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JISC RSCs: Stimulating and Supporting Innovation in Learning

E-maturity

Marion Miller

JISC RSC Manager


What I will cover

• Who we are

• ‘e-maturity’ support

• Becta e-maturity pilots


Some history….• Established in 1999, 13 in UK• Funded by post 16 education funding councils

through JISC for 3 years, initially ‘project’ funding • Steering group from ‘core team’ of bid writers• Hosted in university and colleges• Regional support for FE and 6th Form Colleges• Mainly practitioner and technical support


And 8 years later …..• Funded by the LSC and HEFCE through JISC,

new funding to 2010• National remit and branding, strong quality

processes, robust network of 13 centres• Support Post-16 and HE: 65 + WBL• strategy, infrastructure, curriculum, learning

resources support• Steering group representative of sectors

supported


Way we support….• Site visits

• Support line

• Workshops and conferences

• Learning platform

• Forums and user groups

• Working in partnership with national, regional initiatives/agendas


ILT Health Checks

• RSC West Midlands, pre-inspection check

• RSC YH support requests

• RSC YH Pilot taking place over 2 years, 7 completed

• ‘Developing’ service, UK wide RSC ‘ILT Progress Review’ service


ILT Health Checks (2)• ‘snap shot’, organisational view by an

external ‘critical friend’, not linked to inspection, progress with ILT

• Highlighted pre-documentation, short survey for infrastructure

• Structured interviews in one day• Report presented to senior management


Report structure

• Leadership and vision - communicating, quality, impact on the learner, managing change

• Resources – staff development and infrastructure• Learner support – personalisation, ICT skills,

social networking• Learning and teaching – use of technology,

innovation, understanding of what is good practice


Who is involved..

• Nominee – senior member of staff• Principal• SMT- ILT, quality and staff development• Middle management – implementing the

ILT strategy, curriculum areas, LRC, technical

• Lectures and learners


Benefits• Usually linked to other tools, raises

awareness of e-maturity

• Report enables discussion

• Strategic focus for future use of RSC YH support

• Outputs - SAR process and development plan


Becta e-maturity pilots• Doncaster College and Northern College• March 2007• Around 20 Colleges involved, varying

degrees of e-maturity, focussed on different areas

• Pilot framework – tested, refined and amended

• Project ‘intervention’ funding


Some comments

• Staff ownership of systems to create a rich learning environment for learners, stronger ‘team’ approach

• Different level (localised, coordinated, transformative, embedded, innovative) for different areas of colleges – resources, college priorities


Some comments (2)

• Using improving learning and teaching as a driver, ‘focussed’ staff development

• Strategic approach


Marion Miller JISC RSC YH Manager

Email: [email protected]: 0113 31000

Web site: www.rsc-yh.ac.uk

RSC YH e-Learning Conference 2007

Personalised Learning: implementing the digital vision

22nd June 2007, Sheffield

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