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LearnHigher resources won both first and third place in the Jorum Learning and Teaching Competition 2009.  The panel of judges looked for exciting, innovative resources and winners were scored based on appropriateness, engagement, effectiveness and reusability.  The top three winners were announced and presented with their prizes at a Gala Dinner on Wednesday 9th September.

First Prize: Making Group-Work Work

Many congratulations to Professor Peter Hartley, Carol Elston, Julia Braham and Tony Lowe, who took first place with the resource: Making Group-Work Work. This LearnHigher resource is designed to help both students and tutors manage the challenges of group work. The resource is web-based and free to use worldwide. It includes video, audio, discussion points and a full range of additional resources.

Judges comments:

“This is an excellent example of the use of video and role-play to present examples of group work. The resource includes questions and a chance to see both a good and bad examples of group work.”

“Licensed under CC and downloadable as separate flv. files, so highly reusable.”

“The resource contains comprehensive guidance and instructions and along with clear navigation and consistent design this creates an effective learning environment.”

Third Prize: Delivering Student Workshops

These resources for tutors delivering student workshops were developed by Carol Elston and Sue Moores on behalf of LearnHigher. This series of resources uses video in an innovative way to capture the embodied expertise developed by LearnHigher partners during the first four years of the CETL. Each resource provides immediate, engaging and research-informed guidance on teaching a specific aspect of study skills.

Judges comments:

“These resources have been well planned to meet the objectives of informing educators how to run workshops.”

“Comprehensive info on how to run a student workshop on report writing. Excellent support materials, all downloadable. Highly reusable.”

“Information is provided in bite-sized amounts, making the material effective for online learning. The flexibility in navigation allows the resource to be viewed in order and used as a whole or as individual standalone sections, which increases its capacity to be reused.”