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Ofsted and VLE use

Ofsted and VLE use. Ben Williams RSC East Midlands. www.jisc.ac.uk/rsc. RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning. VLE use. Who’s got a VLE?. VLE use. Moodle?. VLE use. How is your VLE being used?. VLE use. Or perhaps…. VLE use.

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Ofsted and VLE use

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  1. Ofsted and VLE use • Ben Williams • RSC East Midlands Go to View > Header & Footer to edit www.jisc.ac.uk/rsc RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning

  2. VLE use Who’s got a VLE?

  3. VLE use Moodle?

  4. VLE use How is your VLE being used?

  5. VLE use Or perhaps…

  6. VLE use What are your feelings about the use/impact of your VLE?

  7. VLE use What have Ofsted found?

  8. Key findings Key findings from the Ofsted report: • “more a cottage industry than a national technological revolution” • Positive impact on learning not yet established • Patchy use across the curriculum • Areas of good practice driven by enthusiasts • Leaners and staff comfortable with using technology • WBL see potential but concerned about costs

  9. Key findings • Staff time to develop materials a major concern (“an un-quantified cost”) • Virtually no sharing of resources between subject areas or organisations – leads to duplication • Best VLEs used to enhance/reinforce learning and allow learners to catch up • Worst VLEs just “a dumping ground for materials” • Best have strong support from senior managers • Self assessment of VLEs underdeveloped – no systematic approach

  10. VLE use So what are the implications for inspection? Presumably Ofsted’s recommendations are the best guide to what they will be looking for….

  11. “Providers should…” Ofsted: “Providers should…” • “develop specific VLE strategies that identify senior management responsibilities” • “ensure that VLEs are designed to enhance learning and are not just a storage or communication facility” • “routinely conduct an assessment of the impact of VLEs on learners‘ outcomes”

  12. “Providers should…” • “put in place quality assurance procedures that evaluate VLE usage and set standards, but that also balance the need for individual staff responsibility for their own material, with a requirement to ensure that widely available material is relevant, current, understandable to individuals, and suitable for the institution”

  13. “Providers should…” • “develop staff development systems where whole-institution events concentrate on understanding the potential benefits of the VLE and sharing of good practice, as well as a general awareness of strategy, while skills needs are met on an individual basis” • “link VLE development with improving the effective use of integrated learning technology in classrooms and workshops”

  14. “Providers should…” • “ensure, where appropriate, that a VLE is used to support learning across any consortium developing 14–19 diplomas or other shared provision”

  15. RSC Support

  16. To find out more about how the RSC can support you in developing and embedding VLE use, contact: ben.williams@rsc-em.ac.uk Go to View > Header & Footer to edit

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