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Enhancing Learning with Technology
Regional Briefing Events – July/August 2006
[Background] [Audience] [Programme]
| Date | Region | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 25 July 2006 | West Midlands | Birmingham |
| Tue 1 August 2006 | London | London |
| Wed 9 August 2006 [FULL] | Yorkshire and Humber | York |
| Thu 10 August 2006 | East Midlands | Leicester |
| Tue 15 August 2006 | North West | Liverpool |
| Thu 17 August 2006 | South East | Brighton |
| Wed 23 August 2006 | North East | Stockton |
| Thu 24 August 2006 | South West | Taunton |
Background
In the last three years (2003-06), the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has funded a programme of activities aimed at promoting the use of a variety of technologies in teaching and learning within Adult and Community Learning (ACL). These activities were originally aimed at local authority ACL services, the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) and former external institutions, and were co-ordinated by NIACE on behalf of the LSC.
The Learning and Skills Council has now agreed to continue e-learning funding for another year (2006-07) and wishes to explore the possibility of extending aspects of the programme to the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) and Offender Learning and Skills. Therefore, NIACE is seeking to trial aspects of the programme with a small number of providers whose primary function is to deliver training and learning.
For the purposes of the programme, e-learning is defined as learning supported or enhanced through the application of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). (e-learning Standards Lifelong Learning UK/FENTO, LSDA, 2005)
The e-learning programme 2006-07 includes:
 | free training for managers, tutors and volunteers in e-learning; |
| access to digital resources for organisations to use in their training delivery; |
| one-to-one consultancy to assist in developing and embedding technology into teaching and learning; |
| the chance to network with other education and learning providers involved in the programme; |
| the opportunity to bid for project funding to develop e-learning practice. |
If you would like to find out more about these opportunities, and you are a VCS or Offender Learning and Skills provider that delivers training direct to your client group, you can attend a series of regional briefing events. Travel expenses will be paid for attendance at the event in your region, but numbers are limited so please register early
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Audience
Managers and tutors in VCS and Offender Learning and Skills organisations who are directly involved in delivering training and learning.
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Programme
| 9.30 | Registration and refreshments |
| 10.00 | Welcome and introduction An overview of the NIACE-led LSC funded e-learning programme for community based adult learning providers. |
| 10.30 | Quality and e-learning Using ICT and e-learning to enhance the quality of delivery to community members and clients in a community setting, and demonstrating quality within the RARPA process and the Common Inspection Framework. |
| 11.00 | BREAK |
| 11.15 | Parallel workshop sessions Two workshop sessions will run in parallel in the morning and afternoon: 1) Technology to Enhance Adult Community Learning (TrEACL) ProjectsIn April 2003, the Learning and Skills Council launched its strategy to promote the use of e-learning in Adult and Community Learning (ACL). An important element of the strategy was the funding of projects which planned to use e-learning in innovative ways with adult learners. These TrEACL projects attempted to trial e-learning and blended approaches within ACL and a small number of similar projects will be funded in 2006/07. 2) E-Guides staff development training programmeThe E-Guides national training programme – e-learning training for practitioners: a ‘taster’ of the programme, looking at materials, equipment and activities. |
| 12.30 | LUNCH |
| 13.30 | Parallel workshop sessions (see above) |
| 14.45 | E-Maturity – the strategic role
of e-learning E-Maturity is a key theme of the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) e-Strategy, aimed at measuring and driving the effective adoption and exploitation of ICT and e-learning across the Education and Training system. This session outlines the E-Maturity concept and looks at some of the tools available to benchmark and self-review e-learning progress within organisations. |
| 15.15 | Plenary and question/answer session |
| 16.00 | Close of event |
This programme is correct at the time of going to press. The organisers reserve the right to make changes to the published programme in the event of one or more of the advertised speakers being unable to attend. Delegates will have no claim against NIACE in respect of such changes.
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