The document summarizes the key findings from a comparative analysis of the use of technology in teaching and learning in the UK, US, and Canada. It identifies trends in industry and presents findings from a study visit to the US and Canada. The analysis found that the most established users of learning technologies in businesses allocate 20% of training budgets to technology and leverage tools like rapid application development, mobile devices, virtual classrooms and social media. Colleges in the US and Canada benefit from joined-up strategic planning, infrastructure support, quality frameworks and elearning management structures that help enable technology-using teachers and elearning growth.

1. TECHNOLOGY IN
TEACHING &
LEARNING
- A COMPARATIVE
ANALYSIS

2. CORALESCE

3. AIMS & OBJECTIVES
• To raise awareness of the national
consultation on Technology in
Teaching & Learning (ETF)
• To identify trends in industry
• To present findings from a
US/Canada study visit

4. TECHNOLOGY
TOOLS

5. FELTAG

6. FELTAG
Learning technology, when astutely
used by teachers and providers, can
improve FE learners' chances and
successfully influence what students
do to learn, so that every student can
reach their learning potential.

7. GOVERNMENT

8. ETF STRATEGIC
CONSULTATION ON
TECHNOLOGY IN
TEACHING AND
LEARNING

9. https:// www.youtube.com/user/coralesce

10. KEY FINDINGS - UK
• PRACTITIONERS
• LEADERSHIP &
MANAGEMENT
• SUPPORT WORKFORCE
• STAKEHOLDERS
• TECHNOLOGY TOOLS
• INFRASTRUCTURE
• IMPACT

11. ‘TOWARDS MATURITY’ ANNUAL
SURVEY
The survey identified that businesses fall into six main
categories in relation to learning technologies:
• The novice
• The sporadic user
• The Developing user
• The Established user
• The Embedded user
• The Innovator
M A R C H 2 0 1 3 W W W . C O R A L E S C E . C O M

12. PRIVATE SECTOR FINDINGS
• Proportion of training budget allocated to technology 20%
• Use of rapid application development tools 59%
• Enterprise wide information services 64%
• User generated content 41%
• Mobile devices 47%
• Virtual classrooms/meetings 74%
• 25% developing mobile apps for learning
• 30% of organisations encouraging individuals to use their own devices to
access learning opportunities and
• 31% providing learners with mobile devices.
• 63% of organisations allowing access to external social media sites
• 45% of organisations are exploiting social media
• 68% of those organisations are using social learning to build networks
inside the organisations to support and reinforce learning generation and
sharing of user generated content
M A R C H 2 0 1 3 W W W . C O R A L E S C E . C O M

13. KEY FINDINGS -USA/CANADA
• JOINED UP STRATEGY
• RESOURCES TO SUPPORT COLLEGE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND
COLLABORATION
• QUALITY FRAMEWORK
• ELEARNING MANAGEMENT
STRUCTURE
• TECH ENABLED TEACHERS
• ELEARNING = GROWTH

14. DR STEPHANIE DELANEY
SEATTLE CENTRAL COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
“Technology will
not replace
teachers but
teachers who use
technology will
replace those who
don’t”