The ReJiG project: online study skills to support independent learning

Nancy Graham March 2009

ReJiG

Background to ReJiG

What have we done so far?

Questions for us

What do we still want to do?

Future of Jorum

Background to ReJiG

Repurposing from Jorum into GEL

Alumni funded

Up to 10 learning objects to support study skills

Promote Jorum to academics

Jorum

Free national online repository from the JISC

Learning and teaching material HEIs/FEIs - contributors and/or users Share content Licences www.jorum.ac.uk

GEL

Guide to Effective Learning University of Birmingham’s Learning

Development website Study skills material online for use by

students Supports independent learning www.gel.bham.ac.uk

Project objectives

Identify gaps in skills material on GEL Search Jorum for relevant material Download and repurpose up to 10 learning

objects Document the process to promote to

academics

What have we done so far?

11 learning objects are now on GEL WebCT section

Repurposing of generic material

http://www.weblearn.bham.ac.uk/

What materials are available for you to use?

Research methods Laboratory skills Using statistics Quantitative vs. qualitative data Reading critically

Material format etc.

All from different UK HEIs and FEIs Different formats (HTML, Word, SCORM

etc.) Aimed at different levels Instructions

Research methods

Interactive

Tests students’ understanding of different methods

Generic-ish

Lab skills

Basic lab skills

Self-paced learning

Assessment to test knowledge

Using statistics

Self-paced

Quiz to test knowledge

Types of data

Self-paced

Self contained

Quiz to test knowledge

Reading critically

Interactive/participative

Has/can be adapted to be subject specific

Questions for us

Access and searching Jorum

Contextualisation

Subject specific material – need more feedback

Material not available

Re-purposing process needs refinement

What do we still need to do?

Learning objects on Sharable Resources Work with academics/learning

technologists…you! Promote the re-purposing process Student feedback

Future of Jorum

3 new licences including JorumOpen

Opening up globally

Community feedback events

Further information

Project blog:– http://brumproject.blogspot.com

Project web-site– http://www.gel.bham.ac.uk/ReJIG.shtml

Nancy Graham n.graham.1@bham.ac.uk Rachel Wood r.wood@bham.ac.uk