12/04/2023Lyn Lall, Catriona Moore (RSC advisors), Neil Smith HE lecturer and Advanced Practitioner at New College Nottingham, Georgina Skliarsky, Functional Skills tutor and administrator at KM Training

Sharing resources with work based learners

Session overview and Aims

• Explore some free tools to support learners in the workplace e.g for

• sharing resources with learners

• communicating with learners

• encouraging collaboration

• assessment and tracking

• Share good practice

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What is your role?

A. manager

B. team leader

C. lecturer/assessor/trainer

D. learning support

E. business support

Title of presentation 00/00/2013 4

Which sector are you from?

A. WBL

B. FE/ HE in FE

C. ACL

D. Sixth form College

E. Specialist College

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• Learning outside classroom through technology

• Effective use of resources including technology

• Effective use of technology in assessment

 

Specific references to use of technologyOfsted inspectors handbook

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FELTAG recommendations

“ ……recommends the inclusion in every publicly-funded learning programme from 2015/16 of a 10% wholly-online component, with incentives to increase this to 50% by 2017/2018”

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What tools do you already use to support learners?Share your tools on TitanPad

http://titanpad.com/inbrief 1. Enter your name here

2. Put your cursor on the document and type

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Livebinders

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Livebinders

• Integrate a variety of content into a virtual 3D binder

• Share resources, web links etc. in a structured way

• Allows for collaboration

• Allows for comments and feedback

• App for Apple devices

• examples

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Livebinders

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Livebinders• Share

• Collaborate

• Link/embed

• Present

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Potential uses for Livebinders

• Tutors – share resources and encourage feedback

• Assessors e.g. for documentation

• Students - as evidence of activity and for collaboration

• Students - Employability skills - can develop Digital Literacy and create a positive online presence to present their skills and achievements to prospective employers

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Wordpress

Allows sharing of resources, with tagging

Education-net at http://www.education-net.org/

Also via Android app in Google Play store

Georgina Skliarsky (KM Training)

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Education Net

• Offer free, e-resources to learners, educators and

employers

• Activities, videos and articles which are curriculum based

• Safeguarded and checked whilst the learner stays on the

site

• Ideal for apprentices, Traineeships and work-based learners

• Easy access – built on a WordPress framework

• Accessibility issues: currently using vozMe, options for

screen colour and font size, meeting a variety of learning

styles

• Assumes user is IT competent at least a basic level, staff

can monitor through ICT quiz

FAQ’s

• How did you support your learners before Wordpress -

what were the challenges?o Paper-based, CD-Roms, Work packs, text books

• How has Wordpress enhanced the learner experience?o Accessible, free resources for a range of vocations – World Skills

• What are the benefits for teachers?o Can upload resources, direct learners to quality checked material

• What are the benefits for learners?o One-stop-shop for high quality vocational links

• How do you use Wordpress ?o Education-Net.org

Milestone 1• Created

HairNet• Moodle v

Wordpress

Milestone 2• Developed

EducationNet

Milestone 3• World Skills

2013

Milestone 4• Disseminat

e to schools?

Evolution of Education-net.org

Options for Framework

Moodle

• More Interactive• Holds Resources• More maintenance –

hosting• More cost• More complicated; less

user friendly

WordPress

• Less interactive• Easy to use• Good visual resource bank• Easy to build and maintain• Less cost – hosting• User friendly• Supported development by

RSC East Midlands

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Edmodo

• Free

• No administrator needed

• Allows for sharing resources, web links, user generated content

• Communicating, collaborating, peer review

• Online submission, assessment, grading and feedback

• Quizzes, polls, badges

• App available for Apple and Android devices

Neil Smith, New College Nottingham

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Edmodo

Neil Smith, New College NottinghamFAQ’s

• How did you support your learners before

Edmodo - What were the challenges?

• How has Edmodo enhanced the learner

experience?

• What are the benefits for teachers?

• What are the benefits for learners?

• How do you use Edmodo ?

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Neil Smith, NCN Nottingham

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Coursesites

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CoursesitesFull Blackboard functionality

• Free for up to 5 courses

• No administrator needed

• Allows for sharing resources

• Communicating

• Online submission, assessment, grading and feedback

• Virtual classroom for support (Collaborate)

• App available for Apple and Android devices

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Coursesites

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Canvas

27Create your own customised learning outcomes

Use your outcomes to track progress

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Three RingApp available for Apple and Android

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Three ring

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Next steps

Next In Brief: Induction, 6 May 2014

Resources and Recording on Moodle after the event

http://moodle.rsc-em.ac.uk

Evaluation form on exit

Contact details for more information

Neil.smith@ncn.ac.uk - Edmodo

kmtrainingltd@yahoo.co.uk - Wordpress

Lynette.lall@rsc-em.ac.uk