This webinar looked at some free tools that providers can use to support learners in the workplace. These tools were for: sharing resources with learners communicating with learners encouraging collaboration assessment and tracking supporting a blended approach to learning and included overviews of Edmodo, Course Sites, Canvas, Livebinders, Wordpress. Aimed especially at Work based learning providers that may not have access to a learning platform such as Moodle

1. Lyn Lall, Catriona Moore (RSC advisors), Neil Smith HE lecturer and Advanced
Practitioner at New College Nottingham, Georgina Skliarsky, Functional Skills tutor and
administrator at KMTraining
01/04/2014 Sharing resources with work based learners

2. Session overview and Aims
• Explore some free tools to support learners in the
workplace e.g for
• sharing resources with learners
• communicating with learners
• encouraging collaboration
• assessment and tracking
• Share good practice

3. What is your role?
A. manager
B. team leader
C. lecturer/assessor/trainer
D. learning support
E. business support
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4. Which sector are you from?
A. WBL
B. FE/ HE in FE
C. ACL
D. Sixth form College
E. Specialist College
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5. 01/04/2014

6. FELTAG recommendations
“ ……recommends the inclusion in every publicly-
funded learning programme from 2015/16 of a 10%
wholly-online component, with incentives to increase
this to 50% by 2017/2018”
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7. What tools do you already use to support
learners?
Share your tools onTitanPad
http://titanpad.com/inbrief
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1. Enter your name here
2. Put your cursor on the document and type

8. Livebinders
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9. Livebinders
• Integrate a variety of content into a virtual 3D binder
• Share resources, web links etc. in a structured way
• Allows for collaboration
• Allows for comments and feedback
• App for Apple devices
• examples
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10. Livebinders
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11. Livebinders
• Share
• Collaborate
• Link/embed
• Present
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12. Potential uses for Livebinders
• Tutors – share resources and encourage feedback
• Assessors e.g. for documentation
• Students - as evidence of activity and for collaboration
• Students - Employability skills - can develop Digital
Literacy and create a positive online presence to
present their skills and achievements to prospective
employers
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13. Wordpress
Allows sharing of resources, with tagging
Education-net at http://www.education-net.org/
Also via Android app in Google Play store
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Georgina Skliarsky (KM Training)

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15. Education Net
• Offer free, e-resources to learners, educators and employers
• Activities, videos and articles which are curriculum based
• Safeguarded and checked whilst the learner stays on the site
• Ideal for apprentices,Traineeships and work-based learners
• Easy access – built on aWordPress framework
• Accessibility issues: currently using vozMe, options for screen colour and
font size, meeting a variety of learning styles
• Assumes user is IT competent at least a basic level, staff can monitor
through ICT quiz

16. FAQ’s
• How did you support your learners before Wordpress - what were the
challenges?
o Paper-based, CD-Roms,Work packs, text books
• How has Wordpress enhanced the learner experience?
o Accessible, free resources for a range of vocations –World Skills
• What are the benefits for teachers?
o Can upload resources, direct learners to quality checked material
• What are the benefits for learners?
o One-stop-shop for high quality vocational links
• How do you useWordpress ?
o Education-Net.org

17. Evolution of Education-net.org

18. Options for Framework
Moodle
• More Interactive
• Holds Resources
• More maintenance – hosting
• More cost
• More complicated; less user
friendly
WordPress
• Less interactive
• Easy to use
• Good visual resource bank
• Easy to build and maintain
• Less cost – hosting
• User friendly
• Supported development by RSC
East Midlands

19. Edmodo
• Free
• No administrator needed
• Allows for sharing resources, web links, user
generated content
• Communicating, collaborating, peer review
• Online submission, assessment, grading and feedback
• Quizzes, polls, badges
• App available for Apple and Android devices
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Neil Smith, New College Nottingham

20. Edmodo
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21. Neil Smith, New College Nottingham
FAQ’s
• How did you support your learners before Edmodo -
What were the challenges?
• How has Edmodo enhanced the learner experience?
• What are the benefits for teachers?
• What are the benefits for learners?
• How do you use Edmodo ?

22. Neil Smith, NCN Nottingham
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23. Coursesites
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24. Coursesites
Full Blackboard functionality
• Free for up to 5 courses
• No administrator needed
• Allows for sharing resources
• Communicating
• Online submission, assessment, grading and feedback
• Virtual classroom for support (Collaborate)
• App available for Apple and Android devices
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25. Coursesites
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26. Canvas
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27. 27Create your own customised learning outcomes
Use your outcomes to track progress

28. Three Ring
App available for Apple and Android
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29. Three ring
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30. Next steps
Next In Brief: Induction, 6 May 2014
Resources and Recording on Moodle after the event
http://moodle.rsc-em.ac.uk
Evaluation form on exit
Contact details for more information
Neil.smith@ncn.ac.uk - Edmodo
kmtrainingltd@yahoo.co.uk - Wordpress
Lynette.lall@rsc-em.ac.uk
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