1. MichaelTerry, Online LiteracyTutor, Essex ACL; Lyn Lall (ILTAdvisor)
InSight 2014: Online delivery of Functional skills03/06/2014

2. Overview of session
Aim of pilot
Target group
Course design and Development
Process
Tips for learner engagement
Impact
Lessons learnt
The future
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3. What is you role?
A. Functional skills tutor
B. Curriculum manager
C. Quality manager
D. Learning support assistant
E. Other
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4. How are you delivering functional skills?
A. Face to face only
B. Blended delivery (f2f and online)
C. Fully online
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5. Aim of Pilot
• Widen accessibility
• Provide flexible delivery
• Anytime anywhere learning
• Improve retention,
achievement and success rates
Online
delivery of
Functional
skills to:
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6. Target group
• Level 2 literacy
• 25 learners
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7. Initial Assessment and selection of learners
At nearest ACL
centre or online
via ACL website
Face to face to
check learner
eligibility
• ICT skills, internet
access
Learner
agreement
completed
E-mail login
details and
Moodle guide
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8. Course Process
Tutor marks
work and
uploads to
Moodle with
feedback
Learner
receives email
notification
and reviews
marked work
and feedback
Learner can
contact tutor
for support
and arrange a
tutorial
Tutor
arranges for
learner to
take exam at
convenient
centre
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9. The course today
Successful pilot running for nearly 5 years
250 enrolled learners spread over Levels 1 and 2 in Literacy and
Maths, and also Maths Entry 3
pilot E3 Literacy course begins this September
Pass rate so far this year is 100%
Literacy courses more popular than Maths
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14. Slideshare
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Moodle 2.7 has improvements for
assignment submission types and online
grading and feedback (see links provided
with this webinar for more details)

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17. Use of Q and A forum, Book plugin
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18. Important design considerations
Course is not just a resource repository
Tutor guidance is vital
Build in opportunities for feedback
• Generic feedback
• Personalised feedback
Exercises should be challenging
Opportunity to learn from feedback and demonstrate improvement
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19. Example of targeted exercise design
 The following is an extract from an exercise about Subject/Verb agreement
adapted from old NationalTest questions.The questions have been answered by
a learner, and I have noted if the answer is correct or incorrect.
9. Either Robert or Duncan is/are coming tomorrow. (Correct)
10. None of the instructions you gave me is/are very useful! (Correct)
11.The StarTrek fans' convention is/are just down the road. (Incorrect)
12. It is important to understand that reading leaflets, books and newspapers
is/are a very good way to practise! (Correct)
 This looks like a solid 3 out of 4 correct.
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20. Challenges and lessons learnt
Learners must be self-motivated
Difficult to get learners to submit writing
Useful for learners to complete practice exams before
they take the real thing.
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21. Challenges and lessons learnt
Importance of reliable technical infrastructure and
support
Clear course structure with effective linking between
sections
Effective course design for submission of work
File naming
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22. Challenges and lessons learnt
Speaking and Listening (less suitable for online
learning and support)
Learners access to the appropriate technology
Speaking and listening presentations have to be done
in college
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23. The future
Update course so it is responsive to learner difficulties
Entry 3 pilot
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24. What tools, apps and resources are you using to
support the delivery of functional skills?
Either
 Post your responses in the chat pane
 Raise you hand if you would like to use your microphone
to speak
 or useTitanpad http://titanpad.com/funcskills
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25. Activity Completion and tracking
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Learner tracking of
activities

26. Embed video
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27. Use the Book plugin in Moodle
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28. Create lessons using Blendspace
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29. What’s next
Last Insight webinar, today
e-Assessment tools (3.15 – 4.00 pm)
Next week
Face to face workshops
10th June Oadby Campus, University of Leicester
or
11th June Albert Hall, Nottingham
On exit evaluation
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30. Find out more…
Lyn Lall
ILTAdvisor
Lynette.lall@rsc-em.ac.uk
T: 01509 618116
http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/eastmidlands
http://moodle.rsc-em.ac.uk/
http://moodle.rsc-em.ac.uk
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31. Find out more…
MichaelTerry
Online Literacy tutor, Essex ACL
mjtushgarak@gmail.com
Except where otherwise noted, this
work is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND
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