PPT summarizing report 'Needs analysis' , researching the training needs among teachers in vocational education in Wicklow, Ireland, presented at the final conference of the SmartVET project

1. The Needs Analysis Research
Ton Koenraad, TELLConsult
SmartVET Dissemination Conference, Ireland 2013

2. Project
Phases
Needs Analysis
(March - June, 2012)
IWB train-the-trainers
materials
+
CPD programme
Bootcamps
+
Teacher
generated
content
CPD model
for (Irish)
VET sector
Training Champions
CoP

3. Needs Analysis:
Key Questions
IWB attitude / familiarity
Current IWB use
(quantitative / qualitative)
Content & delivery mode of
training programme

4. Needs Analysis:
Methods
 Online Survey
*200 respondents
Kildare and Wicklow ETB (> 10 Colleges, Centres etc.)
* 27 Questions
Topics: Personalia, IWB use, IWB & ICT skills
* Analysis
Quantitative: MC questions
Qualitative: Text analysis of open question content
 Feedback on results by:
Focus group
SmartVET team

5. Needs Analysis:
Report
Let’s also have your
estimates, views and
expectations….
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University of Applied Sciences
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8. Needs Analysis:
Users & non-users
63%

9. Needs Analysis:
Causes for non-use
1. Irregular IWB access (83%)
2. More training needed (66%)
3. I can adequately manage with internet + projector
(56%)
NB: Added value not an issue (67.6% )
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10. Needs Analysis:
Respondent Profiles
IWB users
Non-users
Gender
74% female
79% female
Age
20-30 (29%)
Generally older than
Users
More experienced
than users
Yes (80%)
Teaching
11-20 years
Experience (36%)
IWB
Yes (98%)
access

11. Needs Analysis:
Respondent Profiles (2)
IWB users
Non-users
Attitude to IWB
Helps student engagement,
& motivatation
Engages, motivates students
Expect added value
Willingness to
train
Yes (93%)
Yes (82%)
ICT skills
OK
+ adapt, create materials
- spreadsheets
OK
+ adapt , create materials
- spreadsheets
How can
IWB use
improve?
More training
Pedagocial approach
Access to IWB peripherals
More training
Technical aspects
Subject specific perspective

12. Needs Analysis:
CPD Training
Format & Setting
Format Preferences
Setting Preferences
Face to face (93%)
Group discussion or
workshop (57%)
Blended (72%)
Classroom with peers
Printed materials (61.2%) (56%)
1 : 1 sessions (20%)

13. Needs Analysis:
Conclusion
The rationale for the SmartVET project is OK.
The majority of the respondents indicate that:
a) they currently do not use the IWB
b) are interested in using IWB in their
teaching
c) would welcome training

14. Needs Analysis:
Non-user
‘I think it would be very beneficial to
receive training in my subject area
and also in applications I can use to
create my own content’.

15. Needs Analysis:
IWB user
‘While I have received some training and during
these sessions was able to confidently carry out
tasks as shown…
I would require additional and more intensive
training and preferably on-site support (e.g. from
another staff member) to become competent and
confident in the use of the IWB.
Training on how to use the IWB and examples of
how it can be used in the specific subjects that I
teach’.

16. Needs Analysis:
Recommendations
• Develop training for use of basic IWB
functionalities.
• Educational focus on supporting generic
cognitive activities: ordering, categorizing,
comparing etc.
• Demo IWB potential for a variety of
disciplines

17. Needs Analysis:
Recommendations (2)
• Design materials as modular as possible to
support differentiation.
• Include the topics selecting, adapting &
designing materials.
• (Revise) general pedagogical topics like
‘active learning’ and general materials
design principles.
• Foster the ‘added value discussion’

18. SmartVET:
Exploitation
EU grants for
International
summercourses:
6 – 11 July, 2014 in ….. ?
IWB -Trainer in
Vocational
Education
Using IWB in
Vocational
Education
More info here

19. Thank you for your attention!
Any further questions
or comments?
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