Dear Colleagues
Professor Jack Whitehead suggested that I join this list and leave a mess=
age about our work. Myself, Dr Marlena Krueger and Professor Izak Broere =
(University of Johannesburg) have established a collaborative network inv=
olving leaders of eLearning in 14 South African Universities. The key obj=
ective was to share practices and cooperate in relation to challenges tha=
t were of mutual interest. To that end, colleagues with eLearning leaders=
hip responsibilities engaged in a process of self-evaluation and review o=
f their instiutional contexts againsta a framework of 'lenses' which we d=
erived. The data was then used to matricise/group them together based on =
matches that emerged. This has resulted in colloquia for the whole group=
and ongoing communications in the smaller groups. The last colloquium co=
nvened at HELTASA in 2009. Dr Krueger and I are currently pursuing resea=
rch into the experiences of participants in this 2 year project which ha=
s not received any direct funding, yet seems to have sustained and is val=
ued by participants. Our interest is in what has motivated colleagues and=
to see if we may learn more about how such collaborations could be bette=
r developed in the future. A short but sweet summary for now. I do hope t=
o hear from some of you in the future who may be interested to know more =
about this.
Best wishes
Professor Mark Schofield
Dean of Teaching and Learning Development
Academic Director, the SOLSTICE Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Lea=
rning
Director of the Centre for Learning and Teaching Research
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Edge Hill University
St Helens Road
Ormskirk
L39 4QP
Lancashire
England
Tel 01695 584101
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