A Nomadic Model for Communities of Practice in

Design for Learning: the JISC eLIDA CAMEL Project

Dr Jill JamesonUniversity of Greenwich

Learning from: community of practitioners

working together on design for learning

practical implementation = seedbed for trialling

= safe growth

Design for Learning

benefits of: ‘critical friends’

learning from each otherwhile developing new skills

‘good practice’ is: complex, situated, specific

no theory can fully describe it: we know more than we can tell (Polanyi)

social process of learning (Vygoksy, Wenger)

‘thick’/’fat’ case studies (Glenaffric)

legitimate peripheral participation

opportunities of:

being supported by mentorsin a nomadic programme:

visits to support each otherand critique D4L practice

• staff development Web 2.0 learners/ teachers

• learning design/ designing for learning, leadership

• communities of e-L practice pedagogical planning tools

University of Greenwich & Partners

• Community of practice in design for learning

• JISC D4L: JISC infoNet CAMEL www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/camel/index_html

• JISC-funded eLISA Project www.gre.ac.uk/elisa

what’s it about?

• trialling design for learning sequences in LAMS, Moodle and RELOAD 2006-07

• practitioner work and visits • ALT, JISC infoNet, CAMEL

partners involved

implementing & evaluating Learning Design tools:

• LAMS – case studies, students• Moodle- case studies, teachers• RELOAD – early trials

sharing and developing skills

collaborative, open, slowish sharing process of critique

trust very important

• develop skills in design for learning

• mentor teachers new to e-learning: case studies, discussion

• outcomes: case studies, evaluation

nomadic community of practice

practitioners becoming learning designers

case studies – individual and collective

evaluation and feedback, materials to JISC

Thank you!

JISC Design for Learning ProgrammeeLIDA CAMEL Project

www.gre.ac.uk/elidacamel