USING 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE TEACHING & LEARNING…HOW DO WE DO IT?

E-Learning Forum, January 29th 2010Sam Kennedy, Hertford Regional College

In the next 25 minutes…

you’ll hear about Hertford Regional College and our approaches to (e)Learning

you’ll share details of approaches that work in your institution

Hertford Regional College

Approx. 3,000 full-time learners Approx. 9,000 total learners 8 ‘Academic’ departments 2 main sites: Broxbourne and Ware In the community: NextStep Centres, other

venues Partners: Schools, Colleges, Universities,

Industry Outstanding provision vs. Satisfactory

(OfSTED Feb 09)

Before the bulldozers came… Old, unattractive buildings Departments physically separate A central Library Tired, dated tech infrastructure - bottlenecks Less than 20 working interactive

whiteboards Old PCs ‘Compensatory’ WiFi Tutors with bad backs

The Vision

A safe, shared environment A sense of community Learning on show ‘Learner at the heart of everything we do’

Empowering Learners strategy / Doing Things Differently development plan

Appropriate technology embedded in all areas

Flexible rooms, scalable infrastructure Celebration and sharing of ideas

What we have now…

An all new Broxbourne A part new Ware Shared buildings, learning on show Central and localised Learning Centres SMARTBoard + fast laptop in every

‘classroom’ SMARTBoards in practical areas Bespoke technology Netbooks All pervasive WiFi

and…

The fastest network in any educational institution in Europe!

A real buzz! New systems and ways of working New challenges and responsibilities:

Understanding the impact of the new environment on our learners

Ensuring we maximise its potential

How do we do that?

Recognise and use the expertise we have: Make opportunities to share and critique

eLearning approaches Coach colleagues through self-directed CPD Ensure CPD goals align with strategic

direction Examine the impact on learners and

teachers

Resources Cafe Business & Computing

PDAs effecting institutional change in the use of eLearning

10 Minute Activity

1. In groups discuss the e-Learning strategies/ initiatives in your own institution which have impacted on the quality of teaching and learning

2. Decide on your group’s top 3

3. Write a title/ sentence for each one on a separate post-IT, along with an impact score from 1-3. (1 = high impact, 3 = some impact)

USING 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE TEACHING & LEARNING…HOW DO WE DO IT?

29 January 2010 10:00 Arrival & Refreshments 10:30 Welcome, introductions & RSC updates 10:45 Using 21st Century Technology to improve Teaching & Learning – How do we do it? Speaker: Sam Kennedy, Hertford Regional College 11:15 Refreshments Break 11:30 Putting the ‘Interactive’ into Interactive Whiteboards – tutor demo 12:00 Learner Experience/Student Voice at Hertford Regional 12:30 Lunch 13:15 Round the region Developments in your organisation 14:00 Tour of the Broxbourne Campus 15:00 Close and Refreshments