Success For All Through e-learning Cathy Ellis

1. Success For All Through e-learningCathy Ellis Sharing Best Practice FE Guildford College Wednesday 3 December 2003

2. Success For All Theme 1: Meeting Needs Improving Choice ‘to improve the choice of post 16 education to better meet the needs of learners, employers and communities.’

3. Success For All Theme 2: Putting teaching, training and learning at the heart of what we do

4. Success For All Theme 3: Developing the leaders, teachers, trainers and support staff for the future.

5. Success For All Theme 4: Developing a framework for quality and standards

6. Success For All Responding to Employer Needs:- ‘flexible e-learning based on responding to employers needs can help to increase the take up of training in a dramatic way.’

7. Need to Consider Skills Strategy (21st Century Skills) ‘requires providers to become more responsive to the skills needs of employers, leading to more tailoring of provision and greater innovation by an increased range of ICT and e-learning resources.’

8. Need to Consider Tomlinson Review of Qualifications English baccalaureate E-assessments E-portfolios ICT as a basic skill

9. Focus on e-learning ICT and e-learning are becoming increasingly important to strategic development within colleges. • From 2002 • the DELG • DFES Get on with IT • Joint Implementation Group

10. Focus on e-learning • To 2003 • NLN Transformation Board • DFES e-learning strategy consultation

11. About the NLN Transformation Board • It will focus on four areas:- • Management, planning and funding • Infrastructure • Content • Skills development • These will support the four strands of ‘Success For All’, each of which has an e-learning component.

12. Key recommendations from recent reports 1. The need for leadership in e-learning .. to define and promote the college’s vision for e-learning. This includes having clarity of vision for, focus on and investment in e-learning as well as development of the ICT capability within the college.

13. Key recommendations from recent reports • 2. ICT and e-learning strategic planning considerations .. to include :- • Targets for achievement • Specific milestones • Phases for delivery • Longer term plan

14. Key recommendations from recent reports 3. Development of management practices to mange complex change programmes.. supported by the National Leadership College.

15. Key recommendations from recent reports 4. The need for high quality ICT services in colleges As the demands of e-learning increase, so the delivery of high quality ICT service will become critical.

16. Recent Research Findings (Becta) • Becta’ VLE Research Study found that a VLE brought benefits for:- • Students • Teachers • Parents • ImpaCT2 – looked at the impact of ICT on children’s achievement. • Good ICT leadership is essential for a school to offer good ICT learning opportunities • Resources+Leadership = e-confident school

17. Guildford College 2002 : Infrastructure review & planned upgrade E-learning strategy – planned implementation of Bb 6 2003: Creation of e-learning Unit (4 staff) e-learning mentors (4) E-learning Zones (2 FE/ 1 HE) E-learning is the primary driver of ICT services

18. Turning to Today The programme reflects the priorities in Success For All NLN player – good quality content; NLN materials Belfast – organisational change New College, Durham – beyond implementation Sussex Downs – Bb and Deaf Students

19. Spotlights echo Success For All Andrew from Kingston – Themes 1 & 2 Ellen from Abingdon & Witney – Themes 1 &2 Dennis from Otley – Theme 3 Sandy, from Guildford, Employer engagement Lilian, from Thomas Danby, Collaboration – Theme 2 & 4 Merv, from Sunderland e-assessments etc - Theme 4

20. So…. Have a great day Let’s learn from each other Consider ways to build on today for the FE community Thank you to Blackboard, RM and the RSC for bringing today together and supporting FE

21. Finally Housekeeping Rooms for Spotlights Questions on post-it notes for this afternoon’s question and answer session