JISC Regional Support Centre for London Supporting education and research “Staff Development Matters” 8th November 2005 Will Pickford, Manager

Supporting education and research JISC Regional Support Centres East Midlands Eastern London North West Northern South East South West West Midlands Yorkshire & Humber Northern Ireland Scotland North & East Scotland South & West Wales Established in 2000 to support the FE sector 13 RSCs across the UK

Supporting education and research JISC Regional Support Centres Expanded role in 2003 to support specialist colleges, HE and Adult and Community Learning (ACL) learning providers in London Plans for further expansion in Round 3 ( )… Support for Technical, Staff Development, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching, Senior Managers

Supporting education and research For each statement decide how strongly you agree or disagree Stand in a position to represent your view Be prepared to justify your position Strongly agree Strongly disagree Adapted from an icebreaking activity from the CEL eQuIP programmeCEL eQuIP programme

Supporting education and research “ILT and e-Learning helps people learn more effectively.” Statement 1 of 4

Supporting education and research “Good teachers do not need any fancy tools.” Statement 2 of 4 page 4of 6

Supporting education and research “Staff development activities should be aimed at developing teachers’ ICT skills ” Statement 3 of 4

Supporting education and research “The main barrier to the development of e-Learning is lack of IT equipment.” Statement 4 of 4

Supporting education and research IT, e-Learning & staff development According to ICT and e-Learning in Further Education (Becta, September 2004), there has been 'an increase in the levels of ICT competence among teaching staff‘ICT and e-Learning in Further Education However, there is still a significant gap between ICT skills and e- Learning competences

Supporting education and research The context for staff development Pedagogy, not technology, is the driver – JISC Effective Practice with e-LearningJISC Effective Practice with e-Learning This slide contains a video clip “Apply concepts and skills: The Working Men’s College (WMC) from the JISC Effective Practice Case Studies section of the e-Learning and pedagogy programme.Effective Practice Case Studies

Supporting education and research Good Practice Guide What we need is a guide to good practice in staff development for e- Learning…

Supporting education and research Staff Development programmes The RSC Learning Journey

Supporting education and research CCDL – A course in ICT for teachers Other support from the RSCs –a wealth of regional staff development opportunities; events, training, resources –plus, for SD managers; forums, advisory visits, e-bulletin/information services etc. – Regional Support Centreswww.jisc.ac.uk Staff Development programmes

Supporting education and research Useful links and references ICT and e-Learning in Further Education (Becta, September 2004), CEL eQuip programme The RSC Learning Journey - london.ac.uk/cms/fileadmin/docs/curriculum/staff_dev/learning_journey/i ndex.htmhttp://www1.rsc- london.ac.uk/cms/fileadmin/docs/curriculum/staff_dev/learning_journey/i ndex.htm JISC e-Learning and Pedagogy Programme JISC Effective Practice with e-Learning JISC RSC CCDL - JISC RSC for London –