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Towards a Unified e-Learning StrategyTowards a Unified e-Learning StrategyConsultation exercise
Association of Learning Technologies Policy Summit8 July 2003
Diana LaurillardHead, e-Learning Strategy Unit
Objectives of current DfES strategies
Contributions from e-learning
Strategic actions to embed e-learning across all sectors
Proposed e-learning strategy – taking us to a 21stC education system
Leading sustainable e-
learning
Supporting innovation in teaching and
learning
Developing the education workforce
Building a better e-learning market
Aligning assessment
Assuring technical and
quality standards
Unifying learner support
Raising standards Improving quality Removing barriers to achievement Widening participation Preparing for employment skills
EARLY YEARS PRIMARY SECONDARY 14-19 SKILLS POST-16 HE
A 21st century education systemLearners
empowered
Creativity and innovation
Flexible provision
Better value for learners
A professional workforce
Individualised learning Personalised support Collaborative learning Tools for innovation Virtual environments
Flexible study Online communities Quality at scale
Do you agree with our vision for e-learning?
A 21st century education system
Objectives of current DfES strategies
Contributions from e-learning
Strategic actions to embed e-learning across all sectors
Proposed e-learning strategy – taking us to a 21stC education system
Leading sustainable e-
learning
Supporting innovation in teaching and
learning
Developing the education workforce
Building a better e-learning market
Aligning assessment
Assuring technical and
quality standards
Unifying learner support
Raising standards Improving quality Removing barriers to achievement Widening participation Preparing for employment skills
EARLY YEARS PRIMARY SECONDARY 14-19 SKILLS POST-16 HE
Learners empowered
Creativity and innovation
Flexible provision
Better value for learners
A professional workforce
Individualised learning Personalised support Collaborative learning Tools for innovation Virtual environments
Flexible study Online communities Quality at scale
Back
A 21st century education system
Objectives of current DfES strategies
Contributions from e-learning
Strategic actions to embed e-learning across all sectors
Proposed e-learning strategy – taking us to a 21stC education system
Leading sustainable e-
learning
Supporting innovation in teaching and
learning
Developing the education workforce
Building a better e-learning market
Aligning assessment
Assuring technical and
quality standards
Unifying learner support
Raising standards Improving quality Removing barriers to achievement Widening participation Preparing for employment skills
EARLY YEARS PRIMARY SECONDARY 14-19 SKILLS POST-16 HE
Learners empowered
Creativity and innovation
Flexible provision
Better value for learners
A professional workforce
Individualised learning Personalised support Collaborative learning Tools for innovation Virtual environments
Flexible study Online communities Quality at scale
Raising standards Improving quality Removing barriers to achievement
Widening participation Preparing for employment skills
Back
A 21st century education system
Objectives of current DfES strategies
Contributions from e-learning
Strategic actions to embed e-learning across all sectors
Proposed e-learning strategy – taking us to a 21stC education system
Leading sustainable e-
learning
Supporting innovation in teaching and
learning
Developing the education workforce
Building a better e-learning market
Aligning assessment
Assuring technical and
quality standards
Unifying learner support
Raising standards Improving quality Removing barriers to achievement Widening participation Preparing for employment skills
EARLY YEARS PRIMARY SECONDARY 14-19 SKILLS POST-16 HE
Learners empowered
Creativity and innovation
Flexible provision
Better value for learners
A professional workforce
Individualised learning Personalised support
Collaborative learning Tools for innovation Virtual environments
Flexible study Online communities Quality at scale
Back
A 21st century education system
Objectives of current DfES strategies
Contributions from e-learning
Strategic actions to embed e-learning across all sectors
Proposed e-learning strategy – taking us to a 21stC education system
Raising standards Improving quality Removing barriers to achievement Widening participation Preparing for employment skills
EARLY YEARS PRIMARY SECONDARY 14-19 SKILLS POST-16 HE
Learners empowered
Creativity and innovation
Flexible provision
Better value for learners
A professional workforce
Individualised learning Personalised support Collaborative learning Tools for innovation Virtual environments
Flexible study Online communities Quality at scaleLeading
sustainable e-learning
Supporting innovation in teaching and
learning
Developing the education
workforce
Building a better e-learning market
Aligning assessment
Assuring technical and
quality standards
Unifying learner support
Back
Some of the barriers to successful e-learning
Education leaders not fully engaged in exploiting e-learning
Technology is leading the change, not pedagogy
Too little time or reward for innovation and training in e-learning
Assessment is a barrier if misaligned with innovation
Too little cross-sector collaboration for supporting learners
Underdeveloped digital resources market for e-learning
Technical and quality standards present new kinds of problems for education
Have we identified the main barriers to success??
Leading sustainable e-learningMedium term
Support education leaders
Build collaborative partnerships
Sustainable e-learning
Standards for baseline provision
Organisational planning
Leadership training
e-administration
Cross-organisation
Cross-sector
Institutional funding models
Resource-planning tools
Quality of e-learning provision
Leading sustainable e-learningLonger term
Broadband connectivity
Accessibility for all
Universal access
Integrate e-learning and e-administration
Effective, unified provision for all education and training
Accessibility for disadvantaged learners
Mix of public and private funding to ensure personal access
Advice and support for integration
Supporting innovationMedium term
Embracing the new pedagogies
Focus on shortage subject areas
Establish the appropriate evaluation methodologies
National databank of e-learning resources and digital assets
Pathfinders to test local- central support models
Intensive evaluation studies
New approaches to cost-benefit analyses
Community of practice for e-learning research and evaluation
Role of subject associations
Networks of subject-based centres of excellence
Mix of public and private funding to ensure personal access
Supporting innovationLonger term
Focus on removing barriers to learning
Build a practice-oriented research environment
Cross-sector R&D programme to generate new kinds of e-learning activities
Action research for teachers and lecturers as reflective practitioners
National practice-based research programme
Focus on learners with special needs to ensure greatest impact
Interactive diagnostic tests and remediation
Developing the education workforceMedium term
Initial qualifications
Professional development
Professional updating for educators, trainers and support staff
Training on use and evaluation of e-learning by subject area
Use of e-learning for professional development, including part-time staff
Guidance on e-learning for each discipline
Improved access for teacher training
Guidance for support staff for e-learning
Developing the education workforceLonger term
Higher level qualifications
Career and workload
Professional standards, new career paths and incentives to strengthen e-learning professionals
Higher level qualifications for leadership and specialist skills for e-learning
Aligning assessmentMedium term
Develop formative assessment
Align assessment to the needs of pedagogy and subjects
E-learning skills for life
E-assessment methods for specific subjects
Align e-skills with assessment, by subject
Support Skills Strategy through e-assessment
Education staff development programmes on e-assessment
ICT for formative assessment for all
Action research pilots to test and improve formats
Aligning assessmentLonger term
Credit framework to fit e-learning
Efficient assessment
Online assessment and administration for public examinations
E-learning and e-assessment included in unitisation and credits at all levels
Building a better e-learning marketMedium term
Successful educational software
A thriving market Investigate models for tendering and procurement
Engage small and large companies in digital resources market
Collaboration between digital resources for education and games
Promote user requirements for creative learning and interoperability with digital resources industry
Building a better e-learning marketLonger term
IPR best practice and support
Innovation Educators to lead and engage in innovation
Develop generic e-learning design tools for learners and teachers
Advice and guidance on IPR and copyright practice
Technical solutions for IPR
Licensing arrangements across sectors
Assuring technical and quality standardsMedium term
Public funding and procurement
Quality standards Define a quality standard for e-learning resources for advisers, teachers, learners, and parents
Co-ordinated procurement of publicly funded learning environments
Models for central procurement
Assuring technical and quality standardsLonger term
Technical and quality standards for pedagogy and process
Educational requirements for pedagogic design of content, and open architectures for e-learning
Standards for e-learning support and delivery
Common core of technical and quality standards
Sector-specific profiles of standards
Conformance testing
Ongoing role of Government in setting and maintaining standards
Objectives of current DfES strategies
Contributions from e-learning
Strategic actions to embed e-learning across all sectors
Proposed e-learning strategy – taking us to a 21stC education system
Leading sustainable e-
learning
Supporting innovation in teaching and
learning
Developing the education workforce
Building a better e-learning market
Aligning assessment
Assuring technical and
quality standards
Unifying learner support
Raising standards Improving quality Removing barriers to achievement Widening participation Preparing for employment skills
EARLY YEARS PRIMARY SECONDARY 14-19 SKILLS POST-16 HE
A 21st century education systemLearners
empowered
Creativity and innovation
Flexible provision
Better value for learners
A professional workforce
Individualised learning Personalised support Collaborative learning Tools for innovation Virtual environments
Flexible study Online communities Quality at scale
Will the proposed action areas enable the vision to be realised??
• Transfer of learner data across schools, colleges, employers, public services
• Early identification and remediation
• Online communities of practice ink teachers and support staff
• Training and teaching materials made customisable
• Customisable individualised and engaging learning materials
• Online registration
• Home learning
• Individualised diagnostics and learning programs
• E-assessment to recognise all achievement
Benefits of e-learning for ‘Removing Barriers to Achievement’
Supporting staff in schools
Objectives
Behaviour and attendance
support
Improving learning
opportunities
Supporting the learner
E-learning contributions
Current e-learning organisations, projects, and initiatives
Ufilearndirect standards
Ultralab’s NotSchool
Leadership College
Cybrarian project
Test-Bed Schools
Communications Aids Project
Dyslexia and Dyscalculia screeners
National Learning Network
Ufi/UK online centres for
wider access
JISCTechDis
SLICT
• Transfer of learner data
• Online learning communities across schools, colleges, employers
• ICT qualifications for teaching staff
• Blend of learning methods, online and offline
• E-learning for ACL
• Funding for level 2 ICT
• Tracking through ULN and learner log for e-learning
• Focus on ICT skills
• Better skill learning
• Diagnostics and e-assessment through Ufi centres
• Ufi Learning-Through-Work
Benefits of e-learning for post-14 strategies
Entry to HE and employment28% entry to MAs
Objectives
Improve choiceTransform local delivery
40% fewer adults without level 2 qualification
Tackle basic skills deficit Modernise the workforce
E-learning contributions
Current e-learning organisations, projects, and initiatives
Ufilearndirect
14-19 Pathfinders
Leadership College
Post-16 e-learning strategyTest-Bed
Schools
Broadband for Colleges
National Learning Network
Ufi/UK online Centres
JISC for FE and HE
SLICT
• FE-HE online collaboration on Foundation Degrees
• Shareable and customisable digital teaching resources
Improve quality and diversity of teaching and progression
BBC/HE partnershipsHEFCE e-
learning strategy
Objectives of current DfES strategies
Contributions from e-learning
Strategic actions to embed e-learning across all sectors
Proposed e-learning strategy – taking us to a 21stC education system
Leading sustainable e-
learning
Supporting innovation in teaching and
learning
Developing the education workforce
Building a better e-learning market
Aligning assessment
Assuring technical and
quality standards
Unifying learner support
Raising standards Improving quality Removing barriers to achievement Widening participation Preparing for employment skills
EARLY YEARS PRIMARY SECONDARY 14-19 SKILLS POST-16 HE
A 21st century education systemLearners
empowered
Creativity and innovation
Flexible provision
Better value for learners
A professional workforce
Individualised learning Personalised support Collaborative learning Tools for innovation Virtual environments
Flexible study Online communities Quality at scale
Strategic actions to embed e-learning across all sectors… in collaboration with partners, agencies, institutions, companies, and practitioners at all levels
• Securing and agreeing investment in the transition process to resourcing e-learning from within institutional budgets in a sustainable way
• Changing the professional role of teachers to embrace a differentiated mix of pedagogic innovation, materials development and learner support
• Engaging the teaching profession in replacing some teaching with individualised learning
• Persuading designers to create tools and assets that are customisable by teachers and lecturers
• Agreeing the principle of centrally-defined technical and quality standards, e-learning architecture, and ownership of IPR
Some of the political challenges
Planning timescales and consultation strategy
Publication of the consultation document and website
Internal consultation to agree links to other DfES strategies
External consultation to develop and agree actions with NDPBs and partners
Presentations and discussions at general conferences
Cross-cutting ELSU events
Stakeholder ELSU events
Specialist conferences
Consultation analysed to generate 1st edition
Iteration of the strategy development until fully embedded in other strategies
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
03/04
Towards a Unified e-Learning StrategyTowards a Unified e-Learning StrategyConsultation exercise
www.dfes.gov.uk/elearningstrategy
Association of Learning Technologies Policy Summit8 July 2003
Diana LaurillardHead, e-Learning Strategy Unit