We can help you get your project off to the right start by assessing your needs and ensuring that your learning project has all the ingredients for success. We can ensure that:
We can identify the target market for your course, research your competitors and consider how you can improve on what they offer, and plan a marketing and student recruitment strategy.
We will help you ensure that your course fits your teaching and learning strategy and, if required, we will ensure your course meets the requirements for accreditation.
When we develop a course, our first question is always “What do you want your students to be able to do by the end of this course?”. Your answers will inform the course aims and learning objectives.
We can conduct a training needs analysis, which will help you identify the intended knowledge and skills outcomes for your students, and any key skills they will develop through your course.
The skills hierarchy assigns the students ability to analyse and create as higher level skills, and knowledge and comprehension as lower level skills. We will ensure your course develop your students' skills at the appropriate level.
Our clients sometimes want to deliver an existing course in a different way – perhaps using distance learning or blended learning. If you plan to use existing course materials, we will review these materials to ensure they will achieve your course aims and objectives, and are suitable to use with your chosen delivery system. Working closely with your subject experts we can adapt your course materials to allow them to be delivered through distance or blended learning.
We understand that learning at a distance is a new experience for many students and staff, whether e-learning or open learning. We can assess the training needs of your staff and students to ensure that expectations are delivered.
We can provide a range of materials to support both your students and staff; for example, students may need a module study guide, IT training or study skills training to help them complete your course. Staff may need IT training and information on how they can best support students learning in unfamiliar ways.
We can also help you identify the resources you will need to successfully run your course; for example, which teaching and support staff will be involved ? What IT and library resources will be required ?