The Needs Analysis Research

Ton Koenraad, TELLConsult

SmartVET Dissemination Conference, Ireland 2013

Project Phases

Needs Analysis (March - June, 2012)

IWB train-the-trainers materials + CPD programme

Training Champions

Bootcamps

+

Teacher

generated

content

CPD model

for (Irish)

VET sector

CoP

Needs Analysis: Key Questions

IWB attitude / familiarity

Current IWB use (quantitative / qualitative)

Content & delivery mode of training programme

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

•

Needs Analysis: Report

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Needs Analysis: Users & non-users

63%

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% )

Needs Analysis: Respondent Profiles

IWB users Non-users

Gender 74% female 79% female

Age 20-30 (29%) Generally older than

Users

Teaching

Experience

11-20 years

(36%)

More experienced

than users

IWB

access

Yes (98%) Yes (80%)

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

Needs Analysis:

CPD Training Format & Setting

Format Preferences

Face to face (93%)

Blended (72%)

Printed materials (61.2%)

Setting Preferences

Group discussion or workshop (57%)

Classroom with peers (56%)

1 : 1 sessions (20%)

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

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’.

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’.

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

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’

SmartVET: Exploitation

EU grants for International summercourses:

IWB -Trainer in Vocational Education

Using IWB in Vocational Education More info here

6 – 11 July, 2014 in ….. ?

Thank you for your attention!

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or comments?

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