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CAMEL at Greenwich
Maureen Castens
Director of Information & Library Services
CAMEL at Greenwich
Oil on troubled waters
A manager’s perspective on implementing the e-learning
strategy
Overview• Key strengths
• The challenges
• How we are meeting them
• Summary
• My perspective
• The context here
• Where we are in the
e-learning strategy life cycle
• Projects
• Mechanisms for quality
assurance and integration
My perspective
• Manager of a central service
• Relatively new to Greenwich
• Member of the e-learning group
Context - organisational
• Schools
• LEAP
• ILS
• Driving Force
• Service the strategy
• Infrastructure
• Services
• Resources
• Support
Context - organisational
• Schools
• LEAP
• ILS
• Ed Tech Services
• Driving Force
• Service the strategy
• Infrastructure
• Services
• Resources
• Support
• None
E-Learning Strategy
• Supports University mission• Has a definition of e-learning• Uses Scribbin’s & Powell’s (2003) fan• Principal corporate VLE platform WebCT• Some strong School VLE’s• Philosophy of “managed diversity” within resources
• E-Learning Strategy
• Developed 04/05• Live 05/06
Strategy Life CycleYear 1• £513,000 allocated 05/06 (inc. £100,000 University work)
• Portal and convergence £160,000 38%• Grassroots projects (12) £ 28%• Generic courses across University (3) £ 10%• Staff Development & Forum £ 10%• Management & evaluation £ 10%• Contingency £ 10%
• New L&T Strategy developing 2005/06• £xxx,000 allocated 06/07 for e-Learning Year 2• Enhancing learning and teaching major theme for Corporate Plan
06/11
Some Projects-1
• PORTAL PROJECT – the largest oilcan
Steering group – multiple stakeholdersUsing JISC Infonet Skills Kits (project management &
risk management)Student portal firstSCT Luminus productAssembling and building technical skillsCreating and linking communities
Some Projects-2
• Empowering staff Learner centred CPD for staff Pastoral & Skills Handbook for tutors Good practice website
• Empowering students On-line basic mathematics Virtual workbench suite Generic courses (Research techniques, critical thinking)
Some Projects-3• Assessment
Marker wiz check sheet (for feedback) Plagiarism Recording achievement through e-learning
• New productSupervision for health & health care professions
• “New technology” Podcasting
• Evaluation Student experience of e-learning
Quality Assurance
• Project teams supported by Malcolm & Simon• Memorandum of agreement with phased
release funding• Requirement to present to peers• Progress reports to E-Learning Group
Integration
• E-Learning Group• Technical integration by ILS re Portal• Technical staff from ILS on project groups• Staff Development Forum• Multi-School involvement in most projects• Evaluation project• Malcolm & Simon!
Key Strengths
• Pervasive• Focussed• Managed • Evolution not revolution• Organic change• School led• Pragmatic (but with some vision)
Challenges
• Keeping the focus• Ensuring links to new Information & Estates
Strategies-currently under development
• Multi-School projects
• Implications for organisational structures?
• Understanding the costs and impacts
SUMMARY
• The management perspective:Leadership – through strategyFacilitate – money & supportEncourage – listen, hear, respond & celebrateStructured diversityMaking connections across the organisation
at all levels
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