Webducate project wins 2 awards at ALT-C 2009

The LearnHigher making groupwork work resources has been recognised by an unprecedented double award win at the ALT-C 2009 conference.  More details on the development of these resources are available in the related Webducate portfolio entry.

We at Webducate provided technical advice and the web development for these resources as part of a multi-institutional project funded by LearnHigher. We would like to express our particular appreciation to Carol Elston (University of Leeds) who provided enormous energy and vision to the project and without whom this success would not have been achieved.

Details of the awards:

Jorum Learning and Teaching Award

Epigeum Award for Most Effective Use of Video

LearnHigher website of the month!

The group work video website which has been developed with a consortium of Universities has been nominated LearnHigher website of the month for November. This is despite the fact it is still under development with key materials due to be added over the coming months.
(View the group work video website)

Making groupwork work – LearnHigher

Working with the Universities of Leeds, Bradford and Brunel, Webducate provided technical advice and development in this LearnHigher funded project to create an ambitious and extensive set of resources covering the complex issues involved in group working.

At its core this project involved the creation of a set of ten videoed episodes following a group of students through the process of tackling a group assignment. Each episode focusing a different aspect of group behaviour (such as conflict) and exploring approaches that can be taken to deal with such situations.

These videos were then delivered via an interactive flash player developed by Webducate which provides access to supporting learning activities and additional commentaries, video diaries, academic perspectives etc. The completed project is publicised in a supporting website which provides additional information for students and teachers using the materials.

Webducate has worked with me on a number of e-development projects including the Making group-work work project. Most of our communication is via email and they are highly skilled at interpreting requirements from minimal specifications. I am continually impressed by their professionalism, technical skills and their ability to promptly respond to requests (even when stuck in a snow drift in the Alps!).
Carol Elston – Skills@Library University of Leeds

View the LearnHigher Making groupwork work site.