JISC

The Design Studio
The newly launched Design Studio is a developing dynamic web-based toolkit which draws together a range of existing and developing resources around curriculum design and delivery and the role technology plays in supporting these processes and practices. This session will offer Experts an overview of the beta resource and then allow for group consultation and discussion on the development of this resource. Further information.

Marianne Sheppard, JISC InfoNet and Helen Beetham, Synthesis Consultant for Curriculum Design

Emerging Challenges from the Institutional Approaches to Curriculum Design and Transforming Curriculum Delivery through Technology Programmes (This session will run as two breakout sessions offering experts the opportunity of discussing the emerging challenges projects are exploring)

Session A – Curriculum Design - This session provides an opportunity to learn more about the Curriculum Design, Cluster C (institutional learning design) projects and seeks input and comment from the experts group on some of the challenges that these projects are facing. These challenges relate to the development of curriculum design tools, processes and support for staff, which have the potential to enhance learning and teaching practice.

Peter Bullen, University of Hertfordshire and Critical Friend for Cluster C, Catherine Owen and David Nicol, Strathclyde University, Alan Masson and Karen Virapen, Ulster University, Rebecca Galley and Paul Mundin from The Open University.

Session B – Curriculum Delivery – Drawing on the successful piloting of a range of tools, technologies and processes colleagues from Curriculum Delivery Cluster D (Exeter, Hertfordshire, Westminster, Bristol) will share their experiences with particular reference to "Winning Hearts and Minds" (engaging stakeholders) including dealing with unanticipated outcomes. They will explore with Experts strategies for embedding project outcomes and planning for sustainability.

• Collated notes from the session

Malcolm Ryan, University of Greenwich and Critical Friend for Cluster D, Gunter Saunders, University of Westminster, Dominic Bygate and Mark Russell, University of Hertfordshire

Members Showcase

Members from the Experts Group are invited to showcase their work or invite feedback on specific areas they are working within. The session will run as 25 minute roundtable discussions.

• The Net generation encountering e-learning at university, Chris Jones, Ruslan Ramanau, Anesa Hosein, Graham Healing and Simon Cross
• Strategy Workshop Flyer, The University of Piddlehinton Scenario, Mark Johnson (University of Bolton, SPLICE project) and Keith Smyth (Edinburgh Napier University, TESEP project)
• MoLeNET Presentation, Ron Mitchell and James Clay, MoLeNET Expert Mentors, MoLeNET website, MoLeTV, MoLeSHARE, MoLeNET Projects,
• Dr Christopher Jones (The Open University) 

Update from the e-Learning Programme

This session will update members on developments in the e-Learning Programme, together with an overview of upcoming funding opportunities.

Sarah Knight, e-Learning Programme