hampshire ict conference 2010

HAMPSHIRE ICT HAMPSHIRE ICT CONFERENCE 2010CONFERENCE 2010

Using e-learning to Using e-learning to engage Parentsengage Parents

Helen Bound Helen Bound PERINSPERINS

Quick Background….Quick Background….

• E-learning Manager for 5 years embedding Moodle into school

• Regularly in dialogue with parents about Moodle and e-learning

• No real communication plan to engage Parents

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• Took on PEC role in September in addition to e-learning

• Started coordinating!!!• Used OFSTED objectives• Mapped our Parental provision

against these objectives• Devised a plan using traffic-

light scheme to prioritise

Coordinated activities Coordinated activities by departmentby department

Mapped those Mapped those activities against activities against

OFSTED objectivesOFSTED objectives

Invited parents to join Invited parents to join forum groupforum group

• 18-20 members18-20 members• Meet every half-termMeet every half-term• Discuss communication Discuss communication

methodsmethods• An informal discussion An informal discussion

sharing ideas and viewssharing ideas and views• Clarifying channels of Clarifying channels of

communicationcommunication• Website vs VLEWebsite vs VLE• SMS textingSMS texting• E-mail between Staff E-mail between Staff

and Parentsand Parents• Digital Parents Digital Parents

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Communication Communication issues!!issues!!• Parents couldn’t find information

easily• Blurring between school website

and VLE• Asked for information that had

been there for years!• Majority of Parents not accessing

VLE• Needed training!!

Existing Existing communicationcommunication• E-mails• SMS texting • Letters home• School website• VLE…….but still not clear to Parents

what e-learning was!!

Got feedback from Got feedback from Parents Parents • Used feedback from online

surveys to Parents• Sent e-mail link with weekly

mail-out• Had alerted them to this

method of info gathering• Fed-back results via Moodle

Had a re-look at Had a re-look at Moodle!!Moodle!!• Make it much clearer for

Parents to access VLE• Give them personal logins• Clear navigation• Define website vs VLE• Provide e-learning training

So…..redesigned So…..redesigned Parent Area on MoodleParent Area on Moodle

Parent coursesParent courses

Link to SLGLink to SLG

Parents training courseParents training course

The Future…..??The Future…..??

• More training for Parents• Creating digital Handbook• PEQS accreditation• More Parent Forum meetings• Develop clear distinctions

between website, VLE and online –reporting

…….keep talking to each other!!

See how we did it See how we did it at……..at……..• http://moodle.perins.net• Login: hantsict2010• Password:perins

• Any further information contactbound@perins.hants.sch.uk