Plymouth has been awarded £50,000 by JISC under the Building Capacity Programme.

The Building Capacity, University of Plymouth (or BCUP) project is being led by Dr Neil Witt, Head of Technology Enhanced Learning and Prof Mary Watkins, Deputy Vice Chancellor.

The BCUP project will be working in four areas:

• Digital Literacy. The University wishes to implement the LLida audit tool to capture the Plymouth TEL experience, to allow UoP to build on this experience and to share the findings with the sector.
• Podcasting. Processes will need to be investigated and developed to support both academic and professional support staff in the creation, use and embedding of podcasts in order to create a range of Teaching and Learning materials and to encourage a culture of Media Enhanced Learning.
• Computer Aided Assessment. The University currently uses QuestionMark Perception (QMP) as its main CAA tool. Whilst QMP has proven to be successful for summative assessments in a formal setting there is a requirement to investigate and deliver a range of CAA options suitable for the creation of formative assessments, quizzes and feedback. An integrated approach is required allowing academic staff to be guided through the choice of suitable tools and to be able to access support materials both in the technical use of the these tools and their pedagogic applications to assist in the use of effective, efficient and diverse forms of assessment.
• E-Portfolio. Plymouth wishes to build on its experience of deploying an e-portfolio solution and work to embed its application throughout the institution as a core facility for students and staff.

For further information go to the BCUP page