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Upskilling for Digital Futures: ‘A HLA story’Liz Finnigan & Asha Jamil
•Project 10
•Digital Upskilling: PG Cert in
Digital Learning
•Blended design
•Higher Level Apprenticeships in
Applied Industrial Science: a case
study
Overview
HLA: developing the blend
Project 10
What did we want to achieve ?
• A delivery model that would pass University
validation
• A staff development framework to enhance digital
capability – linked closely to Ulster University
through piloting the PG Cert Digital learning.
• A software toolkit linked to pedagogy.
• A template for delivery of blended courses for HE.
• Learner Success
• Employer satisfaction
Key agenda
Course Design
Professional Development
Sustainable Academic Practice
Example
12 Hrs / Week Study Time3hrs F2F
9hrs Supported Learning
= Blended Delivery Model
25% e.g. HLA
Industrial Science
VLE
F2F
50%
95%
VLE should support
Engagement
Explore
ExperimentDebate
Practice
CreateMeta-
learnReceive
The Blended HLA Challenge
Design principles
Course Design
Delivery Toolkit
Asynchronous Forums – Moodle
Moodle v3.0 Virtual Learning Environment
Synchronous (Virtual Classroom) – GOTO Meeting
Learning Objects – Various S/W Tools
Planned Weekly Structure For Delivery in ALL
modules
High Quality Weekly Study Guides
• Viewpoint – Curriculum Design
• E-Tutor Course (UU)
• Goto Meeting (Synchronous Support)
• Turnitin / Gradebook (On line
assessment)
• Creating Learning Objects -
Software Toolkit Mapped to Pedagogy
• PG Cert Digital Learning(UU)
Professional Development
Professional Development: PG Cert in Digital Learning
Module Titles and Awards
PG Cert
Continuing Professional
Development
(60 Credit Points)
Engaging Students as Partners
(10 Credits)
Designing and Developing DigitalLearning Solutions
(20 Credits)
Embracing Learning Spaces (15 Credits)
Assessing for learning and impact
(15 Credits)
Each individual module is certificated on completion.
Full Post Graduate award status is achieved upon successful completion of 60 credits.
What did we achieve? The blended proposal was awarded a
commendation by the University validation
panel
A staff development framework to
enhance digital capability – linked closely
to ulster university through piloting the PG
Cert Digital learning.
A software toolkit linked to pedagogy
A template for delivery of blended courses
for HE
Learner Success
Employer satisfaction
Blended Benefits: Student
Feedback
Sustainable Academic
Practice ‘The clear and ongoing focus on the development of
teaching and learning practices as exemplified in the
College’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
strategy to build digital capacity including the
development of blended learning across the provision.’
‘The range of resources and materials that have been
developed to support both the employers and the
apprentices within the programme including a bespoke
HLA portal currently in development and the greater use
of blended learning modalities to consolidate and extend
learning.’ (DFE 2018)
Thanks for
listening
Questions?