The Learning Design Team recently presented Automatic extensions: Innovation through integration at the 2022 UNE Learning and Teaching Symposium, showcasing the design and implementation of an innovative tool grounded in integrated ways of working that significantly improves staff workload and student experience.
The value of introduction videos with Dr Fincina Hopgood
A video testimonial from one of our long-term collaborators, Dr Fincina Hopgood – Senior lecturer for Screen studies in Media & Communications. Fincina explains why unit intro videos are so important to her student-centred pedagogical practice creating a strong digital presence in all of her units.
Special Assessment Uplift – now a HEPPP-funded project
Special Assessment is one of the important tools that students can use to mitigate the impact of life challenges on their study, and the project underway in Education Futures to redesign and uplift the application process is now supported by HEPPP funding.
An Integrated Approach to Online Exams in T2, 2022
One of the core workstreams of the OLXi project is designing an integrated, team-based approach to supporting and managing online exams, to embed OLX as part of UNE’s next-generation online learning ecosystem. The new process has been launched and the first iteration will be trialed in T2 2022.
Understanding design – Consistency and Cognitive Load
The notion of ‘consistency’ is something that comes up a lot when we talk about online learning, but i’s not always clear what we mean when we talk about consistency or why it’s important. This post unpacks consistency and the cognitive load theory behind it.
Rethinking engagement in breakout rooms
Zoom breakout rooms are a common feature of workshops, tutorials and meetings, and they are often used to replicate the small-group discussions used in face-to-face events. This can be challenging for some people though, and DigEd has been trialing a different approach
Lightboard studio is production ready!
What is the lightboard? What is the lightboard studio? What is it used for? Check out the video with a quick overview of the lightboard and dedicated space in the Learning Media team.
Co-design for new ways of working
Redesigning business processes and the ways that we work can be a challenge. DigEd and Integrated Services recently hosted a co-design workshop bringing stakeholders across the university together to begin collaboratively working towards developing new procedures and practices for Special Assessment at UNE.
New, consistent look for Moodle sites in T1, 2022
If you’re a Unit Coordinator in Trimester 1 2022, you may notice that a few things look different when you access your Moodle site. As part of the university’s strategy to provide a high-quality learning experience and develop efficient, sustainable processes, Digital...
Designing business processes: the DSSP
At the start of 2021, the Learning Design Team was established as part of the Digital Education portfolio. One of the team’s core business processes was identified as a key priority for redesign.