ICTs in Higher Education Seven Case Studies Global

ICTs in Higher Education: Seven Case Studies Global Leadership Initiative University of Sheffield 11 April 2019 @GLOSSshef

Case Studies • Chair: Hana Okasha • Mike Pinney: GIS • Tor Baskett: Digital divides: education • Myra Mufti: Admissions • Romany Kisbee-Batho: student engagement in activism • Rebecca Heminway: mental health & ICTs • Evelyn Baskaradas: e-learning analytics • Danny Kirby: digital research methods / data mining

GIS in the wider community Mike Pinney @mapinney 1

Deprived areas surrounding Universities 5 of the 10 most deprived areas in England are located within 10 miles of Universities

GIS Case Study In Gleadless Topological Analysis Demographic Analysis

Service Analysis

Benefits ● Voice ● Collaborative ● Extends outside GIS Concerns ● Shouldn’t be forced Recommendations ● Community-student ● Assessments

8 Digital Divides Tor Baskett @Tor_Baskett 01/03/2021 © The University of Sheffield

12 Digital Research Methods Danny Kirby @Danny. Kirby 79 01/03/2021 © The University of Sheffield

The Project

Sentiment Analysis Senti. Strength Content Analysis

Discussion

18 E-learning analytics Evelyn Baskaradas @evelynsb 7 01/03/2021 © The University of Sheffield

Virtual Learning Environments

Benefits ● Teaching and assessment quality ● Budgetary decisions ● Student empowerment ● Predictive learning analytics

Challenges ● Differing institutional practices and cultures ● Student personal data usage and privacy ● Data privacy law adherence ● Acquisition of informed consent

Recommendations ● Question intent and implementation of learning analytics ● Periodic scope review of VLE original intent ● Address changes required of ethics, privacy, informed consent