preparing to implement feltag - technology in learning in sussex (tilis) workshop - fe sussex

Technology in Learning in Sussex (TILIS) Workshop, FE Sussex

Martin Hamilton, Artie Vossel-Newman, Adam Blackwood

Preparing to Implement FELTAG


Preparing to Implement FELTAG - Technology in Learning in Sussex (TILIS) workshop - FE Sussex - Feb 2015 2

1. FELTAG mythbusting

2. Taking stock: Where are we now?

3. Opportunities for Colleges

4. What Jisc is doing to help

5. Wrapping upImage CC BY-ND Bryan Mathers, City & Guilds

FELTAG Mythbusting

“My prediction for September 2015 is we will have lots of

courses that do have the mandatory 10% online provision – but

most of these will be of poor quality, with over stressed

teachers, stability issues with the systems, and the 10% being an

expensive tokenistic gesture that isn’t integrated into the whole

teaching and learning process and culture” – Dave Foord


Common myths and misconceptions

FELTAG Mythbusting

“The FELTAG ‘10% of learning should be online’

recommendation has generated a lot of interest. One of our

recent webinars had over 500 people wanting to understand

more about it and a NIACE poll showed that more than 80% of

providers were not confident that their organisations

understood what the SFA requirements will be for online

learning.” – David Hughes, NIACE



FELTAG Mythbusting

“We are not expecting providers to convert 10% of learning

delivery in each programme of study ‘en bloc’ to online to meet a

‘directive’.” – SFA statement



FELTAG Mythbusting

“We are encouraging providers to establish a strategy to:

• determine where a greater ‘blend’ of delivery and assessment

types adds most value to a learning programme;

• provide learners with improved access to learning outside the

classroom,

• increase their ability to learn and to assess themselves at their

own pace as well as to develop new digital skills and

networking opportunities to enhance employability” - SFA



Taking stock: Where are we now?




›Don’t underestimate the VLE!

› But what is the (learning) technology landscape of the

individual FE Sussex Colleges?

–Many technologies have direct relevance to the FELTAG

agenda, e.g. video production, test centres

›What “unofficial” products and services do people use?

›What is the IT and e-Learning capability of the Colleges?

–e.g. skills in particular products and services

›And likewise for students (we’ll come back to this)

Opportunities for Colleges: Diffusion of Innovation


Image CC BY-ND Bryan Mathers, City & Guilds

Opportunities for Colleges: Open Badges





› Versus:


› Requires building by building survey – specialist tools?

› Cable runs to locations not presently serviced, e.g. corridors

and support pillars

›May need additional/replacement comms cabinets to

accommodate the extra cabling (Cat6 bend radius)

›May need to replace Ethernet switches with Power over

Ethernet models (which may require active cooling)

› Enterprise scale systems typically use wireless controllers –

will need at least two for redundancy

›May need upgrade (e.g. from 1 to 10Gbit/s) if it proves popular

Opportunities for Colleges: Wireless infrastructure


› Enabled by pervasive wireless

›What does “Your Own” mean?

–Increasingly common to give pupils/students tablets pre-

loaded with apps, content, licenses

–cf. Google Play for Education (NFC setup), Apple Device

Enrolment Programme (factory ship option)

›What if I already have my own?

–Does your College know?

–Your Own Technology Survey: www.yots.org.uk

–ONS: “No Internet access in 16% of UK households in 2014”

Opportunities for Colleges: Bring Your Own Device

http://www.yots.org.uk


› FE Sussex already has experience

here – sharing Finance, HR, Payroll

› Could extend to other common core

functions, e.g. server and web hosting

and specific corporate apps

› Potential to exploit cloud services,

but these effectively move IT spend from capex to opex

› Shared services that directly impact on the student

experience, e.g. learning analytics / dashboard?

› Common approach to attendance monitoring, video

production, e-Assessment, lecture capture, e-Portfolios

Opportunities for Colleges: Shared Services


› Partner with a leading tech firm to

introduce new technologies

–3D scanning/printing “Fab Lab”

–CNC milling

–Autonomous robots

–Telepresence

–Holographics

–Data science

›Opportunities for e.g. Advanced Apprenticeships

›Must have tangible benefits/outcomes

Opportunities for Colleges: Innovator / Early adopter

What Jisc is doing to help: Key FELTAG related actions


1. Supporting a forum of the further education sector bodies

2. Working together to promote existing student engagement projects and innovation

3. Engaging employers and learners more directly in designing courses and programmes

4. Developing training and support for leaders and managers in use of technology both for education and for efficiency

5. Helping bring together a pool of discoverable online resources for the sector

6. Creating an FE Online Academy to build digital skills across the FE and skills workforce

What is Jisc doing to help? Pool of online resources




2,300 open educational resources in Jorum



2,300 open educational resources in Jorum

410 free e-Books for FE

What Jisc is doing to help: Infrastructure

› eduroam – free wireless Internet access across FE and HE providers in 70 countries www.ja.net/eduroam–Wider “public sector roaming” being explored

› Resilient Janet connections to fully enable the use of networked and cloud services

› Increased connection speed to 1 Gb/s to improve speed of use for users and capacity at times of peak usage

› Brokerage of deals for Google Apps and MS Office365 products – email, calendar, docs, free infinite storage!


http://www.ja.net/eduroam

What Jisc is doing to help: R&D projects


Wrapping up

› There are many free “production grade” services and resources available to help with FELTAG

› Jisc support for connectivity and eduroam setup, but college infrastructure may be significant capital spend

› Make sure you understand your own technology landscape and skills – and where your learners are coming from

› Pipeline of further advice and support from Jisc, as part of sector-wide collaboration around FELTAG

› You are not alone!
