Post on 19-Aug-2020
Monday, 13 April 201511.00am – 12.00pm
Webinar Chair: Chris Swingler, Associate , AELP
Facilitator: Paul Bailey, Senior Co-design Manager, Jisc
Commissioned and Funded by
AELP WebinarPilot (Apprentice) Learner Led Technology
Challenge
Agenda
Introductions
The Pilot Apprentice Learner-Led Ideas Challenge
How to submit and idea
How should we support successful project team
Next Steps
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Jisc
A registered charity and champion the use of digital
technologies in UK education and research
Provide relevant and useful advice, digital content and
network and IT services, while we research and develop
new technologies and ways of working
We work in partnership with membership bodies and
other agencies to develop support for the sector
Who are we?
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Poll One
A. An independent training provider
B. An FE college
C. A local authority provider
D. An apprentice or trainee
E. Other (type in chat window)
Who are you?
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Background
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Summer of Student Innovation
A competition
Student ideas to improve
learning experience
Running since 2013
Supported 40 student project
teams
Projects attended development
workshops from July - September
The competitions in 2015
The Student Ideas
Competition
Supporting Technology
Startup Projects
The Learner Ideas in FE
Competition
The Apprentice Led Ideas
Challenge
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http://elevator.jisc.ac.uk/
The Apprentice Led Ideas Challenge
Brief: Ideas from apprentices and trainees that improve their
learning activity or make being an apprentice/trainee better
Partnership: Jisc and the Association of Employment and Learning
Providers (AELP)
Eligibility: apprentices and trainees supported by a learning provider
or college
A team: 1-4 apprentices/trainees and a named member of staff from
a learning provider/college who will attend events
Funding: £20,000 to work with us to explore and potentially develop
the idea
Ideas supported: Target is two ideas
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The Pilot Learner Led Ideas Challenge
Learner Led Ideas
All the competitions are for ideas led by
learner(s).
The ideas should come from the learner(s) and
they should play a major role in developing
solution
The role of the learning provider or college is to
facilitate, support and enable
These are NOT staff led projects/ideas with
learners working in them8
What we mean
What sort ideas are we looking for?Some ideas to get you started:
the use of mobile apps to support online learners to
work in groups, assist in planning learning online, and
get instant help or feedback problems
developing new tools within learning environment,
owned by learners rather than learning providers
technology that enables you to demonstrate online
skills to employers and support the development of the
digital skills of the FE workforce
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What sort ideas are we looking for?Some ideas to get you started:
technologies or ideas for learning activities that are
more suitable to learners using assistive technologies
that would also be suitable for learners who are not
for models involving learners and employers developing
new and innovative approaches to curriculum design
that involves technology
using the advantages of learning technology to help
learners develop basic skills around maths and English
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Timeline Workshop to support ideas generation: 13:00 – 17:00, 29 April,
Bristol
Competition Opens: 27 March 2015
Submissions close: Monday 18 May at 23:30
Voting closes: Monday 1 June at 09:00
Successful project teams notified: by Wednesday 10 June
2015
Announce winners: AELP Conference June
Projects start: July
Project showcase: AELP Conference November, others tbc
Finish: December11
How to submit ideas
1. Register in the elevator web site
2. Create a short video pitch a post to
YouTube
3. Submit the YouTube link and
description of you idea to elevator,
await approval
4. Promote your idea and get people
to vote, target at least 50 votes
5. The ideas are selected, receive
funding to work with Jisc over the
summer to develop product idea12
http://elevator.jisc.ac.uk/
The competitions in 2015
The Student Ideas
Competition
Supporting Technology
Startup Projects
The Learner Ideas in FE
Competition
The Apprentice Led
Ideas Challenge
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http://elevator.jisc.ac.uk/
Eligibility
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Apprentice/
trainee
with a
learning
provider
Learners in
further
education
University
students
Non-student
teams
The Student Ideas
Competition
Yes Yes Yes No
Supporting
Technology Startup
Projects
Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Learner Ideas in
FE Competition
Yes Yes no No
The Apprentice Led
Ideas Challenge
Yes Apprentices
and
Trainees
no No
Poll Two
A.The Student Ideas Competition
B. Supporting Technology Startup Projects
C. The Learner Ideas in FE Competition
D.The Apprentice Led Ideas Challenge
E. None (say what would)
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Which competitions interest you (Select all that interest you)
How should we support successful project teams?
Support could consist of
Workshops and meetings with
25 projects from the other competitions
related projects around themes
Online meetings and activities
Individual mentoring
Presentations at other events
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Poll Three
A.Attending a residential four day event
B. Attending single day workshops during the
week
C. Attending a workshop at the weekend or in the
evening
D.Hosting a support meeting at your location
E. Online webinars and support17
Which of the following approaches would work for you? (select all that apply)
Next Steps
1. Register for the ideas generation workshop in
Bristol 29 April
2. Register on elevator (to submit or vote)
3. Submit ideas before 18 May
4. Vote for ideas before 1 June
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Contacts
Contacts: Paul Bailey paul.bailey@jisc.ac.uk
Further Information: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/student-innovation
http://elevator.jisc.ac.uk/
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Future AELP Webinars
21 April Reforms on SEND arrangements,
Dr. Christine Rose, Paul Warner, AELP
30 April CEO Member Update
Stewart Segal, AELP
6 May Traineeship Staff Support Programme
Jo Gourley Froome, Mentor Group
20 May Moocs, Coocs Voocs and Smooc - How WBL
providers can benefit
Carolyn Lewis, Vocational Innovation
Visit www.aelp.org.uk/events for more Information