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Supporting students in prison –

cottage industry. or big business?. Supporting students in prison –. Val Hancock COLMSCT Associate Teaching Fellow vyh3@tutor.open.ac.uk . Centre for Open Learning of Mathematics, Science, Computing and Technology (COLMSCT) Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

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Supporting students in prison –

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  1. cottage industry or big business? Supporting students in prison – Val HancockCOLMSCT Associate Teaching Fellow vyh3@tutor.open.ac.uk Centre for Open Learning of Mathematics, Science, Computing and Technology (COLMSCT)Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302).

  2. Action research Research • Student interviews • Prison education staff interviews • Prison Tutors forum Action • Prison Tutor Support wiki • M150 Trial Research • Statistics • Tutor questionnaires

  3. Prison Tutor Support wiki Alternative Approaches Solutions for overcoming problems due to lack of internet access in prison Advice & Guidance Practical advice for tutors who have students in prison Prisons Guidance on the facilities and requirements of individual prisons

  4. Alert prison education staff by email, phone or post Course news • Offline versions of web pages emailed or on CD • Printed pages Web references • Mediated search by OU library, tutor or prison staff • Alternative sources e.g. books, DVD encyclopedias Internet searches • Offline versions emailed or on CD • Transcripts emailed or on CD Videos & podcasts • Offline tutor group (or dummy) forum/wiki/blog • Offline responses Collaborative tools • Email as attachment • Print and post Download assignment • Email to electronic submission system • Paper submission Assignment submission • Post paper OCR form Computer Marked Assignments • Download to prison intranet running generic Moodle Course website Alternative approaches • Alternative approach Course Component

  5. EDO framework – a proportional response Categorise activities requiring internet access Essential • students will fail the course if the activity cannot be carried out Desirable • students can pass the course if the activity cannot be carried out but their overall grade is likely to be affected Optional • many students outside prison will not engage with the activity

  6. Getting started • TMA00 • M150 course website • General support • Useful forums • Useful sites • TMA01 • Question 1 (i) (b) • Question 1 (i) (f) • TMA02 • Question 2 (v) • Question 3 (i) • Question 3 (iii) General Advice Specific Advice Trial M150: Data Computing & Information 2009J • 9 students • 7 tutors • 7 prisons

  7. Tutor questionnaires (2008J) • All 7 tutors completed the questionnaire • No student had access to the internet • Assignment submission • Electronically: 5 students • Paper: 1 student • Mix: 1 student (TMA01 on paper) • All the tutors would be happy to have another student in prison • Comments:

  8. Statistics (2008J) 9 students registered • 2 withdrew before the course started • 1 did not complete the course • 6 passed the course

  9. Tutor questionnaires (2009B) • 6 out of 8 tutors completed the questionnaire • 1 student had access to the internet • Assignment submission • Electronically: 5 students • Paper: 4 students • Mix: 1 student (TMA05 on paper) • 4 tutors would be happy to have another student in prison • Comments:

  10. Statistics (2009B) 11 students registered • 1 withdrew before the course started • 1 withdrew part way through the course • 1 did not complete the course • 8 passed the course

  11. Discussion • Should support for OU students in prison continue as a cottage industry? • Or should it become big business by transferring the onus for support to Walton Hall? • What do we mean by ‘accessibility’? • Is the EDO framework useful? • Are there other learning design applications for the framework?

  12. Handouts • Advice for ALs who have an M150 student in prison • Getting started • TMA specific • Forum discussion • Offline web pages • EDO framework

  13. Further information • Alternative approaches to online activities for prisoners and others without access to the Internet (COLMSCT project): http://www.open.ac.uk/colmsct/activities/details/detail.php?itemId=474c44f736651&themeId=48a9748015077 • Prison Tutor Support wiki: http://conclave.open.ac.uk/prisontutorsupport/index.php/Main_Page • Val Hancock: vyh3@tutor.open.ac.uk

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