CTImusic
News
Winter 1998
The Hertfordshire Integrated Learning Project (HILP)
University of Hertfordshire
Marianne Hall
The Music Department at the University of Hertfordshire is part of a consortium of eleven subjects participating in The Hertfordshire Integrated Learning Project (HILP). The project's overall aim is to enhance student and staff perceptions of the value of integrating skills development and professional practice with discipline-specific learning.
Principal goals of the project
- to develop an Integrated Learning Model, providing a framework for integrating skills development with discipline-specific learning
- to develop materials to support the application of this model
- to enhance skills development provision both within and outside the University of Hertfordshire
- to make a positive contribution to staff development within the University of Hertfordshire
- to disseminate the Integrated Learning Model and the supporting materials as widely as possible within the UK HE community.
The project has three overlapping phases:
Development
- information gathering
- development of an Integrated Learning Model
- development of case studies and other Problem Based Learning (PBL) materials
- development of skills support materials
Implementation and Testing
- application of the Integrated Learning Model
- piloting of materials
Evaluation and Dissemination
- evaluation of the usefulness of the model and materials
- refinement of the model and materials
- dissemination of the model and materials, and the results of pilot studies, to a wider audience
A trans-disciplinary case study, suitable for a number of different subjects, is currently being developed as a vehicle for integrating appropriate skills development with academic content. The case study is based on a site located within the Norfolk Broads and first year music students will be presented with a problem-based learning exercise within the 'Introduction to Sonic Art' module. Students will be required to compose a piece of music using a variety of wetland bird sounds that they will record at the site. As well as focusing on creativity and introducing students to technical skills such as audio recording and sampling, the development of a range of other 'Graduate' skills such as problem solving, time management, negotiation, presentation, and information gathering will be encouraged.
The project team has compiled a menu of skills, ranging from the discipline-specific to the more general, grouped in five broad categories from which staff and students can 'pick and mix' skills to be developed and supported within particular modules.
Additional information
Further information on the HILP project is available on the Web at: http://www.cs.herts.ac.uk/~hilp
Contacts
Project Director
Andrew Honeybone, Department of Environmental Sciences, e-mail: A.J.Honeybone@herts.ac.uk
Core Team
Marianne Hall, HILP, e-mail: M.Hall@herts.ac.uk
Sharon Stedman, HILP, e-mail: S.Stedman@herts.ac.uk
Jennifer Blumhof, Department of Environmental Sciences, e-mail: J.R.Blumhof@herts.ac.uk
Stephen Hunt, Department of Computer Science, e-mail: S.P.Hunt@herts.ac.uk
Sharon Korek, Department of Law, e-mail: S.L.Korek@herts.ac.uk
Music Representative on the Steering Group
John Palmer, John Lill Music Centre
Project Address
Hertfordshire Integrated Learning Project (HILP),
c/o Department of Environmental Sciences
University of Hertfordshire
College Lane
Hatfield
Hertfordshire
AL10 9AB
U.K.
Tel: +44 (0) 1707 284548
e-mail: HILP@herts.ac.uk
Please address initial enquiries to either Marianne Hall or Sharon Stedman.
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