1. GETTING STAFF
ONBOARD WITH
BLENDED LEARNING
BY RANDEEP SAMI – ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF QUALITY & ONLINE DEVELOPMENT
SOUTH & CITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM
2. 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
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6. 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
7. ‘THE DIGITAL TEACHER’
AWARDEach 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
8. 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
9. DEVELOP INDEPENDENT
LEARNERSWould 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?
10. 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
11. 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
12. IF WE ENGAGE WITH
‘THE DIGITAL
CLASSROOM,
WHAT WILL OUR
FUTURE LOOK LIKE?
15. 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
16. JUST HELP US TO
PROMOTE…• The Digital Teacher Award
• The 21st Century Teacher program
And don’t forget to look out for the new
logo!
Editor's Notes
What are our organisational objectives
Deliver an agreed percentage of our courses online
Use tracking software to inform learners of their progress
Skill staff with accredited blended learning qualifications to ensure they are skilled in the transition to online delivery
Build online learning communities of learners and teachers
What are our strengths
ALP,
Some skilled staff in pockets
Microsoft and Google platforms available to staff
What are our AFI
Sharepoint / Yammer is not fully utilised by faculties, no impact on learner experience
No consistent approach across faculties
Multiple platforms so staff wont commit
Who are the key decision makers
How will they communicate
How will faculties be involved
How will success be measured
The brand approach
Coordinated approach to ILT in the classroom
Mission is to establish a college which knows how to use technology to improve the learners experience
How will we do this?
There are 5 strands to The Digital Classroom
The digital teacher award
21st century teacher
Build online learning communities
Digital independent learners
Digital upskilled staff
The purpose of this program is to celebrate and share the excellent practice we have around the college.
With sites all around the city, we need a way for you to know how we each are using learning technologies in the classrooms. Knowledge is power, and knowledge shared is power multiplied!
Similar to the staff member of the month system, every ½ term the college will select a teacher for the Digital Teacher Award who will:
Be in the FYI
Get a prize from our sponsor
invited to the annual corporation dinner
Annually the college will select, from the winners, our nomination for the celebrated ALT Learning Technologist of the Year award.
A program of planned online CPD that will enable staff to understand the pedagogy behind digital learning
We have Anywhere learning portal, but is it really enough by itself?
What about everything else we already have, are we really making the best use of everything to engage our learners?
Are our students still waiting for lessons to know how well they are doing or what they will be learning next?
Lets get our staff ready for the change, because the change is coming and the college that don’t adapt how they teach will see their enrolments fall year after year.
Quality, through The Digital Classroom program, will provide the following:
Give staff training in use of Learning Apps and Software
Help you plan TNA
Help you take advantage of Google, Microsoft and Apple educational applications
Provide an understanding of how technology can support pedagogy
Provide access to Digital Technologist Apprentices to support in creating blended learning resources
If you engage with us in The Digital Classroom program you will develop independent learners…
Members of staff attend all sorts of conferences where some amazing demonstrations of learning technologies take place. How do we share them, when do we discuss them and what happens next?
The Digital Classroom program will build an ILT community for educators to discuss and share ideas, and through which IT Support can easily communicate with us easily.
Students who can do their assignments anytime and with quicker feedback, Lessons that are vibrant, engaging and encourage independence in learners, Staff using digital media to record and embed lessons into e-portfolio’s
Staff spending more time preparing lessons and less marking through mounds of paperwork
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Channels established that parents and employers can communicate with the college through and also monitor and check progress of learners
Learners able to communicate and support each other through the course, Staff helping each other and sharing ideas and good practice
Students who leave the college and are truly ready to be part of a digital workforce
Improved retention with a more relevant and accessible curriculum design