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This webinar looked at some free tools that providers can use to support learners in the workplace. These tools were for: sharing resources with learners communicating with learners encouraging collaboration assessment and tracking supporting a blended approach to learning and included overviews of Edmodo, Course Sites, Canvas, Livebinders, Wordpress. Aimed especially at Work based learning providers that may not have access to a learning platform such as Moodle
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12/04/2023Lyn Lall, Catriona Moore (RSC advisors), Neil Smith HE lecturer and Advanced Practitioner at New College Nottingham, Georgina Skliarsky, Functional Skills tutor and administrator at KM Training
Sharing resources with work based learners
Session overview and Aims
• Explore some free tools to support learners in the workplace e.g for
• sharing resources with learners
• communicating with learners
• encouraging collaboration
• assessment and tracking
• Share good practice
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What is your role?
A. manager
B. team leader
C. lecturer/assessor/trainer
D. learning support
E. business support
Title of presentation 00/00/2013 4
Which sector are you from?
A. WBL
B. FE/ HE in FE
C. ACL
D. Sixth form College
E. Specialist College
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• Learning outside classroom through technology
• Effective use of resources including technology
• Effective use of technology in assessment
Specific references to use of technologyOfsted inspectors handbook
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FELTAG recommendations
“ ……recommends the inclusion in every publicly-funded learning programme from 2015/16 of a 10% wholly-online component, with incentives to increase this to 50% by 2017/2018”
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What tools do you already use to support learners?Share your tools on TitanPad
http://titanpad.com/inbrief 1. Enter your name here
2. Put your cursor on the document and type
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Livebinders
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Livebinders
• Integrate a variety of content into a virtual 3D binder
• Share resources, web links etc. in a structured way
• Allows for collaboration
• Allows for comments and feedback
• App for Apple devices
• examples
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Livebinders
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Livebinders• Share
• Collaborate
• Link/embed
• Present
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Potential uses for Livebinders
• Tutors – share resources and encourage feedback
• Assessors e.g. for documentation
• Students - as evidence of activity and for collaboration
• Students - Employability skills - can develop Digital Literacy and create a positive online presence to present their skills and achievements to prospective employers
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Wordpress
Allows sharing of resources, with tagging
Education-net at http://www.education-net.org/
Also via Android app in Google Play store
Georgina Skliarsky (KM Training)
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Education Net
• Offer free, e-resources to learners, educators and
employers
• Activities, videos and articles which are curriculum based
• Safeguarded and checked whilst the learner stays on the
site
• Ideal for apprentices, Traineeships and work-based learners
• Easy access – built on a WordPress framework
• Accessibility issues: currently using vozMe, options for
screen colour and font size, meeting a variety of learning
styles
• Assumes user is IT competent at least a basic level, staff
can monitor through ICT quiz
FAQ’s
• How did you support your learners before Wordpress -
what were the challenges?o Paper-based, CD-Roms, Work packs, text books
• How has Wordpress enhanced the learner experience?o Accessible, free resources for a range of vocations – World Skills
• What are the benefits for teachers?o Can upload resources, direct learners to quality checked material
• What are the benefits for learners?o One-stop-shop for high quality vocational links
• How do you use Wordpress ?o Education-Net.org
Milestone 1• Created
HairNet• Moodle v
Wordpress
Milestone 2• Developed
EducationNet
Milestone 3• World Skills
2013
Milestone 4• Disseminat
e to schools?
Evolution of Education-net.org
Options for Framework
Moodle
• More Interactive• Holds Resources• More maintenance –
hosting• More cost• More complicated; less
user friendly
WordPress
• Less interactive• Easy to use• Good visual resource bank• Easy to build and maintain• Less cost – hosting• User friendly• Supported development by
RSC East Midlands
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Edmodo
• Free
• No administrator needed
• Allows for sharing resources, web links, user generated content
• Communicating, collaborating, peer review
• Online submission, assessment, grading and feedback
• Quizzes, polls, badges
• App available for Apple and Android devices
Neil Smith, New College Nottingham
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Edmodo
Neil Smith, New College NottinghamFAQ’s
• How did you support your learners before
Edmodo - What were the challenges?
• How has Edmodo enhanced the learner
experience?
• What are the benefits for teachers?
• What are the benefits for learners?
• How do you use Edmodo ?
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Neil Smith, NCN Nottingham
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Coursesites
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CoursesitesFull Blackboard functionality
• Free for up to 5 courses
• No administrator needed
• Allows for sharing resources
• Communicating
• Online submission, assessment, grading and feedback
• Virtual classroom for support (Collaborate)
• App available for Apple and Android devices
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Coursesites
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Canvas
27Create your own customised learning outcomes
Use your outcomes to track progress
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Three RingApp available for Apple and Android
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Three ring
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Next steps
Next In Brief: Induction, 6 May 2014
Resources and Recording on Moodle after the event
http://moodle.rsc-em.ac.uk
Evaluation form on exit
Contact details for more information
[email protected] - Edmodo
[email protected] - Wordpress