University of Greenwich Partner College Network Presentation to JISC RSC meeting of the HE in FE Forum 24 th February 2006 Geoff Hallam Senior Adviser (Partnerships) Division of Learning Enhancement, Access and Partnership (LEAP) Medway Campus Chatham Maritime

Partner College websites Bexley College Bromley College Greenwich Community College Hadlow College Lewisham College North West Kent College Orpington College West Kent College

The University of Greenwich College Partnership 8 FE partners in South and East London and North and West Kent Oldest link is 14 years Overlap with London East, South and Kent and Medway LSCs Major player in local and regional projects such as Thames Gateway and various LLNs Fourth year of annual, themed e- and blended- “good practice” e-/blended Learning Conference held at Greenwich Maritime campus

University of Greenwich Partnership Specific staff development of pedagogy of e/blended learning offered through CELTT course run through School of Education and Training; see or contact CELTT programme team at tel (0) /9230 or CELTT project work offered “seed” funding from University of Greenwich to encourage innovation of practice and to disseminate practice across University Schools and its Partners Rolling “open”, inter-College staff development offered to share good practice concerned with operational matters Themed Partnership Planning meetings at mid-level management (HE Coordinators in Colleges and Link Tutors and Directors of Learning and Quality in University Schools)

University of Greenwich Partnership Look forward in 2005 – 06 and beyond; University Portal Project using Luminis software Current dissemination of a University e- and blended learning strategy LLNs Use of e- and blended learning to deliver Foundation Degrees and PDP