Welcome to BAOL Conference Flexible Learning 2001: Welcome to BAOL Conference Flexible Learning 2001 Irene Cooke, Chair BAOL
Working together for the learning revolution : Working together for the learning revolution
Adding the human touch to e-learning, BAOL April 2001
Slide3: partnership
Slide4: e-learning and the christmas tree
Slide5: e
Slide6: e x 1m = scale
Big numbers: Big numbers Next week: 1000, 100,000, 1m
Last year: 200,000
Next year: over 400,000
Basic Skills: 75,000
Ufi’s mission : Ufi’s mission To boost individuals’ employability and organisations’ competitiveness and effectiveness by inspiring existing learners to develop their skills further, winning over new and excluded learners and transforming the accessibility of learning in everyday life and work.
Brave new country: Brave new country Investment in change for education
New policy back-drop
Learning and Skills Council/CETW
Small Business Service
Devolution
ICT for Learning (National Grid for Learning, People’s Network, UK Online)
Individual Learning Accounts
Manifesto commitments
Promotion of learning: Promotion of learning Promoting lifelong learning
Promotion a new way of learning
learndirect has two parts: : learndirect has two parts: Find a course
Free access to information and advice about all learning
Helpline 0800 100 900 & website search
Learn online now
learndirect - a new way of learning
One website
www.learndirect.co.uk
End to end learning environment: End to end learning environment Underpinning
complex and very large
website with tasters, business area, welsh website
enrolment and administration
tutor tools for monitoring and recording learner activity
Message Centres for learners and tutors
Hubs: Hubs Hubs are responsible for all learners
Deliver learndirect to a defined new market: Geographical and sector hubs
Drive e-learning & take-up amongst SMEs and basic skills learners
Responsible for quality and learner support
Clicks & bricks: learning centres: Clicks & bricks: learning centres National network of learndirect centres
Variety of life locations work & play
Flexible to meet variety of learners
Access to the online learning environment
Access to support staff and other learners
Increase numbers of learners at home
“Safety net” of support telephone & online
Why learndirect learning: Why learndirect learning Relevant and practical
bite sized
anytime, anywhere
supported learning
formative assessment
interactive, interesting learning
Slide21: learndirect
Centres,
home & work Bite-sized learning Support staff, other learners Hubs Hubs ICT, Promotion
Comms to hubs
A jigsaw of learners: A jigsaw of learners
Why Ufi?: Why Ufi? Provide the national learning infrastructure and the catalyst
Provide the step change to increase number of adults learning (reverse the trend)
Use technology to do this
Technology offers opportunities: Technology offers opportunities To learn at a time, place and pace which suits them
Technology reaches people where they are
Technology offers consistency
Technology is ubiquitous
Virtual Learning Centres: Virtual Learning Centres Direct online booking
Operated by hubs
Telephone, email and/or post contact and advice
Online learner support
e-learning communities: e-learning communities Learning online with other people
No cohorts …. But lots of people learning similar things at similar times
Building learndirect communities online via Message Boards
Learners’ relationship with other learners
Learners’ relationships with new kinds of support staff
Slide27: connectivity
Slide28: Partnership
the inside view
Slide29: Thank you