About
the ANNIE project
Annie was a project
supported by the Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning,
and undertaken jointly by The University of Warwick and the University
of Kent at Canterbury
The project
aimed to enhance students' learning experience in Theatre Studies
by augmenting two aspects of the established culture within the
national discipline:
- access to
research-led teaching and to workshops led by practitioners of
national and international standing
- student engagement
in self-directed learning.
Based on detailed
case studies at Warwick and Kent, it has established the academic
principles, structures and procedures needed for organising teaching
from distant locations. It determined the most effective uses of
available methods and media, and how to build in quality assurance
mechanisms. It also established appropriate guidance and training
for students in self-directed and interactive learning. Initially
the outcomes were disseminated through pilot studies involving three
additional institutions, and subsequently through on-site and national
training sessions in further UK institutions. A long-term continuation
strategy has been ensured through forming a commercial company to
further develop and disseminate the outcomes.
The Project
aims were to:
- enhance student
learning by augmenting access to teaching and workshops led by
scholars and practitioners of national and international standing
from distant locations
- promote student
engagement in creative and collaborative learning.
The Project's
objectives were to:
- establish
best practice in delivering teaching from distant locations
- explore ways
in which students may interact creatively with distance-taught
courses and workshops
- produce guidelines
for the design and delivery of distance-taught courses and workshops.
The project
has the following outputs and outcomes
Outputs:
- learning
frameworks and course design methodology derived from detailed
case studies
- guidelines
for the design and teaching of courses taught by scholars and
practitioners from distant locations
- advice on
appropriate quality assurance mechanisms for such courses
- guidelines
on the application of CIT in distance learning
- advice on
how to facilitate creative and interactive approaches to distance
learning
- training
and advice (including a national conference) to be offered in
collaboration with the LTSN.
Outcomes:
- enhanced
student learning by augmenting access to teaching and workshops
led by scholars and practitioners of national and international
standing from distant locations
- greater student
engagement in creative and collaborative learning.
The outcomes are being embedded in the longer term through collaboration
with the specialist committees of the subject association (SCUDD)
and the LTSN.
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