Designing Technology Rich Learning Spaces

1. Designing Technology Rich Learning Spaces Building Aspiration

2. Why build………………..? …..for capital replacement …..for better sustainability …..for lower bills …..to attract more students

3. Why build………………..? …….to change everything …….and especially the attitudes of staff and students

4. Where were we? • Grade 2/3 college with some grade 4 • 32,000m poorly used space • “Tired” estate 1870’s to 1970’s • “less effective teaching and learning” Ofsted • “insufficient use of ICT” Ofsted • Good leadership and management • Financial grade A • 68% local participation

5. Where are we now? • 18,000m intensively used floorspace • 35% teaching outstanding, 48% good • Grade A financial • Outstanding student satisfaction • Beacon college; grade 1 • “New college buildings provide an excellent learning environment” Ofsted • “Innovative and outstanding responsiveness to employers” Ofsted • 82% local participation

6. “Teachers and managers have the confidence to be self-critical” Ofsted

7. Values • Tell the Truth • Be Fair • Keep Your Promises • Respect the Individual • Encourage Intellectual Curiosity

8. We fulfil dreams by the experience of motorcycling

9. Raising the bar You’ve helped us to become recognised as a very good college… …now help us to become outstanding!

10. What makes a good college? “Why colleges succeed” Ofsted report • Very good retention and pass rates • Highly effective teaching • Extremely successful learning • Excellent support and guidance for students at all stages during their programme • An exemplary response to educational and social inclusion • Outstanding strategic leadership and governance • Consistently good curriculum management • Rigorous quality assurance processes which include accurate self-assessment, a detailed and regular focus on classroom practice and effective performance management for staff

11. Raising the Bar • Top 10 College by next inspection • Join the handful of colleges that currently enjoy an 85% success rate • Introduce the staff ‘Oscars’ scheme to celebrate success • Continued commitment to work-life balance to staff • Embed Chartermark culture throughout the college • Encourage additional major employer investment • Making NEW College the place where you want to work!

12. Rules of our Road • High expectations for high achievement • Teachers not lecturers • Teaching & Learning Culture • Invest in design

13. Rules of our RoadHigh Expectations for High Achievement • Raising our expectations of ourselves as individuals able to influence events • Raising our expectations of our students • Raising our students’ expectations for themselves • Raising our expectations of each other

14. Reshaped team purpose Reflective teaching professionals interested in the process of teaching and learning; “how we teach at NEWC”

15. Rules of our RoadDeveloping a Teaching & Learning Culture The Learning PyramidHow information is retained Lecture 5% Reading 10% Audio-Visual 20% 30% Demonstration Discussion Groups 50% Practice by Doing 75% 90% Teaching Others

16. The Brief • Best buildings in locality • Not look like a college • Change staff attitudes to teaching • Encourage use technology • Enthuse students • Build employer links • Strengthen community partnerships

18. Rules of our RoadInvest in design

21. Rules of our Road College is a Workplace

23. College is a Workplace

25. College is a Workplace

26. Rules of our Road Flexible work-spaces

27. Learning Resources and Learning Skills (and Student Advice) • located in same open-plan environment • increasing the number of students accessing 1:1 support and key skills workshops • non-threatening environment with a range of activities going on alongside each other • reducing “stigma” of support • Learning Skills service enhanced by the availability of technologies - computers, Dictaphones, specialist keyboards and mice, specialist software

30. Rules of our Road Techno-logy rich

31. Technology Rich • Access to IT • Staff laptops • Electronic registration • On-line Individual Learning Plans and target reviews • Learning Advisers

32. Learning Advisers • support curriculum staff in the development and exploitation of learning resources to support the delivery of teaching and learning • deliver information skills and IT training to students • deliver ILT training sessions for staff • advise on the use of standard IT and specialist subject software • prepare navigational pages to digital resources on the Internet • support curriculum staff with development of courses and resources via Moodle

33. Intranet Student View Read only version (unlockable) Staff View create /edit

34. Staff Interface • Create a new ILP • Access ILP list for this tutor • Read Only / Editable ILP toggle

35. Creating a new ILP • Insert Student ID number • Student data fields are • populated from MIS (ebs)

36. Previous Achievements • Add / Remove qualification records

37. Needs Assessment • Data imported from initial assessment software • This section is lockable (sharable with other tutors)