Institute for Learning Enhancement

ILE works with University staff to enhance the student learning experience. Find out more about us including our strategies and values as well as our staff and departmental mission statement.

Typical projects and areas of expertise include:

• Blended Learning resources
• Learning Works: Refocusing the Undergraduate Curriculum
• CIEL - Critical Interventions for Enhanced Learning (CETL)
• Learning and Teaching Resources

News and Events

Blended Learning Staff Support January to March 2010

To assist staff with using PebblePAD and WOLF, the Blended Learning Unit will be offering a series of workshops. There are 5 different sessions each lasting half an hour which span a morning or afternoon.

• Hands- on in WOLF (pdf doc - 69.2k - opens in a new window)
• Hands-on in PebblePAD (pdf doc - 68.9k - opens in a new window)

For further support and resources please visit the Blended Learning webpages.

ePPSME Project

An e-Portfolio based Pedagogy for SMEs (ePPSME) is a new project within ILE which will support the upskilling of workers in the West Midlands. ePPSME will focus on small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with the aim to meet the training needs of employers through the use of an e-portfolio.

Professional Development

ILE provides a variety of sources for Professional Development, helping you to keep at the forefront of your vocation. These include support for externally validated qualifications, as well as specific training to enable each staff member to reach their full teaching potential.

Strategy for Learning and Teaching

Enhancing the student learning experience is the title of the 2006 to 2010 Strategy for Learning and Teaching.

This strategy aims to embed the quality, relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of our learning environments into the mainstream processes and procedures of University planning and implementation, so as to enhance the lives, the educational experience and employability of our students.