getting staff onboard with blended learning
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GETTING STAFF ONBOARD WITH BLENDED LEARNINGBY RANDEEP SAMI – ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF QUALITY & ONLINE DEVELOPMENT
SOUTH & CITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM
SOME BACKGROUND
8 campuses spread over Birmingham
800+ teachers covering a wide range of curriculum areas
A wide variety of awarding bodies & teaching methods
Entrenched beliefs regarding longevity of ‘new fads’
SLT willing but unaware of what good online provision looks like
2 back to back mergers – impact on staff moral, resourcing & logistics
https://padlet.com/e001287/digitalsccb
The 5 strands to
‘The Digital Classroom’
‘The Digital Teacher’ Award
21st Century Teacher CPD Program
Build
Online
Learning
Communities
Digital
Independent
Learners
Digital
Upskilled
Staff
‘THE DIGITAL TEACHER’ AWARD
Each term a teacher will be nominated by staff and students for ‘The Digital Classroom Award’.
The winners will:
• have an article in the FYI
• be entered into the nomination pool for the ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Awards
• receive a prize from the award Sponsor
• be celebrated in Principals end of year Speech
THE 21ST CENTURY TEACHER PROGRAM
• Achieve OCNWM Level 3 Award in Blended & Online Learning Delivery
• Get support to enhance courses and units with blended & Online Learning
• Trial new technology with IT support assistance
• Video’s of 21st Century teachers using resources will be used for internal staff
training
DEVELOP INDEPENDENT LEARNERS
Would you turn up to a course if you were only being taught what you already knew?
What if you had to keep waiting for everyone to catch up with you?
Could this have any impact on our attendance and retention?
DIGITAL UPSKILLING OF STAFF
• Give staff training in use of Learning Apps and Software
• Helping managers plan TNA
• Train staff in the use of Google, Microsoft and Apple educational applications
• Provide an understanding of how technology can support pedagogy
• Incorporate The Digital Classroom into Teacher Training Programs
• Provide access to Digital Technologist Apprentices to support in creating blended learning resources
Teachers now have access to technology that can make marking work, communicating with learners and
planning easier
KEEPING AN EYE OUT ON THE FUTURE…
Build a community where we can share:
• New learning technology
• Feedback from the multitude of ILT conferences
• Link in with IT support when developing new curriculum
• Cross college invitations to software and hardware demonstrations
Engaging Lessons
Better efficiency
Improved engagement
from parents & employers
Learning communities
Digital Workforce Ready Learners
Improved retention
Savings potential
50 learners x 30 prints = 1500 copies
1500 x 4p = £60
£60 x 600 = £36000 saving per term!
Promote ‘The Digital Classroom’ initiative with staff
Encourage staff be ‘21st
Century Teachers’
Support Learner ILT forums
Plan to have at least 10% of your courses online
Ensure ILT is an agenda item in all curriculum meetings