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Education Centres of Excellence inTeaching and Learning

What can CETLs offer me?

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Education Centres for Excellence in Teaching & Learning

Edited by Dr Tony Brown, ESCalate Director

Grouped by key words

Partnership | HE and HE colloborationHigher Education Learner Partnerships (HELP)

Academic writing | Learner support | Learner autonomy | Assessment | Studentlearning | Student experience

Assessment for Learning (AfL)Centre for Promoting Learner Autonomy (CPLA)LearnHigherPersonalised Integrated Learning Support (PILS)

Ethics | Human rights | Critical citizenship | Opportunity and diversity |Sustainability

Centre for teaching and learning excellence in human rights, social justice and citizenship education (Crucible)Centre for Sustainable Futures (CSF) – ESD CETLInterdisciplinary Ethics Applied (IDEA)The Reinvention Centre of Undergraduate Research

Blended learning | eTechnologies | eSupport for learning Blended Learning UnitCentre for Excellence in Professional Development (CEPD)Reuseable Learning Object (RLO)Supported Online Learning for Students using Technology for Information and Communication in Education (SOLSTICE)Visual Learning Lab (VLL)

Employability | Careers | Professional development | Interprofessionaleducation

Bridges: supports Personal, Career and Professional Development through the Undergraduate CurriculumCentre for Career Management Skills (CCMS)Centre for Excellence in Interprofessional Education (CEIPE. NI)Centre for Excellence in Interprofessional Learning in the Public SectorCentre for Excellence in Preparing for Academic Practice Centre for Excellence in Work Based Learning (CEWBL)Centre for Excellence in Work-Based Learning for Education Professionals (WLE Centre)Foundation DirectPractice Based Professional Learning (PBPL)

CETLs by Institution (list only - includes some CETLs not listed above)CETLs by name (list only - includes some CETLs not listed above)


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Centres for Excellence are making a significant contribution to higher education in theareas of learning, teaching, research and curriculum development.

ESCalate has brought together the most up-to-date details of Centres that are makingsignificant contributions in the areas of Education, in the hope that all those interested inlearning and teaching will use Centres for Excellence (CETL) as points of reference.

Any grouping is likely to be idiosyncratic; groupings here have been done using keywords.

We invited Centres to contribute their most recent publicity. We welcome feedback onthe usefulness of this publication both from those working in the Centres and fromcolleagues in the Education Community.

Dr Tony Brown, ESCalate Director


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Director: Mark StoneContact: Christine SmartTel: 01752 238653Address: Higher Education Learning Partnerships,

Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, University of Plymouth3 - 15 Endsleigh Place, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA

Email: [email protected]

Higher Education Learning Partnerships (HELP)

Host institution: University of Plymouth

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Partner(s): Bicton College of Agriculture, City of Bristol College, Cornwall College Network, East Devon College, Exeter College, North Devon College, Plymouth College of Further Education, Somerset College of Arts and Technology, South Devon College, Truro College

Website: www.help-cetl.ac.uk

Areas of activity:The HELP CETL aims to support the development of innovation within the University ofPlymouth College network [UPC] and develop an HE in FE culture which supports thecapacity of HE in FE academics to engage in scholarship activity and pedagogicresearch. The HELP CETL aims to facilitate opportunities for academics to reflect on andengage in arising issues relating to their practice and the regional and national HE in FEcontext. The HELP CETL aims to promote a better understanding within HE of HE in FEand to encourage the exploration and sharing of perspectives between the two contexts.

The Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) initiative has two mainaims: to reward excellent teaching practice and to further invest in that practice so thatCETL funding delivers substantial benefits to students, teachers and institutions. TheHELP CETL is one of four CETLs awarded to the University of Plymouth.

The HELP CETL aims to become a national exemplar of excellence in locally-basedHigher Education in Further Education. CETL funding will enable HELP to build on theexcellent track record of the University of Plymouth [along with its regional FurtherEducation College partners] in developing successful HE in FE partnerships.

We can offer support and guidance for those working with:� Reward and recognition in the HE in FE context including an Award Holder Scheme

which funds college staff up to £10,000.� Work to develop subject and thematic Communities of Practice of academics and

support staff dispersed across the region and beyond. � Adopting and evaluating approaches to Knowledge Management video conferencing to

support Communities of Practice.

Assessment for learning (AfL)

Host institution: Northumbria University

Directors: Prof Liz McDowell & Prof Kay SambellContact: Lottie HannTel: 0191 227 4646Address: CETL in Assessment for Learning, CETL Hub and Offices,

Northumbria University, Ellison Building, Ellison Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST


Website: www.northumbria.ac.uk/cetl_afl

Areas of activity:The CETL will accelerate a transformation in assessment, building on excellent practicein Education, Childhood Studies, History, English, Psychology and Engineering. Ourapproach to Assessment for Learning means that students will benefit from assessmentwhich does far more than simply test what they know. They will take part in the kinds ofactivities that are: valuable long term, help them to develop, provide them with guidanceand feedback and they will learn how to assess themselves as future professionals. Wehave plans to embed Assessment for Learning across the University and to shareexperience with colleagues across the higher education sector.

We can offer support and guidance for those working with:CETL AfL has new, well-equipped premises at both of the NorthumbriaUniversity campuses, one in central Newcastle and the other about four milesaway. We are keen to welcome visiting academics who want to find out aboutwhat we do and to work with us. We can accommodate short visits or longerstays as part of sabbaticals or study leave.

For example in February 2006 we were delighted to host a group of staff from theUniversity of Utrecht. We have also been visited by colleagues form York, Sheffield andthe HE Academy.

Please contact us if you have your own suggestions on how you may wish to becomeinvolved or would like to arrange a visit.

As the work of the CETL progresses the web will provide further details on how externalvisitors have or may get involved.

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Director: Professor Anthony Rosie and Professor Ranald MacdonaldContact: The CETL TeamTel: 0114 2254735Address: Learning and Teaching Institute, Level 7 Adsetts Centre,

Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, S1 1WB.


The Centre for Promoting Learner Autonomy (CPLA)

Host institution: Sheffield Hallam University

Website: www.shu.ac.uk/cetl/autonomy

Areas of activity:The Centre for Promoting Learner Autonomy (CPLA) is involved in working with staff andstudents across the university on different aspects of autonomy. To date work inEducation has included the MSc in E-Learning, Multimedia and Consultancy as a focuswith work being developed on how this can be taken further with Education courses.Colleagues who have taken a lead in this during 2005/06 include Sue Bamford,Professor Brian Hudson and Richard Pountney. During 2006/07 this work will be takenforward by David Owen, Programme Leader for Primary and Early Years Education. Inaddition aspects of learner autonomy are being embedded in approaches to professionallearning in the workplace being developed in the Professional and CurriculumDevelopment Area.

We can offer support and guidance for those working with:The CETLs at Sheffield Hallam have developed a number of Special Interest Groupsacross the university which explore particular areas of relevance to different communities.Staff in the Education and Humanities Division are particularly active in this. ProfessorBrian Hudson leads the SIG on Scholarship, Research and Evaluation. Richard Pountneyleads the SIG on Work-Based Learning, Damien Fitzgerald leads the SIG on PersonalDevelopment Planning.

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Director: Jill ArmstrongContact: Michelle VerityTel: 0151 291 3427Address: LearnHigher

Liverpool Hope University, Hope ParkLiverpool, L16 9JD


LearnHigher – Excellence in Learning Development

Host institution: Liverpool Hope University

Partner(s): Bournemouth University, University of Bradford, University ofBrighton, Brunel University, University of Kent, University of Leeds, University of Lincoln, University of Liverpool, London Metropolitan University, University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, Nottingham Trent University, University of Plymouth, University of Reading, University of Worcester.

Website: www.learnhigher.ac.uk

Areas of activity:The LearnHigher partnership has a large amount of diverse expertise. It is the largestcollaborative CETL comprising 16 universities giving focus to 20 ‘learning areas’ that arewidely recognised as arenas in which students need to develop their academic practices,e.g. academic writing, group work, information literacy.

LearnHigher is committed to improving student learning through practice led enquiry.Each of the partners is building a research base to inform the effective use ofinterventions and learning development resources in each of the twenty areas.

LearnHigher will also be a gateway to tried and tested resources in each of the learningareas. Our partners each contribute research driven, peer reviewed and evaluatedresources and in conjunction with the Higher Education Academy, LearnHigher willcreate a portal service to provide resources and materials to the whole of the sector.

We are seeking to enhance professional practice and student learning, and build capacityboth within the network and across the wider sector.

We can offer support and guidance for those working with:� Students from all disciplines. Learning Development concerns the academic practices

that underpin activity across all academic subjects.� Staff in both support roles and/or teaching roles will be able to use LearnHigher

resources in their course delivery and their work in supporting students. We will also enable practitioners across the sector to share in and contribute to current pedagogic understanding.


Director: Pat AtkinsContact: Jo BeardTel: 01908 655481Address: Personalised Integrated Learning Support

The Open University, Walton HallMilton Keynes, MK7 6AA


Personalised Integrated Learning Support (PILS) CETL

Host institution: The Open University

Website: www.open.ac.uk/pils

Areas of activity:PILS aims to personalise and integrate learner support on programmes of study. Facultyand Student Services staff are working together to personalise learner support resourcesusing a blend of methods and to enhance the personal support provided by tutors andother advisory and academic staff.

We can offer support and guidance for those working with:� Information about the work undertaken via the PILS website.� Providing guest access to the range of online learner support resources.� Interest in discussing sharing or collaborative development of learner support

resources with other CETLs. � Interest in discussing learner support issues with other CETLs.

Director: David WoodmanContact: Flavia GapperTel: 020 8392 3210Address: Roehampton University,

Roehampton Lane,London SW15 5PH



Centre for teaching and learning excellence for human rights, social justiceand citizenship education

Host institution: Roehampton University

Website: www.crucible-cetl.ac.uk

Areas of activity:Crucible is a centre developing programmes, partnerships and placements to providestudents across the university with learning opportunities in human rights education andto develop innovative teaching methods.

We can offer support and guidance for those working with:� Partnerships – contacts, facilities, and support to partners, to develop pedagogic

research in teaching human rights education. � Programmes – developing the curriculum, for example a new module “Questioning

Citizenship” is being rolled out across several undergraduate programmes in 2006/07.� Placements – sharing and disseminating best practice in placement learning.� Resources – sharing and offering opportunities to contribute to learning resources � Events – hosting or collaborating on subject-related events such as conferences,

performances, guest lectures.


Centre for Sustainable Futures (CSF) – ESD CETL

Director: Professor David SelbyContact: Catherine WoodburnTel: 01752 238890Address: Centre for Sustainable Futures (ESD CETL)

University of Plymouth, Kirkby Lodge, Drake CircusPlymouth PL4 8AA


Host institution: University of Plymouth

Website: www.csf.plymouth.ac.uk

Areas of activity:The ESD CETL aims to transform the University of Plymouth from an institutioncharacterized by significant areas of excellence in education for sustainable development(ESD) into an institution modelling University-wide excellence and, hence, able to play aleading national role in helping HEIs, the HE Academy and subject-based communities toimplement and deliver the learning, teaching and estates components of HEFCE’ssustainable development in higher education strategy and action plan. The CETLoperates as the Centre for Sustainable Futures (CSF).

CSF is working on the three core areas of Curriculum, Campus and Community, all ofwhich contribute to the fourth ‘C’ of higher education which is Culture. These core areasare approached through four key cross-cutting activity lines which are Research, Changeand Development, Evaluation and Monitoring, and Promotion and Dissemination.We are also working with our regional partner colleges, and with the Eden Project andSchumacher College.

We can offer support and guidance for those working with:� A dedicated and fully equipped resource centre/teaching room (the Sustainability

Commons) to seat around 50 at the Centre.� CSF website and newsletters.� Publications.� Partnerships on ESD initiatives and research in South-West, nationally and

internationally. � Regional and national seminars and conferences.� Research team and research papers (in press) on aspects of ESD in HE.� Expertise on ESD theory and practice and change strategies in HE in relation to

curriculum, campus and community.

Director: Dr. Alison Halstead Contact: Kathryn DalbyTel: 0113 343 7794Address: Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied, University of Leeds

8 -12 Fenton StreetLeeds, LS2 9JT


Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied (IDEA)Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Host institution: University of Leeds

Website: www.idea.leeds.ac.uk

Areas of activity:The Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied (IDEA) CETL is working to equip students with theintellectual skills to identify, analyse and respond effectively to ethical issues as they arisein their discipline, and in their personal and professional lives. To this end, the CETL isworking to embed ethics into 14 disciplines across the University of Leeds.

In collaboration with employer organisations and professional bodies, the Centre ispromoting the importance of ethical decision making as an important skill for graduates inthe 21st century. With Higher Education Academy Subject Centres, including Education,the CETL is developing and sharing excellence in the teaching and learning of Inter-Disciplinary Ethics and will contribute to national and international debates on ethicalissues and their pedagogical implications.

We can offer support and guidance for those working with:� Ethics Theme Teams in Business, Biological Sciences, Engineering and

Nanotechnology. All four teams have developed inter-disciplinary ethics provision at level 1 and some at other levels too, which will start being implemented from September 2006.

� The CETL has continued to develop and improve the ethics theme in the Medical Curriculum through the Medical Ethics Theme Team, where a key development has been the introduction of an ethics session which involves pod-casting and blogging.

� The CETL is establishing Ethics theme teams in Sport, Environment, Computing and Media, at the start of 06/07, with five new disciplines to follow over 2007/8, 2008/9 and 2009/10.

� A searchable online database of Ethics Case Studies.

What is being offered to the wider teaching/subject community? � Developing a teaching package on Ethical Thinking to help non-ethicists to integrate

inter-disciplinary ethics into their courses.� The CETL’s website outlines our plans in each discipline area and in time will provide

links to discipline-specific teaching materials, tutor and student notes and case studies.


Director: Dr Mike Neary Contact: Adam CartwrightTel: 024 765 75125Address: Reinvention Centre

Ramphal Building, room 3.14, University of WarwickCoventry, CV4 7AL


The Reinvention Centre for Undergraduate Research

Host institution: University of Warwick

Website: www.warwick.ac.uk/go/reinvention

Areas of activity:The Reinvention Centre puts undergraduate research at the centre of undergraduateeducation. By reinventing the relationship between teaching, learning and research,students will benefit from becoming contributors to the research culture of theirdepartments. Student research will be enhanced through curricula redesign, extra-curricula research opportunities, research scholarships, accreditation for research skills,student exchanges and joint ventures with community organisations. An important aspectof the work of the Reinvention Centre is the design of appropriate learning and researchfacilities for undergraduates. Initially focusing on the collaborating departments, theReinvention Centre work will be extended into other departments within the twouniversities over the lifespan of the CETL.

We can offer support and guidance for those working with:� Promoting new methods in teaching and learning with a focus on research-based

learning.� Redesigning the spaces in which students learn.� Funding undergraduates to carry out research (£1,500).� Funding academics and support staff to develop research-based teaching (£10,000).

Partner(s): Oxford Brookes University



The Blended Learning Unit

Host institution: University of Hertfordshire

Director: Professor Peter BullenContact: Liz MellorTel: 01707 281316Address: The Blended Learning Unit

University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield HERTS, AL10 9AB


Website: www.herts.ac.uk/blu

Areas of activity:The University of Hertfordshire’s strategic vision is educational provision where highquality e-learning opportunities are blended with excellent campus-based learning incoherent, reflective and innovative ways. The combination of StudyNet (our ManagedLearning Environment), Institutional Strategy and individual effort has underpinned anexceptional level of uptake of Blended Learning across the institution. The BlendedLearning Unit enables teachers, Blended Learning Faculty Champions and studentrepresentatives to continue the development and dissemination of Blended Learning forall our students.

We work with internal and external people to support innovation in Blended Learning anddisseminate our research and experiences. Activities include workshops, seminars, andthe annual International Blended Learning Conference in partnership with the HEA.

External dissemination activities, including conferences, open days and secondments,are conducted in collaboration with the Higher Education Academy, the JISC and otherstakeholders.

We can offer support and guidance for those working with:The BLU’s remit is to support the development of new and effective approaches toBlended Learning that benefit both staff and students. Our projects usually fit into one ofthe following core research areas:� Computer Aided Assessment (CAA).� Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL).� Learning Materials/Learning Objects.� Curriculum Design. � Student Evaluation.

Director: Tom Boyle Contact: John CookTel: 020 7133 4340Address: CETL in Reusable Learning Objects

London Metropolitan University, Tower Building T10-01, 166-220 Holloway Road, London, N7 8DB


Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Reusable LearningObjects (RLO)

Host Insitution: London Metropolitan University

Partner(s): University of Cambridge, University of Nottingham

Website: www.rlo-cetl.ac.uk

What are reusable learning objects?There are many definitions of reusable learning objects, but RLO- CETL defines them asweb-based interactive chunks of e-learning designed to explain a stand-alone learningobjective. The fact that the learning object has been broken down to a low level ofgranularity facilitates its reuse in different learning and teaching situations. Theappropriate level of granularity becomes evident in the process of creating anddeveloping an RLO concept and by focusing on the pedagogical effectiveness, manyother technical issues also become less constraining. The debate about what constitutesRLOs is ongoing and the objects themselves are evolving as more practitioners engagewith the challenges of producing and embedding e-learning into their teaching andlearning practice.

The collaborative CETLThe collaborative CETL in Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs) is a joint venture led byLondon Metropolitan University in partnership with the Universities of Cambridge andNottingham. The Centre launched in April 2005. The driving vision of the CETL isimprovement in the student learning experience and achievement by building on andextending the collaborative development, use and integration of high quality RLOs.Uniquely it includes a bold, creative and comprehensive staff reward programmedesigned to harness existing expertise and make it shareable throughout the community.

In the first five years the CETL will:� Implement a structured framework for producing a critical mass of quality-assured

RLOs.� Share and evaluate these RLOs with over 2000 students per year across the three

institutions.� Invest substantially in rewarding and extending the skills and capabilities of staff as a

key part of the RLO production process.� Engage in a vigorous programme of dissemination, and build value-added

partnerships for the exchange of RLOs.



Director: Dr. Leslie Caul Contact: Fergal CorscaddenTel: 028 9038 4378Address: The Centre for Excellence in Professional Development

Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5DY


The Centre for Excellence in Professional Development (CEPD)

Host Insitution: Stranmillis University College, Belfast

Website: www.stran.ac.uk/cetl

Areas of activity:The Centre for Excellence in Professional Development (CEPD) at StranmillisUniversity College, Belfast continues to develop innovative, interactive teaching andlearning in three main genres:� Inquiry/Problem-based Learning (IPBL) | Methodology� Videobased Reusable Learning Objects (VRLOs) | Asynchronous� Synchronous Collaboration Tools (SCTs) | SynchronousThese approaches will assist both staff and students in their development of skillsusing realworld, situated scenarios. We are using a hybrid mix of videocase practices (oflocal curriculum delivery with both existing students and qualified practitioners), audioand text supporting tools: essentially and virtually bringing the classroom into the lecturetheatre. We have identified a number of expert, video cognitive and analysis tools whichwill support the inquiry/problem-based approach: effectively providing an environment ofblended, interprofessional CPD delivery across the College. We are offering a newcurriculum approach for a technologically savvy and naturally inquisitive audience bycombining excellence in traditional delivery with intuitive interfaced web-basedtechnologies.

Current Projects:We currently have seven projects spanning three pathways including Early Years;Primary; Post-Primary. Subjects include: Science; Mathematics; Literacy; Life & Work;Physical Education; Technology & Design. We are also helping to develop other areas ofteaching and learning for example working with Widening Access (Student Services);Schoo-Based Work; Research Office.

Other services include: Technological Help & Physical Space. Please contact us if youwish to know more.

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SOLSTICE: Supported Online Learning for Students using Technology forInformation and Communication in their Education

Host institution: Edge Hill University

Director: Mark SchofieldContact: Amanda BoultTel: 01695 584744Address: SOLSTICE Centre

LINC Building, Edge Hill University, St Helens Road Ormskirk, L39 4QP


Areas of activity:As one of the 74 HEFCE funded Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning,SOLSTICE was established in April 2005 and focuses on enhancing student learning andthe learning environment – for part-time and full-time students studying across multipleand dispersed locations – through supported online and blended learning designed onsound pedagogic principles and developed as a result of ongoing evaluative research.

The SOLSTICE method is formed around ‘intelligence-informed dialogues’ that are bestsupported through multi-professional ‘New Academic Teams’. Using this methodSOLSTICE seeks to capture the power of new technology to deliver programmes flexibly,but is learning focused, not technology driven.

SOLSTICE will enhance student learning and the learning environment through: � Investment in technologies and facilities for learning.� Research into the student experience to inform policy and practice.� Promoting a student-centred approach to supported online and blended learning and

the use of learning technologies.

We can offer support and guidance for those working with:You and your institution can benefit from SOLSTICE in a number of ways, including:� Accessing research and dissemination materials via the SOLSTICE website.� Attending SOLSTICE seminars and workshops.� Presenting at and/or attending the annual SOLSTICE Conference

www.edgehill.ac.uk/solstice/conference2007.� Contacting us to discuss ways in which we can provide you with consultancy and/or

staff development activities relating to SOLSTICE approaches and developments.


Website: www.edgehill.ac.uk/solstice


Director: Professor Roger Murphy, Dr Do CoyleContact: Dr Rolf WiesemesTel: 0115 8466455Address: Visual LearningLab

University of Nottingham, School of Education, Jubilee Campus, Nottingham, NG8 1BB.


Visual LearningLab (VLL)

Host institution: University of Nottingham

Website: www.visuallearninglab.ac.uk

Areas of activity:The Visual LearningLab (VLL) is currently involved in a wide portfolio of visual learningactivities, exploiting technological advances to develop new learning opportunities andstrengthening visual learning work both within the University of Nottingham and throughoutHE. It promotes innovative visual approaches to teaching and learning through diverseapplications in the areas of student-centred learning, problem-based learning, non-linearthinking, learner collaboration through multiple representations, graphic approaches toexpressing new and challenging ideas, knowledge construction and re-conceptualisation.Focusing on visual elements in learning encourages wider accessibility in terms ofindividual needs and learning styles. VLL work therefore involves collaboration withindividuals working within a very wide range of HE disciplines.

An example of VLL current work involves interactive uses of video-conferencing to enrichstudent experience and learning in Initial Teacher Education, Nursing and Engineering.Active observatories, which utilise specially developed video-conferencing equipment havebeen created in order to enhance student engagement with professional practice inschools, hospitals and industry. The introduction of high definition video-conferencingequipment along with inexpensive broadband connections is expanding interest in thesedevelopments and further VLL development work will be occurring in this field over thenext year.

We can offer support and guidance for those working with:The VLL provides opportunities for anyone with interests in developing the use of visuallearning (VL) in HE both to share their interests and innovative practices with others aswell as to learn from the latest VL developments both within the UK and throughout theworld. The VLL is also involved in promoting pedagogical research designed to explore theimpact of VL approaches upon student learning.The VLL aims to:� Raise awareness of effective visual learning internally and externally. � Develop and disseminate excellent practice involving visual learning. � Incubate and evaluate new initiatives and research the impact of visual learning.

Director: Mark AtlayContact: Arti Kumar Tel: 01582 489157Address: Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning,

Park Square, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3JU



Bridges: a Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL) supportsPersonal, Career and Professional Development through theUndergraduate CurriculumHost institution: University of Bedfordshire

Website: www.bridgescetl.beds.ac.uk

Areas of activity:Bridges, a Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL), supports Personal,Career and Professional Development through the Undergraduate Curriculum. It aims atbuilding bridges between student learning and the world beyond the university, therebypaving the way for brighter opportunities and smoother transitions into the globalworkplace, and life beyond undergraduate study.

Integral to the CETL is the relationship between learning and space, a context aroundwhich the Bridges Learning Space has been developed. Bridges supports a range ofactivities at institutional, department and individual levels designed to enhance studentlearning and employability. Recognising and rewarding good practice in teaching andlearning is central to Bridges’ activities, delivering substantial benefits to students andthose supporting their learning.

We can offer support and guidance:Internally, staff across the university: � Participating in departmental activities funded through Bridges. � Undertaking individual small projects that support curriculum development.� Getting involved in the Research & Evaluation of the curriculum using the Bridges

Learning Space.� In a creative manner for student learning.

Externally, Bridges is interested in working with external groups such as:� staff from other institutions who are interested in developing PDP processes, to share

experiences, and to encourage experimentation and innovation. � PDP practitioners from partner institutions who could become members of the PDP

practitioners Group and contribute to the CETL fund of good ideas.� Target employer groups whose expertise could prove useful in validating CETL’s

approach to employability.� Other CETLs working in related areas.

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Director: Dr Zella KingContact: Dr Julia HornTel: 0118 378 7879Address: Centre for Career Management Skills. The University of Reading

Whiteknights, PO Box 217, Reading, RG6 6AH


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Centre for Career Management Skills (CCMS)

Host institution: University of Reading

Website: www.rdg.ac/ccms

Areas of activity:The Centre for Career Management Skills (CCMS) is developing the University ofReading’s existing expertise in careers education. A new career learning website willcater for all student groups from foundation to postgraduate level, through curriculum-based and independent learning. The website, comprising reusable learning objects, canbe customised through a virtual learning environment (VLE), allowing academics andcareers staff to collaborate in the selection of learning materials for their students. CCMSis also funding development of more engaging, creative, face-to-face CMS teachingmaterials, as part of a blended learning package. The Centre’s fellowship scheme issupporting a range of projects led by academics at Reading, encouraging them todevelop employability initiatives specifically for their own schools.

The CCMS also works with other universities to promote development and disseminationof good practice and research into careers education across the sector. It aims to createand support a careers education network, principally through Partner Fellowships withother HEIs, national conferences, and foundation degree and postgraduate careerseducation working groups.

Finally, the Centre is supporting doctoral research into circumscription and compromisein career choices, and the impact of curriculum-based interventions on human capital.

We can offer support and guidance for those working with:� A new career learning website and related materials for purchase. � Facilitative training in the website's use and its wider potential applications. � Fellowships to develop career-related initiatives in the HE sector. � Conferences and other events. � Membership of foundation degree and postgraduate careers education working

groups.



Centre for Excellence in Interprofessional Education – CEIPE (NI): Curriculum and Assessment Development

Host institution: Queen’s University, Belfast

Director: Dr Sue MorisonContact: Sharon DunwoodyTel: 028 9063 4107Address: Centre for Excellence in Interprofessional Education

School of Dentistry, Queen's University BelfastGrosvenor Road, BELFAST, BT12 6BP


Website: www.qub.ac.uk/ceipe

The Queen’s University Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Nursing and Midwifery,Pharmacy and Education have been recognised by the Department of Employment andLearning in Northern Ireland (DELNI) as a Centre for Excellence in Teaching andLearning in Interprofessional Education.

Members of our team are undertaking research to find out more about learners andteachers in a range of healthcare professions, both in the classroom and in clinicalsettings. At the same time, we are identifying areas of practice where professionals worktogether in different combinations and in teams; we are also looking at how members ofdifferent health professions communicate with each other, and with their students, inclinical settings.

Evidence from the two areas of research will be brought together to develop newopportunities for student doctors, nurses, dentists, midwives and pharmacists to spendmore time learning and working together.

As our work develops, we are also taking interprofessional education beyond thehealthcare professions, working in partnership, for example with Environmental Planningand the Creative and Performing Arts.

Examples of CEIPE’s projects, together with further information about the Centre and itswork, can be found on our website.

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Centre for Excellence in Interprofessional Learning in the Public Sector

Host institution: University of Southampton

Director: Prof. Debra HumphrisContact: Dee TicknerTel: 023 8059 8835Address: CETL:IPPS, Health Care Innovation Unit,

University of Southampton, B62, Level 1, Boldrewood Campus,Bassett Crescent East, Southampton, SO16 7PX


Website: www.ipps.soton.ac.uk/default.asp

Areas of activity:The CETL:IPPS builds upon and extends the initial work of the New Generation Projectat the Health Care Innovation Unit (HCIU), which integrated Interprofessional Learningthrough major curriculum reform across health and social care pre qualifyingprogrammes. The working definition of interprofessional learning is based on theprovision of opportunities for ‘two or more professions to learn with, from and about eachother to improve collaboration and the quality of care’.

The CETL:IPPS will extend this expertise to target post qualified students (PQS) workingin the public sector areas of Health, Social Care and Education. The focus of theCETL:IPPS will be to develop and provide a range of exciting interprofessional learningopportunities to bring together intellectual synergies within the public sector.

We can offer support and guidance for those working with:The aims of the CETL:IPPS are to:� Embed the recognition and reward of excellence in interprofessional teaching, learning

and scholarship within the institution.� Enhance the environment to support staff to deliver excellence in interprofessional

teaching and learning.� Create and deliver interprofessional Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

experiences for Post Qualified students from across health, social care and educationto promote and encourage collaborative working in public sector practice.

� Work in partnership with employers and regulators to develop curricular and learningexperiences responsive to the needs of the workplace.

� Develop systematic evaluation and research activity to underpin and informeducational developments in interprofessional learning.

� Work actively to share and disseminate our learning within and beyond the institution.

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Director: Professor Lynn McAlpineContact: Mr Richard ArnoldTel: 01865 286828Address: Centre for Excellence in Preparing for Academic Practice

Learning Institute, University of Oxford, Suite 4, Littlegate House16/17 St Ebbe’s Street, Oxford OX1 1PT



Centre for Excellence in Preparing for Academic Practice

Host institution: University of Oxford

Website: www.learning.ox.ac.uk

Areas of activity:The main aim of the Centre is to support doctoral students and contract research staffwho wish to pursue academic careers. The Centre has three main goals:� To support the University’s academic Divisions and other relevant components in the

provision of activities related to preparing for Academic Practice.� To evaluate the impact of these provisions, and to conduct research informing future

developments in practice and theory.� To share good practice and findings from research at Oxford with the broader Higher

Education community.

We can offer support and guidance for those working with: Promotion of the integrated development of competencies in teaching, research andtransferable graduate skills.

Centre for Excellence in Work Based Learning (CEWBL)

Director: Professor Jonathan GarnettContact: Barbara WorkmanTel: 0208 411 4901Address: Centre for Excellence in Work Based Learning

Middlesex University, Trent Park Campus, Bramley RoadN14 4YZ


Host institution: Middlesex University

Website: www.mdx.ac.uk/study/wbl/cfe

Areas of activity:The Centre for Excellence in Work Based Learning aims to maximise the impact ofexcellent practice in work based learning within Middlesex University and to provide acatalyst for dissemination of good practice across other centres of excellence andexternal organisations.

Areas of expertise are: � Accreditation of Experiential Learning (APEL): for individuals and those using that

learning to create individualised programmes ranging from undergraduate Certificates to Professional Doctorates.

� Accreditation of Organisational learning: valuing and acknowledging learning gained through workplace training and development and integrating it into Higher Education programmes.

� Partnerships: working with organisations to meet their education and training requirements through flexible use of the work based studies curriculum.

� Work based projects: facilitation of a wide range of real time projects that contribute to organisational objectives, research and development.

We can offer support and guidance for those working with:� Accreditation of experiential and certificated learning.� Learning agreements and organisational working partnerships. � Work based projects.

We have an internal and external programme of events which can be found on ourwebsite.



Director: Dr Norbert Pachler, Prof Karen EvansContact: Carla CretanTel: 020 7911 5531Address: WLE Centre

20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H OAL


Centre for Excellence in Work-based Learning for Education Professionals(WLE Centre)

Host institution: Institute of Education, University of London

Website: www.wlecentre.ac.uk

Areas of Activity:The WLE Centre at the Institute of Education (a specialist single-faculty institution withinthe federal University of London) aims to build on innovative practice in teaching, learningand assessment through e-learning and digital video, the WLE Centre aims toincorporate the concepts of work experience and experiential learning and to developnew approaches in work-based learning: as work-related (taking place away from work)and work-located (taking place at work).

What WLE Centre can offer:� The Centre is located in a newly refurbished TV studio and aims to offer a technology-

rich environment for education professionals taking mixed-mode work-based courses at the Institute of Education featuring accommodation for teaching and learning, a studio space with broadcast recording capability, video conferencing and hot desk facilities for the production of innovative learning materials.

� Apart from regular research activities, the Centre offers a range of services relating to students, staff and outside bookings. The Centre could be used both for filming and presentation purposes having as a longer term aim to make the studio and recording facilities available for outside bookings for professional purposes.

� The WLE Centre website is a virtual networking hub for technology-enhanced teaching, learning, collaboration and dissemination activities and was built with the aim to bridge distance and time gaps, and to foster teaching and learning in professional contexts and locations.

� The Centre aims to engage in developing new research and learning/teaching modes in relation to work-based provision and any other aspect of work-based learning.

� The Centre intends to develop, in particular, creative use of new technologies such as e-learning and digital video. The current research projects at the Centre as well as other activities and events can be viewed online.


Director: Frank LyonsContact: Diane JohnsonTel: 023 9284 3008Address: Foundation Direct, The University Library

Cambridge RoadPortsmouth, PO1 2ST


Foundation Direct

Host institution: University of Portsmouth

Website: www.port.ac.uk/foundationdirect

Areas of activity:1. A physical and virtual centre that provides a blend of campus-based and e-

learning support to meet the needs of the University's foundation degree students.2. Centre tutor/advisors offering a mixture of generic and subject specific guidance

for on-campus and distance learners.3. Career management skills tailored to the needs of foundation degree students.4. Professional Development Planning (PDP) units that structure support through the

students' lifecycle with pre-entry activity, on-entry assessment, self-progress reporting, professional skills development and career and progression planning.

5. A single point of reference for employers, FE colleges and professional bodies who are engaged with foundation degree students through curriculum development, collaborative delivery, shared good practice and staff development.

6. A centre for the research into and dissemination of good practice within the national context in Foundation Degrees in collaboration with the HE Academy, Foundation Degree Forward, the Centre for Recording Achievement and other CETLs.

We can offer support and guidance for those working with:We expect to be offering the HE and FE and other stakeholders in the foundation degreecommunity: � Consultation on foundation degrees and their curriculum development. � Study tours for colleagues wishing to see how Foundation Direct works. � Mentor support, IT training and professional development unit materials.

We disseminate information through our website, study tours, publications andconferences. Key partners are Foundation Degree Forward and the Centre for RecordingAchievement. We are also developing working relations with the Practice-based Learningproject at Ulster, Northumbria and Bournemouth, the SURF project at Stafford and thePILS project at the Open University.


Director: Pam ShakespeareContact: Sue MartinTel: 01908 858128Address: Practice-based Professional Learning CETL

East Perry, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA


Practice-based Professional Learning Centre for Excellence in Teachingand Learning (PBPL)

Website: www.open.ac.uk/pbpl

Areas of Activity:The Practice-based Professional Learning (PBPL) Centre of Excellence in Teaching andLearning is one of four HEFCE funded Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning(CETLs) based at the Open University. Its mission is to build on and foster excellence inpractice-based learning. The centre is building on existing good practice in fourprofessionally focused faculties: the Faculty of Education and Language Studies (FELS);the Faculty of Health and Social Care (FHSC); the Institute of Educational Technology(IET) and OU Business School (OUBS). However, we also seek to influence teachingand learning policies and practices across the OU and the wider HE sector.

By 'practice-based learning' we mean learning which arises out of, or is focused on,working practice in a chosen job, voluntary work, career, or profession. Thisencompasses courses and learning activities which are linked to formal work placements,those which require the application of course ideas in a work setting and those whichbuild on experience gained in a work setting.

We can offer support and guidance for those working with:� Opportunities for collaboration (such as joint research or project work, shared events

and/or short secondments).� Resources relating to practice-based professional learning on our web site.� A mailing list for those wishing to hear about the Centre’s latest developments and

events.

Host institution: The Open University

CETLs by Institution

Edge Hill College of Higher Education� SOLSTICE – Supported Online Learning for Students using Technology for

Information and Communication in their Educationwww.edgehill.ac.uk/solstice

Institute of Education, University of London� Centre of Excellence in Work-based Learning for Education Professionals

www.wlecentre.ac.uk

Liverpool Hope University College� LearnHigher

www.learnhigher.ac.uk

London Metropolitan University� Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Reusable Learning Objects

www.rlo-cetl.ac.uk

Middlesex University� Centre for Excellence in Work Based Learning (CEWBL)

www.mdx.ac.uk/study/wbl/cfe

Northumbria University� Centre for Excellence in Assessment for Learning

www.northumbria.ac.uk/cetl_afl

Open University� Personalised Integrated Learning Support (PILS)

www.open.ac.uk/pils� Practice-based Professional Learning Centre (PBPL)

www.open.ac.uk/pbpl

Queen’s University, Belfast� Centre for Excellence in Interprofessional Education – CEIPE (NI): Curriculum and

Assessment Developmentwww.qub.ac.uk/ceipe

Roehampton University� CRUCiBLE: Centre for Rights Understanding and Citizenship Based on Learning

through Experiencewww.crucible-cetl.ac.uk

Sheffield Hallam University� Centre for Promoting Learner Autonomy

www.shu.ac.uk/cetl/autonomy� Enhancing, Embedding and Integrating Employability (E3I)

www.shu.ac.uk/cetl/e3i


St Mary’s University College, Belfast� Centre For Excellence in Learning and Teaching (NI): Critical Thinking and Analytical

Writing www.stmarys-belfast.ac.uk/writingcentre

Stranmillis University College, Belfast� The Centre for Excellence in Professional Development (CEPD)

www.stran.ac.uk/cetl

University of Bedfordshire� Bridges – Supporting Personal Career and Professional Development through the

Undergraduate Curriculumwww.bridgescetl.beds.ac.uk

University of Hertfordshire� The Blended Learning Unit

www.herts.ac.uk/blu

University of Leeds� Inter-disciplinary Ethics Applied (IDEA)

www.idea.leeds.ac.uk

University of Nottingham� Visual LearningLab

www.visuallearninglab.ac.uk

University of Oxford� Centre for Excellence in Preparing for Academic Practice

www.learning.ox.ac.uk

University of Plymouth� Centre for Sustainable Futures

www.csf.plymouth.ac.uk� Higher Education Learning Partnerships (HELP)

www.help-cetl.ac.uk

University of Portsmouth� Foundation Direct

www.port.ac.uk/foundationdirect

University of Reading� Centre for Career Management Skills (CCMS)

www.rdg.ac/ccms


University of Southampton� Centre for Excellence in Interprofessional Learning in the Public Sector (CETL:IPPS)

www.ipps.soton.ac.uk

University of Surrey� Surrey Centre for Excellence in Professional Training and Education (SCEPTrE)

www.surrey.ac.uk/sceptre

University of Warwick� The Reinvention Centre for Undergraduate Research

www.warwick.ac.uk/go/reinvention

University of Wolverhampton� Enabling Achievement within a Diverse Student Body

www.wlv.ac.uk/celt


CETLs by name

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Bridges – Supporting Personal Career and Professional Development through theUndergraduate Curriculum

University of Bedfordshirewww.bridgescetl.beds.ac.uk

C

Centre for Career Management Skills (CCMS)University of Readingwww.rdg.ac.uk/cdotl/cetl-cms

Centre for Excellence in Assessment for LearningNorthumbria Universitywww.northumbria.ac.uk/cetl_afl

Centre for Excellence in Interprofessional Learning in the Public Sector (CETL:IPPS)University of Southamptonwww.ipps.soton.ac.uk

Centre for Excellence in Interprofessional Education – CEIPE (NI): Curriculum andAssessment Development

Queen’s University, Belfastwww.qub.ac.uk/ceipe

Centre For Excellence in Learning and Teaching (NI): Critical Thinking and AnalyticalWriting

St Mary’s University College, Belfastwww.stmarys-belfast.ac.uk/writingcentre

Centre for Excellence in Preparing for Academic PracticeUniversity of Oxfordwww.learning.ox.ac.uk

Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Reusable Learning ObjectsLondon Metropolitan Universitywww.rlo-cetl.ac.uk

Centre for Excellence in Work Based Learning (CEWBL)Middlesex Universitywww.ncwblp.org/cewbl

Centre for Promoting Learner AutonomySheffield Hallam Universitywww.shu.ac.uk/cetl/autonomy


Centre for Sustainable FuturesUniversity of Plymouthwww.csf.plymouth.ac.uk

Centre of Excellence in Work-Based Learning for Education ProfessionalsInstitute of Education, University of Londonwww.wlecentre.ac.uk

CRUCiBLE: Centre for Rights Understanding and Citizenship Based on Learning throughExperience

Roehampton Universitywww.crucible-cetl.ac.uk

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Enabling Achievement within a Diverse Student BodyUniversity of Wolverhamptonwww.wlv.ac.uk/celt

Enhancing, Embedding and Integrating Employability (E3I)Sheffield Hallam Universitywww.shu.ac.uk/cetl/e3i

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Foundation DirectUniversity of Portsmouthwww.port.ac.uk/foundationdirect

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Higher Education Learning Partnerships (HELP)University of Plymouthwww.help-cetl.ac.uk

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Inter-disciplinary Ethics Applied (IDEA)University of Leedswww.idea.leeds.ac.uk


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LearnHigherLiverpool Hope University Collegewww.learnhigher.hope.ac.uk

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Personalised Integrated Learning Support (PILS)Open Universitywww.open.ac.uk/pils

Practice-based Professional Learning Centre (PBPL)Open Universitywww.open.ac.uk.pbpl

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SOLSTICE – Supported Online Learning for Students using Technology for Informationand Communication in their Education

Edge Hill College of Higher Educationwww.edgehill.ac.uk/solstice

Surrey Centre for Excellence in Professional Training and Education (SCEPTrE)University of Surreywww.surrey.ac.uk/sceptre

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The Blended Learning UnitUniversity of Hertfordshirewww.herts.ac.uk/blu

The Centre for Excellence in Professional Development (CEPD)Stranmillis University College, Belfastwww.stran.ac.uk/cetl

The Reinvention Centre for Undergraduate ResearchUniversity of Warwickwww2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/sociology/research/cetl


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Visual LearningLabUniversity of Nottinghamwww.visuallearninglab.ac.uk


CETLs

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