1. Taking and Managing Risks with Technology This 30 min presentation will address the conference theme: How can we use what we have learned? Mark Stone: HELP CETL Director & AD Teaching & Learning Dr Neil Witt: Director of Technology Enhanced Learning

2. Presentation overview This presentation draws on the experience of using technology at different stages of the educational development process [project design, planning, management evaluation, dissemination and embedding]. Examples from the FDTL SPAT project, the HELP CETL and related JISC projects will also highlight the complexity of working with multiple partners and in consortia relationships.

3. Technology SPAT to CETL Website - PR, information, repository, legacy CD and CD image - still in use Word, rtf and PDF Inter-project collaboration - conferences User focus User customisation Managing contributions and version control Building relationships

4. Knowledge Exchange Network [KEN] Overview: Risk taking capital investment A knowledge management and community of practice support tool Working across a distributed network of 20+ HE in FE Colleges / partner institutions Almost 400 users

5. KEN Managing the risk Working to a specification Moving from Design and Build, to buy and customise Scheduled updates and adaptation based on user feedback Having a back up server Moving from user training to leadership support Proof of concept and embedding phases

6. KEN Managing the risk Standards based approach Focus on functionality not opportunity Team usage and participant usage - different kinds of risk

7. Video Conferencing Overview: Risk taking capital investment Moving from 5 to 17 regional sets of room based equipment Involved tendering Lots of administration, updates and contacts

8. Video Conferencing

9. Video Conferencing Managing the risk Memorandum of understanding 40% discount for region for three years led to further network expansion Relationship led to VC management software massive discount, with headroom for region Planned hand over of management software and support of the network to University New institutional development allows desk top VC to interact with room based users

10. Regional Repository Overview: JISC funded project linked to CETL and regional HE in FE network Changed way of thinking - user focus Bringing multiple projects, collections and users together SPAT now going onto repository

11. Repository Managing the risk Meta data - what is it as well as what does it deal with IPR - procedures and policies Advice and guidance - Web2Rights Collaboration JISC OER & C-Change Timing of work and time to do work – better from the start Skills developed and retention Walking before running - SWLLN pilot

12. Using KEN to support JISC UsPaCE Overview: Call for HE in FE expression of interest in JISC funding call Ideas generated along with an assessment of commitment and capacity to work together using technology Interest in money and prestige vs participation and contribution

13. Maintain a user focus Concept Prototype Test Evaluate Develop Evaluate Deliver Evaluate Embed Sustain

14. Strategy

15. Joined up working FDTL SPAT HELP CETL Repository SWLLN JISC C-Change