DEVELOPMENTS IN CSU’s LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
Prepared by the Learning Technologies Unit, Division of Student Learning, Charles Sturt University (January 2017)
More Info | http://www.csu.edu.au/division/student-learning/home/technologies-for-learning-and-teaching/learn-tech
Most systems are “mobilised” e.g.Interact2; PebblePad;
DOMS;
Online Meeting; CSU Replay via iTunes; Subject
Experience Survey; Subject Outlines. [ More info ]
Policy and Guidelines in use. Academics experiment
and use external systems e.g. Twitter; Edublogs;
WordPress; YouTube; TeacherTube; 2nd Life; cloud
hosting; Facebook etc.
CSU LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
Ethics and policy framework approved by Senate for
learning analytics use. Implementing Blackboard
Analytics. Systems: RealizeIT; Smart Sparrow.
Citation Linker tool available in Interact2.
CourseSpace being further developed for course design.
Sprint 9 underway
MAJOR CURRENT
DEVELOPMENTS
External educational
technologies including
social media
Adaptive Learning and
Teaching (based on
Learning Analytics)
Mobile-learning
CSU Replay
Embedding electronic
library resources in
the OLE
Discipline-based
educational
technologies
CourseSpace
New Subject Outline System being developed
Digital Object
Management System:
DOMS
Subject Outline System
Available to all staff.
CSU Replay (Echo360 and iTunesU) lecture and
desktop capture system. In 44 non-IVT lecture spaces,
and in IVT spaces => almost 70 spaces enabled.
[ More info ]
1. Paramedic simulations.
2. Teacher Education 21st century learning spaces.
3. Vet Science Clinical Ssytem (VISION); Vet Science
Diagnostic Laboratory System.
4. Dentistry X-Ray Simulation.
5. Picture Archiving and Communication System
(PACS); Virtual Pharmacy.
6. RealiseIT for Engineering… and many more!
Library eReserve implemented. Collections include L&T;
Faculty and school collections; Indigenous Educaiton;
LTS Production; Sessional staff; Copyright and others. [
More info ]
Captivate
Interact2 (with Blackboard as the hub) being used
across CSU. Blackboard analytics implemented.
12 systems e.g. textbooks extensions being integrated
with Blackboard. [ More info ]
Review underway. Mobile interface. [ More info ]
PebblePad/5 implemented. Mobile interface.
Blackboard ePortfolio tool available. [ More info ]
Online Meeting
Learning Management
System: CSU Interact2
EASTS and
Paperless Marking
Subject Experience
Survey (Online
Evaluation System)
Turnitin
ePortfolio/Personal
Learning System
Workplace Learning
Online Meeting tool available for synchronous online
meetings. Mobile Interface.
[ More info ]
Extended Paperless Marking functionality used for all
cohorts. MS-Word add-on NORFOLK available for
paperless marking on PCs and Macs. [ More info ]
In use at all schools for checking plagiarism, and to all
students for educative use Turnitin. [ More info ]
“InPlace” used by many schools. New version
implemented in Dec 2016. Baseline study and expansion
of its use underway.
SUPPORT FOR CSU EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGIES
EASTS and
Paperless Marking
Compiling 2017 review team. .
CSU Learning
Technologies
Framework and Plan
Support
users with
queries
DSL
Module
Learning Technology
Forums
LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES UNIT | DIVISION OF STUDENT LEARNING
Being rewritten as part of “Access” system.
Four forums in 2017 as joint venture between
u!magine and the Learning Technologies Unit.