The eLIDA CAMEL nomadic model of collaborative partnership for a community of practice in design for learning
Tools
Tools
Jameson, Jill 
ORCID: 0000-0002-9545-8078
(2008)
The eLIDA CAMEL nomadic model of collaborative partnership for a community of practice in design for learning.
Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 6 (3).
pp. 197-206.
ISSN 1479-4403 (Print), 1479-4403 (Online)
Abstract
A nomadic collaborative partnership model for a community of practice (CoP) in Design for Learning (D4L) can facilitate successful innovation and continuing appraisals of effective professional practice, stimulated by a 'critical friend' assigned to the project. This paper reports on e-learning case studies collected by the JISC-funded UK eLIDA CAMEL Design for Learning Project. The project implemented and evaluated learning design (LD) tools in higher and further education within the JISC Design for Learning pedagogic programme (2006-07). Project partners trialled professional user evaluations of innovative e-learning tools with learning design function, collecting D4L case studies and LD sequences in post-16/HE contexts using LAMS and Moodle. The project brought together learning activity sequences within a collaborative e-learning community of practice based on the CAMEL (Collaborative Approaches to the Management of e-Learning) model, contributing to international D4L developments. This paper provides an overview of project outputs in e-learning innovations, including evaluations from teachers and students. The paper explores intentionality in the development of a CoP in design for learning, reporting on trials of LD and social software that bridged tensions between formalised intra-institutional e-learning relationships and inter-institutional professional project team dynamic D4L practitioner interactions. Following a brief report of D4L case studies and feedback, the catalytic role of the 'critical friend' is highlighted and recommended as a key ingredient in the successful development of a nomadic model of communities of practice for managing professional e-learning projects. eLIDA CAMEL Partners included the Association of Learning Technology (ALT), JISC infoNet, three universities and five FE/Sixth Form Colleges. Results reported to JISC demonstrated D4L e-learning innovations by practitioners, illuminated by the role of the 'critical friend'. The project also benefited from formal case study evaluations and the leading work of ALT and JISC infoNet in the development of the CAMEL model.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | [1] Presented at ICEL 2008, 3rd International Conference on e-Learning. Cape Town, South Africa. 26-27 Jun 2008. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | E-learning; communities of practice; collaboration; design for learning; JISC; case study |
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: | Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Education (EDU) Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Professional Workforce Development |
| Related URLs: | |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jan 2022 16:18 |
| URI: | http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/2834 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |