Brend Foulds and Simon Beard: Technology, Innovation and Success - Our approach at City Lit
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Technology, Innovation and Success Our approach @ City Lit Brenda Foulds Head of Staff Development Simon Beard Head of Learning Resources
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Presentation given at RSC London Conference on 28 March 2014
Transcript of Brend Foulds and Simon Beard: Technology, Innovation and Success - Our approach at City Lit
Technology, Innovation and Success
Our approach @ City LitBrenda Foulds Head of Staff Development
Simon Beard Head of Learning Resources
City Lit
Support – the need
City Lit has approximately
1,000+ staff – number includes 900+ part time teachers
35,000 students
60,000 enrolments
4,000 courses
60 classrooms plus off-site
12 hours per day, 7 days a week, 50 weeks a year
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City Lit Ideology
“You can’t learn a language in 2 hours per week”– Provide support for learning outside the classroom
“Where appropriate”– It may not be appropriate or necessary to use technology for all
parts of all subjects
– Technology appropriate to class, we do not insist on use of specific systems
“Technology cannot make a poor teacher good, but it can make a good teacher excellent”
– Use of technology should not be seen as a box ticking exercise, but part of on-going improvements to teaching
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Flexible approach from Staff Development
Induction – online version
Staff development moodle resource site
Online Toolkit for teachers
Blended PTLLS
Online Equality & Diversity course for teachers
Online Equality & Diversity course for support staff
Online Moodle training course
Training – dedicated Sharing best practice day
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Sharing best practice
http://youtu.be/ZRQwYJkjSRs
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Making it happen
Knowing where you want to get to
Teaching and learning strategy
Student experience strategy
Collaboration
Practice what you preach
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E-Learning support : the solution
E-learning team (not IT support)
• Help - 7 days a week, 12 hours a day
• Technological and pedagogical advice – in person, telephone, email
• Staff development• One 2 one• Workshop• Online
• Student support – in person, telephone, email
• Investigate new technology
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Special requirements
Work with “Access to Learning” to provide technology to support users with special needs.
• Adaptive hardware
• Accessibility software
• Adapted content
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E-Inspiration : sharing best practice
http://mahara.citylit.ac.uk/view/view.php?t=MGSFQXh9cJmHlqUyn5zW
