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Challenge addressed (the main challenge, issue or rationale for the new/changed curriculum

 

Efficiencies and Effectiveness

 

Employability - authentic professional and work-related learning experiences 

 

Learner attendance

 

Learner engagement

 

Recruitment

 

Stakeholder engagement

 

Remote learners (includes distance learners, work-based learners, students on placement and fieldwork)

Staff development

 


 

Subject areas

 

Art and design

 

Bioscience

 

Business, Management, Accountancy and Finance

 

Education

 

Engineering 

 

Health Sciences and Practice

 

Hospitality, Leisure and Toruism

 

Information and Computer Science

 

Interdisciplinary/generic subjects

 

Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine

 

Physical Sciences

 

Psychology

 

 


 

Technologies Used

 

Assessment technologies

Turnitin

 

e-Portfolios

 

Institutional technologies to support administrative functions

 

Learning spaces

 

Media enhanced learning

 

Mobile technologies

Open-source software

 

Social networking technologies

video conferencing

wikis

flickr

facebook

twitter

 

Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs)


Virtual worlds

 

 


Pedagogic approach (the broad educational approach adopted in the new/changed curriculum)

 

Authentic professional and work-based learning experiences

 

Collaborative learning, group learning, peer interaction/assessment/feedback

 

Course development and curriculum design

 

Enhancing assessment and feedback

1.   Enhancing the seminar experience through preparatory assessment tasks

2.   The first assignment: formative feedback to aid academic writing

3.   Developing academic writing, critical analysis and research skills within an authentic advertising case study

4.   Supporting learning through weekly wiki contributions

5.   Engaging students in creative thinking

6.   Enhancing employability through CV preparation, interview role play and reflection

7.   Encouraging cooperative and collaborative learning

8.   Developing research skills through group poster presentations

9.   Fieldwork: Engaging students with real-world data

10. Enhancing consultancy skills through group work and role play

11. Peer assessment: engaging students with the assessment criteria

12. Developing academic writing; sharing standards

13. Using e-portfolios to support practice focused assessment

14. Self assessment and reflection: using feedback to improve future performance

 

Enhancing learner support mechanisms (assignment handling, timetabling, attendance, enrolment, payments)

 

Laboratory and practical learning

 

Personalisation

 

Student reflection and self assessment

 

Students as change agents

 

 


Other Case studies

 

View case studies from the JISC e-learning programme here (opens in a new window)

View case studies from the JISC infoNet Tangible Benefits of e-Learning study here (opens in a new window)

View case studies from the Higher Education Academy here (opens in a new window offering a search box)

Case Studies on Accessibility - HEAT scheme

View stories from the Distributed e-Learning Regional Pilot projects here

View the JISC Guidelines on Case Studies (opens in a new window)

Download a case study template here

 

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