Transcript The Higher Education Academy

HeLF: Wed 2 April 2008
Higher Education Academy
Update
Lawrence Hamburg, Assistant Director and Head of e-learning
Academy Update: e-learning
■ DIUS/DCFS: Harnessing Technology
►Becta developments
■ Emerging ‘embedding’ issues
►Benchmarking/Pathfinder feedback
■ HEFCE e-learning Strategy
►3 yr update
■ PVC/DVC e-learning SIG
►update and relationship to HeLF
DIUS/DCFS: Harnessing Technology
■ Strategy revision and next phase developed
■ Released Autumn 08
■ Earlier phase primarily supply led
► Creating technological infrastructure in Schools
■ Next phase demand led
► Personalisation for learners
► Employer engagement
■ All sectors of education inc. HE
■ Aims to move institutions ‘next level’
■ Integration of HEFCE e-learning Strategy (Appendix?)
■ Examples of where Becta are going . . . .
DIUS/DCFS: Harnessing Technology
■ Examples of where Becta are going . . .
■ Exchange
► OHPs for data projectors,
► using whiteboards as projection screens
■ Enrich/Extend
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► whiteboards used interactively and
► with wider range of teaching resources and
methodologies
Enhance
► Deeper learning though the use of ICT based
teaching and learning resources
■ Learner Empowerment
Emerging ‘embedding’ issues
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Interim Benchmarking report – 77 UK HE institutions
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Need to build capacity and capability
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Enhancement rather than embedding (too technocentric)
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Course (re) Design is a key driver for change, i.e. to address
specific L&T issues and integration with internal institutional
processes and mechanisms
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An advanced technical infrastructure is required, but emphasis
needs to be on informed use of tools and platforms
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Sustainable senior management commitment required to
achieve the desired change
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Different types of institutions are developing new relationships,
i.e. collaboration and sharing
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Sustainable enhancement/transformation will take longer then
the original 2006/08 timescales
HEFCE e-learning Strategy: Review process
■ 10yr Strategy released March 2005
■ Current 3 yr review followed by revision
■ Summer 2008 target release date for revision
■ Not evaluation, i.e. only 3yrs into 10yr Strategy
■ Review being carried out by Glenaffric
■ Focus is to validate Academy/JISC intelligence
■ Draft report (just) completed – final end April 08
■ HEFCE to then produce position statement
HEFCE e-learning Strategy: Context (1)
■ Funding
►HEFCE approach is ‘light touch’, i.e.
recognises:
● Changing HE landscape – diversity
● increasing institutional autonomy
►Enough funding already in system
►No additional funds (£31m distributed to HEIs
in 2005 to launch Strategy)
►Capital funding letters to HEIs – little mention
of e-learning
HEFCE e-learning Strategy: Context (2)
■ Strategy is key for supporting other strategies:
►Employer engagement/workforce development
►Widening participation
►Flexible learning
■ Current thinking:
►What should a revised e-learning Strategy look like?
►Do we need an all embracing e-Strategy, i.e.
● to draw together (underpin?) other HEFCE strategies?
Challenges for the sector and HEIs
►Transition to more of an emphasis on
‘learning’ rather than ‘e’
►Good (?) . . but transition is driven by
events, e.g.
● changing HE landscape,
● institutional autonomy,
● funding mechanisms etc
►What does this mean for institutions
and staff?
Academy plans . . . the way forward
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To consider ‘e-learning’ within wider L&T context –
integration into other areas of work
To organise its work around strategic functions and
programmes:
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the latter, including Enhancement of learning through
technology Programme, i.e. moving away from the term ‘elearning’
Working at multiple levels – policy, institutional
stakeholders, discipline focus through subject centres
etc
For example . . . PVC/DVC Network
PVC/DVC Network – e-Learning SIG
■ 6 monthly meetings - next meeting arranged for April 23
■ Glenaffric to verbally report on Strategy review and HEFCE to
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present
A new and smaller Coordinating Group (7 PVCs + 2 co-chairs)
recently established to take forward discussions outside of 6
monthly main meetings.
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HeLF, JISC and Academy reps in attendance
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The agreed terms of reference for the new Coordinating Group are
three-fold:
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To generate policy discussions, provide strategic advice and to inform policy,
i.e. specifically to HEFCE.
To inform and advise other funding bodies on future funding areas, i.e.
specifically the JISC
To present models of practice, i.e. drawing together and disseminating
examples of e-learning institutional practice to support the student learning
experience.
Co-chaired by John Fothergill (Leicester) and Philip Garrahan
(Sheffield Hallam)