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Department of Information & Communications

Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning

Background - Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL)

• One of 74 (+7) CETLs created by HEFCE in 2005

• Lead Higher Education Institution(HEI) is Hope University, Liverpool

• A collaborative CETL of 16 HEI members

• Twenty areas of ” Learner Development” identified

• Some partners oversee more than on learning area (and indeed CETL)

• Managed with support from Regular Steering Group & Research meetings



LearnHigher Learning Areas

• Verbal Communication

• Listening

• Group Work

• Time & Project Management

• IT & Online Learning

• Numeracy

• Reading and note-making

• Information Literacy

• Research Methods

• Essay Writing

• Dissertations & Final Year Projects

• Referencing & Plagiarism

• Brunel University

• University of Leeds

• University of Bradford

• Brunel University

• Liverpool Hope University

• London Metropolitan University

• London Metropolitan University

• Manchester Metropolitan University

• University of Lincoln

• Nottingham Trent University

• Liverpool Hope University

• University of Bradford



LearnHigher Learning Areas

• Reports & Scientific Writing

• Learning For All

• Visual Analysis

• Assessment

• Personal Development

• Thinking

• Independent L:earning

• Orientation to Higher Education

• University of Reading

• University of Worcester

• University of Brighton

• University of Kent

• Bournemouth University

• University of Plymouth

• University of Manchester

• University of Liverpool



Aims & Objectives

To develop, identify, quality assure and share electronic resources for higher education students to use in support of their own learning development in relation to each learning area identified

To develop, identify, quality assure and share electronic resources in relation to each learning area identified for staff to integrate into their curriculum.

Share resources across the sector through the LearnHigher CETL outlet.

Build a research and evidence base across the LearnHigher network to become an internationally recognized Centre for Excellence for learner development.

External Research Advisor - Peter Knight, Open University



Website : www.learnhigher.ac.uk

http://www.learnhigher/






LearnHigher at MMU

Location - Information & Communications

Team Members -

Academics Library Practitioners Learning Support Tutors External - CERLIM External - Manchester University External - Tallinn University



Aims & Objectives



Capital & Recurrent Funding - What we’ve done with the money

Capital

• £90, 000 spent on the LearnHigher Suite & Equipment (Opened Oct 2006)

Recurrent

• £15000 each year for five years• Buy out and buy in expertease• Resources and Research• Conference participation and travel• Co-operative ventures (e.g.The Internet Detective)



The Learnhigher Suite

Syndicate Room




Formal Teaching Space




Committee Room




Flexible Learning Space



Research activities completed for 2006

• Information Literacy Baseline Report• Information Literacy Mapping Exercise• Information Literacy Website Access Project• Information Literacy Literature Review• Internet Detective Review/ testing• Online Information Literacy Test assessment

All now available through Learnhigher



Resources created in 2006

• The Internet Detective (WebCT) - In co-operation with Intute & the University of Bristol

• Info Skills (WebCT) – In co-operation with MMU Libraries

• Information Literacy for HE Students (Interactive Website) – Tallinn University

• The Citing Proficiency Tutorial (WebCT) – MMU Department of Information & Communications.•Avoiding Plagiarism Tutorial (WebCT) – MMU Philosophy Dept.

All Peer reviewed and in a range of formats - available through Learnhigher



The Internet Detective



Aims for 2007

• The aim for 2007 is to build upon the work of our 2006 Learning Area Plan • To continue to review and develop the definition of the learning area• Identify existing provision and shortcomingsObjectives for 2007

• 16 specific objectives (deliverables) have been identified for 2007 (details on website)



2007 Research so far……..

• Information Literacy Audit• Analysis of Audit• Conference papers!

• Learning Space review• Analysing the effects of the Learn Higher Suite on Staff and Students



2007 Resources so far….

Information Literacy module for stage one students

• Online and interactive• Includes quizzes• Could be used stand alone or embedded across the curriculum• Parts one and two now created• Parts three to five will follow• Requires peer review - any offers!



Dissemination Events

• LILAC• LDHN• HEA - ICS• BOBCATSSS• Stoke Info Lit Events• LIMES• HEFCE. HEA CETL Events• Erasmus European Exchanges• US Research and Development Visits



Information Literacy Website Launch



Key Website Elements

Who is it for?

• Information about the project• Resource Bank• Research Repository• Newsroom• Blog• Links• Developing a community of Practice• Striving to be inclusive

• Higher Education Academics, Library Practitioners, • Learning Support Advisors & Students



Website address : www.mmu.ac.uk/learnhigher

Contributions & comments very welcome

Thanks for listening.

Bob Glass

http://www.mmu.ac.uk/learnhigher

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