Upskilling for Digital Futures: ‘A HLA story’Liz Finnigan & Asha Jamil

•Project 10

•Digital Upskilling: PG Cert in

Digital Learning

•Blended design

•Higher Level Apprenticeships in

Applied Industrial Science: a case

study

Overview

HLA: developing the blend

Project 10

What did we want to achieve ?

• A delivery model that would pass University

validation

• A staff development framework to enhance digital

capability – linked closely to Ulster University

through piloting the PG Cert Digital learning.

• A software toolkit linked to pedagogy.

• A template for delivery of blended courses for HE.

• Learner Success

• Employer satisfaction

Key agenda

Course Design

Professional Development

Sustainable Academic Practice

Example

12 Hrs / Week Study Time3hrs F2F

9hrs Supported Learning

= Blended Delivery Model

25% e.g. HLA

Industrial Science

VLE

F2F

50%

95%

VLE should support

Engagement

Explore

ExperimentDebate

Practice

CreateMeta-

learnReceive

The Blended HLA Challenge

Design principles

Course Design

Delivery Toolkit

Asynchronous Forums – Moodle

Moodle v3.0 Virtual Learning Environment

Synchronous (Virtual Classroom) – GOTO Meeting

Learning Objects – Various S/W Tools

Planned Weekly Structure For Delivery in ALL

modules

High Quality Weekly Study Guides

• Viewpoint – Curriculum Design

• E-Tutor Course (UU)

• Goto Meeting (Synchronous Support)

• Turnitin / Gradebook (On line

assessment)

• Creating Learning Objects -

Software Toolkit Mapped to Pedagogy

• PG Cert Digital Learning(UU)

Professional Development

Professional Development: PG Cert in Digital Learning

Module Titles and Awards

PG Cert

Continuing Professional

Development

(60 Credit Points)

Engaging Students as Partners

(10 Credits)

Designing and Developing DigitalLearning Solutions

(20 Credits)

Embracing Learning Spaces (15 Credits)

Assessing for learning and impact

(15 Credits)

Each individual module is certificated on completion.

Full Post Graduate award status is achieved upon successful completion of 60 credits.

What did we achieve? The blended proposal was awarded a

commendation by the University validation

panel

A staff development framework to

enhance digital capability – linked closely

to ulster university through piloting the PG

Cert Digital learning.

A software toolkit linked to pedagogy

A template for delivery of blended courses

for HE

Learner Success

Employer satisfaction

Blended Benefits: Student

Feedback

Sustainable Academic

Practice ‘The clear and ongoing focus on the development of

teaching and learning practices as exemplified in the

College’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

strategy to build digital capacity including the

development of blended learning across the provision.’

‘The range of resources and materials that have been

developed to support both the employers and the

apprentices within the programme including a bespoke

HLA portal currently in development and the greater use

of blended learning modalities to consolidate and extend

learning.’ (DFE 2018)

Thanks for

listening

Questions?