Teaching and Learning Research Programme
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The Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP) is the United Kingdom
's Economic and Social Research Council
's largest investment in education research. It was initiated in 2000 and is expected to end in 2011. The programme incorporates 700 researchers in 70 projects, which cover all education sectors - from Early Years to Higher Education and Workplace Learning. The TLRP researchers work closely in partnership with practitioners to ensure the application of findings to policy and practice.
During the project an interest emerged in Technology-Enhanced Learning
(TEL). It began with a call for proposals in 2006, additional funding having been made available by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The TEL research strand is now the main focus of the TLRP.
The TLRP-TEL programme is based at London Knowledge Lab
. The generic Teaching and Learning Research programme was based at the Institute of Education
, University of London
.
, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester
. The Steering Committee is accountable to the ESRC Council and the committee secretary is Gary Grubb.
The programme currently funds eight large, interdisciplinary projects under its second phase, including:
. The programme director is Professor Richard Noss.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's Economic and Social Research Council
Economic and Social Research Council
The Economic and Social Research Council is one of the seven Research Councils in the United Kingdom. It receives most of its funding from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and provides funding and support for research and training work in social and economic issues, such as...
's largest investment in education research. It was initiated in 2000 and is expected to end in 2011. The programme incorporates 700 researchers in 70 projects, which cover all education sectors - from Early Years to Higher Education and Workplace Learning. The TLRP researchers work closely in partnership with practitioners to ensure the application of findings to policy and practice.
During the project an interest emerged in Technology-Enhanced Learning
Technology-Enhanced Learning
Technology enhanced learning refers to the support of any learning activity through technology.TEL is often used synonymously with E-Learning even though there are significant differences. The main difference between the two expressions is that TEL focuses on the technological support of any...
(TEL). It began with a call for proposals in 2006, additional funding having been made available by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The TEL research strand is now the main focus of the TLRP.
The TLRP-TEL programme is based at London Knowledge Lab
London Knowledge Lab
London Knowledge Lab is a research centre in Bloomsbury, London. It was founded in 2004 as a collaboration between the Institute of Education and Birkbeck, University of London...
. The generic Teaching and Learning Research programme was based at the Institute of Education
Institute of Education
The Institute of Education is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom specialised in postgraduate study and research in the field of education and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It is the largest education research body in the United Kingdom, with...
, University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
.
Objectives
The programme acknowledges the important contributions provided by research on teaching and learning. The TLRP's aims, according to its website include :- Learning - The TLRP conducts research with the potential to improve outcomes for learners in a very wide range of UK contexts across the lifecourse. The Programme explores synergies between different research approaches and aims to build UK capacity in conducting high quality educational research.
- Outcomes - TLRP studies a broad range of learning outcomes. These include both the acquisition of skill, understanding, knowledge and qualifications and the development of attitudes, values and identities relevant to a learning society.
- Lifecourse - TLRP supports research projects on many ages and stages in education, training and lifelong learning. The Programme is concerned with patterns of success and difference, inclusion and exclusion through the lifecourse.
- Enrichment - The TLRP is committed to engaging users in its work. It works in all disciplines and sectors of education and uses a wide range of appropriate methodology. We cooperate with other researchers within and beyond the UK whenever it is appropriate.
- Expertise - TLRP works to enhance capacity for all forms of research on teaching and learning, and for research-informed policy and practice.
- Improvement - The TLRP works to develop the UK knowledge base on teaching and learning and to make sure that the knowledge it develops is applied in practice and policy.
Strategy
There are six strategic commitments which drive the programme's overall development:- User engagement for relevance and quality
- Knowledge generation by project teams
- Knowledge synthesis through thematic activities
- Knowledge transformation for impact
- Capacity building for professional development
- Partnerships for sustainability
Projects
TLRP's projects cover a broad range of topics within the following areas of the lifecourse:- Early Years
- Primary Education
- Secondary Education
- Across School Phases
- Further and Post-16 Education
- Higher Education
- Workplace Learning
- Professional Learning
- Lifelong Learning
- Technology Enhanced Learning
Management
Strategic management of the programme is conducted via the Steering Committee. This comprises academics, practitioners and other users and is chaired by Professor Robert BurgessRobert Burgess (professor)
Sir Robert George Burgess, AcSS is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester. A sociologist by training, Burgess was appointed Vice-Chancellor in 1999, succeeding Ken Edwards...
, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester
University of Leicester
The University of Leicester is a research-led university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is a mile south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park and Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College....
. The Steering Committee is accountable to the ESRC Council and the committee secretary is Gary Grubb.
Director's Team
The Directors’ Team possess expert knowledge of all the key sectors in which research is currently being conducted. They support a specific range of projects or other funded activities. The team includes:- Professor Andrew PollardAndrew PollardProfessor Andrew Pollard is Director of ESCalate, the Education Subject Centre of the UK's Higher Education Academy at the University of Bristol, and supports research impact at the Institute of Education, University of London. He chairs the Education Sub-panel for the 2014 Research Excellence...
, Programme Director - Professor Mary James (educator)Mary James (educator)Professor Mary James is Associate Director of Research at the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education.She was born in Dorking, Surrey, England on 21 March 1946. Her father was a carpenter and joiner and her mother was a factory worker...
, Deputy Director - Professor Miriam DavidMiriam DavidMiriam David is a British educator. She is Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London and Associate Director of the Teaching and Learning Research Programme....
, Associate Director - Professor Alan Brown, Associate Director
Objectives
According to its website, the Technology Enhanced Learning research has specific concern with:- Productivity – Achieving higher quality and more effective learning in affordable and acceptable ways
- Personalisation – Transforming the quality of learning, by matching technology with learners' needs
- Inclusion – Improving the reach of education and lifelong learning to groups and individuals
- Flexibility – Enabling more open, variable, and accessible learning
Projects
Under the first phase of the TLRP-TEL programme, seven development projects were funded during 2006-2007 .The programme currently funds eight large, interdisciplinary projects under its second phase, including:
- A Learning Design Support Environment (LDSE) for Teachers and Lecturers
- Echoes 2: Improving Children’s Social Interaction through Exploratory Learning in a Multimodal Environment
- Ensemble: Semantic Technologies for the Enhancement of Case-Based Learning
- Inter-Life: Interoperability and Transition
- MiGen: Intelligent Support for Mathematical Generalisation
- hapTEL: Enhancing Learning through Haptics
- Personal Inquiry (PI): Designing for Evidence-based Enquiry across Formal and Informal Settings of Learning
- SynergyNet: Supporting Collaborative Learning in an Immersive Environment
Management
The TLRP TEL programme is based at London Knowledge LabLondon Knowledge Lab
London Knowledge Lab is a research centre in Bloomsbury, London. It was founded in 2004 as a collaboration between the Institute of Education and Birkbeck, University of London...
. The programme director is Professor Richard Noss.