Ian Mills & Kathy Seddon Blackpool and The Fylde College

A virtual classroom which allows remote synchronous sessions

This means learners can log in from any computer with an internet connection

Providing flexibility and opportunity to learn from home

Recording of the sessions will enable asynchronous learning by making them available on Moodle.

Video and sound transmission

Chat facility (via text, similar to MSN)

Shared whiteboard (editable by all)

Shared applications

Passing of control

Remote “desktopping”

Emoticons and hand raising

Polling

Quiz builder

Personal message sending

Breakout rooms.

FdA Casino Operations Management Aspers Casinos/Aspinall’s Club Wide geographical spread Managers with few formal

qualifications May have not been in education for

several years Mixed IT ability.

Week long study school once per semester

Weekly hour long session via Elluminate

Work-place visits.

Excellent student /employer feedbackExcellent student /employer feedback 100% retention100% retention Results achieved higher than traditional Results achieved higher than traditional

programmeprogramme Students can access elluminate globally Students can access elluminate globally Further FE work with employerFurther FE work with employer Social cohesion of group brought business Social cohesion of group brought business

benefitsbenefits No technology related issues.No technology related issues.

Student attendance can be sporadic due to work commitments

Power –cut for one session Issues with audio accessories.

FdA Casino Operations Management to recruit similar numbers and roll out programme again next year

Business to trial delivery of CPD on FdA Management programme and within Teacher Education

Classroom to be used for meetings across the two campuses.

Useful tool for some programmes

Solid, reliable use of technology Do not have to be a

technological genius to use the system

Overcomes geographical boundaries

Many future uses