Education Technologists – who are we and how can we help?
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The educational technologists live and work at the interface between learning technology and the science of how we learn best.
Superpowers: understanding the application of educational technology to: Learning and teaching; Academic development; Innovation and creativity; Systems and platforms; Content creation and curation; Developing collaborative and engaged learning communities; Forensic solution finding; Creative development; Team play; Visualising possibility; Wrangling assessment .
We are:
- Expert collaborators
- Relationship builders
- Tech translators
- Lifelong learning advocates
- Creative problem solvers
- Committed to excellence, inclusivity, accessibility and equity in teaching, learning and assessment
What can we do for you?
The work of the educational technology team is delivered across all of our campuses and sites. Most of our work falls into the following 5 categories; and in each of these we will meet you where you are, without a prior expectation of technical knowledge or comfort. Our work is about enhancing learning and teaching, whatever the starting point.
1. Triage/problem solving
2. Small projects
3. Large projects
4. Innovation and Future Thinking
5. Training, advice and guidance
The following training courses are available for booking by clicking on the relevant training date and booking link.
Training (April – July 2024)
| Software Type | Training Title | Training Dates and Booking Link |
| Pedagogy | Making your Teaching Inclusive: 3 Simple Things to Address Students’ Accessibility Needs | 10am-11am 17th Sep; 10am-11am 8th Oct; |
| Emerging Technologies | An introduction to virtual reality and immersive technologies | 2pm-3:30pm 23rd Sep; 2pm-3:30pm 28th Oct; |
| A beginners’ guide to Generative AI | 11am-12pm 26 Sep; 2pm-3pm 21st Oct; | |
| Artificial Intelligence Tools in HE | 10am-11:30am 15th Oct; | |
| AI as a workplace assistant: Prompt design for streamlining tasks | 10:30-11:30am 20th Sep; 10am-11am 22nd Oct; | |
| Getting started with Microsoft Copilot for teaching | 11am-12pm 24th Sep; 2pm-3pm 17th Oct; | |
| Student Assessment | Getting Started with Inspera; the new digital assessment platform | TBC |
| Feedback and Grading in Inspera | TBC | |
| Student Engagement | Engageli: Introduction for New Users | 2pm-3pm 12th Sep; 10am-11am 17th Sep; |
| Getting started with Padlet | 2pm-3pm 18th Sep; | |
| Miro Training | 2pm-3pm 29th Oct; | |
| Engaging your students with Mentimeter | 2pm-3:30pm 23rd Oct; | |
| Media | Creating visually engaging content with Adobe Express | 11am-12pm 1st Oct; 10am-11am 10th Oct; |
| Getting started with the AI features in Adobe Express | 10am-11am 10th Oct; | |
| Screenpal: Recording and Editing Voice Over Videos | 10am-11am 24th Oct; | |
| Content | Introduction to Microsoft Sway | 10am-11am 23rd Sep; |
| An Introduction to H5P | TBC | |
| Portfolio | WordPress: basic website building for teaching and assessment | 10am-11am 3rd Oct; |
| Domains of One’s Own: building websites for a range of applications | 2pm-3pm 22nd Oct; |
Key collaborations with……..
Academic Development
Co delivered training: assessment; hybrid teaching and learning; online and distance teaching and learning; online international learning; embedding technology with impact into the curriculum.
Educational innovation
Co delivering: horizon scanning, proof of concept piloting and transition to scaled integration for new technologies that convince us of their functionality and future use.
Digital Services
Collaborating on swift query resolution through service now; working with digital services project teams and leads to support the roll-out, training and use of new technologies.
Platform Team
Supporting on platform glitches and issues; working in tandem with the Platform Team and engineering and project teams on continuous improvement of platform functionality; regularly communicating issues and fixes; supporting some of the day to day tasks at busy times; leading on assessment tools and their integration within the platforms.
Strategic alignment
Alignment with Corporate Strategy 2030
| Coporate strategy | |
| Education and Student experience | to deliver an inclusive and engaging learning experience that reflects cultural and global perspectives |
| evolve and adapt our use of educational technologies to enable innovation and to democratise access to learning | |
| ensure our students have equal and wide opportunities to access, succeed and progress in education and into purposeful roles in society | |
| Enterprise and innovation | establish the Group as a sector leader in the provision of professional development programmes |
| A global university | deliver a strategic and sustainable approach to the delivery of mobility and collaborative online international learning experiences |
| Digital Connectivity | The Group will be a leader in the adoption and utilisation of digital technology and new ways of working. We will enhance our connectivity, platforms and immersive and experiential learning solutions to deliver an integrated digital ecosystem that underpins our excellence in teaching and learning, research, knowledge exchange and global engagement. We will deliver social learning platforms that enable interaction, collaboration and engagement, and promote accessibility, while ensuring we are at the leading edge of technological innovation. |
Does what it says on the tin
| Ed tech job spec. | Typical use cases | How does this support the corporate strategy? |
| effective use and development of the University Group learning platforms collaborating with academics to devise and implement appropriate solutions to enhance the student learning experience | Education and Student Experience – | |
| To provide technical guidance and pedagogic advice to staff on the appropriate choice and use of digital learning technologies to support teaching and learning and assessment. | Ecosystem and wider tools – edtech ecocsytem -listing tools we support – experts on thse tools, offer training and support, troubleshooting | Ensures academic and professional services staff are knowledgeable about the opportunities afforded by tech and sufficiently skilled to use them in normal and pandemic times. |
| Provide leading edge knowledge and expertise in a key area(s) of technology enhanced learning, for example, digital assessment. | ||
| Proactively lead on the design and delivery of staff training as needed and appropriate. | ||
| Design and develop digital artefacts to support teaching, learning and assessment and evaluate their effectiveness | ||
| Support the delivery of externally and internally funded projects. | ||
| Provide expert second line support for the applications that comprise the Ed-Tech ecosystem | ||
| Design and produce user guides for key applications in the ed-tech ecosystem | ||
| Engage with appropriate national bodies and organisations to update knowledge and skills to ensure their own professional practice reflects contemporary practice and is cognisant of future trends and drivers | ||
| To maintain a network of links with appropriate external organisations and effective working relationships with a range of professionals across the University Group. Of primary importance is the working relationship with academic staff to support them in achieving their teaching and learning objectives, but also with students, and professional service and support group. | ||
| Work as part of the Coventry University Online community contributing to the wider team activities, goals and the development of a community of practice |
How to get in touch
learningenhance@coventry.ac.uk
