The INDEx Survey: A Challenging and Rewarding Journey
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This webinar charts the story behind the planning, development and implementation of the Irish National Digital Experience (INDEx) Survey. Participants will have an opportunity to engage directly with Ireland’s National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, co-ordinators of the survey, as they share their experiences of this first for Irish higher education
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The INDEx Survey: A Challenging and Rewarding Journey
- 2. CHAIR: Oliver Janoschka HFD SPEAKERS: Terry Maguire Catherine Cronin National Forum PANEL: Georgi Dimitrov, EC Christien Bok, SURF Florian Rampelt, HFD
- 3. Who we are Ireland’s national body responsible for leading and advising on the enhancement of teaching and learning in Irish higher education Our vision A valued and informed teaching and learning culture in Irish higher education teachingandlearning.ie
- 4. • The Professional Development of All Those Who Teach • Teaching and Learning in a Digital World • Teaching and Learning Enhancement Within and Across Disciplines • Student Success #NFdigital
- 5. INDEx Survey • National survey of digital experiences in higher education o 25,484 students o 4,485 staff who teach o 32 institutions • Survey conducted: Oct-Dec 2019 • Report published: May 2020 www.teachingandlearning.ie/index #NFdigital
- 8. INDEx Survey What did we learn? #NFdigital
- 9. • All institution types (universities, technological HEIs, private colleges, etc.) • All those who learn (undergraduate, postgraduate, mature, part-time, etc.) • All those who teach (lecturers, researchers who teach, librarians who teach, etc.) • Working with the sector, for the sector Importance of a national approach #NFdigital
- 10. • National digital strategy • National digital projects • Project completed within one academic year • Adapting an existing, validated survey (Digital Experience Insights) The timing was right #NFdigital
- 11. • Taking the time and using existing structures to meet and discuss the project, very early on • Opportunities to question and discuss • Focus on possibilities for international benchmarking • Empowering institution leads to make decisions Senior management buy-in #NFdigital
- 12. • Adapting survey to Irish higher education sector • Facilitating addition of institution-specific questions • Flexible survey timing • Access to institutional data in real-time • INDEx Steering Group as main decision-making body Meeting the needs of institutions #NFdigital
- 13. Student-staff partnership was at the heart #NFdigital
- 14. We all shared a common goal #NFdigital
- 15. • Trust and respect for all stakeholders and for all timelines • Clear and continual communication – before, during and after the survey period • Building on existing structures and understanding Communication3 #NFdigital
- 16. Panel discussion
- 17. Q+A
Editor's Notes
- Today’s webinar: Welcome and introduction – Oliver National Forum presentation – Terry & Catherine Panel discussion – Georgi, Christien & Florian Q+A and summary
- NF is national, neutral & academically-led body responsible for … We work across across all HEIs - support large-scale, inter-institutional, collaborative projects This work fits within an overall policy context (international, national and institutional)
- PD – providing evidence-based, flexible, inclusive PD for all those who teach (HEI context & drivers) T+L in Digital World – supporting those who learn, teach & support learning to embrace critical use of digital tech to enhance L+T T+L in Disciplines – focusing on disciplinary excellence in L,T+A Student Success (central priority)– developed a vision of success, with students, to provide all students with opportunity to fulfill their potential
- Today’s focus is the INDEx Survey process… and implications for ongoing international collaboration
- The key was PEOPLE
- Having a National Forum made this project possible… and a success Most required resources supplied by NF (e.g. publicity), Students Unions were supported (national & institutional) “Building on a foundation: Although the INDEx Survey project began in January 2019, it was built on a strong foundation of expertise and experience on the part of all individuals involved, as well as relationships, structures, shared values and commitments that the National Forum and the sector have developed over the previous seven years”
- Key timing! National digital strategy and national digital projects (e.g. EDTL, iNOTE, etc.) Project completed within one academic year (October launch / May report) was important for student & USI involvement
- Gaining buy-in early: Spending time in the early days of the project gaining buy-in, including building a vision of mutual success, was vital; it ensured that many institutions got on board early and this momentum helped encourage other institutions to join as the project progressed.
- Survey timing: “loose enough but tight enough” (7-week national survey period, each institution chose their own 3-week period) We did what we said we would do – We never delayed institution timelines Issues within institutions (e.g. union issues) were helped along by national agreement/momentum “Trust and respect: A core value of the project was to build and maintain relationships of trust and respect with all project partners”
- “Student-staff partnership: Genuine partnership between staff and students was integral to the project’s success, from the first seeds of the idea to interpreting the findings, and at each stage along the way. ”
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- “Communication: Clear and regular communication with project partners (both proactive and responsive) was the most important characteristic of the project throughout its lifetime”