Roy Leitch1 WELCOME to Heriot Watt University

SCROLLA Project SHEFC Funded RDG 3 areas: –Networked Learning – Glasgow –Learning strategies – Edinburgh –Assessment Systems – Heriot Watt Thanks to the organisers

C&IT is re-engineering education

Back to Learning

Requires professionally produced interactive courseware

SOLD Programme Strategic investment in complete courses Management Programme IT Programme Foundation Science and Engineering

External Programmes 10,000 external students 140 countries Target of 15,000 by 2004 Significant export and import opportunity for Scotland

Roy Leitch8 The SCHOLAR initiative HERIOT-WATT - UNIVERSITY - E d i n b u r g h

Vision Joined up Education at the University/School/College Interface

Approach Common Interactive Open Learning Materials

SCHOLAR Forum One of the largest e-Learning initiatives in the world 20,000 learners => 40,000 (2002) 1,500 teachers trained and registered 80% of Scottish Schools 12 Further Education Colleges Set to be the national virtual college for senior schools

Open Issues Still in the exploratory stage Intelligent Tutoring Systems –Supporting different learning styles –Diagnosing and remediating misconceptions Summative on-line assessments

Key Issue How best to combine human interaction with automated methods