I had the privilege to meet with a team of professional learning designers during my time in Melbourne as part of a STINT grant I received from Sweden, and, which resulted in the below 4 video episodes.
This first episode is about the Learning Transformation unit at Swinburne University, the role, and support of the Learning Designer, the Learning Technologist, and the Media Coordinator, and their support to the academic teaching staff. https://www.youtube.com/c/SwinburneCommons/search?query=Liisa%20Uusimaki
Liisa Uusimäki (Associate Professor, University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
Antoinette Gwasira (Manager, Learning Design, Swinburne)
Tash Hobbs (Learning Designer, Learning Transformations Unit, Swinburne)
David Yammouni (Learning Technologist, Learning Transformations Unit, Swinburne)
In this second episode, we discuss changes in teaching and learning due to COVID-19, the impact of the pandemic on academic staff, and the impact of changes in technology on teaching and learning.
The focus of this third episode is a brief discussion about the pros and cons of face-to-face and online teaching as well as the importance of academic staff themselves experiencing online learning.
In this fourth and final episode, the discussion is about how to support and engage teachers or academics in their teaching and learning, and the important role of faculty leadership. The conversation ends with a discussion about the importance of technological advancement.
