Start date: 1 October 2006
End date: 1 October 2008
Funding programme: e-Learning Capital programme
Project website:
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/COSE/WBLWAY/
JISC theme(s): e-Learning
Committees: JISC Learning and Teaching committee
This project is developing the work done in previous projects including, SURF WBL and SUNIWE, to create a gateway for use by work-based learners, tutors, employers and work-based mentors. It will provide access to information relating to the development, management and support of the courses provided by the institutions involved. In addition the gateway will provide information and resources specifically targeted at employer engagement and facilitating the progression of those who have undertaken work-based learning at an FE level in making an effective transition into HE courses delivered in FE institutions.
Aims and objectives
SURF WBL-Way is focusing on giving gateway access to supporting materials for employers, tutors and work based learners from the institutions involved in the project. The gateway will be used to create a community of practitioners in foundation Degrees and Work Based Learning within SURF. Materials available through the gateway will include project outputs from SURF X4L and SURF WBL. Intended deliverables include:
- Refined and extended web services
- A gateway for supporting Work Based Learning and developing a community in Work Based Learning within SURF
- An evaluation report based on a pilot of the gateway
- Additional resources for supporting Work Based Learning
Project methodology
The project is being developed via scenarios and use case modelling using the Rational Unified Process (RUP) development process. It will be developing web-services from the SUNIWE project and working with Harvest Road to develop further web services to provide access to personalised resources from a central repository.
Anticipated impact
The project will enable other institutions to examine the feasibility of providing personalised support to employers, tutors, mentors and learners in a consortium context, and will provide an enhanced set of open source web services to help other progress.
Lead institution
Staffordshire University Learning Development
Project partners
project staff
Project Manager
Fleur Corfield, Staffordshire University, Beaconside, Stafford, ST18 0AD, Tel: 01785 353783
f.m.corfield@staffs.ac.uk
Project team
- Prof Mark Stiles (Head of Learning Development and Innovation) Information Services, Staffordshire University
- Dr Jenny Yorke (Learning Development Coordination Manager) Information Services, Staffordshire University
- Sam Rowley (Information Services) StaffordshireUniversity
- Susan Lee (Learning Development Specialist) Information Services, Staffordshire University
- Professor Moofik Al-Tai, Faculty of Computing, Engineering & Technology, Staffordshire University
- Steve Blakemore (Educational Technologist Team Leader) Stoke College
- Richard Booth (ILT Co-ordinator) Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology
- Dave Shearan (e-Learning Project Champion) Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology
- Mike Parker (Learning Resource Centre Manager) Burton College