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Platforms for success
Making effective use of online learning platforms with adult learners
| Date: | Thursday 16 November 2006 |
| Venue: | Walkers Stadium, Leicester, LE2 7FL |
| Ref: | C1372/11/06 |
| Fee: | FREE OF CHARGE (includes lunch, tea/coffee) |
[Background] [Aims] [Objectives] [Cybermoot] [Audience] [Programme]
Background
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has funded a number of learning providers to develop online learning platforms (sometimes called Virtual Learning Environments) to support their e-learning strategies.
LSC funding for projects in Adult and Community Learning has been provided via NIACE and this event will draw on the early experiences of these projects.
A key message for services with a part-time staff force and part-time learners has been the importance of developing strategies for appropriate and effective deployment of platforms. This process has raised some fundamental discussion around e-learning including quality, accessibility and sustainability. This conference and Cybermoot offer a chance to engage with these debates.
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Aims
To support staff in adult learning organisations to make best use of online learning platforms for their learners.
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Objectives
At the end of the conference we hope that participants will have:
 | raised their awareness of good practice in using learning platforms in adult learning |
| raised their awareness of debates at national and international level regarding effective deployment of online learning platforms. |
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Audience
This event will be of interest to:
Staff who are responsible in adult education organisations for implementing the use of online learning platforms to support their provision or who are planning an implementation programme. The event will focus primarily on the organisational and pedagogical issues related to platforms it will not deal in detail with technical issues.
It is anticipated that participants will come from:
| Local Authority Adult Learning Services |
| Voluntary sector learning providers |
| Providers of learning to offenders |
| Providers offering Work Based Learning |
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Pre- Conference Cybermoot
This event will take place online between Sunday 29th October and Wednesday 1 November. Participation is open only to registered applicants for the Platforms for Success event but places are limited to maximum of 70 participants. The discussion will address the main conference themes and the key outcomes will be presented on 16 November. To request a place use the main conference booking form.
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Programme
| 09:15 | Arrival and registration (Tea/Coffee available) |
| 10:00 | Welcome and Introduction to the Day Chair: Tony Richardson, Executive Director E-Strategy, BECTA |
| 10:10 | Keynote 1: The potential of a learning platform to
transform teaching and learning for adult learners. Michael Bowes, Head of Adult Community Learning, Essex County Council |
| 10:25 | Cybermoot revisited: Terry Loane will present issues raised in the pre conference online ‘Cybermoot’. He will then invite further discussion. |
| 11:00 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11:20 | Workshops: morning session Workshop 1: Devising training for your staff. This workshop will offer a chance to explore the content of the new E-guides Plus training material. This material will focus on enabling providers to devise their own staff development and support system. Workshop 2: From piloting to embedding. This will be an opportunity to explore approaches to long term strategic planning to ensure the platform implementation is built on firm foundations are that realistic targets are set. Workshop 3: Accessible to all? This workshop will look at approaches to designing and using platforms which can contribute to ensuring equality of access to the learning that you offer. Workshop 4: Sharing stories This workshop will include short accounts from two different providers who have implemented learning platform projects and will be followed by a chance to discuss the lessons learned. Workshop 5: E-Portfolios and RARPA (Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement). Platforms have great potential to collect and present evidence of progress and achievement. This workshop will emphasise the importance of practice which allows learners to maintain control of their digital evidence. |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | E-Guides Plus: Using learning platforms effectively. |
| 13:35 | Keynote 2: It’s the learning that counts! – Make your
platform work for you and your learners. (Planned video link with Perth Australia) |
| 14:00 | Workshops: afternoon session (repeated) |
| 15:15 | Reflections on the day. |
| 15:45 | Close of Conference (Tea/Coffee available) |
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