The fourth session in the Moving Learning Online series is presented by Amanda Riley and Ben Williams. It explores issues regarding quality improvement, looks at how to assess student achievement, and considers factors that will ensure that resources and infrastructure remain effective and resilient.

1. Moving Learning Online (Session 4) Strategic Components of the process Amanda Riley – JISC RSC South East Ben Williams – JISC RSC East Midlands 16th February 2011 Moving Learning Online: Strategic Components - Efficiency, Consistency, Compliance

2. The Moving Learning Online Series 16th February 2011 Moving Learning Online: Strategic Components - Efficiency, Consistency, Compliance Series aim - to help you answer the question… How can online delivery help us meet our strategic and operational objectives?

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6. Basic Planning – taking a lead from the top 16th February 2011 Moving Learning Online: Strategic Components - Efficiency, Consistency, Compliance Communication: Always have a clear and shared understanding among all concerned with the developments of what is to be achieved and why it is being done ; Carry out, in advance of starting on any developments, some form of cost/benefit analysis, to ensure that any desired outcomes are practicable and to the strategic advantage of the organisation, its learners, and its stakeholders; Consider – can you afford to do what you want, and can you afford not to do what you want?

7. Key Factors 1 16th February 2011 Moving Learning Online: Strategic Components - Efficiency, Consistency, Compliance Efficiency: In making the changes/developments – how will they be implemented in order to meet the organisation’s key strategic objectives? In ensuring that your organisation gets the best VFM from the changes, how will the costs (direct and indirect) be monitored? Are your key stakeholders supportive of the planned developments?

8. Key Factors 2 16th February 2011 Moving Learning Online: Strategic Components - Efficiency, Consistency, Compliance Consistency: How will you (the organisation) monitor the roll-out of planned developments to ensure that the standards agreed for all elements (T&L, learning support, infrastructure, assessment, etc) are being maintained? What changes in internal processes might need to be reviewed to support consistency across the organisation and all staff concerned?

9. Key Factors 3 16th February 2011 Moving Learning Online: Strategic Components - Efficiency, Consistency, Compliance Compliance: What does compliance look like? Is it all down to design templates and scripts or is there more involved? How will your staff know that their involvement in and enthusiasm for the developments are recognised? The first year is the ‘easy’ bit - how can you tell after two or three years if the developments are still meeting organisational objectives?

10. A Scenario 16th February 2011 Moving Learning Online: Strategic Components - Efficiency, Consistency, Compliance Your organisation is facing a 25% cut in funding over the next four years. In response to this your senior management team is looking for areas where money could be saved or new business might be created. As an operational manager you have been asked to provide an analysis of the cost, quality and compliance implications of using your VLE and other online tools to delivery more of the curriculum via blended or full distance learning. What do you see as the key issues to be considered? What concerns you most about such a shift?

11. Moving learning online 16th February 2011 Moving Learning Online: Strategic Components - Efficiency, Consistency, Compliance 00th Month 20XX Moving Learning Online: Title of Online Presentation Session Goes Here Using Footer Tool Quality Outcomes Resources Accreditation Funding Legal Staff roles Skills Change Strategy Curriculum offer Technical

22. What Next? 16th February 2011 Moving Learning Online: Strategic Components - Efficiency, Consistency, Compliance Visit the Moodle course that supports this series at: http://moodle.rsc-em.ac.uk/ Book to attend the next session: Title of Next Session http://www.rsc-southeast.ac.uk/events/2011/16-03-2011-mlo-learning-&-assessment-activities.html Talk to your RSC about the support available to help your strategic planning to make moving learning online a reality JISC RSC East Midlands [email_address] JISC RSC South East [email_address]

23. Feedback 16th February 2011 Moving Learning Online: Strategic Components - Efficiency, Consistency, Compliance We always value your feedback and would be most grateful if you could use the following link to complete a very quick online evaluation survey for this event: Survey Monkey Feedback Survey URL