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Working with VLEs- being a strategic practitioner

Working with VLEs- being a strategic practitioner. Kathy Wiles kathy.wiles@ltsn.ac.uk. Background. The strategic context-HEFCE and DfES Working within an institutional strategy Being a strategic practitioner Moving beyond the VLE. Foundation of DfES e-learning strategy.

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Working with VLEs- being a strategic practitioner

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  1. Working with VLEs-being a strategic practitioner Kathy Wiles kathy.wiles@ltsn.ac.uk

  2. Background • The strategic context-HEFCE and DfES • Working within an institutional strategy • Being a strategic practitioner • Moving beyond the VLE

  3. Foundation of DfES e-learning strategy • e-Learning is one of the drivers of the knowledge economy • e-Learning can reduce social exclusion (from education and the workforce) • e-Learning must be successful because we have invested so much in it • e-Learning should be pedagogically sound

  4. Consequences for education • There will be greater investment in e-learning, especially in schools • Knock-on effect: students will be better equipped and make greater demands of technology and of us • More research into whether e-learning is effective will be funded • Pressure to be cost-effective and demonstrate enhancement will increase

  5. HEFCE e-learning strategy • 7 strands • Research, evaluation and strategic review • Strategic and change management and funding for sustainability • Curriculum design, development and pedagogy, and human resources • Learning resources • Collaboration, progression and student support • Quality • Infrastructure and standards

  6. Consequences for the practitioner • You will be expected to be ‘strategic’ • You may find yourself contributing to institutional strategy • You may be put under pressure to ‘collaborate’ • You will have to consider reuse and interoperability issues • IPR will become very important to you • You will be expected to carry out more research/evaluation • There may be some recognition and reward

  7. A typical e-learning strategy c.2000 • ‘We are one of the leading institutions in the use of ICT to support learning and teaching. To further develop our strategy every school will be required to put 20% of its modules online by 2005’

  8. A typical e-learning strategy c.2000 • ‘We are one of the leading institutions in the use of ICT to support learning and teaching. To further develop our strategy every school will be required to put 20% of its modules online by 2005’

  9. A typical e-learning strategy c.2000 resources student • ‘We are one of the leading institutions in the use of ICT to support learning and teaching. To further develop our strategy every school will be required to put 20% of its modules online by 2005’ teacher development HR L&T estates

  10. The new e-learning strategies • Embedded within learning and teaching strategies • Cost-benefit analysis- online courses are not for all • Linking of VLE to systems or MLE • Link to widening participation and student access

  11. BUT • Focus still not on student learning/ achievement • Development of staff not addressed • Linking of strategies still missing • Lacking vision- still wedded to traditional modes of delivery • Focus only on VLE and not other technologies • Managed through projects

  12. Being a strategic practitioner • Exploring pedagogical issues • Forming strategies for sustaining and embedding e-learning in our every day practice • Tailoring what we do to meet student needs

  13. Exploring pedagogical issues • Can the tools help you change your practice? • What teaching methodologies are you using? Could you explore others? • Are the students developing pedagogy? Are you comfortable with this? • Record what you do- and share (LEAP)

  14. Sustaining and embedding • To get return on investment of your time • Must assess what impact it is likely to have on your teaching • Share the development with other staff-use their expertise • Reuse online resources • Share your learning objects

  15. Meeting student needs • Enjoyment and enhancement of student experience • Facilitates mobility and flexibility of access • Encourages students to choose own learning pathway/ adapt to own learning style • Facilitates greater communication • Equips students as lifelong learners • Evaluates ALL of these things

  16. Beyond the VLE • Greater technological engagement • wireless and increased home ownership, more gadgets psi • Working within the MLE • is it happening, does it make a difference? • Working with the student progress file • integration?

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