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e-Learning Programme Meeting: March 09

Lisa Gray

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting education and research

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Aims of the day

To celebrate the achievements of the programme as it draws to a close

Share news from across the e-Learning programme and other related programmes of work

Provide opportunities for projects to share their emerging lessons and findings to date as they come to the end of the programme, and to discuss the implications

To provide networking opportunities

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Agenda

10.00: Welcome and news from the programme 10.15 – 11.00: Presentations from three JISC studies

– Study of the Effective Use of Social Software to Support Student Learning and Engagement (Shailey Minocha)

– Scoping a Vision for Formative e-Assessment (Norbert Pachler)– Learning Literacies in a Digital Age (Helen Beetham)

11.00 – 11.20: Tea/coffee 11.20 – 12.30: Parallel sessions

– HE in FE: Suite 4a– X-Institutional Use of e-Learning to Support Lifelong Learners: Suite 4b– RePRODUCE: Suite 6– User Owned Technologies: Suite 5c– e-Assessment: Suite 5d and e– e-Admissions: small boardroom

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Agenda

12.30 – 13.30: Lunch

13.30 – 15.00: Parallel sessions

– e-Portfolios and e-Assessment: Suite 4

– Technology Enhanced Learning Environments: Suite 5

– Learning Activities and Resources: Suite 6

15.00 – 15.15: Tea/coffee

15.15 – 16.15: Plenary (Suite 1)

– Feedback from parallel sessions: Key achievements, lessons learnt and suggested next steps

– Open discussion

Dinner: 6.30 at ‘Chez Jules’

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e-Packs and publications

Agenda – some printed copies available

Delegate list

Room allocations

Evaluation forms

Publications available

Joint Information Systems Committee 04/22/23 | | Slide 6

e-Learning Programme

Update

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New e-Learning Programmes

Institutional approaches to curriculum design

Transforming curriculum delivery through technology

Institutional innovation in lifelong learning and workforce development

Open educational resources

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Curriculum Design and Curriculum Delivery

Institutional Approaches to Curriculum Design

Projects are reviewing course design and validation processes, in particular looking at the ways these are supported and informed by technology in order to transform learning opportunities.

12 projects, running for 4 years

For further information visit www.jisc.ac.uk/curriculumdesign

Transforming Curriculum Delivery

Projects focusing on processes which take place when real learners engage with a designed curriculum.

15 projects, running for 2 years

For further information visit www.jisc.ac.uk/curriculumdelivery

Both programmes are supported by a central Support and Synthesis project, led by JISC InfoNet in partnership with the JISC Advisory Services, JISC-CETIS, the Regional Support Centres and the Higher Education Academy. This project is also working in partnership with Becta so as to ensure synergy and join up with other relevant sector initiatives.

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Institutional Approaches to Curriculum Design

Twelve projects funded from 55 proposals running from October 2008 – July 2012:

Birmingham City University - T-SPARC

University of Bolton - CO EDUCATE

University of Cambridge - JACDAW

Cardiff University - PALET

City University – EDICT

University of Greenwich - UG-FLEX

Leeds Metropolitan University - PC3

Manchester Metropolitan University - SRC

The Open University - Supporting new models for Curriculum Design and pedagogic understanding by implementing social networking and technology-supported design innovation

Staffordshire University – ENABLE

University of Strathclyde - PiP (Principles in Patterns)

University of Ulster – Viewpoints

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Transforming Curriculum Delivery

15 projects from 65 starting in November and running for 2 years:

Newcastle University - Dynamic Learning Maps

University of Bristol - eBioLabs. Kingston College – KUBE Westminster University - Making

Assessment Count University of Leicester- DUCKLING Open University - ATELIER-D University of Exeter- Integrative

Technologies Project Middlesex University -Information

Spaces for Collaborative Activity

St. Georges University of London - G4

University of Oxford – Cascade Coventry University - COWL University of Hertfordshire -

ESCAPE Kingston University and Leicester

University - MoRSE

The 2 institutions selected to take forward their proposals with Becta funding are:

The College of West Anglia - KLTV Lewisham College – Making the

new Diploma a success

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Lifelong learning and workforce development

‘Projects developing and implementing the use of appropriate technologies and processes to enable HE-level learning

services that meet the needs of learners in the workplace, and of their employers.’

Thirteen 2 year projects, funded between 100 – 300k each

Starting in April this year

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Lifelong learning and workforce development

• Bradford University• Buckinghamshire New

University• Central Lancashire University• Gloucestershire University• Hull University• Leicester College• Liverpool University

• Middlesex University• Nottingham University• Plymouth University• University of Wales Institute,

Cardiff (UWIC)• Westminster University• Wolverhampton University

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Open Educational Resources

‘Projects to release existing learning resources under a suitable license for open use and repurposing’

Institutional: resources released across an entire institution (£1.50 million available, with up to £250,000 per project) Individual: resources released by individual academic staff (£200,000

available, with up to £20,000 per project) Subject: resources released by departments, faculties and schools within

a variety of institutions, supported by Academy Subject Centres (£3 million is available, with up to £250,000 per project)

Project selection this month

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Future activities

Learning and Teaching innovations grants– 4 to 5, year long projects @ 75k each

– next round May 09

Continue to fund small domain focus studies and technical development activities

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Forthcoming Dissemination Activities - Publications

Tech Watch Enterprise Architecture Early Adopter publication (March 09)

Effective Practice with e-Assessment Update (September 09)

Briefing papers highlighting key findings from:

– Timetabling Study (March 09)

– UCISA Technology Enhance Learning Environments survey (April 09)

– A study of effective evaluation models and practices for technology supported physical learning spaces (July 09)

– Open Education Resources (March 09)

Effective Practice in a Digital Age (June 09) - This publication is an updated version of the 2004 JISC guide ‘Effective Practice with e-Learning’ and will supported by more detailed case studies, video case studies and podcasts made available as downloads from the JISC website.