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Learning & Teaching Innovation Grants

Start-up Meeting: Welcome

Joint Information Systems Committee

Why Learning & Teaching Innovation Grants?

To help allow new and innovative ideas to filter through from the community that do not fit conveniently within a traditional JISC call for proposals

Lower administrative application process for institutions looking to bid

Particularly suitable for smaller projects

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Activity Area knowledge base

Learning & Teaching Innovation Grants:Structure of programme

Round 1 (May 08)• 2 projects• Total: £150,000

At least £500,00 over the life of the programme (2008-2011) Open rolling call 5 rounds so far One year projects up to £50,000 (2010) and £75,000 (2008-9)

Round 2 (Aug 08)• 2 projects• Total: £110,413

Round 3 (Jan 09)• 5 projects• Total: £308,113

Round 4 (May 09)• 5 funded • Total: £260,519

Round 5 (Feb 10)• 5 funded • Total: £247,385


Reporting (i)

• Project plan• Consortium Agreement*• Interim report• Final report• Completion Report

Why?

• Public funds (audit requirement)• To appropriately promote

projects• To see how you are getting on• To offer appropriate support

Required reports

2 Aug 2010 1 Oct 2010 6 May 2011 30 Jun 2011

Project Plan & Budget

Consortium Agreement

(where applicable)

Draft Final Report

Final, Completion reports & Budget

30 Dec 2010

InterimReport & Budget

Very much encouraged: blogs / wiki / news feed (rss), etc.

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• Budget reporting – you should forecast whether you have over- or under- spent in each reporting period and agree any changes to your budget with your Programme Manager. Programme Managers would rather see you use resources effectively than be faced with a big budget variance at the end of the project.

• Staffing – you should always report on any changes in staffing, or significant periods of absence.

• Issues and Achievements – if things aren’t going to plan, say so, say why, and say how you are handling it. If you need help, say so, it is not failure, its just truthful reporting! Likewise where things are ahead of schedule, or working really well, say so, or your programme manager might not know about it.

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Reporting (ii)


What works well in interim & final reports?

real-life examples

telling the story of your project/progress

describing how any of your initial assumptions were/have been challenged

sharing details of anything that didn’t work and how you addressed this

DON’T insert chunks of your project plan

just refer to work package numbers – name them!

make the reports “difficult” to read without prior knowledge


Templates & guidance

Templates & useful links available from the New Projects netvibes page

Useful guidance on final and completion report writing can be found in the Report Writing Workshop Resource Pack

Further guidance can be found on the JISC Infonet website, covering

– Project management

– Risk management

– Contract negotiation

– Change management

www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk

LTIG Projects Page

http://www.netvibes.com/hprice#new_eL_projects

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearningcapital/programmesupport/reportwritingworkshopDec08.aspx


Programme & project websites

- overview of project- project proposal - project plan (when available)- final reports (when available)- link to project website

- JISC branded & link back to programme- managed by project team- materials and reports- news and events (rss feed please)- project aims and objectives- methodology- planned outcomes- project partners- contact details

jisc.ac.uk

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Remember: All outputs and deliverables need to be made available on or via your website which must be maintained for at least 3 years following project completion.

project website


Any Questions?

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