LRC and e-Learning Primary Project Summer 2013

1. A centre of excellence for 16-19 year olds
LRC and eLearning
Primary Project
Summer 2013
210 children from 4 schools

2. A centre of excellence for 16-19 year olds
For the project to be successful …
• Engage primary school teachers
• Relevant to the primary curriculum
• Interactive activity to engage pupils
• Resources required are available within ONE
• Confident that a high quality engaging activity which
could be delivered consistently.
• “From Fireside to Kindle Fire and Beyond – an
exploration of stories in a digital age”

3. A centre of excellence for 16-19 year olds
Format of workshop
• Designed to be delivered to one class of approx 30
students – Years 2/3
• Introduction covering College
• Talked about stories
• Carousel activity

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Format of workshop

5. A centre of excellence for 16-19 year olds
Format of workshop

6. A centre of excellence for 16-19 year olds
Format of workshop

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Format of workshop

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A few tips …….
• Allow plenty time
• Provide refreshments - biscuits and a healthy
fruit option
• Gauge your audience, liaise with staff and
respond accordingly
• Beware of safeguarding issues – removing
name tags/eSafety and risk assessments
• Speak in advance to visitors about photo
opportunities
• Staff intensive
• Something to take away

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Feedback
• Storytelling – 90%
• Story books – 82%
• eBooks – 85%
• iPad Apps – 93%
• Visit to the College – 98%
• “How much will I have to pay to come here when
I’m older?”
• “What do the big children’s classrooms look like?”
• “They were fab”
• “Exelent”
• Positive feedback from wider community

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Outcomes
• Primary school staff awareness of digital
stories raised
• Positive feedback from visiting pupils and staff
raising ONE’s profile
• Links into primary school community and a
platform on which to build
• Enhanced our knowledge of eBook provision
and devices– FL
• It was fun