficiencies
Is implemented using a process that supports the needs of staff and faculty through appropriate process development, training and ongoing support

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Prototype

A small group from Production, Instructional Design, Program Delivery and the Centre for Student Engagement have started work on a model to help visualize the possibilities.

Information Gathering

OL Students - Survey complete- Data being compiled
Campus Students - The Centre for Student Engagement has provided survey and focus group results

Information Sharing

'Please let us know of any sessions you would find useful'

Information Gathering

Faculty Council meetings - Brian is working on being added to the upcoming agendas

Discussions
High Level Discussion Questions (click a link below)
What Do We Know (Or Think We Know)? What Do We Need to Find Out? What Do We Hope For? What Do We Fear?
Emerging Themese (click a link below)
End user Interface Developing a system easy for both students and faculty Course Development and Delivery Process Processes, Information, Rules and People Successful Learning Research & Data Driven, Supported, Engaged & Interactive, Open, Applied Other Considerations Anything missed in the above categories
Vs. Themes
Based on the emerging themes there are a couple of debatable topics that appear to have emerged. Hoping you will state your arguments for one or the other and help keep the conversation going via a little healthy debate. Open vs. Closed Using familiar tools vs. Learning new (useful) tools Interaction with others vs. Completely independent Deadlines vs. No deadlines

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