Online learning at VUW - A whirlwind tour of some courses and programmes that are taught at distance Jennie Swann Op;ons for online & remote ...

Online	
  learning	
  at	
  VUW	
  
• A	
  whirlwind	
  tour	
  of	
  some	
  courses	
  and	
  
  programmes	
  that	
  are	
  taught	
  at	
  distance	
  

• Jennie	
  Swann	
  	
  
	
  Op;ons	
  for	
  online	
  &	
  remote	
  learning	
  

Science	
  in	
  Context	
  
• Rhian	
  Salmon	
  &	
  Rebecca	
  Priestley	
  

SCIENCE IN CONTEXT
                                                     SCIE courses are open to students from all disciplines
• Open	
  to	
  students	
  from	
  all	
            Planning your courses for next year?

  disciplines	
  –	
  200	
  &	
  300	
  level	
     SCIE courses are interdisciplinary; open to all students; involve extensive use of on-line
                                                     and distance-learning technology; present leading research and researchers from across
                                                     the university; and explore the relationship between science and society. These courses
                                                     will help you to develop communication skills, develop critical thinking skills and broaden

• Worth	
  15	
  points	
  each	
                    your perspective on the role of science, and scientists, in society.

                                                     SCIE courses on offer in 2013 / 2014:

• Fully	
  online	
  
• Asynchronous	
  -­‐	
  Bb	
                        18 November 2013–23 February 2014 This online course explores current and topical issues in science and society.
                                                     During the past two years we have featured topics such as climate change and impacts on society, gene therapy and
                                                     medical ethics, psychology, the physical and biological history of New Zealand, evolution, philosophy of science, and

• Pre-­‐recorded	
  lectures	
                       the occurrence of nature’s patterns and ingredients in everyday life. (15 points)

  (MediaSite…)	
  
• Discussion	
  Forum	
                              Starts 3 March 2014 This online course overviews major ideas in the history of science, from classical Greek and
                                                     Medieval science, to the European enlightenment, to 19th and 20th century revolutions in physics, biology and earth

• Blogs	
  
                                                     at the changing focus of New Zealand science since that time. (15 points)

• Online	
  quizzes	
  
                                                     Starts 14 July 2014 This fully online course provides an overview of major sources of energy through history and

• Essays	
  through	
  Turni;n	
  
                                                     assesses our current dependence on fossil fuels. Fossil fuels and alternative energy sources – including nuclear, solar,

                                                     issues and the broarder relationship between energy and society is explored. (15 points)

• 40	
  –	
  120	
  students	
  
• Flexible	
  –	
  learning	
  contract	
            Starts 14 July 2014 How does the science system work – and how does the media work? What role can artists,

                                                     science communication and is compulsory for students wishing to obtain a Minor in Science in Context.
                                                                                                                                                              follow us
                                                     FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT science-faculty@vuw.ac.nz                                                  @ scieVUW

Modern	
  Korean	
  Society	
  
• Stephen	
  Epstein	
  

Modern Korean Society
• Offered simultaneously at VUW
  (ASIA203/304) and UAuckland
  (ASIAN202/304)
• Class size: 21/4 (VUW); 19/12 (UoA)
• Asynchronous
• Delivery:
  – Usual classroom at VUW (3hrs/wk) with lots of
    supplemental on line material
  – Ca.2 hrs of online lecture material/wk plus one
    hour with a local tutor

• Echo360	
  used	
  for	
  lecture	
  recording	
  
• Interac;on	
  maintained	
  by	
  encouraging	
  all	
  UoA	
  students	
  
  to	
  send	
  a	
  self-­‐intro	
  early.	
  	
  
• Two	
  trips	
  to	
  UoA:	
  1)	
  meet	
  and	
  greet;	
  2)	
  assessing	
  course	
  
  project	
  presenta;ons,	
  followed	
  by	
  class	
  dinner	
  
• Course	
  Facebook	
  page	
  encompassing	
  both	
  campuses/all	
  
  levels.	
  
• Key	
  difficul;es:	
  different	
  schedules;	
  different	
  point	
  
  scales;	
  different	
  library	
  policies;	
  different	
  assessments	
  
  required…all	
  leading	
  to	
  a	
  need	
  for	
  some	
  different	
  lecture	
  
  material	
  as	
  well.	
  Much	
  more	
  work	
  than	
  an;cipated.	
  
• But…overall,	
  a	
  rewarding	
  experience.	
  Working	
  with	
  an	
  
  excellent	
  tutor	
  at	
  Auckland,	
  which	
  is	
  cri;cal	
  
	
  
	
  

Chemistry	
  
• Suzanne	
  Boniface	
  

CHEM191
• Introductory Chemistry
• Provides good basis for entry to CHEM113 but also taken by people
  interested in chemistry or looking for and extra 15 points
• 2 starting times – November and January
• 9 compulsory modules
   – Available as hard copy and on-line
   – Some module assignments on-line
   – Extra support material available on-line
   – Limited discussion board use
   – Tutors available via email for help with the course material
• Tutorials available for Wellington students
• Laboratory week and final test in February

 BIG PLANS to go more on-line with video links to course
 material, more on-line assignments and discussions/blogs. Also
 proposing a greater emphasis on Chemistry and Society.

Marke;ng	
  
• Lachlan	
  McLaren	
  

MARK	
  101	
  (Distance)	
  
•   100	
  level	
  introduc;on	
  to	
  marke;ng	
  course	
  delivered	
  over	
  summer	
  
•   Started	
  in	
  2004	
  
•   159	
  students	
  currently	
  enrolled	
  (141	
  students	
  last	
  year)	
  
•   Asynchronous	
  delivery	
  
•   Delivered	
  using	
  Blackboard	
  and	
  Vstream	
  

•   Interac;on	
  maintained	
  through	
  discussion	
  board	
  
    par;cipa;on	
  each	
  week	
  
•   Tutors	
  assigned	
  to	
  groups	
  of	
  20	
  students	
  
•   No	
  official	
  course	
  feedback	
  forms	
  

•   2014	
  will	
  see	
  Vstream	
  used	
  to	
  deliver	
  content	
  

Psychology	
  101	
  

Linguis;cs	
  
• Irina	
  Elgort	
  

•   Designed	
  to	
  meet	
  the	
  needs	
  of	
  students	
  and	
  teachers	
  of	
  English	
  as	
  a	
  second/
    foreign	
  language	
  from	
  around	
  the	
  world;	
  
•   The	
  MA	
  can	
  be	
  completed	
  in	
  1-­‐3	
  years	
  of	
  study;	
  3	
  start	
  dates	
  each	
  year	
  increase	
  
    the	
  potential	
  to	
  accommodate	
  the	
  constraints	
  on	
  student	
  time;	
  
•   18	
  courses	
  are	
  offered	
  onsite	
  and	
  by	
  distance	
  each	
  year,	
  so	
  that	
  the	
  programme	
  
    content	
  can	
  be	
  tailored	
  to	
  meet	
  the	
  needs	
  of	
  each	
  student;	
  
•   Domestic	
  and	
  international	
  students;	
  native	
  and	
  non-­‐native	
  English	
  speakers;	
  
•   50%	
  of	
  the	
  School's	
  MA	
  students	
  study	
  by	
  distance;	
  
•   Courses	
  are	
  taught	
  as	
  mixed-­‐cohort	
  (onsite	
  and	
  distance	
  students	
  together);	
  
•   Distance	
  students	
  use	
  Blackboard	
  (asynchronously)	
  to	
  access	
  course	
  materials,	
  
    complete	
  course	
  tasks	
  and	
  assessment,	
  and	
  interact	
  and	
  collaborate	
  with	
  
    fellow	
  students;	
  
•   Additional	
  technologies	
  are	
  used	
  based	
  on	
  an	
  individual	
  course	
  	
  
    content	
  and	
  learning	
  objectives;	
  
•   Class	
  sizes:	
  15-­‐30	
  students	
  

Informa;on	
  Studies	
  
• Brenda	
  Chawner,	
  Sydney	
  Shep	
  

Distance	
  postgraduate	
  Informa;on	
  
          Studies	
  qualifica;ons	
  
• Postgraduate	
  Cer;ficate	
  in	
  Informa;on	
  
  Studies	
  (PGCertIS),	
  Postgraduate	
  Diploma	
  in	
  
  Informa;on	
  Studies	
  (PGDipIS),	
  and	
  Master	
  of	
  
  Informa;on	
  Studies	
  (MIS)	
  
• all	
  courses	
  are	
  available	
  by	
  distance	
  learning,	
  
  and	
  have	
  been	
  since	
  1992	
  
• currently	
  have	
  ~180	
  students	
  in	
  the	
  
  programme,	
  mostly	
  part-­‐;me/distance	
  

Delivery	
  modes	
  
• ini;ally	
  delivered	
  using	
  weekly	
  audioconferencing	
  
  sessions	
  with	
  students	
  in	
  groups	
  at	
  specified	
  
  loca;ons	
  
• in	
  2003,	
  this	
  changed	
  to	
  VoIP	
  (Voice-­‐over-­‐IP)	
  
  technology,	
  which	
  allowed	
  students	
  to	
  
  par;cipate	
  using	
  an	
  individual	
  computer	
  at	
  home	
  
  (or	
  some;mes	
  at	
  work)	
  
• a	
  few	
  courses	
  are	
  experimen;ng	
  with	
  lecture	
  
  capture	
  (videorecordings	
  of	
  face-­‐to-­‐face	
  classes),	
  
  plus	
  occasional	
  synchronous	
  tutorials	
  

Teaching/interac;on	
  
• distance	
  classes	
  have	
  up	
  to	
  30	
  students,	
  but	
  most	
  
  have	
  fewer	
  than	
  20	
  
• the	
  sojware	
  currently	
  used	
  is	
  Keynote	
  
  Conferencing,	
  which	
  supports	
  audio,	
  text	
  
  messages,	
  presenta;on	
  slides,	
  and	
  co-­‐browsing	
  
• all	
  courses	
  have	
  an	
  associated	
  Blackboard	
  site,	
  
  with	
  discussion	
  forums	
  for	
  asynchronous	
  
  interac;on	
  
  	
  

MGIS	
  
Masters	
  in	
  Geographic	
  Informa;on	
  Science	
  

• Mairéad	
  de	
  Róiste	
  

Collabora;ve	
  Delivery	
  
• Masters	
  and	
  Postgraduate	
  Diplomas	
  jointly	
  
  delivered	
  by	
  Victoria	
  University,	
  Canterbury	
  
  University	
  and	
  AUT	
  
• Approximately	
  25-­‐35	
  students	
  on	
  each	
  class	
  
  across	
  three	
  loca;ons	
  (Wellington,	
  
  Christchurch	
  and	
  Auckland)	
  
• Delivery	
  differs	
  depending	
  on	
  course	
  	
  

                                                                    19	
  

Example	
  GISC	
  401	
  
                           Founda;ons	
  of	
  GIS	
  
• Week	
  long	
  field	
  trip	
  in	
  Kaikoura	
  
    – Students	
  and	
  staff	
  from	
  the	
  3	
  universi;es	
  
    – Lectures	
  in	
  morning	
  
    – Ac;vi;es	
  in	
  ajernoon	
  and	
  evening	
  	
  
        • Kaikoura	
  marae	
  
        • Whale	
  research	
  
        • Surveying,	
  etc.	
  
    – Important	
  for	
  building	
  cohort	
  which	
  carries	
  over	
  
      to	
  the	
  other	
  (possibly	
  distant)	
  courses	
  on	
  the	
  
      programme	
  	
  

Example:	
  GISC	
  405	
  
                 Programming	
  &	
  Databases	
  
• Lecture	
  content	
  is	
  synchronous	
  
   – Face	
  to	
  face	
  for	
  Canterbury	
  students	
  
   – Video	
  conferencing	
  for	
  VUW	
  &	
  AUT	
  students	
  
• Laboratory	
  sessions	
  
   – Scopia	
  (individual	
  webcams	
  and	
  headsets)	
  
   – Lecturer	
  is	
  available	
  online	
  or	
  in	
  person	
  depending	
  
     on	
  student	
  loca;on	
  

Example:	
  GISC	
  403	
  Cartography	
  &	
  
                                    Geovisualiza;on	
  
• Lecture	
  content	
  is	
  delivered	
  via	
  video	
  podcasts	
  
     – Recorded	
  using	
  Camtasia	
  
     – Delivered	
  via	
  Youtube	
  (private	
  video)	
  
• Followed	
  by	
  a	
  1	
  hour	
  synchronous	
  class	
  discussion	
  	
  
     – Accessgrid	
  (video	
  conferencing)	
  for	
  distant	
  students	
  
     – Face	
  to	
  face	
  for	
  Wellington	
  based	
  students	
  
     – Ques;ons	
  and	
  readings	
  for	
  discussion	
  iden;fied	
  in	
  the	
  
       podcast	
  
• 2	
  hour	
  laboratory	
  session	
  on	
  scopia	
  or	
  in	
  person	
  
• Interac;on	
  via	
  video	
  conferencing,	
  scopia	
  and	
  
  discussion	
  forums	
  

Feedback	
  
     • Difficult	
  to	
  get	
  running	
  
     • Technology	
  plays	
  a	
  part	
  (video	
  conferencing	
  
       suite	
  in	
  Rankin	
  Brown	
  s;ll	
  not	
  func;oning!)	
  
     • Student	
  responses:	
  

  My	
  expecta;ons	
  have	
  been	
  
              met…	
  

Overall	
  I	
  would	
  rate	
  the	
  quality	
  
   of	
  this	
  programme	
  as…	
  

 Clinical	
  Research	
  
• Sandra	
  Taylor	
  

Diploma of Clinical Research
• “Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical
  Research (PGDipClinRes) which will
  provide existing and future clinical
  researchers with a comprehensive
  understanding and skill base for
  undertaking clinical research at a
  postgraduate level.”

Structure of the Diploma
•   The diploma consists of six core courses- CLNR 401-405 and 580

• CLNR 401 Introduction to Clinical Research and Clinical Trial
  Practice
• CLNR 402 Ethics and Research in Special Populations as applied to
  Clinical Research

• CLNR 403 Biostatistics and Informatics
• CLNR 404 Qualitative Methods in Clinical Research
• CLNR 405 Advanced Clinical Research Design, Management and
  Analysis
• CLNR 580 Research Preparation

Structure of 401 and 402
• Seminar day

• 4x 3 week modules
  – Distance based
  – Using Blackboard
  – Teleconferences

Teleconferences
• Teleconferences are compulsory.
     – If for some reason you are unable to attend, you will need to
       contact Sandra Taylor or the Programme Director (Jeremy
       Krebs) to make other arrangements.
• 90 mins on Thursday evening at 5.30.

•   Generally be in three sections
     – Lecture
     – Questions
     – Discussion
•   Post questions on discussion board
     – Internal class discussion
     – Some themes will be picked up by the tutor on the teleconference

Research Theme
•   401
     – Develop and conduct a literature search
     – You will then write an initial clinical trial protocol.

•   402
     – Consider aspects of special populations with respect to your trial
        design,
     – Write a submission to the ethics committee for approval of your trial.

•   403 and 404
     – Develop a plan for Quantitative and Qualitative analysis for your Trial

•   405
     – Write a Study Protocol / Investigator brochure for your trial
     – Write an EOI for your trial for HRC

•   580
     – pull all of these together and finally present the combined package
        including a full HRC style grant application.
     – prepare a manuscript for publication.

Assessment
Task
                                    Due Date Grade

Attendance and participation at
                                    10 March    10%
   weekend seminar
Attendance and participation in
                                     8 June     10%
   module teleconferences
Completion of Online Quizzes and
  Production of an annotated         27 April   20%
  bibliography
Production of a CONSORT checklist
                                    22 June     10%
  for chosen study
Research proposal                   22 June     50%

Educa;on	
  
• Bruce	
  Carey	
  

Nursing