Presentation Title
Professor Claire Macken: How are we going to manage this one? Blended learning for engagement, community and wellbeing as the future of higher education.
Abstract
Keynote Presentation: How are we going to manage this one? Blended learning for engagement, community and wellbeing as the future of higher education.
I’m not sure where you were when it became apparent that the default mode of learning for 2020 would be fully online … not just in your University but indeed most of education in the world.
I remember thinking, having spent a good part of my professional life in higher education, how is the education sector going to manage this one?!
In this keynote presentation, hear an optimistic view as to the future of learning and teaching in higher education. In response to an unanticipated circumstance, educators and institutions have successfully adopted new approaches that challenge traditional ways of learning, engagement and assessment.
Higher education is in the midst of a wonderful opportunity to reimagine the physical and virtual learning environments for learning moving forward – with new student spaces, online and in person, to facilitate new ways of on-campus connection, collaboration and teaching and learning practices. In this context, in this presentation, we will discuss how blended learning can be a transformative approach to learning and teaching to allow higher education to reimagine its future, for the purposes of engagement, community and wellbeing.
Theme
blended learning
Presenter Bio
Professor Claire Macken, Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor (Learning and Teaching), College of Business and Law, RMIT University. Claire has previously held roles as Director of Future Learning at RMIT Online, Director of Education at KPMG, and also at Apple, leading Higher Education and Industry. Claire held various senior roles in Australian Universities, including as Pro Vice-Chancellor (Innovation and Future Learning) and Director of Online and Blended Learning at La Trobe University, and as an Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning) in the School of Law at Deakin University.
Claire is a national award winning teacher, with an Australian Award for Teaching Excellence, and an Australian Citation for her work in relation Student Engagement. Claire holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), a Master of Business Administration, a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law degrees with Honours and is the author of nine books and multiple book chapters and journal articles in both law and education.
Presentation Type
Presentation
Location
Zoom session commences 10am AWST/12 noon AEST
Start Date
29-9-2021 10:00 AM
Professor Claire Macken: How are we going to manage this one? Blended learning for engagement, community and wellbeing as the future of higher education.
Zoom session commences 10am AWST/12 noon AEST
Keynote Presentation: How are we going to manage this one? Blended learning for engagement, community and wellbeing as the future of higher education.
I’m not sure where you were when it became apparent that the default mode of learning for 2020 would be fully online … not just in your University but indeed most of education in the world.
I remember thinking, having spent a good part of my professional life in higher education, how is the education sector going to manage this one?!
In this keynote presentation, hear an optimistic view as to the future of learning and teaching in higher education. In response to an unanticipated circumstance, educators and institutions have successfully adopted new approaches that challenge traditional ways of learning, engagement and assessment.
Higher education is in the midst of a wonderful opportunity to reimagine the physical and virtual learning environments for learning moving forward – with new student spaces, online and in person, to facilitate new ways of on-campus connection, collaboration and teaching and learning practices. In this context, in this presentation, we will discuss how blended learning can be a transformative approach to learning and teaching to allow higher education to reimagine its future, for the purposes of engagement, community and wellbeing.