The Adelie Project was a Pathfinder project for the HEA from October 2006:

ADELIE: Advanced Design for E-Learning: Institutional Embedding

The Adelie (pronounced ADAYLEE) is a small Antarctic penguin: very tough and adaptable.

The e-learning benchmarking pilot at University of Leicester identified two key challenges associated with building capacity among university teachers:

• designing for e-, m- and blended learning;
• teaching online with and through student activities.

This needs to extend, in a systematic way, both - across more disciplines and to greater numbers of students and staff. ADELIE builds on four years of developing the CARPE DIEM process with four other UK universities, and is rooted in internal partnerships including three CETLs.

ADELIE's aims were to support staff across the University to:

• make more effective use of the technologies available to them such as Blackboard and Breeze;
• get a better understanding of the use of learning design (instructional design) and key relevant pedagogical concepts in e-learning;
• be confident in choosing from a wide range of learning technologies including e-learning and m-learning;
• design and implement online learning activities for engaging students.

Adelie staff were based in the Beyond Distance Research Alliance.