Communities of Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee
eLearning Operational Forum
The e-Learning Operational Forum (eLOF) facilitates coordination of the various University eLearning services and service providers. At the forum information is shared on system and service changes, maintenance and additions. The forum provides an important communication channel to hear about eLearning initiatives and projects and to improve collaboration on a variety eLearning related operational and strategic projects and working parties. Members provide expert feedback.
General information
- Committee name: eLearning Operational Forum
- Reporting to: Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee
- Contact: Simon Collyer
- Version (effective date): 25 June 2014
- Dates previously amended: 27 May 2011, 14 March 2012, 24 April 2013
- Sub-committees: nil
- Quorum: 5
Terms of Reference
The role of the eLearning Operational Forum is to:
- Address operational activities required to achieve eLearning aims and strategies as identified by the Teaching and Learning Committee and the Faculties. These operational activities will be based on a yearly operational plan to be submitted to the Teaching and Learning Committee.
- Provide advice on operational requirements and impacts of such activities including the provision of feedback on eLearning tools and, as required, participating in their implementation.
- Provide a communication point to coordinate the operational activities across the eLearning team at UQ.
- Review common issues identified by Forum members.
- Evaluate operational activities and integrate findings for continuous improvement,
- Provide regular reports to the Teaching and Learning Committee.
Composition
- ITS Teaching and Learning Support Manager (Chair)
- Representatives from ITS Projects and Training, Helpdesk, Technical, and Lecture Recording
- One representative from each Faculty, appointed by the Associate Dean (Academic)
- ITaLI educational designer nominated by the PVC (Teaching and Learning)
- ITaLI eLearning academic nominated by the PVC (Teaching and Learning)
- Representative nominated by the Director, Library Resources and Technology Service
Administrative Arrangements
Monthly meetings are coordinated by the nominated Chair.
Learning Design Community
Overview
Faculties at UQ have appointed positions to provide, or support, effective design and implementation of technology enhanced learning at a local level. ITaLI has appointed learning design staff to support academic staff across the University.
These diverse roles play an important part in implementing UQ’s strategic goals to:
- Provide an experiential curriculum, and
- Build a digital and personalised experience that evolves to meet changing student and industry expectations and is at the forefront of pedagogy, assessment and analytics.
This informal community supports and enhances teaching and learning practices (including technology-enhanced learning) through collaboration and communication across the University and provides a forum to discuss opportunities and concerns to be raised with the Teaching and Learning Committee.
Composition
- Faculty, School and ITaLI Learning Designers, Learning Design Officers, Educational Designers, Learning Technologists, eLearning advisors, and eLearning Coordinators
- ITS Representative
- Library Representative
- Other personnel with an interest/involvement in eLearning on invitation as appropriate (please contact the Secretary for more information).
Terms of Reference
- Identify opportunities to address the effective pedagogical application of technologies to support faculty and institutional teaching and learning related to faculty priorities.
- Provide formal and informal connections between group members to support these activities.
- Support the sharing of pedagogical practice and resources between group members, and wider dissemination across the University.
- Identify common or recurring issues and opportunities.
- Provide professional development for participants.
Administrative arrangements
Monthly meetings are facilitated by Dom McGrath in the Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation.
Overseeing committee
Meetings
Contacts:
- eLearning Operational Forum Secretary: Simon Collyer
- Learning Design Community Secretary: Dom McGrath
For more information regarding activities to support teaching and learning at UQ, visit the UQ Teaching and Learning Homepage.