Shifting modalities in higher education

About this session

The pandemic greatly accelerated the shift to more flexible, digitally mediated learning experiences for higher education students around the world. While online and blended learning are not new, the rapid acceleration in capability and availability of networked devices has opened up opportunities for learning at times and in spaces that were not possible even a decade ago.

This workshop will address the topic of shifting modalities. In doing so, we will explore with participants the experiences of the pandemic in a broader context as a foundation to discuss the emerging possibilities for personalisation across time and space. The on-campus versus external/online learning dichotomy no longer serves our purposes.

This session is designed to serve as a stimulus for the UQ community to seize the opportunities for flexibility and personalisation on the horizon.

Presenters

• A/Prof Jason Lodge, School of Education (Facilitator)
• A/Prof Kelly Matthews, Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation
• Dr Greg Winslett, Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation
• Jemima Walker, Postgraduate Student

Who should attend?

• Course coordinators
• Lecturers
• Tutors
• Students
• Learning designers
• Academic staff
• Teaching support staff
• Industry
• Professional staff.

Benefits of attending

• A sharper appreciation of the shifting of modes of learning over time
• A clearer sense of the key lessons we can take from the pandemic beyond those simply attributed to online learning
• A new appreciation of the possibilities for personalising learning across time and spaces
• A foundation for innovating in ways that are decoupled from the binary notion of on-campus vs. online learning.