It’s the curriculum stupid!! Why pedagogy should drive the MLE.

University of Durham

11 December 2001

Cathy Ellis

cathy.ellis@citysun.ac.uk

BUSINESS DRIVERS

CURRICULUM DRIVERS

TECHNOLOGY DRIVERS

Efficiency

New markets

Commercialisation

Higginson (1996)

Stevenson (1997)

Dearing (1997)

UFI (1999)

Curriculum 2000

Internet

Increased PC ownership

Cultural saturation

1. The driving forces underpinning MLE development

‘We wish to see a society within 10 years where ICT has permeated the entirety of education (as it will the rest of society) so that it is no longer a talking point but rather taken for granted - rather as electricity has come to be.’

Stevenson Report, June 1997

1. The driving forces underpinning MLE development

1. The driving forces underpinning MLE development

National Learning Network

NGfI

ILT Strategy

BECTA

Materials Development

JISC & UKERNA

Connectivity

RSCs

LSC

National Targets

ILT STRATEGY 2000-2003

1. The driving forces underpinning MLE development

INFRASTRUCTURE AND HARDWARE ISSUES

STAFF AND ILT

LEARNERS, LEARNING AND THE CURRICULUM

ILT IN MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

‘Exemplary ILT strategies all started from a pedagogical and curriculum focus and had a clear vision of how technology should serve learners.’

Ferl, June 2001

1. The driving forces underpinning MLE development

• Is popular

• Increases standards

• Improves retention

• Increases the impact of the learning experience

• Promotes inclusion

John Harwood, CEO, Learning & Skills CouncilOctober 2001

E-learning is important because it:-

1. The driving forces underpinning MLE development

FUNDING ILT IN FE

IMPLEMENTING ILT IN FE

1999-2000 FE spend £170m

National Learning Network: £74m in 1999

2001 Further £84m allocated

ILT Strategy

1:5 ratio of Internet connected PCs

Robust network minimum 100Mb/s

2Mb/s JANET connection to all colleges

2. The ILT Strategy in FE

HE CONTEXT

C& IT

FE CONTEXT

ILT

Global market

Research

Level 4+

Local market

Widening Participation

Level 1+

National Targets

2. The ILT Strategy in FE

3. From ILT Strategy to VLE Practice in FE

I .T . In fras tru c tu reJA N E T

S tan d ard s F u n dF E N TO

N ap s te r G en era tion

IT S K IL L Ss ta ff

s tu d en ts

S ch em e o f W orkD iffe ren tia tion

C ore & E xten s ion

C u rricu lu m A g en d aC u rricu lu m 2 0 0 0N tion a l Ta rg e ts

S tan d ard s

A ccess to P C s

A vo id in g th e D ig ita l D ivid e

Tech d isB ob b y C om p lian t

A ccess ib iltyIn c lu s ion

Em bedding ILT across the curriculumThe Issues

Tech n ica l A d m in is tra tive

S u p p ort S ta ff

L ib ra ry S ta ff

Teach ers

Staff

P C G am esIn te rn e te -m u s ic

M ob iles ,W A P

Text, e tc ...

e -c it izen s

IC T from sch oo l

Students

VLE DEVELOPM ENT@

City of Sunderland College

3. From ILT Strategy to VLE Practice in FE

•Part of a series of investments to support learning

•Supplement not replacement model

•COSC Curriculum agenda

CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE APPROACH TO A VLE:-

3. From ILT Strategy to VLE Practice in FE

PAGE MATHS PSYCHOLOGY (85 students) (230 students)

Announcements 507 1196

Course Information 983 622

Course Documents 841 2906

Assignments 491 3947

External Links 157 282

TOTAL 2979 8953

COSC PILOT JAN-JUNE 2001

3. From ILT Strategy to VLE Practice in FE

•Staff driven - staff editorial control

•Introduce to all full-time AS subjects for Sept 2001

•Robust, reliable and easy to use

CONCLUSIONS FROM PILOT

3. From ILT Strategy to VLE Practice in FE

•Computing

•Carpentry

•Business

•Hairdressing

•Health and Social Care

•Childcare and Education (DNN) (CACHE)

•Early Years Education

•ICT Double Award

•Construction and the Built Environment

Vocational Subjects

4. Embedding the VLE in the curriculum

Number ofCourses

661

Number ofenrolled Users

3032

Number ofInstructors

380

Average Hits perDay

1932

SUMMARY OF USAGE

4. Embedding the VLE in the curriculum

Date Hits per MonthMay 2001 290June 2001 3980July 2001 4359Aug 2001 893Sept 2001 12572Oct 2001 109071

Nov 2001 155042

10 Dec. 2001 37810

HITS PER MONTH

4. Embedding the VLE in the curriculum

Skills teachers Changes teaching practice Changes learners Provides variation in learning (core & extension) Spontaneous Major tool for assessment & tracking Informs teaching practice

4. Embedding the VLE in the curriculum

Lecturers Conclusions A VLE :-

Students are using Blackboard regularly (engagement) Discussion forum proving popular (communication) Text messaging language - a challenge for staff Students are asking to participate in hosting content eg

presentations, revision notes Students contributing to VLE development

4. Embedding the VLE in the curriculum

Students Conclusions

Curriculum content

Tracking

Communication Tools

Interpreting & analysing data

Using data to inform teaching

M.L.E. Assessment

It’s the curriculum stupid!! Why pedagogy should drive the MLE

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