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The University of Chester is proud to announce it is currently working in conjunction with JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) to explore a project entitled “Piloting a DecentraliseD Learning Environment using standards based tools” otherwise known as PADDLE.

This will involve exploring the concept, benefits and uses of personal learning environments or user owned technology, and the implications of this, for the institution, students and academics from technical, institutional and pedagogic perspectives.

The project will be piloted initially beginning October 2007 with 1 module that a group of students based at the University of Chester are studying part time using a blended learning methodology.

In preperation, the students’ needs have been analysed via a pre-pilot study, and a learning technology service has been provided to advise, demonstrate, and instruct the pilot group on the concept, practicalities, benefits and uses of this mode of learning.