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Co-generative Toolkit (Co-genT)

Introduction to the Project

In partnership with the University of Winchester and the Western Vocational Lifelong Learning Network, the University of Gloucestershire has been successful in obtaining funding from the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) for an innovative project which seeks to become a leading initiative in the field of demand-led education.The project will run from April 2009 to March 2011, and aims to develop technological tools to enable the co-generation of higher education curricula by employers in partnership with academics.

The project promotes the role of technology in supporting and developing Business and Community Engagement (BCE) initiatives through the integration of systems, embedding graduate attributes and employment-related skills within an institutional accreditation framework, the Gloucestershire Shell Framework.Co-genT will establish methodologies for BCE supported by configurable tools which will enable flexibility, accessibility and the personalisation of curricula across a wide range of continuing professional development (CPD) and degree courses.

The toolkit will be tested and evaluated by the University of Gloucestershire and project partners, University of Winchester and the Western Vocational Lifelong Learning Network.

Co-genT Poster (A4 version) (81Kb Adobe PDF)

Anticipated outputs and outcomes

• A vocabulary mapping and aligning professional and academic standards that can be used to support demand-led curriculum development
• A configurable toolkit which supports a co-generative curriculum design process, which will include:
  • Learner Profiles which make explicit to students the skills attributes and knowledge to be evidenced. The output will be uploaded into an e-portfolio.
  • Personalised pathways, made explicit through an ‘explain and share’ presentation tool. These will provide a visual representation of activities, support and resources.
  • Integration of ELLI (Effective Lifelong Learning Inventory) with PebblePad e-portfolio system
  • Establishing a set of processes for the delivery of co-generated demand-led curriculum developments

Project Digital Story

An updated version (May 2010) of the project's digital story is available from the JISC YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T99W3Ry5PvY.

Project Documents

Co-genT project plan (341Kb Adobe PDF)

Co-genT baseline report (465Kb Adobe PDF)

Frameworks Assembly Report - 26 January 2010 (59Kb MS Word)

Co-genT Processes Document - May 2010 (314Kb MS Word)

Notes from Project Meetings

Progress Reports

User Guides

Co-genT Toolkit

The Toolkit can be accessed at http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/cogent/.  Please note that this Toolkit is at an early stage of development.  Please send any comments or queries about the Toolkit to Michele Hills (mhills@glos.ac.uk).

Contact

For further information on this project, please contact the Project Manager, Michele Hills mhills@glos.ac.uk

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