CamTools has contributed not only to enhanced provision, but to a sense of "ownership" of the online environment and improved levels of engagement by both teachers and students.
Patrick Carmichael is Head of Evaluation at the Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies (CARET) at the University of Cambridge, where he leads a team of education researchers involved in a range of teaching and learning initiatives within the university. He also directs externally funded research projects, including "Ensemble: Semantic Technologies for the Enhancement of Case Based Learning", a three-year project to explore the potential of semantic technologies to support and enhance teaching and learning in areas where complex subject matter makes case-based learning the pedagogy of choice. He has done PhD in Science Education and has written on issues as diverse as pre-school learning, assistive...