Improving Outcomes by Ditching the LMS to Drive Social Learning at Scale

Wednesday, October 16 | 5:00PM–5:45PM CT | W178b, Level 1
Session Type: Industry Led
Delivery Format: Industry and Campus-Led Session
How can an institution with 30,000+ students drive effective social learning at scale? In this session, the provost of Coventry University (ranked in the top 15 of UK universities by The Guardian for five years running) will share the research and strategy behind using a social learning platform, its impact on engagement, and how it can replace the LMS.

Outcomes: Understand the research connecting sense of belonging, community, and social learning to outcomes such as graduation rates * Understand the benefits and challenges Coventry saw during their pilot (~1,800 students) of Aula to replace the LMS * Be able to engage in the debate about the future of the digital student experience and the NGDLE

Presenters

  • Ian Dunn

    Provost , Coventry University
  • Anders Krohn

    Co-founder and CEO, Aula Education