The document discusses blended learning approaches for higher level apprenticeships. It addresses some key issues with adopting blended learning, including academics' low digital fluency and a lack of consistent definitions and approaches. An effective blended learning model is proposed that combines face-to-face and online activities. Course design, academic practice, and professional development are identified as important factors for successful implementation. Specific examples of course design elements like study guides and forums are provided.

2. Efficiencies and effectiveness
Paul McKean, Head of FE and skills

3. Efficiencies and effectiveness fundamentals
» A digitally capable workforce and student cohort
» High speed and resilient digital infrastructure
» Safe and secure network and data
» Learner enrolment and management information systems
» High quality digital content which supports the delivery of stimulating and
engaging activities
» Learner management systems such asVLE, e-portfolio and target
setting systems
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4. Efficiencies and effectiveness fundamentals
» User identity management and single sign on authentication
» Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
» Access to cloud based shared services
» Underpinned by strategic and operational advice and guidance
» In addition back office systems which improve efficiencies and
effectiveness such as library management, finance, payroll,
HR systems etc
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5. What does success look like?
» Teachers have developed some outstanding and innovative e-learning
materials where learners use three-dimensional camcorders to record
assessments and prepare projects
» Learners use the college’s virtual learning environment extensively to
support their studies and to develop their independent learning
» Teachers and students make extensive use of the electronic tracking and
monitoring system to promote students’ progress
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6. What does success look like?
» Learners are highly effective independent learners.The measured and
skilful use of information and learning technology, with engaging virtual
learning environment sites in many subject areas stimulate learners to
carry out research outside the classroom.
» Information technology resources are modern and exceptionally well
used in many subjects by both lecturers and learners
» Staff monitor and track learners’ progress closely and, using this
information, successfully encourage learners to aim for high grades
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7. Student digital experience tracker 2016
The following themes were often mentioned as something that HE
institutions should keep doing:
» Online 24/7 access to as much content as possible
» 24/7 library access
» Putting as much a possible (lecture notes, slides etc) on Blackboard, and
making it accessible any time any place
» Using technology, and embracing new technology services and resources
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8. Student Digital ExperienceTracker 2016
The following themes were often mentioned as something that FE and skills
institutions should keep doing:
» Providing support for learners
» Allowing access to social media and the internet
» Allowing home access to course materials
» GoodWiFi connectivity
» Embedding technology in the teaching learning experience
» Using Google classroom
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9. Efficiencies
» Jisc identified £250,000 cost saving to City of Glasgow College
merger project
» Fifty-five per cent telephony cost reduction for Pembrokeshire College
» South Staffordshire College introduced 200 ChromeBase machines into
LRCs; they boot up in less than five seconds, require little to no
maintenance, never slow down and they use 60-80% less energy
saving £35k per year
» First Further Education provider joins Jisc shared data centre saving
80% on data centre costs
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10. Value, savings and efficiencies
» Janet network - £35,218,969
» E-books for FE - £991,400
» CSIRT - £22,562,500
» Eduroam - £9,782,000
» UK Access Management Federation - £7,399,700
» Digimap - £38,177,450
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11. Value, savings and efficiencies
Jisc Collections:
» 9,000 active subscriptions
» 254 licence agreements covering over 400 subscription agreements
» 6,000 invoices issued worth £43 million
» Total value of agreements negotiated was £90 million in 14/15
(Out of a sector spend of £190 million)
» Savings to the sector of over £70 million per annum
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12. Learning from your peers: sharing good practice
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13. Student digital experience tracker 2016
The following themes were often mentioned as something that HE
institutions should start doing:
» Recording lectures
» Better use ofVLEs: standardise use by staff, add presentations, teach
students how to use it effectively, and improve access (eg mobile access)
» Improve online services: more online resources/activities, assessment
submissions
» Access to better / more computers
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14. Student Digital ExperienceTracker 2016
The following themes were often mentioned as something that FE and skills
institutions should start doing:
» Access to better / more computers and laptops
» BetterWiFi access
» Teach students and staff how to best use technology (hardware and
software) effectively and efficiently
» Put more resources online and make them easy to find
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15. jisc.ac.uk
Paul McKean
Head of FE and skills
Paul.mckean@jisc.ac.uk
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17. How you can enhance the
efficiency and effectiveness of
teaching and learning
Developing a SustainableCPD Solution

18. Digital Skills Crisis
Science andTechnology Committee. 13 June 2016.
Digital skills crisis HC270.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmsctech/270/270.pdf
[Accessed: 17 June 2016]

19. Employability Gap
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»“an employability gap in the skills that students are
starting with on day one of employment and the skills
that employers are expecting from their new
employees”.
JISC, Chatterton & Rebbeck, 2015
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/full-guide/enhancing-the-digital-student-experience

20. Learners’ Digital Needs
“Learners’ digital experiences are strongly dependent on
the confidence and capabilities of their teachers”
Clare Killen, JISC March 2015.
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/full-guide/enhancing-the-digital-student-experience
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21. CPD CRISIS!?!

22. Colette Murphy
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23. Key Ingredients
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Students’ Need
Curriculum Design
Relevant CPD
Sustainable CPD

24. Immediate Short Course Programmes
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OnlineTurnItIn media training materials
E-Tutor Online Course
(15 hours, 5 hours per week for 3 weeks, fully online)
JISCViewpoints Curriculum Design Workshop
(Inc. Assessment for learning)

25. Staff/Student Partnerships
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26. Curriculum Design
» Blended Delivery
» Flipped the Classroom
» E-Resources
» Webinars
» E-Assessment
» FlippedAssessment
» UtilisationVLE tool
» Exposure to Educational apps
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27. Enhance Learning Experience
“Approximately seven in
ten of students believe
that when technology is
used by teaching staff it
enhances their learning
experience”
70.1% of FE & Skills
Students &
72.2% of HE Students
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28. Curriculum Design
Accessible Flexible Delivery
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29. Authentic Accessible Assessment
E-Portfolio of Practice
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“Assessment was
authentic and
'forced' us to use
digital tools,
especially
institutional tools
e.g. Mahara.”

30. Authentic Accessible Assessment
A Student’s Digital Reflection
“The assessment task challenged me to produce a podcast which was out of my
comfort zone.”
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31. Where’s the tools!?!
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32. Life Long Digital Learning
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“no one has the digital skills
they’ll need in 5 years time,
let alone in 50 years”
NIACE, 2013

33. Building confidence and
competencies
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Sustainability

34. CPD Postgraduate Modular Framework
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PGCPD
(60 Credit
Points)
Engaging
Students as
Partners
Designing
Curriculum in a
Digital Society
Discovering and
Developing
Digital Learning
Solutions
Embracing
Learning
Spaces
Assessing for
Learning and
Impact

35. Engaging Students as Partners
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36. Designing Curriculum for a Digital Society
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Curriculum DesignWorkshop with Students
JiscViewpoints Cards 2013

37. Designing Curriculum for a Digital Society
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» Did the module challenge you?
» “The content was challenging, made me review / refresh prior learning in
PGCFHE that I had long since disposed off and introduce new ways of
approaching learning.”
» “Review my whole approach to designing curriculum.”

38. Discovering and Developing Digital Learning Solutions
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• Inspire
• Discover –Tools & Content
• Enhance
 Interactive Content
 Digital StoryTelling
• Extend
 Facilitation Skills to online spaces

39. Excellence
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“Curriculum Excellence can only
be effectively achieved by a
highly qualified workforce who
have access to on-going and
relevant continual professional
development”
Further Education Strategy for Northern Ireland:
Further Education Means Success. Jan 2016

40. Reward and Recognition
Certificate presentation to SRC Students for Engaging Students As Partners
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41. Student’s Reflection on the Learning Journey
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»Grainne Magee - Deputy Head of School, EarlyYears
and Health Care, SRC
» http://present.me/view/385917-presentation1-resized
»Julie-AnneStevenson - Deputy Head of School,
Hospitality, Business & Management, SRC
» http://present.me/view/385804-moving-forward-j-as

42. References
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» BBC Business, UK Facing ‘digital skills crisis’ warns MP. 13 June 2016. UK Facing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36510266 [Accessed 17th June 2016]
» JISC, Chatteron, P. Rebbeck, G. Nov 2015:Technology for employability: FE and skills case studies.
http://repository.jisc.ac.uk/6252/4/Technology_for_employability_-_quick_read_report.PDF [Accessed 21
June 2016].
» JISC, Killen, Clare, March 2015: Enhancing the student digital experience: a strategic approach.
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/enhancing-the-digital-student-experienceAccessed 24 April 2016.
» JISC (2015) Chatterton, P. Killen, C. Developing Successful Student Student Partnerships: Available
at: https://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/developing-successful-student-staff-partnerships (Accessed: 15/09/15).
» JISC Ulster University,Viewpoints Learner Engagement
Framework, http://wiki.ulster.ac.uk/download/attachments/29557521/LearnerEngagement.pdf?api=v2
[Accessed: 21 June 2016]
» Science andTechnology Committee. 13 June 2016. Digital skills crisis HC270.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmsctech/270/270.pdf [Accessed: 17 June
2016]

43. jisc.ac.uk
Contact Details
Colette Murphy
Digital Learning Development Manager
c.murphy1@ulster.ac.uk
@murphycolette21
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45. SRC – Blended Learning
Higher Level Apprenticeship – Industrial Science

46. A Blended Learning Framework
The need for flexibility in learning and the affordances of
technology provided the impetus for the rise of blended learning
(BL) globally across higher education institutions. However, the
adoption of BL practices continues at a low pace due to academics’
low digital fluency, various views and BL definitions, and limited
standards-based tools to guide academic practice.
Negin Mirriahi*, DennisAlonzo and Bob Fox
School of Education & Learning andTeaching Unit, University of New
South Wales,Sydney, Australia
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47. A Number of Issues to Address ?
Digital fluency or academics’ confidence and skills in using online
technologies remain low despite the availability and affordances of
digital technologies.The low digital skills of academics compromise
appropriate technology integration, limiting the facilitation of more
effective student learning …..Agree ?
There is no uniform understanding of BL, and hence, academic
practice is often underpinned by individuals’ own interpretations of
the term rather than a consistent approach across an institutionThe
inconsistencies revolve around the design, pedagogical approaches,
portion of online versus face-to-face time, purpose of blending, and
the role of technology….Agree ?
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48. Blended Learning Defined
»….a process of integrating the most appropriate learning
and teaching strategies, technology and/or media to
provide meaningful, flexible learning experiences to
achieve learning outcomes (based on Dick, Carey, and
Carey 2009; Holden andWestfall 2010).
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49. The Challenge
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Example
12 Hrs / Week Study Time
3hrs F2F
9hrs Supported Learning = Blended Delivery Model
VLE
F2F
25% e.g. HLA
Industrial Science
50%
95%
Engagement Explore Experiment
Debate
Practice
Create
Meta-
learnReceive

50. Key Issues
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Course
Design
Academic
Practice
Professional
Development

51. Course Design
Module Guide
Chemistry 1
100hrs
Module Guide
Maths &Statistics
200hrs
Module Guide
Academic Skills
100hrs
Study Guide WK1
Study Guide WK2
Study Guide WK15
Overall Module Scheme etc
Structure is
Key
Weekly Guide
Learning outcomes/objectives
Learner Engagement Process
F2F (experiment,receive,explore)
Asynchronous Forum (debate,explore,feedback)
Synchronous Sessions
Learning Activities (receive,create,practice)
Project Activities (explore)
Formative Assessment (meta-learn)
Summative Assignment (where appropriate)

52. Course Design
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Module Guide
Chemistry 1
100hrs
Module Guide
Maths &Statistics
200hrs
Module Guide
Academic Skills
100hrs
Study Guide WK1
Study Guide WK2
Study Guide WK15
Overall Module Scheme etc
Structure is
Key
Weekly Guide
Learning outcomes/objectives
Learner Engagement Process
F2F (experiment,receive,explore)
Asynchronous Forum (debate,explore,feedback)
Synchronous Sessions
Learning Activities (receive,create,practice)
Project Activities (explore)
Formative Assessment (meta-learn)
Summative Assignment (where appropriate)

53. Course Design
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54. Course Design
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55. Course Design- Extract from Study Guide
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Key = Sequencing

56. Course Design – Use of Asynchronous forums & Got0 Meeting
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57. Professional Development
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» Viewpoint – Curriculum Design
» E-Tutor Course (UU)
» Goto Meeting (Synchronous Support –Virtual Classroom)
» Turnitin / Gradebook (On line assessment)
» Creating LearningObjects
» PG Cert Digital Learning(UU)

58. Professional Development – Staff Development Matrix
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59. Academic Practice –SoftwareToolkit –Towards Digital Capability
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60. Academic Practice– SoftwareToolkit
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61. jisc.ac.uk
Contact Details
SRC Blended Learning Model
Mr Gerry Devlin
Curriculum Director
devling@src.ac.uk
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