Sections Model
Enter your “Students” response:
All students have access to the Office365 through the institutional license.
Students can reach out to the institution’s help desk or search for assistance.
Students have access everywhere and all most devices through their web browser.
Students will need to be comfortable using their web browser and using typical office applications (word processing, spreadsheets, etc.)
Students are not required to purchase this software as it available for free to them.
Enter your “Ease of Use” response
Very easy to use the technology as it is in widespread use and student’s have likely used it or similar products in the past.
Very reliable and maintained by Microsoft and the institution automatically.
The provider is very stable as it is one of the largest companies in the world. Students can save their documents in open formats as a contingency plan.
Technical support is available at the institution and through Microsoft.
Enter your “Cost” response
The technology takes no time to develop as it already mature and widely available.
Yes, funding is available for innovative use of technologies but this is not required in this case.
Yes, there is widespread support for these applications.
OER resources including books,activities and labs could be used.
Your Teaching and Pedagogical Considerations response:
Yes, it supports the learning outcomes in a convenient and accessible way.
There are a wide array of applications that students can use in a creative way to demonstrate their learning
Your “Interaction” response:
Yes, students can work collaboratively on projects and review each other’s work.
Yes, instructor interaction time would be limited and students develop practical and portable skills.
Your “Organisational Issues” response:
Yes, the college provides many online guides as well as seminars to assist faculty. The materials are helpful, accessible and current.
Yes, release time is available to faculty where a suitable justification is provided.
We are able to experiment with new technologies as well as use standard technologies that are supported at the collect.
Your “Networking” response:
Networking with others beyond the course is required in some cases. The technology supports this be providing a wide set of collaboration and communication tools.
The technology also supports social media sharing and collaboration
Your Security and Privacy response:
Personally identifiable information is normally protected as well as the students work and feedback. The college has detailed policies and procedures to ensure that this is the case.
This technology is widely supported and approved so the risk of privacy breach is low. IT could advise on these issues.
Yes, some resources can be shared using OneDrive with specific students.
Example for "Sections Model":
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