1. Time for a step change: Technology
enhanced learning in FE and Skills
5th March 2009
Jane Williams
Executive Director
FE and Regional Delivery

2. First it’s a joke...
then it’s a threat...
then it’s obvious.
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3. Joke?
Babbage’s Difference Engine
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4. Threat?
Bell’s telephone
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6. Digitally excluded?
70%
60%
50%
40%
65.8% 58% 54.8%
47.3%
30%
58.2%
50.4% 49.2%
20%
10%
0%
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7. And learning technologies?
Joke?
Threat?
Obvious?
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8. Learner access & capability: good
student internet access, but some
groups are relatively disadvantaged
FE students’ internet access
 79% have a broadband-
connected computer at home
that they use for their college 100
course 90
80
 Access is higher among those 70
under 25 and those without 60
disability or learning difficulties 50
40
 There are no real access 30
differences between full-time 20
and part-time students, but there 10
are differences in the use of 0
technology between these groups
Access via Access via dial-up No internet
which relate to age, income and
broadband access at home
educational level.
Becta: Measuring e-maturity in the FE sector (2008)
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JL/JW.1111.02

9. Provider maturity in
work-based learning
Becta: Measuring e-maturity amongst work-based learning providers (2008)
Work-based learning provider e-maturity
45%
40%
Percentage of surveyed providers
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Co-
Localised Transformat Embedded Innovative
ordinated
(under 40) ive (60-80) (80-100) (over 100)
(40-60)
% Providers 6% 19% 41% 33% 2%
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10. Impact & experience: colleges are
positive about impact but more
circumspect on tangible outcomes
Becta: Measuring e-maturity in the FE sector (2008)
The value of ICT and e-learning: FE college views
100%
90%
Percentage of practitioners
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Students Improved
More effective Useful learner More diverse
learning more learning
training support tool learning offer
effectively outcomes
A great deal of help 47 44 64 31 30
Offers some help 32 40 21 45 43
May help 17 13 12 16 20
Doesn't deliver this 3 2 3 4 5
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11. Prescription for success
• Responsive to learners.
• Expertise.
• Technology plus.
• Coherent support
• Commitment from the top.
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12. Siôn Simon’s challenge
‘...to see more and better...to see the FE sector
recognised nationally and internationally for its
commitment to technology. For the innovative and
creative way it uses technology’.
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14. How we are helping...
• Championing the cause of technology.
• Supporting leadership for technology.
• Development opportunities for FE staff.
• The learner and employer voice.
• Generator.
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15. Last word...
The time for learning technologies is
here.
The FE sector is in a good position
to make a success of technology.
Expert support is available
to help you.
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16. Get in touch.....
http://collaboration.becta.org.uk
feskills@becta.org.uk
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