Projects & Pilots

Key projects for 2013/14

Broadly, the Elevate Team will lead on the following key institutional wide projects during 2013/14:

• The learnUCS Review: Is Blackboard still fit for purpose?
• ePortfolio (Mahara) Service: Moving Mahara to an institutional service
• Digital Literacies: Enabling you to be a resident in a digital world
• Enhancing assessment and feedback: Flipping your classroom to make time for discussion
• Emerging Learning Technologies: What does augmented reality offer teaching, learning and assessment?

A more detailed project listing and planning document is available from;

• 2013/14 Period 1 (Sept 2013 to Dec 2013)

The Elevate Team projects and priorities are influenced through a number of UCS channels, including;

• Learning and Teaching Strategy
• Elevate Team Annual Service Review (RIME)
• Frequent consultations with staff and students
• School level Teaching and Learning Committees
• Learning, teaching and assessment group

The Elevate Team projects are monitored and reported via a number of mechanisms, including;

• Elevate Team Annual Service Review
• Ongoing evaluation
• Learning, Teaching and Assessment Group
• Elevate Team Service Blog and MyUCS

If you would like to find out more about our projects, please contact the Elevate Team (elevate@ucs.ac.uk).