Talis Aspire at MMU: this time it’s
 personal … and mobile
 Leeds | Nov 2012



  Professor Mark Stubbs
  Head of Learning & Research Technologies

  m.stubbs@mmu.ac.uk http://twitter.com/thestubbs
  http://slideshare.net/markstubbs

Tuesday, November 20, 2012                          1
Context | an interesting place to work!
• Large, popular, multi-campus university
   – 36,000+ students | 1,000+ courses | consolidating from 7 sites
• Pursuing an ambitious transformation initiative
   – New Buildings, New Curriculum, New Admin Processes & Systems,
     New Learning & Mobile Tech, New Quality Processes…
Context | priority project areas


                                                                                  League table rankings
       A
          Marketing &
          Recruitment                        Reputation
           Processes

                               C
                                                          B
                                   Learning, Teaching, Assessment
       Student Intake                                             Student Retention
                                       & Personal Development
    (Aspirations, Attitude                                           Success &
                                         Processes, Facilities
         & Abilities)                                                Satisfaction
                                             & Resources


                                         Resource allocation


                                          All Year Numbers




      A    Recruit to target   B      Improve satisfaction, retention & success   C   Inform decision-makers
Context | great online experience
               B   Improve satisfaction, retention & success




           Great                    Great                  Great
     Online Experience         Learning Spaces            Teaching
  (Seamless, personalised)
Context | learning tech review & EQAL
     Replace WebCT?
                                            Flat-lining NSS

Learning Technologies
                                        Strategic imperative:
   Review (2010)
                                     Step-change improvement

           Core+ VLE
            (Moodle,
          TalisAspire…)      EQAL Change Programme
                             Intended Benefits:
                             •   Simpler curriculum
                             •   Better organised courses
                             •   Seamless, personalised online experience
Tuesday, November 20, 2012   •   …                                          5
Context | the need for transformation

                                  In the current climate




                               Diminishing unit of resource




                         Everything depends on everything else



>DVC “Out of patience”
error at line 1              We are large and risk averse
Context | the “who dares wins” response

                           In the current climate

          ?

 vc                      Diminishing unit of resource
      θ




                   Everything depends on everything else




                       We are large and risk averse
Context | EQAL
                                                               In the current climate


• A coordinated strike for step-change improvement          Diminishing unit of resource




        New Curriculum                               Everything depends on everything else




        • designing new units, …                         We are large and risk averse




        New Admin Systems & Processes
        •   personal timetabling, …

        New Virtual Learning Environment
        •   Moodle & myMMU web/mobile, Talis Aspire…

        New QA & QE Processes
        •   facilitating curriculum transformation
Context | coordinated change
    Curriculum Design                     Course Admin



    Design              Review           Approve            Set up      Design
                                                                                     Produce       Publish
     New                  New              New            Curriculum   Teaching
                                                                                    Timetables   Timetables
  Curriculum           Curriculum       Curriculum          in SRS     Schedules

                                                                         Design       Set up
                                                                                                   Publish
                                                                       Assessment   Submission
                                                                                                  Deadlines
                                                                        Schedules     System


                                    Learning Technology
                                    Input
                                                                                                                  Great
                                                                         Set up       Build                      Online
                                    Pedagogic                          Courses in   Courses in                 Experience
                                    Input                                 VLE          VLE                     (Seamless,
                                                                        Set up       Publish                  Personalised)
                                    Library Input                      Reading       Reading
                                                                         Lists        Lists
    Learning, Teaching & Assessment Resources & Facilities


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                               NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence




Wrapping the institution around the learner



                  megamashup

         mws




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                            NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence




Wrapping the institution around the learner
               Unit code


                       Resource list

                           Relevant resource




                                                                         11
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                               NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence




Wrapping the institution around the learner



                  megamashup

         mws




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Mobile | mymmu app
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                                                NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence




Mobile | reported device ownership (Q4 2010)

 100%

 90%

 80%

 70%

 60%                                                                                         iPod Touch
 50%                                                                                         iPhone
                                                                                             Blackberry
 40%                                                                                         Android

 30%

 20%

 10%

  0%
        F < 20   M < 20   F 20-29 M 20-29 F 30-39 M 30-39           F 40+          M 40+
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Mobile | use when studying (Q4 2011)
   Checking deadlines/timetables
 Discussing/arranging coursework
Listening to music/blocking noise
     Accessing learning materials
           Looking up references
                     Taking notes
           Producing coursework
       Voting/interacting in class
        Commenting on learning

                                     0   10           20           30           40         50   60   70
                                                           % of respondents
Mobile | timetable access (Q3 2012)
Summary
• Pursuing joined-up approach for making a step-
  change improvement in student experience:
   – Wrapping resources around the learner
   – Using personalised web-services (increasingly
     delivering mobile content)
      • Hand-ins
      • Timetable
      • Reading lists…
   – Requires good partners with good APIs!
Find out more …
• Our initial drive for responsive curricula
   – http://jiscdesignstudio.pbworks.com/w/page/29224166/Supporting%20Responsive%2
     0Curricula%20%28SRC%29%20project
   – http://www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/src/

• MMU’s EQAL curriculum transformation
   – http://www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/eqal/index.php

• Our review of learning technologies
   – http://lrt.mmu.ac.uk/ltreview

• How we built our integrated VLE
   – http://lrt.mmu.ac.uk/w2c

• Where we’re going next with Assessment & Feedback
   – http://lrt.mmu.ac.uk/traffic/
• UCISA Mobile presentation
   – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X17yrTbdTHs

LRT Talks 20121122 Talis Aspire Leeds

  • 1.
    Talis Aspire atMMU: this time it’s personal … and mobile Leeds | Nov 2012 Professor Mark Stubbs Head of Learning & Research Technologies [email protected] http://twitter.com/thestubbs http://slideshare.net/markstubbs Tuesday, November 20, 2012 1
  • 2.
    Context | aninteresting place to work! • Large, popular, multi-campus university – 36,000+ students | 1,000+ courses | consolidating from 7 sites • Pursuing an ambitious transformation initiative – New Buildings, New Curriculum, New Admin Processes & Systems, New Learning & Mobile Tech, New Quality Processes…
  • 3.
    Context | priorityproject areas League table rankings A Marketing & Recruitment Reputation Processes C B Learning, Teaching, Assessment Student Intake Student Retention & Personal Development (Aspirations, Attitude Success & Processes, Facilities & Abilities) Satisfaction & Resources Resource allocation All Year Numbers A Recruit to target B Improve satisfaction, retention & success C Inform decision-makers
  • 4.
    Context | greatonline experience B Improve satisfaction, retention & success Great Great Great Online Experience Learning Spaces Teaching (Seamless, personalised)
  • 5.
    Context | learningtech review & EQAL Replace WebCT? Flat-lining NSS Learning Technologies Strategic imperative: Review (2010) Step-change improvement Core+ VLE (Moodle, TalisAspire…) EQAL Change Programme Intended Benefits: • Simpler curriculum • Better organised courses • Seamless, personalised online experience Tuesday, November 20, 2012 • … 5
  • 6.
    Context | theneed for transformation In the current climate Diminishing unit of resource Everything depends on everything else >DVC “Out of patience” error at line 1 We are large and risk averse
  • 7.
    Context | the“who dares wins” response  In the current climate ? vc Diminishing unit of resource θ Everything depends on everything else We are large and risk averse
  • 8.
    Context | EQAL In the current climate • A coordinated strike for step-change improvement Diminishing unit of resource New Curriculum Everything depends on everything else • designing new units, … We are large and risk averse New Admin Systems & Processes • personal timetabling, … New Virtual Learning Environment • Moodle & myMMU web/mobile, Talis Aspire… New QA & QE Processes • facilitating curriculum transformation
  • 9.
    Context | coordinatedchange Curriculum Design Course Admin Design Review Approve Set up Design Produce Publish New New New Curriculum Teaching Timetables Timetables Curriculum Curriculum Curriculum in SRS Schedules Design Set up Publish Assessment Submission Deadlines Schedules System Learning Technology Input Great Set up Build Online Pedagogic Courses in Courses in Experience Input VLE VLE (Seamless, Set up Publish Personalised) Library Input Reading Reading Lists Lists Learning, Teaching & Assessment Resources & Facilities Tuesday, November 20, 2012 9
  • 10.
    This work islicensed under a Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence Wrapping the institution around the learner megamashup mws 10
  • 11.
    This work islicensed under a Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence Wrapping the institution around the learner Unit code Resource list Relevant resource 11
  • 12.
    This work islicensed under a Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence Wrapping the institution around the learner megamashup mws 12
  • 13.
  • 14.
    This work islicensed under a Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence Mobile | reported device ownership (Q4 2010) 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% iPod Touch 50% iPhone Blackberry 40% Android 30% 20% 10% 0% F < 20 M < 20 F 20-29 M 20-29 F 30-39 M 30-39 F 40+ M 40+
  • 15.
    This work islicensed under a Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence Mobile | use when studying (Q4 2011) Checking deadlines/timetables Discussing/arranging coursework Listening to music/blocking noise Accessing learning materials Looking up references Taking notes Producing coursework Voting/interacting in class Commenting on learning 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 % of respondents
  • 16.
    Mobile | timetableaccess (Q3 2012)
  • 17.
    Summary • Pursuing joined-upapproach for making a step- change improvement in student experience: – Wrapping resources around the learner – Using personalised web-services (increasingly delivering mobile content) • Hand-ins • Timetable • Reading lists… – Requires good partners with good APIs!
  • 18.
    Find out more… • Our initial drive for responsive curricula – http://jiscdesignstudio.pbworks.com/w/page/29224166/Supporting%20Responsive%2 0Curricula%20%28SRC%29%20project – http://www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/src/ • MMU’s EQAL curriculum transformation – http://www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/eqal/index.php • Our review of learning technologies – http://lrt.mmu.ac.uk/ltreview • How we built our integrated VLE – http://lrt.mmu.ac.uk/w2c • Where we’re going next with Assessment & Feedback – http://lrt.mmu.ac.uk/traffic/ • UCISA Mobile presentation – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X17yrTbdTHs