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 key central service

My perspective

• Manager of a central service

• Relatively new to Greenwich

My perspective

• Manager of a central service

• Relatively new to Greenwich

• Member of the e-learning group

Context - organisational

• Schools • Primary focus

Context - organisational

• Schools

• LEAP

• Primary Focus

• Service the strategy

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

• E-Learning Strategy

• Developed 04/05• Live 05/06

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

?

• Managed diversity? – a fool’s paradise?