Tom Browne, Computing Service, University of Sussex, 
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Web: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/USCS/Staff/staff3.cfm?ID=tomjb


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> Dear all,
> 
> There is currently a very interesting discussion on VLEs within
> 'teaching-on-line'.   A variety of related correspondence is also taking
> place.  Subscribers to the enclosed lists (with usually apologies for
> any x-posting) may therefore be interested in the following forthcoming
> activities.
> 
> 1. The Teaching & Learning sub-group of UCISA-TLIG  has recently
> obtained 'Pounds for Projects' funding to develop a questionnaire on MIS
> (Management Information Systems) / VLE (Virtual Learning Environments).
> It will soon be piloted, then it will be sent to all UCISA-subscribing
> institutions, hopefully early next year. The conclusions will enable the
> wider community to be better informed and place their developments
> alongside national trends. Draft conclusions will be presented at the
> following .....
> 
> 2. Three UCISA Groups (Software, Teaching & Learning, Management
> Information Systems) are organising a workshop which currently has the
> working title ' 'Management and Virtual Learning Environments - the role
> of support staff'.  It will take place at the University of Glamorgan in
> July 2001 (from [approx] 12.00 Thursday 5th to 12.00 Friday 6th).  Via a
> series of presentations & discussion groups, the workshop will explore a
> range of strategic, institutional, pedagogic, technical & implementation
> issues.  It should also be an opportunity to compare/contrast some of
> the main products that are being used and we hope to have presentations
> on experiences of implementing them.  The programme is still at an early
> stage of development (& no booking arrangements are yet in place!) so if
> you have any views on what should be included or indeed any contribution
> you might like to make, then please let me know.  It would be
> interesting to have a perspective on any 'string & sealing wax'
> approaches.
> 
> Note that both the above are UCISA activities.  If you have no idea what
> UCISA is then please look at:  http://www.ucisa.ac.uk  Although it may
> depend upon how your organisation is internally structured, various
> straw polls suggest that to date, the UCISA community has not yet fully
> engaged in 'MIS/VLE' discussions despite the fact that it is such folk
> who will be required to implement them and provide technical support.
> Also, as illustrated in the UCISA T&L sub-group 1999 report entitled '
> Report of a UCISA survey of support provided in Universities and
> Colleges for the use of technology in teaching and learning', the most
> successful applications of C&IT to pedagogic issues occur when support
> staff are involved collaboratively at the earliest possible stage in the
> life cycle of any course development. 
> 
> Tom Browne, Computing Service, University of Sussex, 
> email: [log in to unmask] tel: 01273 606755 x 2967
> Web: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/USCS/Staff/staff3.cfm?ID=tomjb




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