How to Use Digital Learning with Confidence and Creativity

Edited by Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin, Head of the Department of Technology Enhanced Learning, Donna Lanclos, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Department of Technology Enhanced Learning and Tom Farrelly, Academic Developer and Senior Lecturer, N-TUTORR Project, Office of the Registrar, Munster Technological University, Ireland

‘This is a comprehensive collection of resources to help faculty members and instructional designers navigate the increasingly complex space of technology-enabled learning. With 37 contributions arranged in two sections — Key Technologies Platform and Tools and Larger Technical Trends and Contexts — this collection is full of insights, practical suggestions and connections to both effective practice and research. Significant contributions from key influencers in e-learning, including Mark Brown and Nichola Witton, help make this a high-quality collection.’

• ContentsIntroduction to How to Use Digital Learning with Confidenceand Creativity 1Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin, Donna Lanclos and Tom FarrellySECTION I TECHNOLOGYIntroduction to Section I 6Tom FarrellySUBSECTION I KEY TECHNOLOGIES,PLATFORMS AND TOOLS1 EdTech-topia: the land of abundance and uncertainty 9Kerry Pinny2 Navigating IT infrastructure for effective digital learning 17Tadhg Leane3 Bazaar university: an examination of procurementprocesses and sales tactics 26Autumm Caines4 The learning management system (LMS) 33Tom Farrelly5 Considering authoring tools for digital learning 40Terry Greene and JR Dingwall6 Technologies for hybrid learning 49Shane Cronin7 Digital learning with ePortfolios 58Lisa Donaldson8 Learning analytics: a practical introduction 67Lee O’Farrell9 Generative AI writing technologies 74Torrey Trust and Robert W. MaloySUBSECTION II LARGER TECHNICAL TRENDSAND CONTEXTS10 Transformative forces: Artificial Intelligence and MachineLearning 86Tadhg Leane11 Demystifying big data 94Andrew Pope and Carolanne Mahony12 Blockchain and the future of digital learning 101Mubashir Husain Rehmani13 Navigating the challenges and potential of the metaverse 107Kerri McCrory and Harvey NormanSECTION II THEORYIntroduction to Section II 115Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin14 Managing place and space in the context of blended andhybrid learning 118Keith Smyth and John Smith15 Planning and designing for teaching and learning at scale 127Peter Bryant16 Optimising face-to-face through digital: how to flip the classroom 133Darragh Coakley17 Digital play and learning 141Nicola Whitton18 What should I know about instructional design models? 149Sarah Pattison19 How to adapt the ABC Learning Design method for yourinstitution 160Clive Young and Nataša Perović20 Re-defining modes of learning 168Sue Beckingham21 Quality assurance frameworks for digital education 178Mark Brown22 Introducing the community of inquiry 189Dara Cassidy23 Digital learning and accessibility 196Roisin Garvey and Nicola Marsh24 Learning transfer and preparing learners for future learning 203Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin25 The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) and digital learning 211Leigh Graves WolfSECTION III PRAXISIntroduction to Section III 219Donna Lanclos26 DIY digital learning 221Lee Skallerup Bessette27 Bypassing trends to serve the students in front of you 229Sherri Spelic28 Digital teaching in a datafied world 237Bonnie Stewart29 Academic integrity in digital learning 243Sarah Elaine Eaton30 Micro-credential mountains and molehills 251Mairéad Nic Giolla Mhichíl31 Scenario-based learning 260Mark Brown32 When AI in education takes off without educators 269Jennifer Seon and Wayne Holmes33 Open educational practices 278Rajiv Jhangiani and Surita Jhangiani34 Pedagogy of care 288Maha Bali35 Critical instructional design: resisting commodification byinvesting in faculty 297Martha Burtis and Robin DeRosa36 Sustainability and digital learning 305Nick Baker37 The culture of a paradigm shift in digital learning 315Frank RennieIndex 323