Moira Massey EDINA L&T Projects Co-ordinator

1. Learning and Skills Centre Moira Massey EDINA L&T Projects Co-ordinator Learning & Skills Centre

2. Overview • Learning and Skills Centre • http://edina.ac.uk/lsc/ • Describes resources available at EDINA • Collection of weblinks to L&T, FE and Skills sites • Materials available now as part of services: • National Learning Network Materials Delivery Service (FE) • GetRef Learning Materials (FE and HE) • Digimap (e-MapScholar) Teaching Case Studies (FE and HE) • Materials coming: • FE specific learning materials for Digimap (St Helens College) • Learning and Teaching Projects • e-MapScholar • JORUM Learning & Skills Centre

3. NLN Learning Materials Delivery Service • EDINA is partner in NLN Delivery Service • Other partners are JISC, Becta and MIMAS • EDINA contributes – • Back-up server • Helpdesk facilities for RSCs • Technical support for RSCs and Becta • Technical documentation • Administrative support Learning & Skills Centre

4. GetRef Learning Materials Available at: http://edina.ac.uk/getref/learning.html Learning & Skills Centre

5. Digimap teaching case studies e-MapScholar • In a variety of subjects • Comprise: • Materials given to the class • Pedagogic details • Technical and support requirements • Reflection by author • Staff/student evaluations “The "teaching case studies" are … exemplars of how case studies on learning and teaching in general could be presented!” LTSN GEES Learning & Skills Centre

6. Digimap Materials from St Helens College • Case study coming, includes some materials • Blackboard courses • Animal Management • Small mammal trapping • Foundation Degrees • Capability – art galleries • Hairdressing • Location of salons • Surveying and Construction • NC, HNC and FD • Sports Sciences • Mapping and variations • Public Services (Army recruits) • Mathematics and Mapping Learning & Skills Centre

7. e-MapScholar and e-MapScholar2 • Developed tools and L&T materials to enhance and support use of geo-spatial data, including data available from Digimap • Phase 1 project ran from Jan 2000 to April 2003 • Phase 2 project under way and ends July 2004 • Phase 2 assessing need for, and viability of, services based on Phase 1 developments • http://edina.ac.uk/projects/mapscholar/index.html Learning & Skills Centre

8. Online Learning Materials • Learning materials developed at unit and resource level • A core set of units were authored which teaching staff can customise • Each resource (the level seen by the students) consists of a number of units • Teaching staff able to build learning resources for their students from the core learning units • Students access materials on-line via the ‘Learning Resource Centre’ Learning & Skills Centre

9. Examples of tools Animation Raster visualisation Hotspot Digitiser Map Viewer Learning & Skills Centre

10. Virtual Work Placement Involves significant student effort (48 hours +) Initial example built around a case study: a wind farm proposal Innovative ‘proof of concept’ tool to support learning about real-world application of digital geographic information in a work-place context Focus on problem solving using geographical information The VP is a virtual learning world, involving collaboration, a virtual organisation, role-play, active and creative learning, and gameplay Learning & Skills Centre

11. JORUM • JISC Online Repository for Learning and Teaching Materials • Oct 2002 – July 2005 • Area A: preparing for JORUM service for all F/HEIs from August 2005 • Area B: supporting the JISC Exchange for Learning Programme • Session this afternoon • http://www.jorum.ac.uk Learning & Skills Centre

12. What does a L&T repository do? • Hosts any digital resource that can be used to support teaching and learning • Provides “virtual objects” that reference materials (on and offline) held elsewhere • Offers the same facilities as a library i.e. search, browse, locate, preview and borrow • Offers additional facilities e.g. upload and publish, myLibrary and may package learning objects into assemblies of content • Delivers learning objects/packages that can be played in a VLE, and resources for use by tutors e.g. lesson plans Learning & Skills Centre

13. Why a JISC repository service? • Provides hosting service for JISC-funded content and pointers to content held on other servers • Will work within the JISC Information Environment, especially with the HE Academy “Connect” service (L&T Portal) • Part of a “landscape” of distributed repositories • Promotes sharing, re-use and re-purposing of expensive content • Stands as a national statement of the importance of creating interoperable, sustainable materials Learning & Skills Centre