1. Roy Leitch1 WELCOME to Heriot Watt University

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

3. C&IT is re-engineering education

4. Back to Learning

5. Requires professionally produced interactive courseware

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

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

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

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

10. Approach Common Interactive Open Learning Materials

11. 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

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

13. Key Issue How best to combine human interaction with automated methods