cofhe north west circle - virtual learning environments - what are they good for?
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CoFHE North West Circle Virtual Learning Environments
What are they good for?
Anthony BealWest Cheshire College
14th May 2008
High Profile Curriculum Links• Gatekeepers and regarded as such of:
– Research skills– Referencing– VLE– E-learning– Intranet– Web 2.0– Digital Media– Teaching e-learning & VLE on the PGCE & Cert Ed
Induction
An opportunity to plant the seed
Start at induction
Induction Quiz on VLE
Introduction to Information Literacy & the VLE @West Cheshire College
• Learner – thorough induction introduce catalogue InfoTrac etc
• Two full weeks during induction for all full time students
• Learning Resources Workshop includes introduction to the VLE and information literacy
• Quiz at end of LRW with prize of an MP3 player• All learners will have an opportunity to participate
in an Informs Intute tutorial via the VLE – hands on• Follow up i-skills sessions publicised by Springboard
Supporting information and research skills training
• Bespoke• Springboard
– Planning essays– Research skills (i-skills)– Harvard– Reflective Learning– Presentation skills
• i-skills embedded into assignments – BTEC business students market research
Intranet Home Page
Direct promotion of e-books
Learning Resources Home Page
Curriculum Area Page
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Fronter direct web link to Learning Resources page
11/04/23 Converged Services 15
Expert Village via fronter
11/04/23 Converged Services 16
fronter RSS feed
Electronic resources by qualification
Electronic resources by qualification
Electronic resources by qualification
Electronic resources by qualification
Web 2.0 the new VLE?
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RSS feeds
24 July 2006 Information skills 23
RSS feeds
Del.icio.us
LibraryThing
Skype
Getting out and about
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West Cheshire College modelProof of expanding e-resource use
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Staff Development• All Learning Resources staff – i-skills - lollipop• Training in groups and 1to1 embeding videos• Embedding Learning Resources into into e-learning
development e.g. Hairdressing training, e-books• Portable learning• Web 2.0 training for staff (recent survey, learners
want staff to understand web 2.0• Tutors all attend full time inductions
ITQ• Converged service• Skills audit of IT skills• Skills then mapped against requirements of
the Helpdesk• Four members of Learning Resources staff in
the first cohort• Improved ability to undertake IT aspects of
information literacy
The future• Podcasts on demand • Deliver content via web 2.0• Web 2.0 learn• YouTube channel• Del.ici.ous to deliver learning• Enterprise Google• Increased seamless learning (appropriate technology
all around e.g. PDA while you cook• Learn while you burn
Anthony Beal
• 01244 670578• [email protected]• http://library.west-cheshire.ac.uk• skype: anthony.beal• Del.icio.us: http://del.icio.us/redsontour• Librarything:
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/redsontour