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Enhancing Work-Based Learning for Foundation Degrees - SURF Project Overview

The Work-Based Learning (WBL) initiative, led by Prof. Mark Stiles and Fleur Corfield, aims to support foundation degree students through a collaborative framework involving Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent College, and others. This project produces valuable resources for tutors, employers, and learners, including mentoring, curriculum design, communication skills, and health and safety guidelines. Over 80 learning objects are available, alongside useful handbooks and checklists. The project emphasizes structured guidance for new tutors and includes materials for JORUM and Moodle, enhancing access and quality of educational support.

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Enhancing Work-Based Learning for Foundation Degrees - SURF Project Overview

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  1. eSupport for Work-Based Learning in Foundation Degrees Project Director: Prof Mark Stiles Project Co-ordinator: Fleur Corfield http://www.staffs.ac.uk/COSE/SURFWBL

  2. Main Project Partners: Staffordshire University Stoke-on-Trent College Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology Burton College Supporting Partner: Foundation Degree Forward

  3. Focus • Work-based Learning • SURF Courses – mainly FDs • Supporting the tutor /employer /mentor & learner • Generic WBL Resources • For use across SURF • For submission to JORUM (national repository)

  4. Supporting… • …the following subject areas: • Negotiated Learning • Mentoring • Award Management and Curriculum Design • Careers • APEL • Communication • Health and Safety • Issues: including Ethics and QA • Personal Development • Key Skills • Study Skills

  5. Resources • Over 80 learning objects • Quick Guide to Report Writing / Essay Writing • APEL Handbook • Advice on Presentations • Health and Safety & Risk Analysis Checklist • Research Skills and Referencing • Mentors Handbook

  6. Outputs • Resources come with Tutor Guidance notes • In Jorum as: • HTML • IMS Packages (for VLE input) • Offline documents documents • Reports • In Moodle (VLE) for Evaluation and Dissemination • http://crusldi1.staffs.ac.uk/moodle/

  7. Feedback • I like the fact that the guidance is in place for new Tutors and new employers to read

  8. Feedback • I found this to be useful to work through.  There is plenty of structure to it and it sets out quite clearly the process to be followed at various stages.

  9. Feedback • This is a fantastic resource that prevents tutors re-inventing the same resource/paper work time and time again, it can be adapted to many level and courses

  10. QAA… • “the collaboration between University and partner college staff in JISC-funded projects, which has had the effect of enhancing the Universities relationship with its partners and of improving e-learning support for students"

  11. Where next? SURF WBL-WAY • JISC Capital Programme • Same partners plus Harvest Road • Build on SURF WBL to engage employers • Build on SUNIWE DeL Pilot • Using Web Services to provide individualised, centralised, access to WBL resources held in a repository • Create a community of practice

  12. Try Our Moodle Site • URL: http://crusldi1.staffs.ac.uk/moodle/ • Username: showcase4 • Password: showcase4

  13. Further Information SURF WBL • http://www.staffs.ac.uk/COSE/SURFWBL/ SURF WBL-Way • http://www.staffs.ac.uk/COSE/WBLWAY/ • http://surfwblway.blogspot.com/

  14. Thank You • Contact: • m.j.stiles@staffs.ac.uk • f.m.corfield@staffs.ac.uk

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