A presentation at Connect More in England (Manchester), 27 June 2019. Speaker: Steven Hope, head of independent learning, Leeds City College. Establishing a culture to transform the use of technology across the whole college In this session Steven will draw on his experience from Leeds City College and talk through how to set a vision and strategy that drives technological transformation and creates a culture where experimentation with technology is celebrated. Steven will also discuss what professional development and CPD strategies look like at Leeds City College and how they have supported the creation of this culture.

1. Establishing a
culture to
transform the
use of
technology
across the whole
college
Steven Hope
Head of Independent Learning
@Hope_Steven

2. Agenda
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Start with Why..
Creating a culture which embraces new ways
Creating meaningful and purposeful PD

3. Start with
the why..

4. FUEL THE FUTURE
Left Side - Shared Doc
(case sensitive)
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Why implement technology
in and out of the classrooms?
Right Side - Shared Doc
(case sensitive)
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What could make it difficult?

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8. Why we started the Journey
Leeds City College is one of the
largest College’s within the UK with
30K+ learners of varying levels
across a diverse curriculum spread
across 6 main campuses. Previous
feedback was that too many varying
platforms were being used to
deliver Teaching Learning and
Assessment (TL&A) at the college
and no direction.
Financial constraints placed on FE -
The college and other organisations
were having to think of new
innovative ways which they could
save money and space but also
increase the quality of our offer.
Adapting to learners expectations
and improving Learner experience -
Learners expect to be able to learn
at their own pace, from different
locations and using different
devices. Technology is no longer
the exception but the rule across
learners - If they use technology
everyday and it is engrained why
fight against that.

10. Journey
Overview

11. Our journey
Strategies that support teachers to be innovative
Quick wins with Google - Less reliant on the teacher to evidence learning:
● Managed & auditable learning environment
● Track GLH, history, learning content and collaboration
● Apps that are education focused
● Virtual Classroom - use in and out of college
● Differentiated - each student ‘owns’ their learning
● Online, self marking assessment tools
● Built in literacy tools & assistive technology
● Embedded research tools for higher level skills

12. Key Benefits
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Leeds City College has benefitted from:
● Shift in pedagogy and delivery to more independent / online learning
● Increased accessibility for every student - Any Place, Any time, Any where
● Device agnostic learning
● Approx ‘server’ savings of £750,000: 25,000 students with access to unlimited
storage in Google Drive
● Approx saving of £1.35m on devices: 4500 chromebooks vs 4500 laptops

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What Ofsted said...

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● Staff use a wide range of excellent resources, including
innovative digital platforms, to motivate students, extend
their knowledge and enable them to develop good
independent study skills
● Staff use a wide range of resources to engage their
students, extend their knowledge and enable them to
develop good independent study skills.
● Teachers use innovative digitally enhanced learning to
enable students to make good progress in and out of
the classroom.
● Students frequently access online learning platforms
from home and in the college ’s network of independent
learning zones
What Ofsted said around our digital work...

15. Creating a
culture
which
embraces
new ways
of thinking

18. Just enforcing the use
of technology doesn’t
always work. Staff need
to have training, support
and guidance for it to be
used effectively. Get that
right and it’s a game
changer
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20. FUEL THE FUTURE
Independent Learning Zones,
LRCs and Chromezones
The college now has LRCs and has created 25
Independent learning zones across campuses
to embrace learning outside the classroom
using G Suite and Chromebooks as the tools
and platforms to do this.
Students can -
Complete supported online study
Independent work
Get additional maths and English support
Digital literacy skills improvement
Research and study skills

21. Breakout spaces

22. i Mark - Evidencing learning
outside the classroom

23. Creating
meaningful
&
purposeful
PD

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The Pillars we base our
PD on
There are key Fundamental pillars which
we build our PD sessions on and these
are:
Differentiate in PD
Make PD fun and engaging
Vary how people can access PD
sessions
Take your time with PD to get it right...it
doesn’t happen overnight

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What we offer
Variety of sessions
Varying in terms of time, pace and
method of delivery
These range from quick Show and
TEL/Micro-teach sessions to full
day and boot camps
Staff have a variety of ways to
complete sessions….fully online,
face to face or blended approach

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Format and Example
sessions
Google Roadshow
Google Basics
Bespoke Training
TECH TALKS
Show and TEL
Google Academy
Micro-Teach Sessions
1:2:1

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Example...Embedding maths and English PD
G:EM
New Resources
Multi-faceted approach:
● Face to face sessions
● Screencast
● 1:1 Mentoring and
support
Develop staff
Enhancing teaching and
learning:
● Face to face sessions
● App development
● Sites
Improvement in cross-
curricular links
New delivery model:
● All lessons include Slides,
Docs and Forms
● Differentiated Docs
● Classroom

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Delivered the #CE Level 1
face to face for college staff
Was 2 hours per week 5-7pm
Lasted 13 weeks
About peer support and group
learning
Alternative to those looking to
complete online
Leeds City
College
Google
Academy
Educator
Level 1
Deep Dive - Google Academy

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Deep Dive - Example Activities from the Academy
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Deep Dive - Microteach session
These sessions lead on from TECH
TALKS and are short burst mini
sessions which last no more than 30
minutes
They ‘engage’ people to learn a new
tool, or gain an quick insight into a
feature on Google
These are delivered face to face but
going forward will be now an online
offering.
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Online approach

32. Blended Approach

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Reward PD attendees
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Google Visit
Events
SWAG

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What staff say about our PD….
“Prior to taking on the course, I had a vague idea of what Google applications were available and certainly
did not utilise them in my day to day work. Throughout the course, I learned about the benefits of using
Google and was able to compare them to how I was working at the time. I now incorporate what I learned
into my day to day working and have been able to organise, share and manage my workload far more
efficiently than I have ever done before.”
- Recruitment Coordinator
“The training really changed my mind about the platform and apps! I can now see all the benefits and not
only that I got a practical hands on experience of how to use things which apply to me and my students. I
now use the platform and me and my students love it.”
- Teacher
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35. Top tips to
Takeaway
for PD
creation

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Things to think about when planning your next PD
session
Top-tip one
Deliver PD Sessions like you could
get observed at any time.
Top-tip two
Think greatly about your target
audience and do your research.
Top-Tip three
Personalise and Differentiate your
PD sessions

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Things to think about when planning your next PD
session
Top-tip four
Target your PD sessions to
engage the ‘tough crowd’ and
‘harder adopters’ not just the ‘easy
win’ crowd
Top-tip five
Use the tools and technology
throughout when delivering your
PD sessions
Top-Tip six
Flip your PD sessions

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Thank you
Any Questions
@Hope_Steven