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This document discusses the challenges of becoming a digital practitioner and using technology for learning. It provides an overview of considerations like high learner expectations, institutional barriers, and evolving pedagogies. It also presents case studies of innovative uses of technology at various colleges, including using Turnitin to provide online feedback, supporting staff across campuses with learning technologies, and using Facebook to facilitate communication for a hairdressing program. The goal is to highlight best practices for digital practitioners in a regional context.
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- 2. The Digital Practitioner TheChallenges Of Becoming A Digital Practitioner Putting the Digital Practitioner In A Regional Context Case Studies – Highlighting Innovative Practice Of Technology Used For Learning
- 3. The Challenges OfBecoming A Digital Practitioner Overarching Challenge: To stimulate effective learning through the use of suitable technology within a sound pedagogical design Considerations: High Learner Expectations Considerations: Institutional Barriers
- 4. New Methods ofDelivery New Ways to Communicate • Understanding New Mediums • Tutor Tutor / Tutor Learner / Learner Learner – Socialisation - Collaboration - Peer Learning • Providing effective feedback The Challenges Of Becoming A Digital Practitioner FACE TO FACE LEARNING ONLINE LEARNING BLENDED LEARNING
- 5. The Challenges OfBecoming A Digital Practitioner Understanding Evolving Pedagogies to Enable Effective Course Design • Social constructivism / Connectivism • Structure – F2F / Online – Loose / Tight • Contents – Sourcing suitable resources – e-Tivities – Synchronous/ Asynchronous
- 6. The Challenges OfBecoming A Digital Practitioner Using Equipment and Technology Confidently eSafety of Tutors and Learners • Netiquette • Dealing with Conflict
- 7. Curriculum Delivery ina Regional Context (CDRC) Day-long Staff Development Session The Digital Practitioner in a Regional Context To support the changing FE Landscape, stimulating thinking, debate and action on how the curriculum might be redesigned to meet regional outcomes and begin a process of change
- 8. Teaching Across aRegion •Teaching a course across different campuses •Working with remote learners Personalising Learning •Promoting Independent learning •Meeting Individual Needs Blended Learning •Integrating face to face with remote •Supporting learners in an online environment Communicating and Collaborating at a Distance. •Using online communication tools effectively •Developing online skills-set The Digital Practitioner in a Regional Context
- 9. creation iTech case Studies JiscRSC Scotland promoting the use of technology in academic institutions through our Case Studies, which capture and showcase innovative use of technology for learning and teaching; shared in a timely fashion in a bite-sized way. iTech Case Studies Awards - 7th June 2013 The Digital Practitioner – In Practice content communication
- 10. Content Introducing and EmbeddingNew Technology (Turnitin) @ Edinburgh College • ‘Learning Resource Exposed’ - Workshops • Turnitin Integrated with Moodle - Assessments Uploaded • Check Originality of Work – Learner and Tutor • Rich Online Feedback • Improvement in Submitting by Deadlines “144 Moodle Courses – 90 Lecturers – 8000 Submissions” The Digital Practitioner – In Practice
- 11. Creation The Learning TechnologiesTeam Supporting Staff in a Newly Merged College @ City of Glasgow College • High Quality Support Required Over 11 Campuses • 1 Learning Technologist dedicated to 3 schools • Blended Training Session – ‘Training’ VLE • Dedicated Help Desk • INSPIRE monthly e-Newsletter • Postcard projects “Meeting needs : 650 Academic Staff and 40,000 Learners” The Digital Practitioner – In Practice
- 12. Communication Stranraer Cutting CrewFacebook @ Dumfries and Galloway College • Student Requested and Led – Set Up Facebook Page • Secure Groups • Initially for General Communication • School Links • Local Salons – Employability • Community Collaboration Learners Facebook Confident – No Training – Nearly Always On! The Digital Practitioner – In Practice
- 13. The Digital Practitioner– In Practice Content – Communication - Creation Delivering a full HNC Engineering Course on the VLE @ Anniesland College • Prospective students – working away from home • VLE to be used to create more flexible learning • Challenge – make concepts/theorems ‘come alive’ • PDFs/WORD docs discounted –negative student feedback • Short videos – good but time consuming - compressed • Sourced short animations free for educational use “Geographical span : North Sea Oil Rigs to Middle East”
- 14. More iTech caseStudies… • TQFE Induction Pathways @ University of Dundee • Webinar Tutorials to support TQFE Distance Learners @ University of Dundee • Student Led e-Portfolio Training Sessions @ Angus College • Using Cloud services- delivering learning in the field to Gamekeeping Student @ UHI The Digital Practitioner – In Practice Image from Flickr by paulm licensed through CC
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