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Technology and teacher educators – what do we know?

Technology for Learning: developing the teachers Friday 9th July 2009Newcastle College

Bryony Taylor, LLUK

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Workshop outline

• Overview of research findings from LLUK – the use of technology in initial teacher training

• Ideas for helping teacher educators to keep up to date with new technologies

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Lifelong Learning UK

• Sector Skills Council for the lifelong learning sector

• Research and labour market intelligence

• Standards and qualifications• Developed the teacher training

qualifications PTLLS, CTLLS & DTLLS

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The use of technology in initial teacher training

• Small piece of research undertaken by LLUK

• Involved interviewing people in all the CETTs and 9 ITT providers

• Looked at use of technology in the content and delivery of ITT

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Key findings

• The use of technology is embedded across the curriculum – we are perhaps now moving away from the concept of ‘e-learning’, just as we don’t talk about ‘book-learning’ now

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Key findings

• New pedagogies are evolving as teacher educators actively reflect on developments to ensure that course content and delivery remains current

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Key findings

• But there is variation in the levels of confidence in using technology for learning in individuals and providers

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Key findings

• Many people are using new technologies with their learners but are not always reflecting on their pedagogical applications

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Key findings

• Consequently there is no across-the-board consensus among ITT providers about what constitutes effective use of technology in learning delivery.

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Key findings

• There is a tension between trying to be at the cutting edge of technological change, and finding that sometimes we are preparing teachers/tutors to use programmes and tools that are not available to them in a provider context.

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Key findings

• LLUK’s technology application guides (which replace the e-learning standards) are an appropriate approach but companion materials need to be produced which show practitioners how to use the different tools referred to

Download the guides here: http://www.lluk.org/techguides.htm

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It’s not just in FE!

• Everyone in the lifelong learning sector is grappling with these issues.

• We held an online discussion and symposium event on 19th March to discuss how technology is changing the way we teach & learn

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What did we discover?

• It’s not about the technology!

• It’s not as much about a new skill-set being needed as a mind-set

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What are the needs of the workforce?Attitudes and behaviours• A new mind-set – recognition of the need

to change and willingness to change• Flexibility and adaptability• Resilience

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What are the needs of the workforce?Skills• Digital life skills• Mentoring and coaching skills• Facilitation skills • Ability to manage online identities/online presence• Ability to evaluate new technologies for their use in teaching and

training• Curating online content made by

others

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So what are the barriers to addressing these needs?

• Fear – fear of ‘getting it wrong’, ‘breaking it’, ‘looking stupid’

• Risk aversion – ‘it’s dangerous’

• Lack of awareness of what is available

• Not having the connectivity or kit to use the tool

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Thinking differently

• What if, instead of saying ‘you should be able to do this?’ we said ‘what do you want to do today?’

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Responding to these findings

• LLUK intends to undertake some research into new and emerging pedagogies to inform the next review of the teacher training qualifications

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Any questions?

• View and download this presentation here:

http://slideshare.net/bryonytaylor

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This is where you come in!

• LLUK intends to develop, with partners and practitioners in the sector, a series of resources which outline different technological tools and their pedagogical applications – using our technology application guides as the basis

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CPD idea: “Non-smoking breaks”

• Sharing tools and websites that you find useful over a short coffee break

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Developing useful resources for you• Where do you currently get your

information from on new tools for teaching & learning?

• In what format would you like to see links to resources to help you use technology in learning delivery?

Please add your thoughts to:http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/9julynewcastle

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Contact me

• Email: [email protected]• Follow me @vahva on Twitter• My blog:

http://sociallearningonline.wordpress.com

• Join the Learning 3.0 network: http://learning3.ning.com


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