Report to COED

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1 What are we asking?
2 Purpose of OUCEL
3 For Example
4 History
5 Meetings
6 Follow-up from Summer Institute 2008
7 Votes
8 Discussion Points
9 Arguments For and Against
- 9.1 Benefits of Merging
- 9.2 Disadvantages of Merging

What are we asking?

How can OUCEL and COED best collaborate, and what does COED think of formal representation by OUCEL?

Purpose of OUCEL

The Ontario Universities’ Council on e-Learning (OUCEL) is a working group of the Council of Ontario Universities that provides leadership regarding e-learning. Representatives on OUCEL are committed to e-learning that enhances student learning and engagement. OUCEL further encourages a scholarly approach towards e-learning in relation to teaching, research, and service – core values of Ontario Universities. For more information, see OUCEL Institutional Updates.

For Example

At the last meeting, the 2008 Summer Institute OUCEL members shared resources, including the creation of a Learning Management Matrix that compared which institutions are using what. This precipitated a meeting to be held Nov. 24 at UOIT to share information on the LMS review process. Key questions being asked:

what criteria are you using for your assessment?
who is participating in the decision?
what vendors/systems will you speak with?

History

OPAS Summer institute
VPA appointed e-learning rep
communications via COU portal
The initial reps (Richard Pinet, Denise Stockley) had been approached by Jan Donio who was the COU/OPAS rep. They were asked to see if there was an interest to generate a group of reps from various Teaching and Technology Centres across Ontario to see if they would be interested in seeking COU affiliate status (an e-Learning affiliate as we later characterized ourselves). This invitation was accepted, and as such, received a positive response from all reps of the COU Universities. Our group has met several times, we have created a Terms of Reference and have had very fruitful discussions across a number of issues - including possible collaborative projects.

Meetings

Summer Institute 2008 and 2008 Participant List
Fall Meeting 2007
Summer Institute 2007 and [2007 Participant List http://kumu.brocku.ca/oucel/Summer_Institute_2007#Day_1:_Attendees_Present]

Follow-up from Summer Institute 2008

Richard Pinet, chair of OUCEL sent the following synopsis regarding OUCEL and Next Steps which included a link to a survey about the direction the OUCEL group desired.

Votes

Seventeen institutions voted, with results as follows:

41.2% (7 responses)- a) explore with EDC/COED group possible affiliation with them as full partners
41.2% (7 responses)- b) explore with EDC/COED group having reps from our group sit on their governing body
17.6% (3 responses)- c) not seek any arrangement with EDC/COED and pursue our own arrangements with OCAV and COU, independent of the newly formed EDC group

Discussion Points

Richard Pinet (University of Ottawa) asked local OUCEL reps who are also members of EDC to attend the EDC/COED group meeting to address this with the larger group
Aldo Caputo (University of Waterloo), Sandy Hughes (Wilfrid Laurier University) and Giulia Forsythe (Brock) agreed to attend the November 14, 2008 meeting at Ryerson

Is EDC/COED still moving towards affiliate status without the MOU?
If so, how (if at all) does EDC/COED envision itself with technology and teaching
- Does EDC/COED welcome representation or full partnership?

Arguments For and Against

Dichotomy between technology and pedagogy
- Home for technology innovation and implementation sometimes housed in purely administrative units, not linked to pedagogy (i.e. registration and finance systems)
- Many teaching and learning centres have closely integrated technology into their pedagogy (i.e. learning management systems)

Benefits of Merging

Many teaching and learning centres have closely integrated technology into their pedagogy (i.e. learning management systems, wikis, blogs, second life, etc.)
Many issues related to technology are deeply rooted in pedagogy; use of video lectures, supplemental learning resources, use of dispersed learning methods. If they aren't already deeply rooted, shouldn't they be?

Disadvantages of Merging

Some issues faced by technology reps are purely administrative and do not necessarily affect pedagogy
Some concerns from OUCEL members that e-learning will not receive the full amount of attention it requires
Is elearning a form of educational development? Are members of OUCEL involved in educational development? Do we have enough in common to form one group?
Is EDO/COED too large already? Would more representatives become too unmanageable?

Retrieved from "https://kumu.brocku.ca/oucel/Report_to_COED"

 ==Purpose of OUCEL==
 The Ontario Universities’ Council on e-Learning (OUCEL) is a working group of the Council of Ontario Universities that provides leadership regarding e-learning. Representatives on OUCEL are committed to e-learning that enhances student learning and engagement. OUCEL further encourages a scholarly approach towards e-learning in relation to teaching, research, and service – core values of Ontario Universities. For more information, see OUCEL [[Institutional Updates]].
+==For Example==
+At the last meeting, the [[2008 Summer Institute]] OUCEL members shared resources, including the creation of a Learning Management Matrix that compared which institutions are using what. This precipitated a meeting to be held Nov. 24 at UOIT to share information on the LMS review process.
+Key questions being asked:
+*what criteria are you using for your assessment?
+*who is participating in the decision?
+*what vendors/systems will you speak with?
 ==History==