Whats happening in the CETLs

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• Whats happening in the CETLs?
• Pauline Ridley
• Anne Asha
• CETL Representatives

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What are CETLs?

• Centres for Excellence in Teaching Learning
• HEFCE's largest single funding initiative in
  teaching and learning, launched 2004
• 259 bids from 126 HEIs
• 74 successful CETLs announced Jan 2005
• Brighton CETLs
• CETL in Design (with VA, RCA, RIBA)
• CETL in Creativity (with Sussex)
• LearnHigher (with 15 other universities)

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CETL in Creativity

• Joint initiative between the Universities of
  Sussex and Brighton http//www.sussex.ac.uk/cetl
  /
• Based in engineering and design Brighton end
  led by Richard Morris (Product Design CL, School
  of Engineering)
• Also supports projects across other disciplines
  through the Creativity Development Fund
• Two technology-rich Creativity Zones open autumn
  2006
• CLT (Pauline Ridley) Sussex TLDU (Gill
  Johnston) provide educational development support
  for CETL

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Creativity Development Fund

• Brighton-based CDF projects include
• Creativity, e-learning and teacher education
• Shared insight Understanding Creativity (3D
  Design)
• Fashion Pattern Cutting Design
• BSMS Learning to Look
• Artemacy (Pharmacy BMS)
• Football4Peace Visual Ethnography
• Social Web for PDP in Engineering
• Access to Art Overalls
• New (July 2006)
• Writing retreat for academic staff
• Pub Glass recycling project
• Next round Dec/Jan 2007

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• Focus on Learning Development (resources and
  research)
• Consortium of 16 old and new Universities, led by
  Liverpool Hope
• Each responsible for a different learning area
  (eg essay writing, time management....)
• http//www.learnhigher.ac.uk/
• Brighton leads the Visual Practices learning
  area - coordinator Pauline Ridley

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Visual Practices?

• Vital aspect of most academic disciplines, - but
  neglected in traditional study skills support
• Aim to improve understanding of visual learning
  and identify/evaluate/develop supporting
  resources in three key areas
• observation and recording of visual evidence - in
  classroom, field trips, laboratory or clinical
  settings 
• evaluation and analysis of visual information
  (natural phenomena, artefacts or human subjects)
• effective use of visual communication and argument

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LearnHigher at Brighton

• Learning development mainly embedded in courses
  effective but now facing demands for additional
  central support (outside remit of Disability
  Team)
• Sharing LearnHigher resources to develop new
  online study advice on studentcentral
• Working towards enhanced central services for
  2007-8
• Visual Practices resources for the sector
• No recurrent funding for local projects - but
  Brighton received 89k capital for LH in Jan
  2006
• Contribution to Student Centre at Eastbourne
  information point at UCH
• Equipment to support local projects (outcomes
  will help build evidence base for understanding
  visual learning)

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Funded Visual Practices projects

• Arts Architecture
• Visual research analysis of museum artefacts
  (with CETL in Design)
• Visual analysis and assessment in multimedia
  design, fine art, illustration...
• Access to Art Overalls project (with Creativity
  CETL)
• Education Sport
• Football4Peace Visual ethnography (with
  Creativity CETL)
• Intercultural Communication (Languages Media
  module)
• Health
• Learning to Look BS Medical School

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Access to Art Overalls project

• (CUPP) Artists with learning difficulties working
  with University art students
• Alternative model of reflection using overalls
  to document work in progress, thoughts and plans
• Supported by Creativity Development Fund
  LearnHigher

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Learning to Look

• Brighton Sussex Medical School
• Photography course for 1st year medical students
• Pilot project Spring 2006 funded by Creativity
  CETL
• New 3rd year course in 2006-7, co-funded by
  LearnHigher

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Geology

• Students need to learn to read the landscape,
  and take detailed field notes
• Staff identified issue of field sketch books
• lack of skills or confidence in drawing - or
  attempts to make artistic drawing may distort
  accuracy or selection
• little explicit teaching of appropriate styles
  conventions
• LearnHigher funding purchase of visualiser
  electronic whiteboard

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Funded VP projects (continued)

• MIS
• Visual analysis and assessment in Photography
  (CMIS)
• Tactile UML diagrams for VI Computing students
  (CMIS)
• Tourism visual ethnography (SSM)
• Science Engineering
• Built Environment (Environment)
• Geology field work sketchbooks (Environment)
• Artemacy (Pharmacy BMS)
• After break open discussion of project ideas
  and support available through all three CETLs