Advancing Educational Achievement with ICT at Kingston College

1. Using ICT to improve educational achievement at Kingston College… a vision for change Andrew Williams Director ILT Support and Development Kingston College

2. Medium-sized learning provider Period of reinvention Cautious adopter of ILT and e-learning JISC Pre-inspection ILT Health-check Management culture…InnovationDelivery modelsVLE developmentILT CoordinatorsTime for staffLRC support Management culture…Fragmented developmentClassroom ICTStaff facilitiesBasic IT trainingSystem integration Strengths Weaknesses The Kingston College experience

3. Challenges in ILT management + + + + = Vision Skills Incentives Resources Action Plan Change + + + = Skills Incentives Resources Action Plan Confusion + + + = Vision Incentives Resources Action Plan Anxiety + + + = Vision Skills Resources Action Plan Resistance + + + = Vision Skills Incentives Action Plan Frustration + + + = Vision Skills Incentives Resources Treadmill + + + + = Vision Skills Incentives Resources Action Plan Kingston!

4. New ILT Strategy SMT and governor backing for ILT expansion New ILT Support and Development Division IT Systems Learning Information Services E-Learning 1 Hosting & delivery: servers and infrastructure to host and deliver e-services 2 E-Services:Information, learning materials, data, transaction and communication 3 Access:Devices and environments to access e-services 4 Application:Use of e-services for teaching, learning and management Response • Development plans being assembled • Information environment • Network development • Access to ILT • E-supported teaching & learning

5. Vision Technology will lie at the heart of learning, learning support, teaching, assessment, administration and management at Kingston College • Ubiquitous network access for all college members • Reconfigured learning spaces to maximise the benefits of ILT • Equip staff with technology, awareness and skills to effectively integrate e-learning in the curriculum • ILT an indispensable component of every programme of study • Regional leader in distance learning provision • Powerful and engaging online personalised portal for integrated access to relevant information, learning and communication tools

6. Improved overall success rates Student success rates Effective adoption of e-learning Improved customer satisfaction ratings Teaching and learning Professional development programme Reduced admin burden Curriculum flexibility Integrated network Raised professional qualification profile Optimised utilisation of learning technology Information processes Management structure for partnership System integration Communication methods Personalised online portal Reduced dependency on LSC income Financial stability Business partnerships High quality learning environment Centralised procurement External competition Improving educational achievement with ICT Issues Objectives Planned outcomes