Benchmarking e-Learning at Brookes, Progress Review

Dear all

Benchmarking e-Learning at Brookes, Progress Review, further to meetings and activity:

• Benchmarking meeting with John Fielden, 23 February, 2006
• Benchmarking Steering Group meeting, 1 March 2006
• Brookes e-Learning Forum, 9 March 2006
• Project Review, GR, FJL, 13 March 2006
• Project Review, GR, FJL, 17 March 2006
• Conference call with Terry Mayes, "Critical Friend" to HEA/JISC benchmarking project
• Project Review, GR, FJL, 20 March 2006

Notes continue ...

Please note: Our next full team benchmarking meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 4 April from 1000 - 1200 in a room tba.  Full question set broken down:

Individual questions for

• Senior Staff
• Deans
• Directors
• e-Learning Champions
• Learning Technologists
• Academic Staff

Questionnaires despatched to 49 individuals. 

Additional Circulation through:

• Clive Robertson, Head of Learning and Teaching Development to Principal Lectures with responsibility for Learning and Teaching
• Alan Betteridge, Head of Quality Assurance to School Link QALeads
• Richard Francis, Head of Media Workshop, to Learning Technologists Forum 

Questionnaire posted to website, where full document can be downloaded.

As of Friday 17 March, 26 Returns received from:

• Petra Wend, DVC, Academic
• Mars Street, Asst Dean, School of Built Environment
• Helen Workman, Director, Library and Information Services
• Paul Large, Director, Finance and Legal Services
• Mike Ratcliffe, Director, Academic and Student Affairs
• Anne Gwinnett,
• Ian King, Director, Estates and Facilities
• Bob Price, Director, Human Resources
• Clive Robertson, Head of Learning and Teaching Developments
• Andrea Cheshire, Head of Strategic Planning
• Ed Trewhella, Head of UK Marketing
• Chris Coghill, Assistant Director, Academic Computing
• Chris Rust, Director, Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development (OCSLD)
• Alan Betteridge, Head of Quality Assurance
• Jan Haines, Head of Academic Library Services
• Greg Benfield, Educational Developer (e-Learning)
• Peter Bradley, e-Learning Champion, School of Health and Social Care
• Peter Zaagman, e-Learning Champion, School of Health and Social Care
• Andrew Rosenthal (in 2 different capacities): e-Learning Champion/Learning Technologist, School of Biological and Molecular Sciences
• Virginia Crossman, e-Learning Champion, School of Arts and Humanities
• Jonathan Allen, e-Learning Champion, Westminster Institute of Education
• Berry O'Donovan, e-Learning Champion, Business School
• Gina Ennis-Reynolds, e-Learning Champion, School of the Built Environment
• Brian Marshall, Head of Learning and Teaching, Westminster Institute of Education
• Margaret Price, Head of Learning and Teaching, Business School

Thank you to all who despatched and returned questions and responses so far, and to those yet to do so ;-)

Action:

• John will undertake to pursue returns from Deans, Senior Staff, outstanding e-Learning Champs and SMT
• Richard, please pursue returns from Learning Technologists and Media Workshop.
• Clive, please pursue returns from Schools' Learning and Teaching Representatives, PLs L&T and Teaching Fellows.
• George and Rhona, update analytical structure/coding scheme.

Our next full team benchmarking meeting with John Fielden (ACU/OBHE) is scheduled for Tuesday 4 April from 1000 - 1200 in a room tba.