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Slide 1: Developments in Distributed e-Learning in the UK Paul Bailey e-Learning Programme Director Supporting further and higher education
Slide 2: Aims • Provide an overview of developments in eLearning to support learning across institutions within the UK education sector • Explore the development of a Technical eLearning Framework and ePortfolios in relation to international developments in eLearning standards • Provide participants with an opportunity to discuss eLearning developments and explore the use of ePortfolios through a series of scenarios
Slide 3: Presenters • Wilbert Kraan, Web Journalist CETIS • Sam Easterby-Smith, Standards Implementation CETIS • Peter Rees-Jones, CETIS/University of Leeds • Tish Roberts, JISC Programme Manager • Susan Eales, JISC Programme Manager
Slide 4: About JISC • JISC: Joint Information Systems Committee • Public funding body for post-16 and higher education • Funded by Funding Councils in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales • Supports post-16 (formerly FE) and HE • Annual budget of approx £66 million
Slide 5: Core JISC Budget Networking Integrated Info Environment Content and Services Learning & Teaching Organisational Support Support of Research Central Services 2004-05 £m 29.43 7.27 11.49 3.99 6.21 2.87 5.25 66.51
Slide 6: HE Spending Review Budget 2004-05 £m SuperJANET4 (residual funding to Regional Network Operators) UKLight Digitisation Programme Virtual Research Environments Programme Middleware in Services Programme Distributed e-Learning Programme 3.36 2.50 3.84 0.90 0.80 3.70 15.20
Slide 7: About CETIS • CETIS – the centre for educational technology interoperability standards • CETIS represents UK highereducation and further-education institutions on international learning technology standards initiatives • Funded as a JISC service
Slide 8: JISC activities 1999-2004 • Aims were to… – To explore the concept of joining systems in institutions – To share effective practice • £5 million development programmes – Programmes mainly working in further and higher education institutions FE • Informing the development of elearning standards
Slide 9: Drivers/Lessons • Maturity of e-learning standards – levels of agreement required beyond institutions • Focus on learner and pedagogy rather than administration – learner vs institution (vs vendors) • Broader e-learning agenda – Lifelong learning needs to include schools, community, work, etc.
Slide 10: Distributed e-Learning Supporting further and higher education
Slide 11: Distributed e-Learning (a definition) Distributed e-Learning is the effective use of technology to assist learners to access, piece together and manage the learning they do throughout their life, in a range of institutional, informal and work-based settings.
Slide 12: e-Learning Programme • Four strands – – – – e-Learning Pedagogy e-Learning Framework and tools Innovations in e-learning Distributed e-learning • Budget of £20million over 4 years • Working across sectors • Flexible framework leads to flexibility in e-learning approach • http://www.jisc.ac.uk/elearning
Slide 13: The Themes • E-learning domain is too big so focussing on specific themes – Lifelong learning/widening participation – Personalised learning – Assessment – Portfolio – Learning Content – Learning Design (discussion activities)
Slide 14: Programme • Overview of the Technical e-Learning Framework • Activity: Issues of e-Learning – Formulate infrastructure requirements • Report Back Coffee • Overview of Repositories • Overview e-Portfolio Projects • E-Portfolio Case study • Activity: Scenarios of e-Learning • Feedback/Conclusion
Slide 15: Distributed e-Learning Projects Developing e-Portfolio Supporting further and higher education
Slide 16: Regional Projects • Exploring learner progression between institutions • Initially concentrated on the learner transcript (record of formal qualifications) • Expanded to explore the process of personal development (reflective) • Larger demonstrators.
Slide 17: e-Learning Tools • Developing prototype e-learning tools to support the idea of a personal learning environment • Several focussed on e-Portfolio development for learners • Open approach • http://www.jisc.ac.uk/etools.html
Slide 18: Regional Demonstrators • Across 9 regional areas in England • Facilitating progression into Higher Education • Working across a range of organisations within regions • Projects start in January 2005
Slide 19: A view of the learner record Susie – developing the learner record from cradle to grave Supporting further and higher education
Slide 20: Supporting the LLL Age 0 5-16 16-19 19-20 25 25-29 35 29-83 • Facilitate access to learner information • Ensure ownerships by the learner •Provide advice at key stages • Encourage personal reflection and recording skills • Provide an integrated but socially acceptable LLL record College School Record Learner Passport College UCAS University LearnDirect College
Slide 21: Terry Rourke, Project Manager www.shellproject.net
Slide 22: Regional Infrastructure Links to other regions Learner Record DB Regional Hub Schools, FE and HE
Slide 23: The Longer-Term Vision FE HE Region Exam Board LR FE LR Region School School HE LR Region FE UCAS HE School FE