1. DEE 2009 Cardiff Standardisation & Flexibility in Teaching Martin Diedrich Imperial College Business School m.e.diedrich@imperial.ac.uk

2. 2 Need for Standardisation Ensure consistency: across different modules; same module different delivery venues. Two forces: quality of learning experience; economy of delivery. Creativity of teacher? Technology?

3. 3 Commercial Pressure Delivery at larger scale: multiple classes; multiple locations; repeated over time. How to develop materials? How to ensure consistency? Role of teacher?

4. 4 Extreme Cases Genius Sketch of session; improvised delivery; flexible follow-up materials. Script Detailed session plan; rigid delivery to script; fixed materials.

5. 5 Questions How much time to prepare? How effective for student learning? How scalable? How transferable?

6. 6 Technology Two main innovations: VLE for student interface; LCMS for material development. Learning Content Management System (XML) write into templates; compile from pool of shared materials; range of roles (author, lecturer, tutor, …); one source, multiple outputs.

7. 7 Sample: A Scalable Delivery Unit Week 3 of Finance 101 Shared weekly structure for all modules; pre-session materials via VLE, common format; background reading for lecturers/tutors; skeleton slides for lecturers, plus background notes; core case for lecture; free exposition of fixed case; exercises via VLE, plus notes for tutors; post-reading & backup materials via VLE.

8. 8 Creativity? Lecture Session open delivery, different in different venues; but common core case; common backup materials Lecturer as moderator Materials access shared pool before session; return added materials after session.

9. 9 Emerging trends Structured materials Structured delivery Differentiated teaching roles Authoring vs teaching

10. 10 Useful Readings Look for: Gilly Salmon; Diana Laurillard.