The Tower Hamlets The Tower Hamlets College experience…College experience…

Staff development for e-learning: key to success Staff development for e-learning: key to success

Philip ElliottPhilip Elliott

Computer says no?Computer says no?

The evidence:The evidence:

‘‘ILT has a positive impact on many aspects ILT has a positive impact on many aspects of education.. In particular.. On teaching of education.. In particular.. On teaching and learning’ and learning’ (The developing impact of ILT - (The developing impact of ILT - NLNNLN))

‘‘Creates a sense of engagement.. By Creates a sense of engagement.. By personalising the experience.. And by personalising the experience.. And by improving communication’ improving communication’ (Impact of e-(Impact of e-learning - learning - HarrisHarris..R, Hall.J et al - 2005R, Hall.J et al - 2005))

Increasingly.. ‘computer Increasingly.. ‘computer says YES’…says YES’…

ILT @ THC ILT @ THC 1996 -20061996 -2006The way we were… 1996

FE:Green shoots..

THC:Ratio of computers to staff – 1:8

Ratio of computers to students – 1:30

Inspection 1996:•No grade 1 provision•2 outstanding x-college grades

How we live now… 2007FE:Transformation

THC:Ratio of computers to staff – 1:1

Ratio of computers to students – 1:2.6

Inspection 2005:• Grade 1 provision in 80% of curriculum • Outstanding cross-college grades in all areas

What we use…

Discussion Boards

Issues in English

Commercial software

VLE, Intranet and shared network

Existing websites

Internet

Outlook

PowerpointExcel

WordMS Office

Mind Genius

Kar2ouche

Interactive Whiteboards

ACTIVote

VLE quizzes

In house tools

QUIA Hot Potatoes

Quiz Tools

Students’ work

Tense Buster

Chat

Texting & mobile learning

Web design software

Major projects:Major projects:Action Research – ‘supported experiments’ in Action Research – ‘supported experiments’ in each programme area. Action Researchers are each programme area. Action Researchers are currently halfway through a year-long pilot currently halfway through a year-long pilot carrying out T&L focussed projects with a carrying out T&L focussed projects with a strong emphasis on improving achievementstrong emphasis on improving achievement

TALWILT (Teaching and Learning with ILT) is TALWILT (Teaching and Learning with ILT) is our bespoke ILT qualification and to date 105 our bespoke ILT qualification and to date 105 staff have completed the trainingstaff have completed the training

Lesson observation. A key target in the ILT Lesson observation. A key target in the ILT strategy is that all observation reports have strategy is that all observation reports have use of ILT as a strengthuse of ILT as a strength

Action research projects which Action research projects which develop ILT skills and resources:develop ILT skills and resources:

AspirationsAspirations

Self-assessment and self-evaluation in the Self-assessment and self-evaluation in the teaching and learning process with adults with teaching and learning process with adults with learning difficulties and/or disabilitieslearning difficulties and/or disabilities

Bethnal Green ESOL Bethnal Green ESOL

Realising potential in skills for life Realising potential in skills for life

BusinessBusiness

Developing analytical skills Developing analytical skills

ComputingComputing

Learning LogsLearning Logs

And more…And more…

English & HumanitiesEnglish & Humanities Questioning Styles Questioning Styles

MathsMaths Investigating the best methods for actively Investigating the best methods for actively

engaging learners to improve their engaging learners to improve their understanding of mathematical concepts understanding of mathematical concepts for further educationfor further education Vocational OptionsVocational Options

Motivational development of learners using Motivational development of learners using formative feedbackformative feedbackA collection of the various methods we use to A collection of the various methods we use to formatively assess our students: a ‘tool kit’ of formatively assess our students: a ‘tool kit’ of ideas ideas

The learner of the The learner of the future…future…

Every effective Every effective teacher… sets teacher… sets out as far as out as far as possible to meet possible to meet the needs of all the needs of all their students. In their students. In doing so, they doing so, they can transform the can transform the life chances of life chances of learners learners ((Further Further Education. Raising Skills, Education. Raising Skills, Improving Life Chances)Improving Life Chances)

Thanks for listening…Thanks for listening…

If you have any questions, fire away..If you have any questions, fire away..

or call/email:or call/email:

Philip Philip

0207 536 5785/57840207 536 5785/5784

pelliott@tower.ac.ukpelliott@tower.ac.uk