X4L Staff Development Resources

This resource takes the form of participative staff development workshops. Through a mixture of tutor presentation, small-group and individual activities, and wider group discussion, the intention is to introduce the concept of learning objects and engage participants in practical activities...

An overview of the experiences of tutors particiapting in the X4L Rapid project. Some interesting issues are raised regarding the reuse of materials. This review would be useful for staff development in copyright issues...

This conference paper explores the problems and possibilities of embedding e-learning into art and design educational practices in Further and Higher Education. It draws upon the work of the JISC funded e-studio team at the University of Wolverhampton, School of Art & Design...

Overview of the design and technical decisions made when developing learning materials in the X4L West Midlands project. The guide includes useful information about evaluating the materials and accessibility.

A good overview of what you need to think about when repurposing materials for use in teaching and learning. The guide is based on the Learner Guide template which was developed in this project, but many points apply to any repurposing.

A series of slides with a checklist of points to help users create better online materials.

This document gives detailed guidance for creating a Learner Guide. A guide very specific to the Maps and Learner Guides project.

This two page guide shows how to add a print button to a Microsoft Powerpoint Slide so that a user can print off that page. This document can be picked up by a tutor or used by a staff development officer as part of a bigger resource...

This one page guide shows how to add a print button in a Microsoft Word document in a few simple steps. This document can be picked up by a tutor or used by a staff development officer as part of a bigger resource...

This two page guide shows how to add a check box in a Microsoft Word document in a few simple steps. This is useful for creating quizzes in Word. This document can be picked up by a tutor or used by a staff development officer as part of a bigger resource.

This guide shows how to create drop-down boxes in a Microsoft Word document in a few simple steps. This is useful for creating quizzes in Word. This document can be picked up by a tutor or used by a staff development officer as part of a bigger resource.

This two page guide shows how to insert a Macromedia Flash animation into a Microsoft Powerpoint Slide. This document can be picked up by a tutor or used by a staff development officer as part of a bigger resource...

This short guide explains how to make an image of what you can see on your computer screen. This document can be picked up by a tutor or used by a staff development officer as part of a bigger resource.

This short guide explains how to use a memory stick in a few simple steps. This document can be picked up by a tutor or used by a staff development officer as part of a bigger resource.

This short guide explains how to make single zip file from a number of other files and folders. It also shows you how to get to the content inside a zip file. This document can be picked up by a tutor or used by a staff development officer as part of a bigger resource.

This document gives a brief summary about the SFEU Information gateway. A guide very specific to the Maps and Learner Guides project.

This document gives detailed information about the SFEU Information gateway. A guide very specific to the Maps and Learner Guides project.

Guide to converting materials for use in e-learning including guidance on a number of accessibility / usability issues.

This document introduces the Learner Guide which was used throughout the Maps and Learner Guides project.

A presentation that could be used for staff development. Given at the NADE annual conference, March 2004. Contains links to other presentations.

An academic paper covering the design, development and use of reusable learning objects. A conference paper at the Forum for the Advancement of Continuing Education (FACE) 2003. Kevin Brosnan led the development of this and elements were provided by other staff.

Presentation outlining some of the issues encountered by the project in integrating e-learning into art & design related subjects, outline of the e-studio approach and overview of resources created.

A simple, 2-page guide on how to create a content package with the RELOAD editor.

A brief, 2-page guide on how to use the RELOAD Editor for creating content packages.

A detailed guide on how to use the RELOAD Editor for creating content packages. The guide includes information about where you can download the RELOAD editor.

These guidelines cover the many different issues you may need to tackle if you are reusing existing materials to produce new learning package. The X4L Learning for a Healthier Nation (Healthier Nation) Project produced these guidelines based on research and experiences with tutors...

These guidelines are meant as a starting point for tutors and others who wish to author content, particularly in the context of repurposing other materials. The guide includes an overview of various common authoring tools...

These guidelines are meant as a starting point for tutors and others who wish to include existing materials in a learning package they are developing by embedding them. The guidelines look at the advantages and disadvantages of doing this instead of making links to the materials...

These guidelines are meant as a starting point for tutors and others who wish to link to external materials (Web sites) in a learning package they are developing. The guidelines look at the advantages and disadvantages of doing this instead of embedding materials directly into your learning package...

These guidelines help you make your own learning materials more reusable by others. The X4L Learning for a Healthier Nation (Healthier Nation) Project produced these guidelines based on research and experiences with tutors...

These guidelines give some pointers with regards to the quality of your learning materials. This includes things like usability but does not include the pedagogical evaluation of the materials...

It is likely that any learning materials you deliver will be through a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). These guidelines serve as an introduction to what VLEs commonly offer and how they can help...

Materials that were used as part of the workshop presented at the Forum for the Advancement of Continuing Education (FACE) Conference, 2003. This includes two presentations and some support materials. The workshop deals with the concepts underpinning the design of effective reusable learning objects.

A manual describing how to administer the web-based assessment management system that allows teachers to create questions and tests and deliver them to students for automated marking - and to monitor their results...

A manual describing how to use the web-based assessment management system that allows teachers to create questions and tests and deliver them to students for automated marking - and to monitor their results...

Using a mixture of presentation, discussion and hands-on activities, this workshop provides participants with an opportunity to explore a range of online resources and to consider interesting and effective ways of using them with learners, both in the classroom and online.

This is a self-study guide aimed at tutors that covers some techniques which are useful when developing electronic teaching and learning materials.