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USQ International in conjunction with USQ Technology Demonstrators present

JLU-Giessen-USQ International Collaborative Workshops

Humanising the tyranny of distance: Tools and pedagogies for the socialisation of hybrid learning

About this event

Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany and the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, are collaborating virtually to share ideas and co-construct understandings of tools, pedagogies and support systems for hybrid learning.

The JLU-USQ collaborative workshops aim to:

  • Bring JLU and USQ learning and teaching professionals together to share current practice
  • Focus on the affordances of digital technologies and online learning pedagogies
  • Potentially foster new practices evolving from discussions, collaborations and co-created understandings
  • Build pathways for ongoing collaborations between JLU-USQ

How to join and collaborate

Zoom is the platform we will use for synchronous workshop meetings. Padlet is used for asynchronous communication and collaboration. Browse this resource to learn more about how to use Padlet.

 

Schedule

The synchronous, 2-hour workshops take place over two consecutive weeks using Zoom as the meeting platform.

Inbetween the two workshops participants are encouraged to connect and collaborate asynchronously on one or more of the four thematic challenges.

  • Workshop 1: Thursday March 3
  • Workshop 2: Thursday March 10
  • Time: 8-10 am (CET) = 5-7 pm (AEST)

Program

The collaborative workshops use a series of Padlets to foster interaction and co-creation. This main Padlet is where participants can quickly access all aspects of the program.

Made with Padlet

March 3

    Times: CET = AEST

08:00am = 05:00pm | Welcome to day 1 of workshop

Short welcoming session including online etiquette and workshop ‘housekeeping’.

08:10am = 05:10pm | Session 1: Planning for hybrid learning

The flipped classroom and experiences on hybrid learning

The pandemic threw up “hybrid learning” as one of its buzzwords, but it actually reaches much beyond mere trouble shooting in times of physical distancing. The presenters explain how hybrid learning reflects strategic developments in their educational programmes. They move on to discuss technical options for conducting hybrid sessions and share some of their experience on how to engage students synchronously and asynchronously.

 

Padlet resources

Session 1 Speakers

Dr Lisa Jacka

Senior Education Lecturer,
Faculty of Business, Education, Law & Arts, USQ

Dr Martin Petrick

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences & Environmental Management, JLU

08:35am = 05:35pm | Session 2: Design for collaboration in online spaces

How do you build it so they will come?

This session will, firstly, explore collaborative pedagogical approaches that underpin and support collaborative practices in online spaces. Basic design principles will then be introduced with accompanying examples from online learning environments. Finally, practical suggestions and ideas will be offered to support student engagement in collaborative discussions and work.

Padlet resources

Session 2 Speakers

Mr Russell Crank
Educational Designer,
Faculty of Business, Education, Law & Arts, USQ
Sandra Binnert
Faculty of Language, Literature, Culture / Institute for German Studies

09:00am = 06:00pm | Session 3: Building the community of practice

Getting closer and get involved

This session presents practical approaches to bridging the digital gap for design and teaching staff to humanise and socialise online learning. The USQ Technology Demonstrators Community of Practice is highlighted as a successful local and potentially global support structure. Concepts, practices and shared collaborations will provide an agile technology and pedagogical toolkit for improved practice.

Padlet resources

 

Session 3 Speakers

Dr Julie Lindsay

Senior EdTech Advisor,
Academic Transformation Portfolio, USQ

Dr Maja Bärenfänger

IT Service Centre, JLU

Juliane Sommer

IT Service Centre, JLU

09:25am = 06:25pm | Session 4: Decolonising hybrid environments

This session looks at beginning a conversation by providing two specific provocations, both are designed to highlight how we can become mindful of the potential for the educational digital environments we are creating might be unwittingly replicating colonising behaviours or patterns. First, we ask how in valorising Eurocentric critical thinking may impact on the digital learning spaces we are working within. Secondly, we pose the question how do the emerging competencies we are developing for teaching and learning in digital spaces solve or create issues relating to inclusivity.

Padlet resources

 

Session 4 Speakers

Dr Ian Davis

Senior Academic Developer,
Faculty of Business, Education, Law & Arts, USQ

Dr Stephanie Domptail

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences & Environmental Management, JLU

09:50am = 06:50pm | Definition of working tasks

In this final few minutes of the workshop each group will reiterate the collaborative working task for participants to engage with over the next week.

Padlet resources link

 

10:00am = 07:00pm | End of day 1 of workshop

 

March 10

    Times: CET = AEST

08:00am = 05:00pm | Plenary to collect ideas and review collaborative goals

08:15am = 05:15pm | Collaborative exchange in Zoom breakout rooms

09:15am = 06:15pm | Groups present outcomes and 'what next?' scenarios

Session Speakers will provide an overview of their discussion (10 minutes each)

 

 

10:00am = 07:00pm | End of day 2 of workshop

 

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