CeLLS Collaborative eLearning in Life Sciences www'cellsproject'org

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CeLLSCollaborative eLearning in Life
Scienceswww.cellsproject.org

• Napier University
• Interactive University
• Scottish Colleges Biotechnology Consortium(Adam
  Smith, Bell, Dundee, Forth Valley James Watt)
• Scottish Qualifications Authority
• University of Dundee

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eTransformation Strategy

• eTransformation
• Means different things to different Partners
• Commonality move away from lectures as the main
  mode of information delivery toward a more
  student centred approach (tutor supported or
  independent learning). Blended learning.
• Strategy
• Create a set of resources for common subject
  areas in levels 7 and 8 across the consortium
  (approx. 60)
• Create institutional specific materials
  (approx. 30)

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Stage 1 Progress Main Products

• Curriculum Design
• Core resources identified described (v1.0)
• Learning Design Pedagogy (v0.2 draft)
• Technical
• Requirements for Metadata, QTI and SCORM 1.2
  packages
• Core Materials
• Authors completed Phase 1 Training
• Roles, responsibilities, workflow for
  collaborative authoring defined (15 strong team)
• Institutional Specific Materials POSTPONED
• Communications Dissemination
• Mostly inward-facing to inform and engage
  colleagues
• Evaluation
• Baseline
• Specific Staff and Student attitudes (Napier with
  others to follow)
• Transformation
• Early days forming an understanding of meaning
  and impact for each Partner

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Stage 1 Progress Main Outcomes

• Iterative way of working
• plan-do-review-refine
• Understanding of the inherent differences between
  colleges and universities
• Approach to teaching
• Breadth of student intake and social inclusion
• Institutional culture
• Building an openness for sharing materials
• Understand the difference between Quality Control
  and Evaluation

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Challenges Stage 2 and beyond

• Deliver
• 1. Curriculum Design Process Capture
• 2. Technical - Development
• 3. Core Material Authoring Development
• Begin
• 4. Institutional Specific Materials
• Strengthen
• 5. Communications Dissemination
• 6. Evaluation
• 7. Transformation