Edge Hill is Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Edge Hill College of Higher Education learned today that it is one of the Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) created by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).

Edge Hill has been awarded this status, together with funding for the next five years to support online learning.

As a Centre for Excellence Edge Hill plans to develop a specialist facility to house hi tech IT hardware alongside teaching and demonstration areas, and a university classroom of the future. Funding will also be ploughed into rewarding and recognising excellent teachers, as well as extending existing expertise in curriculum design and research and developing new technologies to support learning.

Mark Schofield, Head of Teaching and Learning Development was responsible for submitting Edge Hill?s bid to become a CETL: "We are delighted that Edge Hill has earned official recognition for its excellence in teaching and learning. The additional support through funding will ensure that we continue to enhance learning in an innovative way through the use of new technology. We hope to attract international interest in this project, as well as establish a fellowship scheme to reward and recognise expert practitioners in the field"

Edge Hill?s bid was one of 259 applications from universities, higher education and specialist colleges that were assessed by a peer-based panel and it is now one of 54 institutions to host a CETL.

John Cater is Chief Executive at Edge Hill: "By capturing the power of new technology, access to learning opportunities are opened up to many more people, particularly in terms of flexible delivery to the home, the workplace and the community. We are delighted to be among the very best universities that have been recognised as Centres of Excellence for Teaching and Learning. As we aspire to university status ourselves this is yet further evidence of the quality of provision at Edge Hill." ENDS EDITOR?S NOTES: For further press information please contact: Roisin Rowley-Smith PR Manager Tel: 01695 584509