THE ART OF THE POSSIBLEFire Service training ideas

Dan Bowen

Schools

Standards

Teacher Training

Ofsted Inspections

Competency and support

Innovation

Training

Police (NI)Fire Service (NI)

Prison Service (NI)

RN (FOAP)

Training AnalysisEfficienciesEffectivenessInnovationPedagogyLearning EnvironmentCMSTrain the trainer

RNLI

AstuteTraining analysisInnovationTrain the trainer

Integrated services

• To generate further excellence, efficiencies and revenue with some integration of:– Police– Ambulance– Prison service– Other…

– What are your thoughts?

Before the tech, pedagogical updates

• Assessment for Learning – Questioning skills– Personal Learning and Thinking skills– Marking and feedback

• Active Learning• Mindset and learning theory• Self regulatory learning• Conditions for learning

To move to digital pedagogy

……

..W

e ai

m

for

staf

f w

ho

are

up h

ere.

Utilising existing technology & Web 2.0

• Utilising the technologies that are already in place more effectively to gain more value for money– Software, hardware

• Utilising web 2.0 technologies in course deliveryIntegration with wikis, blogs, collaboration toolsTools to create, publish and find micro-content Record and manage informal learning.Sketch up and Augmented reality

Number fans – Google Sketchup

• How useful might sketch-up be for you?

• 1 (not very) 10 (oooh that’s blinding dan, I love you)

Use the brainstorming boards to think about what we have discussed so far on the GREEN HEXAGONS

Word Clouds

www.Wordle.nethttp://www.tagxedo.com/

Number fan

Images

– http://www.gigapan.org/ – http://www.360cities.net/ – http://www.panoramas.dk/

Google Maps – Google Earth - LAYERS

http://edte.ch/blog/maths-maps/

Google Street view

• To analyse and debrief on incidents • To create an archive of incidents for training via video

USING & Creating Video assets

• Inspire, Enthuse, create, mash-up, embed

• Cheap, educational, revenue?

• Photo story – Free download, novices, static images

• MovieMaker – To edit videos together, transitions and so on

Interactive Whiteboards

• How do you currently use these devices?

• Utilise them for existing systems, software and document annotation

• Demo

Visualisers

• A digital camera to enhance small objects / work / processes • Recording facilities • Annotation, Zoom capabilities

Text / Reading

• Use of technology to help access resources.

• Utilisation of time efficiency

• Accessibility – MP3, reading back text, text conversion

• Creating e-books, guidance in e-formats to support training and possibly generate revenue

Your thoughts

Voting Devices

To support learning

• Questions• Pre-programmed questions• Store data on performance

Pause for thought – 3 mins

• Use the brainstorming whiteboards to collate some ideas using the green hexagons

Learning Management Systems / Content Management Systems

© SAP 2007 / Page 18

Learners

Instructors

Managers

Training Administrator

Profile Progress History Skill gap

analysis who did update training?

Ops effectiveness

Suggested and mandatory learning

Preferred learning strategy Import and export content

Structure learning content Create tests and assessments

Create and manage courses and sessions, curricula, and resources

Schedule courses Run and review reports

Manage virtual classrooms

Manage learner participation and follow up activities

Assess skill gaps Link training offers to employee

objectives Approve course participation and

cancellation, skills, certifications

Learning Environment

Course Author

…with all systems integrating to make more effective…

Collaboration

• Systems to allow collaboration for – Administration across forces– Learning and peer mentoring– External work / corporate– International links – Localism, voluntary, assisted workers

• Facebook, twitter, blogs

• Cloud / Thin Client computing

• Video streaming master classes

Virtual work

• Minerva• Vectra• Hydra• Second Life

Simulation technology to complement or add to current excellent facilities

Immersive environments

Performance analysis

• Analysis of training• Creation of materials• Archive examples• Assessment of performance

• Fitness training• Heart rate monitors

Pause for thought – 3 mins

• Use the brainstorming whiteboards to collate some ideas using the green hexagons

M-Learning

• Mobile Learning– Fire and Rescue training

– Utilising existing resources such at BT Open Zone on site– Pre-course or even main course material to save time and resources– Consistency of training materials, shared training materials, shared cost– Distance learning including basics such as using email, using office 2010 and so

on. Saving money and making workforce more efficient.– Raising standards

– Commercial sector training– Public courses / education – Links to different cultures / languages or international links such as

GAFSIP– Product creation and revenue generation e.g. corporate risk assessment

guidance, evidence based app

Mobile technology

• Mobile phone / iPad app development for several audiences– Trainees to access m-learning content to save costs and make training

consistent. Share and possibly sell these resources to other services– Media company work with the RN (Twofour)– Use existing tools and apps – Public service app creation

– Any ideas?– Risk Assessment– Training

– Commercial training applications to access m-learning• iPad as a tool to interact with students and board• A loan device for the training centre• Download content and guidance to make efficient use of time

Games based learning

• Good trainers always make learning fun…• Commercial games?• Development of games to promote learning for

– Education of staff– Education of others – Income generation / education– Efficient and more effective staff

Pause for thought – 3 mins

• Use the brainstorming whiteboards to collate some ideas using the green hexagons

Augmented Reality

QR codes

Add information for training

Add videos to support training

Interactive surfaces

• Command and control

• Training use• Floor • Walls• Tables• Digital Signage

• And not…

3D technology – 4D, 5D

• 3D cinemas• Projection• 4D - 5D

– Adding other senses– Heat, Smell

The Social Network

• Twitter – To create reviews and keep students up to date

• Facebook – Set up a school library group and add reviews and media to this.

• Diigo & Delicious bookmarking

Action Planning (Active Learning)

Use the brainstorming boards to now action plan ideas around the concepts we have seen today.

Focus:• Effectiveness• Cost• Revenue Generation• Innovation• Next steps

Future

• We are happy to support in any way – To develop pedagogy and effective training– ICT kit training– Trainer updates or master classes– Our conferences and courses– Case study or pilot projects or advice– Case study sharing – Links with RN

Thank you