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TLTP Phase 3: Funded Projects

Outcome of bids for funding under the Teaching and Learning Technology Programme

To Heads of HEFCE-funded institutions
Heads of DENI-funded universities
Heads of FE Colleges in direct receipt of HEFCE funds
Of interest to those responsible for Teaching and learning; Curriculum design; Finance
Reference 98/20
Publication Date May 1998
Enquiries to TLTP Programme and Project specific queries: Sarah Turpin TLTP National Co-ordinator tel 0117 931 7454 e-mail s.turpin@hefce.ac.uk

Enquiries about programme funding: Dr Julie O'Donnell tel 0117 9317329 e-mail: j.o'donnell@hefce.ac.uk

Executive summary

Purpose

1. This report summarises the projects being funded under Phase 3 of the Teaching and Learning Technology Programme (TLTP). It includes contact details to obtain further information on individual projects.

Key points

2. The HEFCE and the Department of Education, Northern Ireland (DENI) allocated £3.5 million a year for three years to TLTP Phase 3. This will fund 32 projects.

3. Most funded projects are for implementation, to increase the use of technology-based materials in teaching and learning. Four projects are to develop new materials.

4. A national team will co-ordinate, support and advise the projects. We will conduct formative and summative evaluations of the programme.

Action required

5. No action is required.

Background

6. TLTP began in 1992, supported by the four funding bodies. Seventy-six projects were funded under the first two phases, which aimed to introduce, support and develop new technology based teaching and learning materials. In 1996, the funding bodies commissioned a consortium led by Coopers and Lybrand to evaluate the programme. The findings indicated the need to concentrate more on implementation and embedding of materials within institutions. The HEFCE and DENI therefore initiated Phase 3 of TLTP, with funding of £3.5 million a year for three years.

Bidding Process

7. We invited bids for support under TLTP Phase 3 in July 1997 (circular 14/97). The bidding process was in two stages. The first stage asked institutions to submit an expression of interest, which was subject to an initial assessment. Projects selected for the second stage then submitted fully worked-up proposals. We received 192 expressions of interest requesting a total of £42.7 million; 60 of these were selected for the second stage. Bids were assessed by a group of eight - three TLTP Advisory Group members and five external assessors.

Projects

8. We will fund a total of 32 projects, most of which are concerned with implementation. There are four development projects. Summaries of the projects with contact details are in Section 2 of this report.

Objectives

9. The objectives of Phase 3 are to:

a. Encourage the take up and integration of TLTP materials and other technology-based materials into mainstream teaching and learning.

b. Explore, adapt and disseminate experiences from integrating such materials, to identify successful approaches that can be applied generically, rather than just to specific subjects.

c. Develop effective networks to deliver materials to end users.

d. Encourage continuing collaboration between higher education providers to develop and implement materials using standard delivery environments (that is, the technical and physical means to deliver the materials directly to the student).

Co-ordination

10. The programme will be co-ordinated on behalf of the HEFCE and DENI by the TLTP National Co-ordination Team. It will provide advice on a range of issues such as project planning and management, funding, budgeting, copyright, intellectual property rights, dissemination and evaluation. The team will support projects through day to day contact, visits, workshops and conferences.

11. The co-ordination team's main aims are to:

  • support and monitor individual projects.
  • provide advice and guidance to the programme.
  • maintain effective communication within the programme.
  • promote understanding and awareness of the programme in the sector.

12. The co-ordination team is based at the HEFCE's office at Northavon House, Bristol. Further details can be found on the TLTP web site .

Evaluation

13 The HEFCE and DENI have commissioned a team from the Tavistock Institute and the Open University to conduct a formative evaluation of Phase 3. There will be two stages. During the first stage the evaluation team will work with the projects to:

  • prepare an evaluation framework.
  • design project evaluation guidelines.
  • set up an evaluation infrastructure.

The second stage will involve:

  • project level evaluation.
  • cross project evaluation.
  • support to individual projects and identification of common issues.
  • syntheses of project and inter-project evaluation outputs.
  • programme level evaluation.

14. There will be a summative evaluation at the end of the programme. We will issue an invitation to tender for this in the summer of 2001.

Section 2

Project summaries

The following section gives summaries of the projects, with contact details, listed in alphabetical order by lead institution.

Index

Lead institution Project title
Bolton Institute of Higher Education DIVERSE (Disseminating Innovative Video Educational Resources for Students Everywhere)
University of Bristol WinEcon II (Economics)
Goldsmiths College DEMI (Design for the Environment Multimedia Implementation)
University of Kent at Canterbury TALENT (Teaching And LEarning with Network Technologies)
King's College London Evaluation of Ultrasound Simulation Equipment
University of Leeds Implementing Technology-based Teaching and Learning in Pharmacology
University of Lincolnshire and Humberside ELEN (Extended Learning Environment Network)
The London Institute Drawing and Learning
Loughborough University Implementation of Computer Imagery and Visualisation In Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Loughborough University EASEIT-Eng (Evaluative and Advisory Support to Encourage Innovative Teaching - Engineering)
University of Luton Implementation and Evaluation of Computer-Assisted Assessment
UMIST EDEC (Electronic Design Education Consortium)
University of Newcastle upon Tyne Facilitated Network Learning in Medicine and Health Sciences
University of North London CAPABILITY (A programme for the development of key skills using TLTP and other technology-based learning packages)
University of Nottingham KALCAL (Knowledge About Language - Computer Assisted Learning)
University of Nottingham Embedding COMPACT (Civil Engineering)
Open University SoURCE (SOftware Use, Reuse & Customisation in Education)
University of Plymouth EFFECTS (Effective Framework For Embedding Communications and IT using Targeted Support)
Portsmouth University FOCUS (Framework for Optimising Communications and IT Uptake and Support)
Royal College of Music Music: Orientation and Exploitation of High-quality Digital Materials for Courseware Development
Royal College of Nursing Institute PURSUIT - Personal University Resource for Studies Using Information Technology
Royal College of Nursing Institute CONCEPT (Consortium of Nursing, Clinical, Educational and Professional Teams)
University of Sheffield CBCGW (Computer-Based Collaborative Group Work)
Sheffield Hallam University The Key to Key Skills
SOAS Asian & African Implementation of TLTP Archaeology Consortium Teaching Modules
University of Surrey Mechanics for Engineers and Scientists
Surrey Institute of Art and Design ALLADIN (Computer-Assisted Language Learning in an Art, Design and Media Context)
University of Teesside CHIC (Courseware for History Implementation Consortium)
University of Ulster In-TENT (Infusing Teacher Education with the New Technologies)
University of Warwick TELRI (Technology-Enhanced Learning in Research­led Institutions)
University of West of England, Bristol BEATLE (Built Environment: Appropriate Technology for LEarning)
University of York ASTER (Assisting Small Group Teaching through Electronic Resources)

The full version of this document, containing details of the individual projects, is available in either Word97 or RTF .