One USQ Connectivity & Experience Projects - Activity Report June 2016 | Page 3

Strategic Learning and Teaching
Technology Investments – The First Year
The USQ Council has provided additional investment over 5 years
to accelerate improvements underpinning technology enabled
learning and teaching. The ultimate investment aim is enhanced
teaching and social presence at USQ.
In line with this, first year activity focussed on actioning things
we already knew - from operational data, client feedback, and
the directions set by past projects such as U@USQ; things which
would positively impact the teaching and learning experience at
USQ, and provide the underpinnings for further improvement.
Scott Sorley
Executive Director, ICT Services

With first phase implementations complete, subsequent phases
will focus on exploring opportunities and requirements for
supporting and sustaining improved teaching and learning
experience longer-term. This will include identification of
opportunities for improved personalisation of experience and
interaction with our key teaching and learning systems. Attention
to institutional (systems) and individual (fluency) capacity gaps to
be filled to support this is in scope.
End user consultation, data and information to help inform,
refine and confirm the second stage directions outlined below
will continue to be crucial. Foundational analytics and information
asset identification commenced during 2015 will provide a
baseline. Broad engagement with USQ staff and students will
help tease out the key institutional user experience questions
of value relevant to each stream of investment activity. This will
also help recognise and align investment and business as usual
efforts as possible.

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