JISC

Overview

This project will embed the effective practice, advice and required changes identified by the Work-with-IT project and other related outputs from JISC’s Changing Staff Roles, Relationships and Associated Skills theme. Working with HE sector and professional associations to facilitate general sector-wide change to enable institutions to develop and support staff to more effectively embrace and embed innovative technology-enhanced working practices, thus enabling the UK to maintain its position as a global leader in education.

Aims and objectives

To work with key sector organisations and professional bodies to target and effect change in 4 key areas:

• Alignment of institutional strategies, leadership and organisational development
• Change management to embed new ways of working
• Staff development to support effective working
• Human resource strategy & procedures and standards frameworks
• To develop well-targeted and tested support materials that can be used by institutions to assess the implications of, implement, and embed innovative technology-enhanced working practices
• To disseminate the Work-with-IT and Embed-IT resources collaboratively with the key sector organisations and professional bodies to maximise uptake by their members

Project methodology

SEDA will act as a broker organisation, working with a number of key professional associations and institutions to identify professional and organisational development challenges which might be ameliorated through better knowledge of the Work -with-IT outcomes and advice and guidance. SEDA will establish a network of key stakeholders covering the diverse landscape across HE and HE in FE to at as a virtual steering group and to work with Strathclyde University on the pilot sites.

Anticipated outputs and outcomes

• D1: Formal commitment from key sector organisations and professional bodies;
• D2: Framework for supporting and embedding innovative technology- enhanced working practices with institutions;
• D3: Commissioning of 5 pilots based in institutions;
• D4: 5 pilots and a synthesis report which will test, refine and reflect on the embedding framework;
• D5: An on-line toolkit which helps institutions and sector organisations assess their readiness to embed innovative technology enhanced working practices;
• D6: Evidence of the embedding of the Work-with-IT findings by the professional bodies;
• D7: Sector wide dissemination;
• D8: A report on the effectiveness of the Embed-IT project activities;
• D9: A final report