The FLiP Project

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The FLiP Project

• Flexible In-Company Postgraduate Learning

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The FLiP Project

• Determine effectiveness of web-based postgraduate
  learning programmes.
• Initiated in 2kl by the Technology Innovation
  Centre (TIC).
• FLiP project consortium Bolton Institute of
  Higher Education, Staffordshire University and
  LTSN Engineering.

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Why do it?

• Investigate the current practices in WBL
• To investigate and systematically evaluate the
  appropriateness of technology to deliver a
  quality learning experience.
• To consider the use of both problem-based and
  content-based learning philosophies when using
  web-based technologies

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How we learnt

• 12 months of solid research into existing WBL
  methodologies to determine good practice
• Implemented current practices into four pilot
  studies between Bolton HE and TIC
• We sought to examine both problem-based and
  content-based methodologies and to establish how
  effective they were in a web-based environment.

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The Pilot Studies

• Pilot 1
• Bolton Institute - Institution of Occupational
  Safety and Health (IOSH) Managing Safety Module
  Content based.
• TIC - Materials Management Module (part of MSc in
  Logistics) Problem Based
• Pilot 2
• Bolton Institute - Health Safety Act 1974
  Module (part of NEBOSH Certificate) Problem
  Based
• TIC - Supply Chain Management (part of MSc in
  Logistics) - Content Based

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Outputs of the FLiP Project

• Practice Guide for Part-Time Work-Based Web-Based
  Learners
• Three Academic Papers
• Three Workshops
• 4. A Dissemination website

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What can we do for you today?

• Present a draft copy of our Practice Guide and
  answer any questions about it. A register will be
  available to sign up for a copy of the final
  draft.
• Share our experiences of the problem-based and
  content-based learning methodologies.
• Discuss practical issues of implementing a
  web-based learning strategy within an academic
  institution.

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Contacting the FLiP Project

• For further information
• Faye Nicholls
• Technology Innovation Centre
• Millennium Point
• Curzon Street
• Birmingham
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• Tel [phone]
• Email faye.nicholls_at_tic.ac.uk
• Web http//www.elearning.tic.ac.uk/flip/