Technological interventions
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Idealized Design (Russell Ackoff, 2003)
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outcomes based learning l i m s e l i t u e d d o ma m rket inte lecturer identity l l i g QAA audit enc y
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supply side model of course development
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formulating the mess ends planning means planning resource planning design of implementation design of controls
Reference scenario: the current economic and funding climate - bad HEFCE is reducing funding for students UoB relies on this for the majority of its income demographic trends = fewer potential students
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Tools to support creative design Tools to replace unproductive labour
UoB finds it hard to develop courses that are demand led & staff lack skills and/or desire to change
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-> numbers drop -> courses
Wookie server & widgets? LAMS? Moodle? Integration with other initiatives
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fold -> further staff reductions -> merger or eventual closure the UoB enterprise unsustainable, if it continues to rely on current model