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Update on LTSN Engineering

Update on LTSN Engineering. John Dickens Centre Director. Overview. Background to LTSN Engineering Current Activities Future Direction. The L earning and T eaching S upport N etwork Established January 2000 24 subject centres + Generic Centre ~£8M/annum over an initial 5 year period.

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Update on LTSN Engineering

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  1. Update onLTSN Engineering John Dickens Centre Director Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  2. Overview • Background to LTSN Engineering • Current Activities • Future Direction Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  3. The Learning and Teaching Support Network Established January 2000 24 subject centres + Generic Centre ~£8M/annum over an initial 5 year period What is the LTSN? • Networking • Promotion and sharing of good practices L&T • Knowledge brokerage Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  4. 24 Subject Centres Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  5. LTSN Engineering Strategic aims • Focus - accepted and essential point of contact • Collating and disseminatinggood practice and innovation in learning and teaching • Co-ordination and support for the embedding of quality learning and teaching in engineering HE. Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  6. Staffing • Centre Director • Centre Manager • Centre Co-ordinator • 2 Academic Co-ordinators • Web Developer • Project Officer • 2 Information Administrators • FAILTE Project Officer and Administrator • 3 Academic Consultants Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  7. Communication • Annual Stakeholders Report • Newsletter • Aims: awareness raising (of Centre, projects, activities etc); encouraging involvement • Content: Talking Point; Centre Update; Projects’ Progress; plus topics of interest • Timing: three times a year Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  8. Web • Key communications medium • News & Events • Resources • 60-100,000 hits per month www.ltsneng.ac.uk Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  9. Resources • Resource database - SearchLT • Brings together nationally funded projects • Links to the Eng/Maths/Computing Hub web address: searchlt.engineering.ac.uk • Contents • Initially Learning Technology (300 entries) • Commissioned work • Benchmark papers • Disabilities report • Maths Support • Links to register of expertise Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  10. Establish Network • Constituency • 276 Departments at 100 HE Institutions • Contacts • 60% Departments at 85% HE Institutions • Mailing lists • 1143 mailing lists • 493 engineering JISCmail list Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  11. Events • Regional Events (8 per year) • National issues e.g. QAA • Problem-based Learning, Manchester • Promoting Deep Learning, Durham • Workshops • Assessment • Measuring the Maths Problem • Disability Legislation • Collaborative • EPC Output Standards and Assessment Workshop Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  12. Commissioned work • Mini Projects • Working Groups • Benchmark papers • Disabilities (SENDA) Guide • MathsTeam Project Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  13. Needs Analysis • Survey conducted in 2000-01 • 771 responses • Interviews and Focus Groups • Provides baseline data and informs activity Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  14. 90 % 80 % 70 % 60 % 50 % 40 % 30 % CPD Student skills Assessment Use of IT Maths skills Course content Distance learning Student motivation Limited resources Teaching vs research Professional status Threat by commerce Preparing graduates Major Issues AcademicIndustry Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  15. Industry Rank Priority area Academic 1 Preparing graduates for industry 2 1* 2 Content of degree programmes 2 1* 3 Decreasing maths skills 1* 2 4 Professional status of engineers 2 2 5 Student motivation 2* 2 6 Key skills 3 2* 7 Assessment 3 2 8 Limited resources for innovation 1* 3 9 Use of information technology 3 3 10 CPD 3 2* 11 Status of teaching and research 3* 4 12 Development of distance learning 4 4 13 Threat to HE by commerce 5 5 Grouping of issues Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  16. Priorities Locating high quality teaching materials Promoting good practice Providing information and advice Introducing learning technology Identifying funding sources Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  17. Activities • Decreasing mathematical skills • MathsTEAM • Limited resources • Mini-Projects, Disability Guide, EEVL • Assessment • Working Groups, project support • LTSN Generic Centre Assessment Series Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  18. What does theLTSN do? • Facilitation • Brokerage • Enhancement Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  19. Evaluation • Measurement of impact • Network Evaluation Team • Centre Evaluator • Evidence of Success Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  20. Changing Agenda • Widening Participation • Changing skills base of students • Retention • Outcome based learning (QAA) • Enhancement • Effective and Efficient Teaching Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

  21. Get Involved! • Register • Contribute expertise and experience • Support events • Use the centre • Advise on needs and gaps • Encourage others to do the same Supply and Demand in Engineering, 23 May 2002

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