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eSupport for Work-Based Learning in Foundation Degrees. Project Director: Prof Mark Stiles Project Co-ordinator: Fleur Corfield http://www.staffs.ac.uk/COSE/SURFWBL. Main Project Partners: Staffordshire University Stoke-on-Trent College Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology
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eSupport for Work-Based Learning in Foundation Degrees Project Director: Prof Mark Stiles Project Co-ordinator: Fleur Corfield http://www.staffs.ac.uk/COSE/SURFWBL
Main Project Partners: Staffordshire University Stoke-on-Trent College Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology Burton College Supporting Partner: Foundation Degree Forward
Focus • Work-based Learning • SURF Courses – mainly FDs • Supporting the tutor /employer /mentor & learner • Generic WBL Resources • For use across SURF • For submission to JORUM (national repository)
Supporting… • …the following subject areas: • Negotiated Learning • Mentoring • Award Management and Curriculum Design • Careers • APEL • Communication • Health and Safety • Issues: including Ethics and QA • Personal Development • Key Skills • Study Skills
Resources • Over 80 learning objects • Quick Guide to Report Writing / Essay Writing • APEL Handbook • Advice on Presentations • Health and Safety & Risk Analysis Checklist • Research Skills and Referencing • Mentors Handbook
Outputs • Resources come with Tutor Guidance notes • In Jorum as: • HTML • IMS Packages (for VLE input) • Offline documents documents • Reports • In Moodle (VLE) for Evaluation and Dissemination • http://crusldi1.staffs.ac.uk/moodle/
Feedback • I would find these materials very helpful for recommending to both staff and students. They are in nice bite size pieces which are readable and understandable. Very comprehensive, yet compact. Seem to be easy to navigate and non threatening • I like the fact that the guidance is in place for new Tutors and new employers to read • This is a fantastic resource that prevents tutors re-inventing the same resource/paper work time and time again, it can be adapted to many level and courses • I found this to be useful to work through. There is plenty of structure to it and it sets out quite clearly the process to be followed at various stages.
QAA… • “the collaboration between University and partner college staff in JISC-funded projects, which has had the effect of enhancing the Universities relationship with its partners and of improving e-learning support for students"
Where next? SURF WBL-WAY • JISC Capital Programme • Same partners plus Harvest Road • Build on SURF WBL to engage employers • Build on SUNIWE DeL Pilot • Using Web Services to provide individualised, centralised, access to WBL resources held in a repository • Create a community of practice
We Need You! • Identifying support needs • Reviewing materials • Evaluating Pilot in September 2007 • http://www.staffs.ac.uk/COSE/WBLWAY/ • http://surfwblway.blogspot.com/
Thank You • Contact: • m.j.stiles@staffs.ac.uk • f.m.corfield@staffs.ac.uk • For LDI reports and papers see: www.staffs.ac.uk/COSE/cosenew/reportsandpapers.html