Post on 01-Apr-2015
Robin BallProject Manager – Learning Services
Learning Services
Planning for personalised online learning
OJEU Procurement Process
Becta is entering a procurement process which will result in a Learning Platform Framework Contract.
As such the following statements apply…
OJEU Procurement Process
• The fact that some suppliers are present at the RBC Roadshows does not give any indication that they will be included in the Procurement Framework.
• Becta does not endorse any supplier offering.
• Becta will run an objective procurement process which will apply pre-defined criteria to the bids.
• Becta will not take into account extraneous matters
such as supplier attendance at RBC Roadshows.
The e-strategy• Transform learning and teaching
through shared ideas, stimulating activities and online support
• Engage hard to reach learners with more choice about how and when to learn
• Create an open and accessible system with information and services available to parents, carers, children, adult learners, employers
• Greater efficiency, reduced burdens: through streamlined administration
• Opportunities for professional development through peer to peer networks, online research databases
In a nutshell?
A key objective is to provide:
‘a personalised learning space with the potential to support e-portfolios available to every school by 2007-08’
What will it mean for my school?
Tailoring content to user needs and learning styles
– Breadth & flexibility of resources– Customising learning– Student engagement
Continuity of learning and out of hours learning
– Home learning– Parental involvement– Access to performance
information
What will it mean for my school?
Supporting anytime, anywhere learning
– Remote access– Removing boundaries– Re-engaging disaffected
students
Enabling peer/mentor dialogue– Sharing, adapting &
repurposing– Spreading exemplar and
innovative practice
What will it mean for my school?
Assessment for learning– Share aims of learning with
students– Monitor progress– Planned interventions
Involvement of pupils in their own learning– Ownership of learning– Increased motivation– Anytime, anywhere learning
Planning strategically
Defining institutional readiness– Where are we now?– Where do we need to be? – What needs to be in place?– Measuring progress
How do you make it happen?– Infrastructural change– Involving everyone– Investing in new skills– CPD
Planning strategically
Cultural change and change management
– New ways of thinking– New ways of doing– Planning for change– Involving everyone
Support for change management– National Remodelling Team
resources, ‘Touching tomorrow’– NCSL
Planning strategicallySchool development planning
– Constantly under review– Exploiting new technologies– Continuous improvement– Short, medium & long-term
investment
Enabling data flow– Management information– Data outside the institution– Access to data about learning– Parental involvement
Planning strategically
Building in accessibility– From inception– A constant
Sustainability– Planning for the short-term– Planning for the long-term
What is a learning platform?
Simple web-based learning content systems
– Internet-based– Upload/download of files– Basic communication tools– Message boards/chat
What is a learning platform?
More advanced systems such as Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs)
– Learner support– Learner tools– Management & tracking of learner
activity– Assessment
What is a learning platform?
Comprehensive Managed Learning Environments (MLEs)
– Share & exchange data– Links to management information– Include staffing, finance etc.
So what should I look for?
Most learning platform systems will offer a variety of functions in a number of ways, from basic, hosted systems to fully integrated, managed systems.
There is no one-fits-all solution, and success will be determined by ensuring a coherent match of learning services.
Forget labels and acronyms!
Think about your requirements and look at available functionality:
– Communication and collaboration– Content sourcing and delivery– Content repurposing and sharing– Curriculum mapping– Assessment and recording– Accurate intervention and
reporting– Effective administration
Forget labels and acronyms!
Think about your requirements and look at available functionality:
– Data transparency (adherence to agreed standards)
– Connectivity– Security– Support and maintenance– Training
Support from Becta
‘Planning for personalised online learning’, available from the Becta web site at:
www.becta.org.uk/publications
Support from Becta
‘An introduction to learning platforms for school leaders’, available from the Becta web site at:
www.becta.org.uk/publications
Support from Becta
Functional specifications– Defining levels of functionality
for learning platform technologies
– Created in collaboration with industry
– Currently in production for release March 2006
Support from Becta
Self review framework– Online interpretation of functional
specifications– Enables management to establish
current position and create action plans for future investment
– Available from March 2006
Support from Becta
Practitioner stakeholder group– Online community to validate
advice & guidance– Involved in developing
messages– Invitation to join:
jacqui.drudge@becta.org.uk
Support from Becta
Procurement framework– Currently being developed to
support aggregated purchasing– Informed by the functional
specifications– Evaluation process
Postscript - How to get it all wrong!*
Based on experiences from the FE sector:– Keep it all to yourself– Don’t provide any content– Don’t train the staff– Train the staff in the wrong things at the wrong times– Forget about the underpinning infrastructure– Everyone is going to be enthusiastic about learning
platforms– Forget about quality control– Saying all lessons should be supported or delivered
online
Postscript - How to get it all wrong!*
Spending the money too soon!
* Technology for e-learning, ‘How to get it all wrong’http://ferl.becta.org.uk