This section of the site is intended for educational developers, learning technology staff and others whose role is to support teaching staff in the use of educational technologies. The materials you will find here will help you design and develop learning opportunities for staff, especially structured programmes such as an ELT course.
The focus of ELT programmes is the appropriate use of technologies for the enhancement of student learning. The award, and the materials on this web site, do not offer 'how-to' guides to specific applications. Rather, they offer routes to the analysis, development and evaluation of teaching situations in order to make best use of the technologies available.
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Quick links to: developers' frequently asked questions : case studies : sample documents
EFFECTS Guidelines for Developers [link to pdf]
This pack provides everything you need to carry out a needs analysis and begin planning suitable provision for staff in your own institution or department.PDF- ELT Handbook
PDF- ELT Recognition Pack
These two documents are useful if you already have a programme of provision, or are well on in the planning and development process, and want to apply for SEDA PDF-ELT recognition.Learning outcomes and values (40KB pdf)
This documents the generic learning outcomes and values behind the EFFECTS and ELT approach. The sample evidence will be useful when you plan how to support and assess your staff.Lessons for developers (55KB pdf)
A summary of practical findings from the original EFFECTS project. You can download the full document here, or access the separate sections via the frequently asked questions below:Notes on Developing staff (823KB pdf) and Staff skills and competences (99KB pdf) for e-Learning
Documents from an LTSN-sponsored workshop on eLearning (July 2002), drawing on outcomes of EFFECTS.
Development levels (26KB pdf)
A document summarising the EFFECTS project's experience of working with staff with different levels of experience in embedding learning technologies. This may be useful in terms of thinking about the range of development opportunity that you need to offer.About the Embedding Learning Technologies award [255KB ppt]
Use this for your own information or to introduce the ELT programme to others at your institution.Link to the Embedding Learning Technologies home page on the SEDA Professional Development Framework (PDF) web site.
Developers' frequently asked questions
I need some general tips on embedding learning technologies into the curriculum (20KB pdf)
I need some guidance on overall programme design (20KB pdf)
Have you any suggestions about programme content? (15KB pdf)
How should I go about assessing participants? (28KB pdf)
Suggestions for encouraging participation in ELT (19KB pdf)
Advice on supporting programme participants (28KB pdf)
How can I make sure my course is embedded into the institution? (18KB pdf)
Accounts of the programme development process from:
Keele University (31KB pdf)
Oxford Brookes University (30KB pdf)
Plymouth University (31KB pdf)
Southampton University (26KB pdf)
UMIST (22KB pdf)
UNL (17KB pdf)
Sample documents from ELT programmes
Keele University: copy of the ELT recognition document
Plymouth University: ELT module record (10KB pdf) and supporting documentation (51KB pdf)
UNN: module descriptors (17KB pdf)Plymouth programme handbook (96KB pdf)
UNL programme handbook (51KB pdf)Southampton University's database of case studies from EFFECTS participants
UMIST's sample portfolio by Stephen Bostock
University of North London's sample portfolio by Lisa Bonetti
