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
Our 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.
Interested in EdTech Training courses?
Sign up for our courses via the AEPD booking system. You can find us under the Education Technology Category. Courses are added periodically to the system by AEPD, so if you don’t see the course you want, contact AEPD@coventry.ac.uk for support.
Visit our dedicated training page for more information
Want to know more about Ed Tech tools we support? Try chatting with our ‘Copilot Agent’!
Copilot Agents are AI chatbots that can be set up to follow custom instructions. Open the link below to add an agent the Education Technology team has made to help you discover which Ed Tech tools you have access to as Coventry University staff:
🤖 Copilot Agent – Find an Ed Tech tool
Some people have reported errors when trying to add Copilot Agents. If this happens, try opening the link again, and going directly to Copilot to see if the agent has been added (it will appear at the top right). Refreshing your page sometimes also helps.
Disclaimer: Copilot Agents are a new tool and we are currently assessing their strengths and weaknesses. As answers are generated with AI, they can make mistakes. Please send any feedback to learningehance@coventry.ac.uk to help us improve them.
Who we work with
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
| Corporate strategy 2030 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Corporate strategy | 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
| Edtech 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 ecosystem -listing tools we support — experts on these 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 |
Get in touch at learningenhance@coventry.ac.uk
