Internet Technologies for Learning
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Project - JISC Embedding Learning Technologies Institutionally
Embedding Learning Technologies Institutionally:
"The ELTI audit is designed to inform the process of embedding learning technologies, assist in developing institutional structures, culture and expertise and to encourage cross boundary collaboration and groupings. It is a follow up project to the learning technologies career development scoping study undertaken by a team from the Institute for Learning and Research Technology, University of Bristol, University of Plymouth and University of Glamorgan, funded by the JISC CALT. The original study investigated the roles, skills and activities of learning technology staff in the UK and the impact of learning technologies institutions. The study used an institutional audit methodology to gather the data and allow people across an institution to work together to examine their progress and development of learning technology and the people involved in this.
ELTI was funded as a follow up project in order to make this methodology available more widely. These audit materials and methodology will help institutions examining elearning strategies and organisational structures to support the use of ICT in teaching, learning and research. The original audit tools and accompanying notes and guidance have been revised and enhanced to make them useful to the whole HE community. These are freely available and the project is now examining how these can be adapted for use in the FE community.
Undertaking an institutional audit could bring many benefits, including:
* Providing a thorough overview of how learning technologies are being embedded within your institution;
* Enabling different stakeholders to examine the tensions and factors which help to impede or accelerate change;
* Become, of itself, a catalyst for change by bringing people together and encouraging cross-boundary working"
Project - JISC Learning Technology Career Development Scoping Study
Learning Technology Career Development Scoping Study:
"The learning technology career development scoping study was undertaken by a team from the Institute for Learning and Research Technology, University of Bristol, University of Plymouth and University of Glamorgan, funded by the JISC CALT. The study investigated the roles, skills and activities of learning technology staff in the UK and the impact of learning technologies are having on institutions. The study used an institutional audit methodology to gather the data and allow people across an institution to work together to examine their progress and development of learning technology and the people involved in this.
The original study was funded by the JISC between 2000 and 2001. Follow up funding has been provided until 31 March 2003. The follow up funding was provided to write a series of briefing papers targeted at different HE audiences, for example, academic staff, librarians, managers of learning technology staff. Each of the briefing papers presents findings from the very substantial study which are of particular relevance to each audience. These briefing papers are available here. In addition, the original methodological tools have been reviewed and reworked and are available though the ELTI project to assist institutions in undertaking institutional audits to inform the process of embedding learning technologies, assist in developing institutional structures, culture and expertise and to encourage cross boundary collaboration and groupings."
Monday, August 29, 2005
Portal - Free & Open Source Software Portal: UNESCO-CI
Free & Open Source Software Portal: UNESCO-CI: "An gateway to resources related to Free Software and Open Source Technology movement"
Thursday, August 04, 2005
