ITiLT Perspective Gathering

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ITiLT - Perspective Gathering

• David Jones

Version 6.0
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Overview

• What is ITiLT?
• What's the ITiLT process?
• Where does today fit?
• What do you think?
• Current state
• SWOT
• Possible Futures

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What is ITiLT?

• Information Technology in Learning and Teaching
• One of the measures of strategy 2.2 of "CQU's LT
  plan 2004-2009", by end 2005
• Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
  included as part of Management Plan for LT

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Other reasons why?

• Bottom 5 of the LTPF
• May have to return 5M to DEST

• But it's not all bad
• Focus on specific projects for 1-2 years
• There is money there

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Where it all fits
CQU Strategic Plan

LT Management Plan
Research Plan
ITiLT
ICT Strategic Plan
More then just technology - IT is an enabler More
than just e-learning
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The ITiLT process
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Dispelling some ITiLT Myths

• The following is an INVALID argument
• David is ITiLT
• David is Webfuse
• ITiLT is Webfuse
• ITiLT is NOT about a DTLS take-over
• It's NOT about bashing
• ITD, the Faculties, DTLS
• Management
• Academics, general staff
• Students

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Your perspective

• Today
• Using an existing framework and some seed ideas
• Write down your ideas, suggestions, issues
• Ideas will be incorporated into website
• Feel free to
• modify the website
• Contact me directly
• Analysis of input leads to draft plan

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The CQU LT work system
Students
Products Services whatis produced by the
system
CONTEXT
STRATEGY
Processes what are the tasks/steps performed
Technologyused toperform thework, not just IT
Participantswho does thework
Information used andproduced
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Students
Products Services
STRATEGY
CONTEXT
Processes
Information
Participants
Technology
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Current students (2004)

• 16097 on-campus, 8684 external
• 15062 full-time, 7598 part-time
• 9407 AIC students
• 1405 overseas students
• 12237 male, 10423 female
• 2005
• 5-6 under expected DEST enrolments
• 25 above expected international student
  enrolments

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Age breakdown
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Net Generation/Millennials

• http//www.educause.edu/books/educatingthenetgen/5
  989
• Digitially literate
• Connected
• Immediate and multitasking
• Experiential
• Social
• Engagement and experience
• Visual and kinesthetic
• Things that matter

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Students - your view

• Who are your students?
• What works or doesn't work for them?
• What would they most like to see
• Go away?
• Stay
• Be introduced?

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Students
Products Services
STRATEGY
CONTEXT
Processes
Information
Participants
Technology
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Products and services

• Components
• Course sites, study guides, course profiles,
  textbooks, assignments, exams, online quizzes
• Group work, lectures, tutorials,
• What else?
• Strengths? Weaknesses? Opportunities? Threats?

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Students
Products Services
STRATEGY
CONTEXT
Processes
Participants
Technology
Information
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Business Processes/Policy

• Faculty focus
• Development
• Delivery
• Lectures, tutorials, student support
• Marking assessment
• Coordination - make sure delivery okay
• Management - e.g. HoS, ADTL
• Support.

• Student focus
• Enrol
• Choose courses
• Gather material
• Study
• Attend lectures/read study guide/textbook
• Assessment
• Discuss
• Find out results.

• "Senior" Management
• Policy development
• Strategic direction
• Missing components?
• SWOT?

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The tools used directly by the participants
Students
Products Services
STRATEGY
CONTEXT
Processes
Participants
Information
Technology
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Technology - including non IT

• Components
• ISL, video-streaming, lecture theatres, data
  projectors.
• Blackboard, Webfuse, Mailman.
• Production printers, CDs, telephone
• What else?
• SWOT?

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Students
Products Services
STRATEGY
CONTEXT
Processes
Information
Participants
Technology
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Information

• Components
• Enrolment data, content data
• Participation - attendance, assessment
  submission, logs
• Assessment - assessment results, evaluation
• What else?
• SWOT?

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Students
Products Services
STRATEGY
CONTEXT
Processes
Technology
Participants
Information
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Participants

• Components
• CQ campuses 372 academic,768 general staff
• Staff from commercial partners
• Organisational units, structure and culture
• Necessary roles lecturer, marker.
• What else?
• SWOT?

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Students
Products Services
STRATEGY
CONTEXT
Processes
Information
Participants
Technology
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Infrastructure

• Components
• Internet connection, networks, servers,
  Peoplesoft
• Student services, bookshop, helpdesk
• What else?
• Strengths? Weaknesses? Opportunities? Threats?

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Students
Products Services
STRATEGY
CONTEXT
Processes
Participants
Technology
Information
INFRASTRUCTURE
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CQU's Vision

• Central Queensland University will be a teaching
  and research university of distinction in
  borderless professional and adult learning
• Through multiple pathways we will provide
  gateways for people with different learning
  styles to achieve their life aspirations.
• We will pursue research excellence, driven by our
  strengths, targeted at areas of community and
  industry relevance.

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CQU's Mission

• CQU will be internationally, nationally and
  regionally networked and engaged.
• We will maximize success in outcomes for all our
  stakeholders through the quality enhancement of
  our teaching, learning, research and community
  engagement through the delivery of personalized
  learning support systems, collaborative
  partnerships and networks, and excellent
  courseware.

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Strategy - values

• Creativity and innovationfuture oriented
  learning-organisation, fostering a dynamic
  environment, value creativity/leadership through
  innovation
• Accountablity..decision making which emphasises
  openness, consistency,
• Practice what we teach..committed to leading by
  example and implementing best practice in all
  aspects of operations

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Strategic Issues

• Differentiationrecognised as a university
  differentiated from its peers (through)
  ..programs offered..research and scholarship
  undertaken..personalised support..to learners
• AgilityWe must be proactive, innovative,
  relevant in all our endeavours. Our activities
  must enhance students' outcomes
• Structuring appropriate..governance and
  management structures..that will improve overall
  performance
• External Relationships..a leader in our
  community, recognised for engaging in
  partnershipswith external bodies and groups

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Students
Products Services
CONTEXT
STRATEGY
Processes
Information
Participants
Technology
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Context - Higher Ed and change

• Massification
• Changes in industrial relations
• Information technology
• Increasing institutional flexibility and
  diversification
• There can be no doubt that universities operate
  in a continuously changing environment. It is how
  they, as an organisation, respond to the changes
  that determines their legitimacy and relevance
  going forward.

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Possible Futures

• Seen where we are
• Where should we go
• Quick generation of ideas
• http//itilt.cqu.edu.au/wiki/index.php/Possible_Fu
  ture
• Components of a possible future
• A descriptive name
• Grounding in current state (SWOT)
• Potential future(s)

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Example possible future

• Name
• Single source of information
• Context
• to get information a student must visit
  e.rolment, course profile site, timetable site,
  Infocom, Blackboard, bookshop, library website.
• Solution
• Have a single place students go to get
  information.

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Where to now

• Perspective gathering sessions continue
• Perspectives placed on the website
• Analysis ? draft plan
• Draft plan distributed on the website
• Feedback is incorporated
• Final plan submitted to ECAB on Oct 24, 2005

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Questions and Suggestions

• Thank you!