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The second leg of Swinburne ’ s transformation focuses on digital learning . “ It ’ s about changing the learning experience through the use of digital technology . That might just be a question of making digital content available to them , such as videos of lectures or online quizzes ,” says Ramsden . It ’ s also about capturing and analysing data from the students . “ If we can identify the students that are struggling and create remediation actions for them , we can end up with better outcomes . This is part of our larger Transforming Learning programme : it ’ s a holistic view of learning and digital learning is a major element .”
To underpin the programme , Ramsden brought in Instructure ’ s Canvas learning management system , a cloud-native platform that updates continuously . Canvas was tested by Swinburne in 2017 and throughout 2018 with a scheduled transition date of all coursework in 2019 . “ The point is to transform the way that both learning and teaching is done ,” he says . “ The transformation phase will allow us to
“ If we can identify students that are struggling and create remediation actions for them , we can end up with better outcomes ”
— Patrick Ramsden , CIO , Swinburne University of Technology
MAY 2019