It was always expected that the problem space being addressed by the Smudie project would represent an area for improvement by other institutions and that they could benefit from the project outcomes. Similarly, it was expected that those other institutions would be finding solutions that SMU could benefit from. For this reason, the project will aim to be in regular dialogue with those institutions.
Tony Toole acts as Critical Friend to four different universities participating in the JISC Curriculum Design programme and meets with them regularly. The same information management issues are being addressed by these institutions as they explore transformational change in the curriculum.
This week saw the latest in a series of CAMEL meetings, organised by Tony, where all the institutions come together to share common issues in curriculum innovation and the technical systems that support curriculum design and delivery. Approaches to student information management was on the agenda and it was clear that there were remarkable similarities in the thinking being applied and the support systems being developed. This included the use of Enterprise Architecture as a business and technical modelling tool, and it was agreed that the sharing of experience across that community of practice was highly desirable.
An expectation is that the SMU project team will establish collaborative arrangements with those other development groups for mutual benefit.
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