Moving learning online part - why?

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Moving Learning onlineSteve Saffhill, Advisor

[email protected]

www.rsc-em.ac.uk

Summary

• Why move online• What is technology enhanced learning• Designing your curriculum for online and

blended delivery• Explore some of the tools

[email protected] Learning Online

Why?

Cos My boss

said so

Competition

Or

survival

Flexi

bilityValue

Formoney

New

Idea

s new

Tech

nology


Interlude


Raw materials Processing Final

product

Stages of manufacturing


Raw materials Processing Final product

The learners’ journey

Learners with Skills

and Abilities

Learning Experience

Skilled Workforce


Skilled workforce:the future of British industry

• Government objectives– Creative

– Social mobility

– “Wants industry to work together and with learning organisations to improve productivity and efficiency”

– “Many of our students’ future jobs will involve some level of crowdsourcing or collaboration”


Learners with great skills and abilities


Speech by Sir Ken RobinsonRSA Animate


The reality

• A new style workforce

• A changing learners’ skillset

• Times are hard– Reduction in funding– Costs need to fall

• However – GLH not as important– QCF moving towards bitesize delivery


Change… What’s in it for learners?


Fits in with busy

lifestyles May improve retention and achievement

Personalised learning

opportunitiesReduce fees and expenses

e-Learning = enhanced learning

Enhanced learning

New knowledge and skills

Feedback and

reflection

Modes of study

Community of practice

Active learning


• New course• Course updates• Assessment

methods• GLH to LH

Course design

• Schemes of work• What can be

delivered online/f2f

Session planning • Lesson plans

• Grouping activities to enable learning

Activity design

• Individual activity

Learning object design

Adapted from Beetham, 2009

Institutional context


Their needs, motivations, prior learning experience, metaskills, learning styles

Lecturers, facilitators, developers, peers

Benchmark statements, industry, institution,

personal

What tools, resources, affordances do you have available for classroom or

virtual delivery?

Activity Design

Learning Environment

Intended learning

outcomes

Other people

Learners

Adapted from Beetham, 2007

How w

ill lea

rner

s int

erac

t with

envir

onm

ent?

How w

ill lea

rning

out

com

es b

e

deliv

ered

and

ass

esse

d?

Does the learning environment inhibit

the completion of learning outcom

es?

How will learners interact with other

people?


What not to do

Straight migration

of resources

does not

work well

Don’t use

Classroom-style

teaching

One approach

or solution

does not fit all

Don’t assume

learners will

be comfortable

with online

learning

Don’t assume

the technology

will always work

Don’t put all

your eggs in

one basketDon’t reinvent

the wheel

Don’t spend

hours

on an activity

that lasts

minutes


Key questions

• Outcomes for learners– Standards– Wellbeing

• Provision– Learning experiences– Teaching– Care and support– Learning environment

• Leadership– Management– Partnerships– Quality– Resources


Resources for today’s workshop

bit.ly/rsc-mlo


Moving learning online part - why?

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