RCE East Midlands-2010

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Submitted by RCEeastmidlands on Wed, 2010-04-07 18:54
1. General Information
Contact Name(s): 
Yvonne Dickinson
Roy Morgan-Wood
Organizational Affiliation : 
nstitute of Lifelong Learning - University of Leicester
Leicester College
Role in the project: 
Co-Chair, Further Education Working Group
Co-Chair, Further Education Working Group
E-Mail Address(es): 
eyd24@lec.ac.uk
rmorgan-wood@lec.ac.uk
2. Project Information
1. Project title: 
Further Education (FE) Group of the RCE East Midlands
2. Project Description: 
The FE Group has representatives from FE Colleges across the East Midlands. The group meets four times each year at a different college across the region. The agenda for the meetings cover a wide variety of topics. This year we have looked at renewable technologies, local farming, green roofing,eco centres, food aid organisations, curriculum development etc.
3. Project Status: 
Ongoing
4. Key Words
Other: 
renewable energy
5. Project categories
Project categories: 
Education
Awareness building
Networking and partnership development
6. Expected outcomes:: 
Motivating member colleges to develop ESD in their institutions
Learning from each other
Sharing ideas and experiences
Identifying opportunities for ESD
Working in partnership
7. Duration of the Project:: 
Embedding ESD in FE colleges in the East Midlands
3. Project Leadership & Vision
9. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
10
b. Transactional: 
10
c. Transformational: 
10
4. Project results
10. Project results : 
Increased engagement by learners in ESD
11. Contribution to reforms and innovations: 
At an organisational level the curriculum has been enhanced by the activities offered by the group. Membership of the group has contributed to the policies of the college.
12. Unexpected / unplanned results: 
The group has attracteda wider membership than the FE sector. We now have represetatives from adult education and local government attending the group.
13.Core Partners: 
The Institute of Lifelong Learning at the University of Leicester and Leicester college
5. Partnership and networking
14. Project Network
a. Information network: 
8
b. Knowledge network: 
8
c. Innovation network: 
9
6. Participation
15. Type of involvement: 
members of the group offer activities and premises for group meetings
16. Participation opportunities
a. Informational participation: 
10
b. Consultation participation: 
10
c. Decision influencing participation : 
10
7. Education & Learning
17. Educational activities: 
The group meetings are learning events with a wide variety of topics and speakers. The group offers a chance for members to arrange activities for their students.
18. Learning activities: 
An increased understanding of the potential to embed ESD in institutions.
Building capacity for ESD across the region
Improved network opportunities
19. Educational activities
a. Theory: 
2
b. Discussion: 
10
c. Interactive and Multidimensional "action oriented education": 
8
Type: 
Project Reports
Region: 
Europe
Community: 
SCP,Livelihood and Well-being
Community_second: 
Higher Education
Issue: 
Sustainable Consumption and Production
One More Issue: 
Higher Education
Country: 
United Kingdom