1. From Pedagogic Research to Effective e-Learning (PREEL)

2. Launch meeting - Agenda 1. Welcome & introduction - Harvey Mellar 2. Research review - Magdalena Jara 3. Staff development plan - Caroline Daly 4. Evaluation plan - Caroline Pelletier 5. Next steps - Magdalena Jara 6. Admin issues - Harvey Mellar

3. Introduction Harvey Mellar

4. History DfES e-Strategy (2005) HEFCE e-Learning Strategy HEA/JISC e-Learning Programme Benchmarking Exercise: January 2006 - July 2006 (Benchmarking Pilot Exercise). October 2006 - April 2007 (Benchmarking Phase 1) May 2007 - November 2007 (Benchmarking Phase 2) Pathfinder Programme: September 2006 - August 2007 (Pathfinder Pilot) May 2007 - April 2008 (Pathfinder Phase 1)

6. Aims To embed the research expertise of IoE staff in the field of e-learning into institutional practice Specifically –To embed e-learning approaches based on our research experience in course design, delivery and assessment –To do this at both institutional and School levels –To produce staff development models based on these approaches –To further develop the e-learning elements of the Learning and Teaching Strategy –To further develop e-learning quality assurance processes.

7. People Management Team: –Ashley Kent (for Assistant Director for Learning and Teaching) –Dylan Wiliam –Bryn Morris –Stan Smith Harvey Mellar - Coordinator Magdalena Jara – Project Officer Caroline Pelletier – Project Evaluation Caroline Daly – Staff Development Gwyneth Price – Digital Resources/Information Literacy Gill Hinson – QA/QE Advisory Group (IoE): –Norbert Pachler –Hugh Starkey –Martin Oliver –Diana Laurillard Advisory Group (External): –David Morris (Coventry) –George Roberts (Oxford Brookes) –Jay Dempster (Warwick) Programme Evaluator: –Terry Mayes (Glasgow Caledonian)

9. Courses Karen Bird Research Synthesis for policy and practice Chris Saleh Professional Practice (Primary PGCE) Olga Miller Early Intervention: Working with Young Children with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities Eva Gamarnikow Understanding educational research + Theory and policy in education: an introduction Clare Bentall Global Trainer Graduate Certificate in Training for Development Education Alun Morgan Introduction to Development education Martin Oliver Research methods Ralph Levinson Foundations for Science Education John Potter Multimedia Design Adrian Mee & Adam Unwin Teaching and learning with ICT in the subject classroom + ICT secondary + Educational Visits (Secondary PGCE) Colin Durrant Choral conducting, leadership and communication

11. Admin Issues Contracts –To be signed by School Managers –Days of cover + support from PREEL + support from LTU + small amount of money for materials/software etc Timetable –Review of ongoing research – completed February 2007 –Identification of courses – February 2007 –Staff development activities – March – June 2007 –Course designs – April – July 2007 –Development of new QA procedures – June 2007 –Course validation – June or November 2007 –Course delivery – 2007-2008 Dissemination –Your blogs, feeding into the IoE Pathfinder blog –Special issue of Reflecting Education