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This JISC Capital Project ran from December 2007 to March 2009. It built on previous grant work within the Tees Valley centred on University of Teesside Library & Information Services.

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The JISC Final report is available at http://reports.jiscemerge.org.uk/Download-document/29-UKAN-SKILLS.html

The main outcomes of the Project were summarised in a conference presentation available at http://www.slideshare.net/paulmayes/jisc-rsc-yh-elearning-conf-2009-ukanskills

The final core Project Team was:

Paul Mayes - Project Leader - University of Teesside Library & Information Services
Sue Myer – University of Teesside L&IS
Denise Turner – University of Teesside L&IS
Jane Aiken - Academic programme partner facilitator – Darlington College
Kay Foster - University of Teesside School of Social Sciences & Law

with specialist partner support from:

Dave Cormier- Edactive Technologies, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Janet A Hale - curriculummapping101.com, Tucson, USA
Nicola Ward - Academic programme partner facilitator - Leeds Thomas Danby
Angela Myers - Academic programme partner facilitator - Redcar & Cleveland
Simon Ball – Senior Advisor, JISC TechDis
Xu Qing – Wuhan Polytechnic University, China
Michael Vallance – Future University, Hakodate, Japan
John Pallister – Wolsingham School and Community College, Weardale
Kirstin McKechnie - University of Teesside L&IS
Fran Porritt - University of Teesside L&IS
Alison Reed - University of Teesside L&IS
Amanda Clarkson – University of Teesside School of Social Sciences & Law
Ewan Ingleby - University of Teesside School of Social Sciences & Law
Bonnie Stewart – Edactive Technologies, Prince Edward Island, Canada

The original main aim of the Project was to produce demonstration versions of online ‘skills development maps’ for a range of academic courses. To do this, the Project Team engaged in ‘dialogues’ with academic staff in programmes in local FE colleges. The Project collaborated with Janet A. Hale of curriculummapping101.com and Rubicon International to use Rubicon's Atlas online curriculum mapping software to host the skills development maps (as well as demonstrating such software to a British audience). The process of a dialogue with academic staff on skills mapping was piloted at Darlington College in April 2008.

However, extensive user engagement activity indicated positive support for 8 other outputs. Although the Project formally finished in March 2009, many of the outputs continue to be developed. The lessons learned about project management itself have been followed up on in the Better Projects blog at http://betterprojects.jiscinvolve.org/