Richard Everett eLearning Consultant Intelligent Builders Limited

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Richard EveretteLearning ConsultantIntelligent
Builders Limited

• Further Education Sector

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Welcome

• A strategic approach for eLearning
• Ubiquitous technology
• eMentors
• Evidence
• Implementation

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Ubiquitous technology

• Electronic whiteboards in every classroom
• Wireless network everywhere
• Laptops for teaching staff (and students)
• Contractual requirement - L2 ICT qualification
• How to support this?
• Nowhere to hide!

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Some eStrategies

• All part of a coherent approach
• eMentors
• The jewel in the crown
• ePack of Cards
• www.oaklands.ac.uk/cards
• eInnovations
• Capital funding
• eMentor running an 11K project developed from an
  idea stolen from Lewisham
• eInterventions
• Research for an MA
• Student feedback (and data collection)

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eInterventions
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eMentors What and Why

• Students teaching the teachers to use technology
• Strategic imperative
• coherent approach from Pack of cardseIntervention
  seInnovations
• eLearning staff development day principals
  utterancesetc etc
• Changing the pedagogy in the classroom
• More collaborative
• More active
• Feedback loop
• Informing policy
• Funding opportunities
• Individual Learning Plans

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eMentors What and Why

• What do eMentors do?
• James and Natalie demonstrating
• Interview with James and Natalie
• How were you identified as an eMentor
• What would the world be like without eMentors
• A final word

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Job Description - 1

• Attend briefing sessions
• Provide link between staff and students
• Participate in eMentor meetings raising issues /
  needs regarding the eLearning experience
• Provide feedback to Inspectors etc on eLearning
• Advise and guide staff on use of technology
• Help staff with
• Electronic whiteboards (Mimios)
• Laptops and Projection equipment
• Voting button equipment (booked out from LRCs)
• Electronic communication facilities (Email,
  Forums and VLE)
• Lead the course in creating innovative eLearning
  answers to teaching and learning problems

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Job Description 2

• Collaborate with peers to disseminate good
  practice
• Peer support technology
• Reporting IT faults to the helpdesk
• Encourage fellow students to use the eLearning
  facilities on offer including
• Oaklearn (the college VLE)
• Student email (available to all students)
• The VPN to access college files securely from
  home over the internet
• Wireless connection (from 2007) for students own
  laptops
• The box, Intranet and websites

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The bribes

• Free 500Mb USB data stick with eMentor lanyard
• Entered for eMentor of the year award (a cash
  prize!)
• Guaranteed reference for future employers
• Extra print credits
• Music vouchers (at meetings) 10
• MoLeMentors HTC Tytn II XDA (conditions)
• Consultancy!

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Some Data

• eMentors 2006-7
• 75 increased success
• Overall increase in success 6
• eMentors 2007-8
• 90-95 increased retention
• Overall increase in retention 8
• eInterventions 2006-7
• 60 increased success
• Average increase in success 3
• eInnovations 2007-8
• 20K 2007-8
• 50K 2008-9 (eMentors 13K!)
• VLE usage September 2008
• Following 1st full year of eMentors
• Increased by 500

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intelligentbuilders YouTube channel
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Task

• Identify
• Challenges, Actions, Risks
• Group 1
• From perspective of Management
• Group 2
• From perspective of teachers/lecturers
• Group 3
• From perspective of students
• Feedback
• (please do not use the eMentor to feedback)

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3/5 minutes each
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Thank you

• Richard Everett eLearning Consultant
• Intelligent Builders Limited
• The Old Coach House
• r/o 9 High Street
• Old Town
• Stevenage
• SG1 3BG
• www.intelligentbuilders.co.uk
• 01438 215 447
• 07766 611 826
• richard.everett_at_intelligentbuilders.co.uk
• http//uk.youtube.com/intelligentbuilders