Time for a step change: Technology

enhanced learning in FE and Skills5th March 2009

Jane Williams

Executive Director

FE and Regional Delivery

Becta Informal adult learning, April 2008 1

First it’s a joke...

then it’s a threat...

then it’s obvious.

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Joke?

Babbage’s Difference Engine

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Threat?

Bell’s telephone

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Digitally excluded?

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50.4%49.2%

58.2%

47.3%

65.8%58% 54.8%

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Joke?

Threat?

Obvious?

And learning technologies?

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Learner access & capability: goodstudent internet access, but some groups are relatively disadvantaged

79% have a broadband-connected computer at home that they use for their college course

Access is higher among those under 25 and those without disability or learning difficulties

There are no real access differences between full-time and part-time students, but there are differences in the use of technology between these groups which relate to age, income and educational level.

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Access via broadband

Access via dial-up No internet access at home

FE students’ internet access

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Appendix A

Becta: Measuring e-maturity in the FE sector (2008)

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Provider maturity in work-based learning

Localised (under 40)

Co-ordinated (40-60)

Transformative (60-80)

Embedded (80-100)

Innovative (over 100)

% Providers 6% 19% 41% 33% 2%

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Work-based learning provider e-maturity

Becta: Measuring e-maturity amongst work-based learning providers (2008)

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Impact & experience: colleges are positive about impact but morecircumspect on tangible outcomes

More effective training

Students learning more

effectively

Useful learner support tool

More diverse learning offer

Improved learning

outcomes

A great deal of help 47 44 64 31 30

Offers some help 32 40 21 45 43

May help 17 13 12 16 20

Doesn't deliver this 3 2 3 4 5

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The value of ICT and e-learning: FE college views

Becta: Measuring e-maturity in the FE sector (2008)

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Prescription for success

• Responsive to learners.

• Expertise.

• Technology plus.

• Coherent support

• Commitment from the top.

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Siôn Simon’s challenge

‘...to see more and better...to see the FE sector

recognised nationally and internationally for its

commitment to technology. For the innovative and

creative way it uses technology’.

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How we are helping...

• Championing the cause of technology.

• Supporting leadership for technology.

• Development opportunities for FE staff.

• The learner and employer voice.

• Generator.

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Last word...

The time for learning technologies is

here.

The FE sector is in a good position

to make a success of technology.

Expert support is available

to help you.

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Get in touch.....

http://collaboration.becta.org.uk

feskills@becta.org.uk