All hands on deck: CREWED for technology-enabled learning

0178 ALT-C 2009 Carol Russell

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Faculty of Engineering, University of New South Wales (traditional university, 4200 full-time engineering students)
CREWED is course design and development process for blended & distance courses
Two courses used as pilots, one undergrad, one postgrad
Used Action Research
CREWED is built on the Carpe Diem model, also ideas from the London Pedagogical Planner project
1 day workshop, follow-up half day workshops with everybody involved in the development taking part
All course learning resources available for first workshop
Both pilots also involved using students to give feedback either between or at workshops
Instead of storyboarding, used representation as spreadsheet inspired by London Pedagogical Planner
Evaluation - observation of online activities during course and survey at end
Timing with academic calendar important
Engineering academics comfortable with the planning side, less so with educational concepts e.g. resistance to 5-stage model
Two more pilots underway
Course Design Spreadsheet template particularly useful
Issue of academic staff 'burnout' - negotiation of pedagogical models vs. quality of learning design