Jisc is developing a new online continuing professional development (CPD) service for the further education and skills sector to improve the digital technology skills of practitioners and to increase their confidence and expertise in digital delivery and developing blended learning. Come and have a look at our plans and take this early opportunity to feed into the development of the service.

1. Jisc online CPD service for Further
Education and skills
2 March 2016

2. Presenters
» Sarah Dunne
Senior Co Design Manager, Jisc
» Clare Killen
Educational Author and Consultant
» Peter Chatterton
Educational Consultant, Daedalus e-World
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3. Expectations: students
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“I expect college to provide free access to a
range of digital devices, services and
software. I want to be using the software I’ll
need at work.”
“I want support in moving beyond the basic
functions of software and systems, and
using things effectively”
“Ask us what we need - we might just
surprise you. I don’t feel the college
genuinely engages us in decisions
about technology”
“I want teachers who are
digitally skilled, confident, and
willing to hand over control to us
to use familiar technologies in
class”
“I expect modern, easy to find
learning resources. How
about making screencasts or
videos available on theVLE?”

4. Perspectives: teaching staff
» Goals:
› Learner engagement
› Learner retention and achievement
› High-quality learning resources and
activities for use in classroom and
homework
» Barriers:
› Short on time to find and review
resources
› Largely thinking of traditional face to
face teaching models
› Not sure what’s possible; how the
online learning would be designed and
delivered
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“We use resources from all over the place –
some that we’ve created, some free, and
some content that the college has paid for.”
“I want engaging content and activities that
I can give to learners for homework,
revision, or to use to cover staff illness”

5. Perspectives: e-learning managers
» Challenges:
› FELTAG suggests the sector moves 10% of guided learning hours online – who will create
the content?
› Motivating and supporting staff in moving to a blended model – developing digital
capability and an awareness of the need and the opportunities
› Customising – supporting individual staff linked to specific curricula and student
requirements
› Making time and space for e-learning development and providing flexible training
models
› Variable access to in-house digital support and expertise
› Lots of content but how best to evaluate, navigate, use and keep current?
› Staff digital skills, confidence, aspiration and buy-in
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6. Jisc online CPD service for FE and skills
»What are your biggest challenges in developing digital
capabilities and opportunities?
› Your biggest ‘headache’?
› Things that come back to trouble you regularly?
Digital challenges in CPD
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Brief overview of vision and purpose
• Responding to needs highlighted in
FELTAG report:
• trainers and teachers may not be
sufficiently trained or confident in
the use of new digital technology,
• FELTAG felt the sector should
circulate its innovative ideas more
widely
• teachers be supported to acquire a
high level of digital competences
and adopt innovative teaching
practices through flexible training
and education
“Ease of access to curated content
through orchestrated activities to help
staff use them in their own teaching”

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Diagnostic ‘Discovery’ tool
linked to Jisc’s six elements of
digital capability
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»Offer feedback and suggested
actions/next steps as well as link to
resources
»Use will help awareness and raise
expectations and understanding of digital
capabilities and opportunities
»Highlights importance of digital
capabilities and how they may apply in
different contexts
»Allows for self-review (individuals and/or
teams)
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»Searching and browsing curated resource
bank (either through Discovery tool or user
search)
»Routes through collections of resources
» Community ratings and reviews
»Focus on specific digital capability themes
and learning outcomes
»Options to record, evidence and showcase
skills development
»Opportunities for accreditation/online
badges

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Online activity builder app – a
tool to assist with embedding
digital approaches to learning in
lesson planning
»Choose content, qualification
and level
»Choose platform
»Upload content
»Add wrapper elements (learning
outcome and objectives)
»Add activities and assessment
»Potential for online course
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»Review and rating of apps and
learning resources
»Develop knowledge base and
contribute resources
»Opportunities for collaboration
and sharing of experience
»Reflection and peer support
»Sharing of guided learning
pathways
»Facilitation of in-house,
regional and national models of
community support
»Facilitation of special interest
groups
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»A route through to learning
objects with instruction on how
to repurpose and reuse the
objects on various platforms
»Linked to upcoming Jisc app
store and will incorporate
existing resources from Jorum
as well as newly identified
resources

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Any questions?

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»Of the things we have described - what will be the most
useful aspects in addressing your challenges?
»Is there anything else that would be beneficial?
Your feedback
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17. User scenarios
Jenna
• 26 years old and new to
teaching
• Looking to become a
‘good teacher’ to fulfil
personal ambitions and
ensure job security
• Has educational
qualifications
• Follows journals and
keeps up to date with
the sector and what’s
happening
• Understands the
importance of blended
learning but was not
taught it
Challenges & concerns
• Has a difficult audience
and want to keep them
engaged
• Wants students to
succeed and achieve
qualifications
• Wants students to feel
engaged, empowered
and involved
• Has a full day of lessons
with planning carried
out at evenings and
weekends
How Jisc online CPD
service can help
• E-learning manager
suggests CPD service
during review meeting
• Signs up and takes the
Discovery tool
• Looks at recommended
guided learning
pathways submitted by
others
• Receives regular
support from e-learning
manager who also
highlights additional in-
house training options

18. User scenarios
Geoff
• 53 and a mechanic
turned apprentice
trainer
• Works mostly in the
garage doing hands on
training with his 10
apprentices.
• Loves practical skills
but doesn't devote
much time to
technology aspects of
the job as he is not
confident
Challenges & concerns
• Needs to overcome fear
of new technology
• Not a confident self-
learner with technology
• Used to teaching
himself and doesn't like
to admit weakness
• Anxious about meeting
guidelines for 10%
online learning
• Feels he needs to keep
up with practices used
by peers
How Jisc online CPD
service can help
• Google search for
‘Automotive diagnostic
simulation batteries’
brings up online course
linked to Jisc online CPD
service – signs up and
begins course
• Inspired to learn more
• Looks at other
resources rated by
community members
with common interests
• Begins to collaborate
with others through the
online community

19. Jisc online CPD service for FE and skills
»Can you suggest ways the proposed service could help
overcome the sort of barriers we have discussed?
»How do you see the role of the FES community in
developing the Jisc CPD service?
Overcoming barriers
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20. Jisc online CPD service for FE and skills
»Mailing list opening mid March
»http://innovationfes.jiscinvolve.org/wp/
Keep in touch
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21. jisc.ac.uk
Further info
Contact
Sarah Dunne
Senior Co Design Manager, Jisc
sarah.dunne@jisc.ac.uk
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