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EXCELLENT offender learning and skills
Enabling eXcellence - a Conference Encouraging Looking, Listening and Engaging with New Technologies
| Date: | Tuesday, 23 January 2007, Sheffield |
| Venue: | Ranmoor Hall, Sheffield |
| Ref: | C14-60/01/07 |
| Fee*: | £35 (includes lunch, tea/coffee) |
[Background] [Aims] [Audience] [Programme]
Background
The use of information and communication technology (ICT) to support and deliver learning is now established across many parts of education and training. It takes many forms from online learning, delivering learning at a distance to the use of digital cameras to provide visual feedback and record achievement. There are many methods, techniques and technologies involved in e-learning. Learners are often motivated to learn through and with ICT perhaps because it is new and different or not associated with traditional approaches that they have struggled with in the past.
To benefit from e-learning requires a mix of factors to be in place. These include: skilled and knowledgeable staff, suitable technology and appropriate content. E-learning has been used to support a wide range of subjects including both acade.mic and vocational subjects. It has something to offer all subjects.
In 2005, the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) published the e-Strategy 'Harnessing Technology: Transforming learning and children's services'. This strategy describes the use of digital and interactive technologies to achieve a more personalised approach within all areas of education and children's services. It is an ambitious strategy covering all sectors for the next five years and beyond.
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) have funded a progressive programme to support and encourage the use of e-learning in England. This began in Further Education Colleges and was extended to Adult and Community Learning and Specialist Colleges. In 2006/7 the LSC have decided to extend the programme to Work-based Learning and Offender Learning and Skills. The e-enabling programmes NIACE is running will assist the achievement of the ‘Harnessing Technology’ objectives.
The e-learning programme has provided a range of actions to help Offender Learning and Skills to employ e-learning. These include:
 | Opportunities for staff training through the e-guides programme that has already trained thousands of staff in Adult Education. |
| Access to a wide range of materials developed for Further and Adult Education. |
| Project funds to support the development of e-learning. |
It is essential to assist the sharing of experience and the programme will enable a number of communication channels.
NIACE actively seeks out and listens to the voice of adult learners. Through our e-enabling offender learning and skills work we have heard from many individuals and organisations who have asked for more events focussed on and for those working in the area of offender learning and skills. Apart from the speakers and workshops the event will also actively encourage networking to promote the sharing of information and support.
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Aims
To provide opportunities for those working in offender learning and skills to:
| Engage with new technologies |
| Build on and improve their networks |
| Have their voice heard |
At the end of the conference we hope that delegates will have:
| Raised their awareness of e-learning (both practically and theoretically) |
| Increased their understanding of Learning and Skills in the Criminal Justice System |
| Actively increased their networks |
| Had their voice heard |
When delegates return to their organisations they will be able to:
| Share information learnt |
| Provide colleagues with new contacts for networking and communication |
| Tell colleagues about resources and other events that can be accessed |
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Audience
The event will be of particular interest to anyone working in the area of offender learning and skills.
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Programme
| 10:00 | Arrival and Registration (Tea/Coffee available) |
| 10:30 | Welcome and Introduction to the
Day Chair: Patsy Cummins, Development Officer - ICT and Learning, NIACE |
| 10:45 | Learning and Skills in the
Criminal Justice System Jon Gamble, Director of Adult Learning, Learning and Skills Council |
| 11:15 | Making joined-up offender
e-learning a reality Rhydian Potter, Head of POLARIS Programme, NOMS |
| 11:45 | The benefits of e-learning Alan Clarke, Associate Director ICT and Learning, NIACE |
| 12:15 | Making learning come alive:
using technology to make learning accessible Alastair McNaught, TECHDIS |
| 12:45 | Lunch (hand-in of morning evaluation and questions) |
| 13:40 | Networking Activity Lisa Englebright, Project Officer - ICT and Learning, NIACE |
| 14:25 | Workshops: afternoon session 1 1) Signalling Success – learners recording their own progress and achievement 2) Low Cost / No Cost assistive technology – meeting learners’ needs creatively 3) National Learning Network (NLN) - A collation of e-learning materials - Introducing a selection of NLN learning objects put together specifically for Offender Learning and Skills 4) E-Learning - Getting the balance right 5) The E Guides national training programme - e-learning training for practitioners: a 'taster' of the programme, looking at materials, equipment and activities |
| 15:15 | Workshops: afternoon session 2 (repeated) |
| 16:00 | Plenary Session |
| 16:30 | Close of Conference (Tea/Coffee available) |
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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