Enabling the sharing of effective practice from UK FE and skills providers and coalition partners

1. FE and Skills coalition meeting
#feltag https://elearning.jiscinvolve.org
28/10/2016

2. Welcome and introductions
» Housekeeping:
› Tea and coffee available throughout the day
› 13:15 – 14:00 Lunch in the restaurant
› 15:30 Close and tea/coffee available
» Wireless access and plug points
» Twitter tag - #feltag
» Feedback please – online evaluation form will be circulated
» Presentations and recordings will be available from the Jisc website linked to the Jisc FE
and Skills Innovation blog: https://innovationfes.jiscinvolve.org
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3. Role of the group
» To enable the sharing of effective
practice from UK FE and skills providers
and Coalition partners
» To enhance the use of technology in
supporting providers’ core business
» Through:
› Communication
› Co-operation
› Collaboration
» What it means for providers:
› Demonstrating quick wins
› A source of guidance for
what works
› Facilitating the sharing of
effective practice
› Responsive sector briefings on
key issues
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4. Aims for today
» To consult with the FE and Skills Coalition members on the challenges and solutions
relating to technology enhanced assessment and feedback for FE and Skills
» To agree next steps in terms of collaborative working on sector priorities for supporting FE
and Skills providers with technology enhanced assessment and feedback
» Introduce new areas of work for the ‘digital apprentice’
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5. IdeasWall
» Fresh ideas?
» I have a question about...
» I would like more information on...
» I am interested in working
collaboratively on...
» Jisc could...
#feltag
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6. Feedback viaText wall
»Send a text to 0207 183 8329
starting with digi.
» NOTE - if you don’t start the text with
digi, it won’t go to our inbox
»What one thing are you going to do as
a result of today’s meeting?
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7. Update from the Jisc student experience team
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Visit our blog: http://elearning.jiscinvolve.org for updates on activities

8. Supporting FE and Skills with their use of technology
» The evolution of FELTAG:A glimpse at
effective practice in UK FE and Skills
updated June 2016
» 5 Senior leaders think pieces
» 45 case studies of practice
» Resources from Jisc and FE and Skills
coalition partners
» Updates for March 2017
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Available from
jisc.ac.uk/reports/the-evolution-of-feltag

9. Enhancing the digital experience for skills learners
» New online guide available in November
» Case studies of practice from skills and
ACL providers
» 2 page briefing for senior leaders
» Full report from Digital Student skills study
» Webinar – November 2016
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10. How can we support online learners?
» What makes a successful online learner?
» Findings of the Digital Student Online learners’
expectations and experiences of the digital
environment: http://ji.sc/onlinesurveyreport
» Scaling up online learning
jisc.ac.uk/guides/scaling-up-online-learning
» Curriculum design and support
jisc.ac.uk/guides/curriculum-design-and-support-for-
online-learning
» Online learning readiness tool
https://onlineready.jisc.ac.uk
» Watch out for our forthcoming webinar
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11. Student digital experience tracker open pilot
» Survey to gather students’ expectations and
experiences of technology
» Revised question sets for HE, FE, Skills and ACL,
Online learners
» 120 institutions signed up from across UK and a few
international universities
» Visit jisc.ac.uk/rd/projects/student-digital-
experience-tracker
» Join Join the JISC-DIGITALSTUDENT-
TRACKER@JISCMAIL.AC.UK mailing list by visiting
jiscmail.ac.uk/jisc-digitalstudent-tracker
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12. Building digital capability
» Developing digital capability quick guide – January 2016
» Institutional approaches to digital capability online guide – March 2016
› Framework
› Profiles
› Institutional audit tool
› Case studies
› Support sharing of practice
» Call for institutional pilots of the discovery tool in early 2017
» Digital leadership programme October 2016
Building capability for new digital leadership,
pedagogy and efficiency
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13. Building digital capability
» Project blog:
http://digitalcapability.jiscinvolve.org/wp/
» Website:
jisc.ac.uk/rd/projects/building-digital-capability
» Join the mailing list at:
jiscmail.ac.uk/JISC-DIGLIT-PUBLIC
For more information:
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14. Save the date!
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Change Agents’ Network
conference 2017
Supporting student engagement through student-staff partnerships
Thursday 20 - Friday 21 April 2017
University of Exeter, Streatham Campus
More information will be available in the coming weeks on
our web page: http://ex.ac.uk/CAN2017

15. Technology for Employability
» Employability
› New ‘toolkit’ now available distilling guidance from the
study – available from the project page
http://bit.ly/employabilityproject
– Describing the ‘employable student’ in a digital age –
setting digital capabilities within a broader
employability framework
– Embedding employability into programmes
(‘connected curricula’)
– 5 dimensions of technology for employability
– Institutional support
» New ‘quick guide’ to developing student employability
› jisc.ac.uk/guides/develop-your-students-employability-
skills-through-technology
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16. jisc.ac.uk
Except where otherwise noted, this work
is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND
Find out more…
sarah.knight@jisc.ac.uk
@sarahknight
#feltag
elearning.jiscinvolve.org
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17. Feedback viaText wall
»Send a text to 0207 183 8329
starting with digi.
» NOTE - if you don’t start the text with
digi, it won’t go to our inbox
»What one thing are you going to do as
a result of today’s meeting?
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18. Thank you
» Please complete the evaluation form and share your reflections using #feltag
» See https://innovationfes.jiscinvolve.org for presentations and recordings
» See you in 2017 – meeting dates will be announced shortly!
Thank you for your valuable contributions!
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