EdTech Annual Conference 2025
South East Technological University
Waterford, Ireland
May 29 & 30, 2025
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Research Papers, 5 Location: Room F04 'Lismore' Session Chair: Dr Alison Egan, MIE | |
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11:15am - 11:35am
Closing the digital divide: A programme team approach to online module design SETU Waterford, Ireland This paper presents a case study of a programme team approach to online module design on a blended learning programme - the Higher Certificate of Arts in Custodial Care (HCCC). The HCCC is a bespoke two-year applied learning programme completed by all Recruit Prison Officers in the Irish Prison Service (IPS). It is co-designed and delivered by South East Technological University (SETU) and the IPS. Supported by an NTutorr-funded project titled Optimise, which garnered student and staff feedback of their experience of the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), a lack of consistency across module design was previously identified as a significant barrier to student engagement and learning. This paper describes the actions taken by the programme team and the Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning at SETU (Waterford) in 2024 to address those findings and create consistent, engaging and user-friendly module designs. We share our experience of embedding a module template and present student feedback obtained in November 2024 and March 2025, which we compare with that gathered previously. | |

