London Metropolitan University

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CETL in Reusable Learning Objects

• London Metropolitan University
• University of Cambridge
• University of Nottingham

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What is a CETL?
CETL in Reusable Learning Objects

• Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
• HEFCE have funded 74 CETLs at 54 different
  centres (315m)
• wide range of subjects/themes
• 5 years - 2005 - 2010
• www.hefce.ac.uk/news/hefce/2005/cetl.asp

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What is our CETL proposal?
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• Aims to
• enrich student learning
• harness expertise
• establish a comprehensive staff reward
  programme
• achieve improvement in the student learning
  experience and achievement by building on and
  extending the collaborative development, use and
  integration of high quality RLOs

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• And how will we achieve that?
• Implement a structured framework for producing a
  critical mass of quality-assured RLOs
• Share and evaluate these RLOs with 1500 students
  per year across the three institutions
• Invest substantially in rewarding and extending
  the skills and capabilities of staff as a key
  part of the RLO production process
• Engage in a vigorous programme of dissemination,
  and build value-added partnerships for the
  exchange of RLOs

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So what is an RLO?
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• Definition
• A small, self-contained interactive web-based
  resource based on a single learning objective
  (UCeL, 2004)
• Next generation under development
• Generative Learning Objects (GLOs)
• Adaptable to suit individual need
• www.nottingham.ac.uk/nursing/sonet/rlos
• www.ucel.ac.uk (username ucel pwd rlo)

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CETL UCeL collaborations
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• London Metropolitan University
• Universities Collaboration in eLearning (UCeL)
• Cambridge
• Nottingham
• Manchester
• UEA
• Wolverhampton
• Peninsula Medical School
• (intention is to expand over lifetime of CETL)

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Nottingham
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• 700,000 (inc MEU)
• local academic co-ordinator and media developer
• capital funding for videoconferencing and AV
  equipment
• Work plans themes
• Evidence Based Practice
• HE study skills eg mathematics
• Staff development programme and release time
• annual cycle of events including a fully funded
  residential week at Wolfson College Cambridge for
  authors, developers and students to develop RLOs

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Nottingham Roles
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• Local Academic Co-ordinator
• work with authors to develop content
• change agents
• disseminators across institution, nationally and
  internationally
• promote CETL
• some teaching and research
• Media developer
• develop CETL RLOs
• complementary skills to other developers