Short Course E-Learning Development

1. Short Course E-Learning Development Craig Hawkins Online Learning Officer, TUC Education

2. Context • Pressures on reps – time, work commitments • Future funding issues • Need for quick access to information – courses not necessarily best fit solution • Need to increase access to ‘specialist’ subjects • Need for effective CPD • Inefficient – expensive/low impact briefings

3. Requirements A sustainable web hosted e-learning solution to short course/briefing development: • Bite-size, accessible, flexible, reliable and user friendly courses • High quality alternative to expensive/inefficient f2f briefings • Utilise video, audio and Flash to enhance content/user experience • Cost effective, sustainable, centrally managed solution • Data capture/reporting module to track progression • ‘Rapid response’ solution

4. Rapid e-learning solution • Articulate: rapid e-learning authoring tool • Kineo - leading e-learning development company • Centrally managed and controlled solution (cost effective) • Collaborative content development - tutors and policy expert • Multi-branded

5. Branded skins

6. Content solution • Short bite-sized chunks of learning – 45 mins to 1 hour • High impact, and engaging content • Modular ‘hot topic’ based • Flexible and user friendly • Customizable, transferrable content • Media rich

7. Contents • Interactive, short, self-study modules • Script developed by policy officers, education staff and specialist tutors • Quizzes and self-assessments/knowledge checking • Video and audio content to enhance learning experience • Flash animation will illustrate specific learning points • Resource links, web links, glossary • High quality visuals/attractive • Consistent look and feel

8. Internal capacity and support

9. Building internal capacity • Two modules developed by Kineo • ‘Fit Note’ • New paternity rights • TUC Education will develop subsequent modules with the support of Kineo • Kineo will provide training to staff and policy officers (subject matter experts) • Rapid e-learning project management • Rapid e-learning authoring/writing • Articulate • TUC Education will develop tutor training to further build internal capacity

10. Usage • Rapid solution means we can develop content quickly – provide topic overviews • Courses ‘lead’ reps into longer classroom based courses • Attractive solution to offer to affiliates • Tackling Racism, false economy, green issues, apprenticeships, equality issues, retirement age • Tutor briefings • Ideal for officer training (m-learning) • Internal training

11. Future An integrated mobile technology solution which will complement the web-hosted content • Mobile learning – accessible via smartphones and other mobile devices • Increase accessibility, flexibility and usage of training modules • Ideal campaigning and organising tool

12. Centrally hosted • Moodle hosted • Utilise existing learning environment • This will form part of the TUC Education’s new ‘virtual college’ • Utilise social networking tools • Follow-on discussions • Capture data/usage

13. Next Steps Develop CPD function to record reps learning via Moodle: • Record and track activity/progress • Identify learning needs and objectives • Provide CPD reports • Allow learners to create personal development plans • Allow TUC and affiliates to identify reps’ training and development needs

14. DeLTTUE This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.