brend foulds and simon beard: technology, innovation and success - our approach at city lit

Technology, Innovation and Success

Our approach @ City LitBrenda Foulds Head of Staff Development

Simon Beard Head of Learning Resources

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Support – the need

City Lit has approximately

1,000+ staff – number includes 900+ part time teachers

35,000 students

60,000 enrolments

4,000 courses

60 classrooms plus off-site

12 hours per day, 7 days a week, 50 weeks a year

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City Lit Ideology

“You can’t learn a language in 2 hours per week”– Provide support for learning outside the classroom

“Where appropriate”– It may not be appropriate or necessary to use technology for all

parts of all subjects

– Technology appropriate to class, we do not insist on use of specific systems

“Technology cannot make a poor teacher good, but it can make a good teacher excellent”

– Use of technology should not be seen as a box ticking exercise, but part of on-going improvements to teaching

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Flexible approach from Staff Development

Induction – online version

Staff development moodle resource site

Online Toolkit for teachers

Blended PTLLS

Online Equality & Diversity course for teachers

Online Equality & Diversity course for support staff

Online Moodle training course

Training – dedicated Sharing best practice day

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Sharing best practice

http://youtu.be/ZRQwYJkjSRs

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Making it happen

Knowing where you want to get to

Teaching and learning strategy

Student experience strategy

Collaboration

Practice what you preach

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E-Learning support : the solution

E-learning team (not IT support)

• Help - 7 days a week, 12 hours a day

• Technological and pedagogical advice – in person, telephone, email

• Staff development• One 2 one• Workshop• Online

• Student support – in person, telephone, email

• Investigate new technology

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Special requirements

Work with “Access to Learning” to provide technology to support users with special needs.

• Adaptive hardware

• Accessibility software

• Adapted content

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E-Inspiration : sharing best practice

http://mahara.citylit.ac.uk/view/view.php?t=MGSFQXh9cJmHlqUyn5zW

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Simon Beardsimon.beard@citylit.ac.uk

Brenda Fouldsbrenda.foulds@citylit.ac.uk