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The Role of LTSN in FDTL 5
Jill ArmstrongSenior Adviser
LTSN Generic Centre
Structure of the LTSN
Programme Executive + Generic Centre 24 Subject Centres
Managed programme:strategies, objectives & performance measures
Subject Centres
Medicine,Dentistry andVeterinaryscience
Bioscience HealthSciences andPractice
Social workand Socialpolicy
Sociology,Anthropologyand Politics
PhysicalSciences
Engineering Psychology Geography,Earth andEnvironmentalSciences
Materials Education inthe BuiltEnvironment
Maths,Statistics andOperationalResearch
Informationand ComputerSciences
Economics LegalEducation
Languages,Linguistics andAreas Studies
English History,Classics andArcheology
Philosophicaland ReligiousStudies
Art, Design andCommunication
PerformingArts
Hospitality andLeisure Studies
Business,ManagementandAccountancy
Education
AimsLTSN’s core activities are
promoting and sharing good practices in learning, teaching and assessment
brokering the transfer and take-up of knowledge and practice between users, experts, developers and innovators
setting up, supporting and developing L&T networks
Subject Centre ApproachesInformation & resourceson-line databases and
resourcespublications,briefings and
guidescase studiesquestion banksnews feeds & enquiry
service journals and booknewsletters and e-bulletins
Brokerage role link with professional
bodies provide consultancy fund projectssupport PedRharvest good practices create partnerships and
collaborationsRun network groups and
departmental workshops
Generic Centre’s Mission
In partnership with others,
the LTSN Generic Centre
will broker information and knowledge to
facilitate a more coordinated approach
to enhancing learning and teaching
LTSN Generic Centre Partnerships- working with others...
Subject Centres
HEISenior Managers &Key Change Agents
Other PartnersEducational Development Groups, QAA,
Employers, Union of Students, UK Funding Bodies,
Centre for recording Achievement, NCT etc
Generic Centre - a key source of information...
The HEI Newsletter
Senior Manager Circulars
Exchange Magazine (joint with NCT & ILT)
The website hosts a large number of resources with over 45,000 hits per month
We offer a general enquiry service on learning & teaching issues
Types of Dissemination Awareness:
publicity, publications, conferences, web-sites + demonstration workshops
Understanding: consultancy, workshops with active
engagement of end-usersImplementation:
working alongside end-users, helping them to use ideas and embed in courses/departments
Continuation of activity beyond funding
Contact with LTSN
It is a formal requirement to provide evidence that an arrangement has been made with either of LTSN subject centre(s) or LTSN Generic Centre (or both) to ensure products are disseminated
You will be expected to use a proportion of the budget to support dissemination & other services provided by Subject Centres
May wish to develop a collective dissemination strategy with other FDTL 5 projects in your subject area after stage one
What the Generic Centre can do
For specific projects: advertise your events/resources on our GC website provide a home for your resources beyond the end of
your project providing they are meta-tagged on a data base
Where your project relates to a current GC theme: when possible we can reciprocate on dissemination
events/resources we can advise on current work from GC themes
Generic Centre themes
Curriculum design
E - learning Employability Teaching & Learning Assessment Student progression & achievement Student support & guidance Learning resources Quality Assurance Professional development
Project Finder
This database lists funded projects from LTSN , FDTL, TLTP, disability, widening participation and innovations
www.ltsn.ac.uk/genericcentre/projectfinder
How we can help in the bidding process
General letter of support From Subject Centre and/or Generic Centre (NB draft bid to be sent to Generic Centre by Nov 25th)
Generic Centre does not advise on initial bids
Stage Two, we can look at bid and suggest what might need to be thought about
