First CETL Internal Pedagogic Research and Evaluation Group Meeting
Wednesday 28th February 2007
University of Central England in Birmingham
AGENDA
Coffee breaks are planned at 30 minutes to allow colleagues to network
09.30 – 10.00
Reception/ Coffee
10.00 – 10.15
Introductions
10.15 – 11.00
CETL self-evaluation: Glynis Cousin, Senior Adviser, Higher
Education Academy.
11.00 – 11.30
Coffee Break
11.30 – 12.30 Alan Palmer, HEFCE Policy Officer for Learning and Teaching, overall
lead responsible for evaluation and Professor Peter Knight Director, Institute of
Educational Technology, The Open University, lead discussion on CETL mid-term
evaluation and the challenges faced by CETL programme evaluators
12.30 – 1.30
Lunch
1.30 – 3.45
Workshops
Introduced and facilitated by experts from CETL community. Each delegate will attend 2 pre selected
workshops. Please be prepared to comment briefly on your CETL activity to others in the group. These
sessions are informal and will also provide a chance for networking.
These workshops will run in parallel sessions from 1.30pm until 2.30pm and again from
2.45pm until 3.45pm (allowing for a 10/15 minute break between sessions to move)

Approaches to evaluation and dissemination
Dr Marilyn Hammick

The Power of the Visual in Evaluation
Dr Paul Martin
15.45
16.00

Evaluating Organisational Change: Appreciative Enquiry
Bryony Lamb

Evaluating the VLE and e-Learning
Frances Deepwell
Plenary/ debrief/ coffee
Finish
 Approaches to Evaluation and Dissemination
Dr Marilyn Hammick is a Research and Education Consultant whose work includes
consultancy to UK Universities awarded Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning status
by the Higher Education Funding Council for England; Health Canada funded interprofessional
education initiatives and the UK Department of Health’s Creating an Interprofessional Workforce
project. She advises on educational systematic review work, is Consultant to Best Evidence
Medical Education (BEME) and is Research and Evaluation Consultant to the UK Higher
Education Academy Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre.
This workshop will explore some fundamental issues facing the evaluation of education
initiatives and apply these to the context of the participants’ current work. Potential discussion
points include evaluation planning, ethics and governance, stakeholder involvement, selecting a
methodology and data collection methods, insider/outside researcher status and pilot studies.
 The Power of the Visual in Evaluation
Dr Paul Martin is Centre Manager for the CETL in Creativity, based in the School of
Engineering at the University of Brighton. He has been a Senior Advisor for the Higher
Education Academy supporting HEFCE funded national projects in learning and teaching and
helped to set up the CETL Initiative. He is an educationalist, has taught Fine Art and
Management Development is a practicing artist and founder member of the Artist’s Open
Houses in the Brighton Festival.
This practical session will explore the potential of the visual in evaluation ranging from the use
of visual evaluation techniques to the evaluation of visual phenomena. Colleagues will be
encouraged to share experiences and ideas and bring any relevant evaluation issues to the
group.
 Appreciative Inquiry and Organisational Change
Bryony Lamb has used AI within a variety of settings, including the DH funded ‘Creating an
Interprofessional Workforce’ programme. Having recently left HE, she works freelance as an
independent consultant in interprofessional education and teamwork, has recently been
appointed an Honorary Principal Lecturer post at Kingston St George’s, University of London,
and is abstracts editor for the Journal of Interprofessional Care.
This workshop will draw on experiences of using AI for research and projects involving
organisational change, to discuss the advantages and challenges of using the approach and
provide CETL delegates with the opportunity to briefly experience the AI process.
 Evaluating the Virtual Learning Environment and e-Learning
Frances Deepwell’s work includes developing the institution-wide delivery of WebCT and
providing support to academic colleagues across the University of Coventry, in the use and
evaluation of online learning technologies. Since September 2003 she has become course
leader for the Pg Certificate in Learning and Teaching and a member of the Postgraduate
programme team. Frances is also responsible for the Embedding Learning Technologies
programme (a SEDA recognised professional development award) and has recently gained a
Fellowship of SEDA (the Staff and Educational Developers Association).
In her biography she indicates that her current research interests lie in the evaluation of
managed learning environments and associated educational developments, in particular with
regard to institutional change. She is the institutional co-ordinator of EQUEL, a European
research project on e-quality in e-learning in higher education.
CETL Attendee List for First U.K. National Network - Internal Pedagogic Research and Evaluation
First
Name
Richard
Surname
Institution
Job Title
CETL
Email Address
Arnold
Oxford University
Centre Manager
Centre for Excellence in Preparing
for Academic Practice
richard.arnold@learning.ox.ac.uk
Anne
Asha
University of Brighton
Centre Manager
Centre for Excellence in Learning
Through Design
A.Asha@brighton.ac.uk
Nicola
Bartholomew
University of Central
England in
Birmingham
Senior Lecturer
Centre for Stakeholder Learning
Partnerships: Engaging the Wider
Faculty, Realising the Wider
Campus
nicola.bartholomew@uce.ac.uk
Paul
Bartholomew
University of Central
England in
Birmingham
Senior Academic in
Learning and
Teaching
Centre for Stakeholder Learning
Partnerships: Engaging the Wider
Faculty, Realising the Wider
Campus
paul.bartholomew@uce.ac.uk
Chris
Beaumont
Liverpool Hope
University
Deputy Director
Write Now CETL
BEAUMOC@hope.ac.uk
Rebecca
Bryant
Oxford Brookes
University
Centre Manager
ASKe CETL
rbryant@brookes.ac.uk
Elizabeth
Burd
Durham University
Senior Lecturer
CETL for Active Learning in
Computing
liz.burd@durham.ac.uk
Sarah
Carpenter
University of
Coventry
Assistant Director
Centre for Excellence in the
Provision of University-wide
Mathematics and Statistics Support
sarah@sigma-cetl.ac.uk
Annette
Cashmore
University of
Leicester
Sub Dean and
Director
CETL for Teaching and Learning in
Genetics
amc19@leicester.ac.uk
Liz
Chilton
Birmingham
University
Research Fellow
The Centre of Excellence in
Interdisciplinary Mental Health
e.chilton@bham.ac.uk
Tarseem
Cooner
Birmingham
University
Associate Director
The Centre of Excellence in
Interdisciplinary Mental Health
t.s.cooner@bham.ac.uk
Fergal
Corscadden
Stranmillis University
College Belfast
Coordinator and
Educational
Developer
Centre for Excellence in
Professional Development
F.Corscadden@Stran.ac.uk
Lindsay
Davies
University of
Nottingham
Research Associate
Centre for Integrative Learning
Lindsay.Davies@nottingham.ac.uk
Kerry
Dobbins
University of Central
England in
Birmingham
Research Assistant
in Learning and
Teaching
Centre for Stakeholder Learning
Partnerships: Engaging the Wider
Faculty, Realising the Wider
Campus
kerry.dobbins@uce.ac.uk
Patricia
Fell
University of Central
England in
Birmingham
Senior Lecturer,
Learning
Partnerships
Development Unit
Centre for Stakeholder Learning
Partnerships: Engaging the Wider
Faculty, Realising the Wider
Campus
patricia.fell@uce.ac.uk
Rebecca
Freeman
University of Central
England in
Birmingham
Representation
Coordinator
Centre for Stakeholder Learning
Partnerships: Engaging the Wider
Faculty, Realising the Wider
Campus
rebecca.freeman@uce.ac.uk
David
Gosling
University of
Plymouth
Higher Education
Consultant
External Evaluator
CETL-D
CETL-D
david.gosling@ccche.ac.uk
Robin
Gutteridge
University of Central
England in
Birmingham
Senior Academic,
Learning and
Teaching
Centre for Stakeholder Learning
Partnerships: Engaging the Wider
Faculty, Realising the Wider
Campus
robin.gutteridge@uce.ac.uk
Catherine
Hanley
University of Warwick
Academic Manager
The Reinvention Centre for
Undergraduate Research
c.b.hanley@warwick.ac.uk
Kathy
Harrington
London Metropolitan
University
Director
Write Now CETL
k.harrington@londonmet.ac.uk
Laura
Hills
Open University
Lecturer
Centre for Open Learning in Maths,
Science, Computing and
Technology (COLMSCT) Centre for
Personalised, Integrated Learner
Support (PILS)
L.A.Hills@open.ac.uk
Nick
Hopwood
Oxford University
Research Officer
Centre for Excellence in Preparing
for Academic Practice
nick.hopwood@learning.ox.ac.uk
Diana
Kornbrot
University of
Hertfordshire
Evaluation
Coordinator
Blended Learning Unit
d.e.kornbrot@herts.ac.uk
Katerina
Koutsantoni
London Metropolitan
University
Administrator
Write Now CETL
k.koutsantoni@londonmet.ac.uk
Johannah
Latchem
University of Central
England in
Birmingham
Research Assistant
in Learning and
Teaching
Centre for Stakeholder Learning
Partnerships: Engaging the Wider
Faculty, Realising the Wider
Campus
johannah.latchem@uce.ac.uk
David
Laughton
Sheffield Hallam
University
Director
Employability CETL
D.J.Laughton@shu.ac.uk
Sarah
Marshall
Queen’s University
Belfast
Senior Educational
Developer
Centre for Educational
Development
s.e.marshall@qub.ac.uk
Matthew
Martin
St Mary’s University
College Belfast
CETL Coordinator of
External
Dissemination
Centre for Excellence in Critical
Thinking and Analytical Writing
matthew.martin@smucb.ac.uk
Angus
McCabe
Birmingham
University
Research Fellow
The Centre of Excellence in
Interdisciplinary Mental Health
a.j.mccabe@bham.ac.uk
Dominic
McCullough
Department for
Employment and
Learning, Higher
Education Policy
Branch, Belfast
Anne
McDermott
University of
Plymouth
Research Fellow
CETL for Higher Education
Learning Partnerships
anne.mcdermott@plymouth.ac.uk
Sabita
Menon
University of the West
of England
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Health and Social Care
Sabita.Menon@uwe.ac.uk
Dominic.McCullough@delni.gov.ac.uk
Luke
Millard
University of Central
England in
Birmingham
Project Manager,
Learning and
Teaching
Centre for Stakeholder Learning
Partnerships: Engaging the Wider
Faculty, Realising the Wider
Campus
luke.millard@uce.ac.uk
Beth
Mitchell
Liverpool John
Moore’s University
Research Assistant
Centre for Excellence in
Leadership and Professional
Learning
B.Mitchell@ljmu.ac.uk
Raquel
Morales
University of
Cambridge
Internal Evaluator
Reusable Learning Objects CETL
raquel@caret.cam.ac.uk
Sue
Moron-Garcia
Loughborough
University
Pedagogic
Researcher
engCETL Engineering Centre for
Excellence in Teaching and
Learning
S.D.Moron-Garcia@lboro.ac.uk
Julie
Morrison
Open University
Administrator
Institute of Educational Technology
j.morrison@open.ac.uk
Rachel
Moule
University of Central
England in
Birmingham
Senior Academic
Learning and
Teaching
Centre for Stakeholder Learning
Partnerships: Engaging the Wider
Faculty, Realising the Wider
Campus
rachel.moule@uce.ac.uk
Jonothan
Neelands
University of Warwick
Deputy Director
CAPITAL Centre, Creativity and
Performance in Teaching and
Learning
j.neelands@warwick.ac.uk
Michelle
O’Doherty
Liverpool Hope
University
Writing Specialist
Write Now CETL
ODOHERM@hope.ac.uk
Jayne
Payler
University of
Southampton
Education Research
Fellow
IPPS Inter Professional Learning in
the Public Sector (HCIU) Health
care Innovation Unit
J.Payler@soton.ac.uk
Bob
Petrulis
University of Sheffield
Research Associate
CILASS: Centre for Enquiry-based
Learning in the Arts and Social
Sciences
R.Petrulis@sheffield.ac.uk
Adam
Powell
Bath Spa University
Artswork Manager
Artswork: Learning Lab
A.Powell@bathspa.ac.uk
Norman
Powell
University of
Manchester
Research Associate
Centre for Excellence in EnquiryBased Learning
Norman.Powell@manchester.ac.uk
Peter
Samuels
Coventry University
Senior Research
Fellow
Centre for Excellence in the
Provision of University-wide
Mathematics and Statistics Support
aa0489@coventry.ac.uk
Alison
Stokes
University of
Plymouth
Research
Coordinator
Experiential Learning in
Environmental and Natural
Sciences
Alison.stokes1@plymouth.ac.uk
Mark
Stone
University of
Plymouth
Project Director
CETL for Higher Education
Learning Partnerships
mark.stone@plymouth.ac.uk
Greg
Toner
University of Ulster
Director
CETL for Multimedia Language
Learning
gj.toner@ulster.ac.uk
Becky
Turner
University of
Plymouth
Educational
Researcher and
Developer
CETL for Higher Education
Learning Partnerships
rebecca.turner@plymouth.ac.uk
David
Usher
Leeds Metropolitan
University
Senior Research
Fellow
Institute for Enterprise
D.Usher@leedsmet.ac.uk
Antonia
Walker
Bath Spa University
Artswork Educational
Researcher and
Developer
Artswork: Learning Lab
a.walker@bathspa.ac.uk
Trish
Walker
University of Leeds
APLS Programme
Manager
CETL for Assessment and
Learning in Practice Settings
T.E.Walker@leeds.ac.uk
Tony
Ward
University of York
Senior Lecturer in
Engineering
Management
CETL Director
White Rose CETL in Enterprise
aew@ohm.york.ac.uk
Kim
Whittlestone
Royal Veterinary
College
Senior Lecturer in
Independent
Learning
LIVE – Centre for Excellence in
Lifelong Independent Veterinary
Education
kwhittlestone@rvc.ac.uk
Yvonne
Wollny
Middlesex
University
CETL Researcher
CETL for Mental Health and Social
Work
Y.Wollny@mdx.ac.uk
Miriam
Wood
Higher Education
Academy
Project Officer
miriam.wood@HEAcademy.ac.uk
Ian
Woolsey
Sheffield Hallam
University
Research Assistant
CETL for Employability
I.Woolsey@shu.ac.uk
Jonathan
Worley
St Mary’s University
College Belfast
Senior Lecturer in
Written
Communications
Centre for Excellence in Critical
Thinking and Analytical Writing
j.worley@stmarys-belfast.ac.uk
Elena
Zaitseva
Liverpool John
Moore’s University
Research Officer
Centre for Excellence in
Leadership and Professional
Learning
E.Zaitseva@ljmu.ac.uk
Below is a list of colleagues who have elected to remain in contact with, and input into the working group but who are unable to
attend on this occasion.
Margo
Blythman
London College of
Communication,
University of the Arts
Evaluator
Creative Learning in Practice
m.blythman@lcc.arts.ac.uk
Diane
Brewster
University of Sussex
Learning
Facilitator
InQbate, The CETL in Creativity
learncetl@sussex.ac.uk
Carol
Costly
Middlesex University
Work Based Learning
C.Costley@mdx.ac.uk
Eddie
Cowling
Kingston
Research
Assistant
c-scaipe Centre for Sustainable
Communities Achieved
Integrated Professional
Education
E.Cowling@kingston.ac.uk
Helen
Fiona
Day
University of Central
Lancashire
Research Fellow
CETH (Centre for Employability
Through the Humanities)
hfday@uclan.ac.uk
Ann
Davis
University of
Birmingham
Centre Director
The Centre of Excellence in
Interdisciplinary Mental Health
A.DAVIS@bham.ac.uk
Julia
Ruth
Horn
University of
Reading
CMS
Development
Officer
CETL for Career Management
Skills
j.r.horn@reqading.ac.uk
Isabel
Jones
Derby
Learning and
Teaching
Consultant
Health Sciences and Practice
H.S.A.P.
I.F.Jones@derby.ac.uk
Sabine
Little
Sheffield
Learning
Development and
Research
Associate
(Networked
Learning)
CILASS (Centre for Inquiry
Based Learning in the Arts and
Social Sciences)
s.little@sheffield.ac.uk
Frank
Lyons
Portsmouth
Director
Foundation Direct, Student
Support, Careers Service and
Work Based Learning
Frank.Lyons@port.ac.uk
Jane
Osmond
Coventry University
Research
Assistant
Transport and Design Centre for
Excellence in Teaching and
Learning
Jane.osmond@btinternet.com
Maureen
Smojkis
University of
Birmingham
Associate Director
The Centre of Excellence in
Interdisciplinary Mental Health
smojkimn@adf.bham.ac.uk
Paul
Taylor
University of Teeside
Principal Lecturer
Learning and
Teaching
CeTL4Health North East
P.C.Taylor@tees.ac.uk
Rob
Ward
The Centre for
Recording
Achievement
Director
Associate Centre of the Higher
Education Academy
rob@recordingachievement.org