JISC Green ICT

On 3rd June we launched the survey for OU students on five modules and will shortly survey students in Cranfield University and University of Loughborough. Further surveys of students on modules at Cranfield University, University of Loughborough and University of Oxford will take place later this year at an appropriate time in various…[Read more]

We have now held scoping meetings and consultations to agree a common framework for conceptualizing the role of ICTs in different Higher Education teaching models, although the process is still continuing. To be able to measure the role of ICTs in HE teaching and their consequent contribution to the energy expended in the teaching and learning [...]

This virtual workshop will support discussion about Higher Education teaching models and the role of ICTs. A framework for conceptualizing the role of ICTs in different HE teaching models and their ICT intensiveness has been circulated in advance to support discussion. The key question is how suitable is this methodology for identifying the role…[Read more]

The SusTEACH PAG meeting will be held on 17th May 10.00-11-30 in N2028 (DDEM). This meeting will review progress with the SusTEACH project progress and plans. Following an internal meeting at the OU we have developed an approach to conceptualise the role of ICTs in teaching models and their ICT intensiveness. We plan to hold several [...]

The SusTEACH project is progressing well, and we have now established partnerships with both Loughborough University and the University of Oxford as well as colleagues at the Open University. We would like to set up a additional partnership with another Higher Educational Institution. This email outlines what involvement with the SusTEACH project…[Read more]

The SusTeach project team attended the JISC GreeningICT Programme meeting 7-8 March 2011 in The Bristol Hotel, an excellent hotel. This was the inaugural meeting for Phase 11 of the JISC programme. We met the Programme Manager and had an opportunity to establish synergies with the other project teams involved with the GreeningICT programme.

SusTEACH Project Meeting will be held Thursday 17th March 2.30 -4.30pm in room N2028 (Design, DDEM) at The Open University This meeting builds on distinctions developed by the OU (Learning and Teaching Strategy) between web enhanced, web focussed and web intensive modules to conceptualise the use of ICTs in HE teaching models. A key aim of [...]

SusTEACH investigates the transformative impact of ICTs on Higher Education (HE) teaching models and assesses their environmental and life-time impacts. Sustainable, low carbon HE teaching models are part of the carbon reduction strategies needed to meet targets set for HEFCE-funded institutions. As ICT use is responsible for at least 2% of global…[Read more]