eSupport for Work-Based Learning in Foundation Degrees Project Director: Prof Mark Stiles Project Co-ordinator: Fleur Corfield

Main Project Partners: Staffordshire University Stoke-on-Trent College Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology Burton College Supporting Partner: Foundation Degree Forward

Focus Work-based Learning SURF Courses – mainly FDs Supporting the tutor /employer /mentor & learner Generic WBL Resources For use across SURF For submission to JORUM (national repository)JORUM

Supporting… …the following subject areas: –Negotiated Learning –Mentoring –Award Management and Curriculum Design –Careers –APEL –Communication –Health and Safety –Issues: including Ethics and QA –Personal Development –Key Skills –Study Skills

Resources Over 80 learning objects –Quick Guide to Report Writing / Essay Writing –APEL Handbook –Advice on Presentations –Health and Safety & Risk Analysis Checklist –Research Skills and Referencing –Mentors Handbook

Outputs Resources come with Tutor Guidance notes In Jorum as: –HTML –IMS Packages (for VLE input) –Offline documents documents Reports In Moodle (VLE) for Evaluation and Dissemination –

Feedback I would find these materials very helpful for recommending to both staff and students. They are in nice bite size pieces which are readable and understandable. Very comprehensive, yet compact. Seem to be easy to navigate and non threatening  I like the fact that the guidance is in place for new Tutors and new employers to read This is a fantastic resource that prevents tutors re-inventing the same resource/paper work time and time again, it can be adapted to many level and courses I found this to be useful to work through. There is plenty of structure to it and it sets out quite clearly the process to be followed at various stages.

QAA… “the collaboration between University and partner college staff in JISC-funded projects, which has had the effect of enhancing the Universities relationship with its partners and of improving e-learning support for students"

Where next? SURF WBL-WAY JISC Capital Programme Same partners plus Harvest Road Build on SURF WBL to engage employers Build on SUNIWE DeL Pilot Using Web Services to provide individualised, centralised, access to WBL resources held in a repository Create a community of practice

We Need You! Identifying support needs Reviewing materials Evaluating Pilot in September

Thank You Contact: For LDI reports and papers see: