Presentation at ABED conference in Brazil on Latin American exchange

1. CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY:
FLEXIBLE LEARNING FOR THE
PROFESSIONS
Professor Mike Keppell
Professor of Higher Education
Director, The Flexible Learning Institute
President, ascilite
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3. OVERVIEW
Location
Structure
Professions
Statistics
Support & Strategic Change
Teaching Fellowships
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4. MULTI-CAMPUSES
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5. STRUCTURE
Charles Sturt University Regional University
Multiple Campuses Nine Campuses
(NSW & Canada)
Four Faculties Arts, Science,
Business, Education
24 Schools Professions
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7. PROFESSIONS
1 Murray School of
1 Graduate Policing
Education (Albury-
2 Communication and
Wodonga)
Creative Industries
2 School of Education
3 Humanities and Social
Sciences Arts Education (Wagga Wagga)
3 Human Movement
4 Policing Studies
Studies (Bathurst)
5 Psychology
4 Information Studies
6 Theology
5 Teacher Education
(Bathurst)
6 Teacher Education
1 Agricultural and Wine (Dubbo)
Sciences 7 CSU Ontario School of
2 Animal and Veterinary Science Business Education
Sciences
3 Biomedical Sciences
4 Community Health 1 International School of
5 Dentistry and Health Business & Partnerships
Sciences 2 Accounting
6 Environmental Sciences 3 Business
7 Nursing, Midwifery and 4 Computing and Mathematics
Indigenous Health
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9. 2009
Total students 34,659
Domestic 29,640
International 5,019
On campus 9,214
Distance education 21,327
Mixed mode 4,118
Academic staff 672
General staff 1094
Courses/Degree 400
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10. LEARNING AND TEACHING
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11. SUPPORT & STRATEGIC CHANGE
OF LEARNING & TEACHING
• Sakai
Division of • Professional
Learning and Development
Teaching • Educational
Services Designers
• Teaching
The Flexible Fellowships The Education
Learning • Standards for Practice
Institute • Learning Institute
Spaces
• Policy
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12. MAJOR INITIATIVES
First Year Experience
Course Redesign
Teaching Fellowships
Research Fellowships
Standards
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13. TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS
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14. BLENDED & FLEXIBLE
LEARNING
Flexible learning: flexibility in !me,
place
and
pace
of
study.
Using
a
wide
range
of
media,
environments
and
technologies
for
learning
and
teaching.
Blended
learning
u!lizes
both
physical
and
virtual
environments.
RELATIONSHIP
between/with
face-­‐to-­‐face
and
online
learning.
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15. BLENDED & FLEXIBLE LEARNING
Activity-Level Blending
Subject-Level Blending
Course-Level blending
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16. PARADIGMS OF BLENDED
LEARNING
Enabling blends
Access and equity
Enhancing blends
Incremental changes to
the pedagogy
Transforming blends
Transformation of the pedagogy
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17. DIVERSITY OF LEARNING SPACES
Physical Blended Virtual
Formal Informal Formal Informal
Mobile Personal
Professional
Outdoor
Practice
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18. REDESIGN OF COURSES &
SUBJECTS THROUGH
BLENDED AND FLEXIBLE
LEARNING
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19. TEACHING FELLOWSHIP
SCHEME
Funded by DVC (Academic)
Development of potential leaders through
Distributive leadership
Facilitate collaborative professional
relationships
Proactively redesign courses and subjects
Promote and facilitate CSU Interact as a pivotal
teaching and learning hub.
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20. TEACHING FELLOWSHIP
SCHEME
Participation of all twenty-four schools at the
university
2008 - 6 fellows; 2009 - 5 fellows; 2010 - 5 fellows; 2011
- 6 fellows
The Fellowship scheme provides a .5 release from
regular teaching duties over a 12 month period.
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21. http://www.csu.edu.au/division/landt/flexible-learning/
http://www.ascilite.org.au/
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