Author: Alan McGauley, a.j.mcgauley@shu.ac.uk

Author: Richard Pountney, r.p.pountney@shu.ac.uk

JISC e-Learning Activity Area: Learning Resources and Activities

Higher Education Academy Subject Centre: Sociology, Anthropology and Politics

This case study illustrates...an effect on learning, an effect on exam results, an effect on student personal development, student satisfaction with e-learning, innovation in learning and teaching, staff satisfaction with e-learning, staff personal development, a positive effect on recruitment, a positive effect on retention, use of resources

Technology Used

What technologies and/or e-tools were available to you?

The module uses the Blackboard virtual learning environment, email, and a range of multimedia sources alongside lectures and seminars by guest speakers. Contemporary research and real case study material is also available online.