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KYAE Presentation March 15, 2013
- 1. Versailles, Kentucky March 15, 2013 Kentucky's Adult Education Programs Adult Education Programs an initiative of
- 2. The Baseline • 120 counties • 3 Regional Associates • 62 fiscal agents
- 3. Site Visits • 23 counties visited • 1 university • 4 visits in planning
- 4. Regional Meetings • 2 held • 24 professionals & 7 counties • 1 new training model
- 5. Learning Communities • 7 counties • 11 Professionals • Visits to all sites in planning
- 6. Impact since January 28, 2013 • 36 counties affected • 8 new trainings developed • 3 new training models created
- 7. Joyce Bullock,Associate Strategic Initiatives joyce.bullock@ky.gov (502) 573-5114 x 118 Tonya Crum, Director Adult Education and Workforce Training tcrum@ket.org (859) 258-7009 Barry Burkett, Instructional Technology Consultant bburkett@ket.org (859) 258-7010
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- The Instructional Technology Consultant position was created to integrate...
- Regional Associates split the state into 3 regions. The purpose of the regional associates is to represent KYAE to the field and fiscal agents. I work with regional associates to 1) plan meetings with local programs, 2) design regional trainings and 3) handle the logistics of those trainings. To better asses the current state of technology use in ae programs a study was created and delivered to program directors this past Monday. The results from the study are still being tabulated. Surveys will be completed March 25th. As of this report 67% of fiscal agents have returned their survey.
- Site visits are conversational, and have been lasting between 2 and 4 hours. The counties ive visited are highlighted in blue.The purpose of the meetings is not for me to tell programs, "how I am going to help them," rather it is for us to work together towards the program's goals. During the meeting I: introduce the program to KET resources that are immediately usable, take account of program technology, and find out how programs want to be using technology in the classroom. From the meetings collaborations with fiscal agents and adult education providers are born. Jennifer Griffith of Spencer County works from the county's original one-room school house. The space is not equipped for the 21st Century. While talking with the fiscal agent about issues concerning CBT and the 2014 GED(r) test she was given a commitment of a $650 Wireless Access Point, and wall tables built by Physical Plant. This project will be completed by the end of Spring Break, allowing her students to bring their own devices to the school, and provide space for 15 computer workstations. The computers are state surplus, and are being up cycled by Mike Rosenstein, Director of Franklin County AE.
- Regional meetings come from site visits. During site visits a lot of information is covered and skills demonstrated. While I was visiting Fulton County Sabrina Tucker got frustrated, saying "I'm glad your showing me all these things, but honestly, I'm not going to know how to use it when I get back to my classroom. I need hands on time. I don't need you jumping around with all the bells and whistles, I need time and training to find out how to use the tech for a specific purpose."And that is my mission. With that comment Susan Johnson of the Western Kentucky Education Cooperative, Don Howerton, Regional Associate, and I initiated plans to bring training to Western Kentucky this April. Thus far training has been iPad specific. The first 2 Fridays of March I delivered training to Pikeville and Elizabethtown. These trainings covered: iPad basics Web 2.0 tools and The Cloud PBL Feedback from the presentations find that the one day sessions are informative, but short. Future trainings are going to include more thorough use of apps that will benefit the program, instructor and student. Next week (Tuesday through Friday) we will be doing iPad trainings in the South Central region, specifically focusing on McCreary and Russell Counties. Professionals from both counties will be using KYAE funded iPads over several days to learn how to incorporate the tablet in the classroom.
- This past Monday I visited Mercer County for a site visit. I was looking forward to meeting Amy Matthews, the program director. When I got to the site I found that her full cooperative, 7 counties, were going to join as well. During the visit I was allowed to use a Promethean Board, a brand of interactive white board. It was my second time using one, and I was asking questions on its use that others at the visit had as well. My questions were answered by two participants. It was 5 p.m. and I had to leave but the group was ready to continue learning! From that visit it was decided that KEDC AE programs will rotate site visits, staff will attend each visit, and we will continue our tech conversations. This is the first learning community to form. I will facilitate participants learning from each other about tech implementation, tech solutions, and how each program is using technology to benefit their students.
- Overall the program is burgeoning. As shown here, programs are requesting site visits, training and forming learning communities. Some of the counties, like Russell, McCreary and Mercer have received multiple services. From visits sites are investigating the implementation of hot spots and tablets to offer remote classes in rural areas, using white noise to control sound issues, and encouraging students to learn on their own devices. From visits I am receiving quality feedback like the suggestion to include teaching tactics with 1 iPad, using technology with small group instruction (3 ppl or less), and the use of technology in corrections programs. And we are working on scalability. Working with program directors Rodney Johnson and Claudia Sanders along with their Regional Associate Billy Crabtree we will be offering a new style of training in Kentucky. Using Google Hangout we will provide synchrous distance iPad training to 7 sites over a 3 day period. Similarly Friday will be a distance symposium to have AE professionals discuss Tech Integration in the AE classroom, Computerized Based Testing and Using Technology for Student Recruitment throughout the day. The training model will use a live group with satellite groups participating and helping drive conversation. I have several goals with this style of training 1) to have local programs more comfortable with CBT, 2) create learning communities, and 3) demonstrate replicable use of technology so that programs will more easily share instructors with specific knowledge breaking geographic barriers. This is the first training of its kind. There will be more offered in the future. This map demonstrates a composite of what has been accomplished since initial site visits began the last week of January. Beyond site visits, regional trainings, and learning communities I am also creating a blog that will give further support to adult educators.
- From questions earlier other topics addressed are strategies to help fund GED testing fees, sharing of teacher resources through spaces like Teachers Domain, and pairing a Bluetooth Keypad and Mouse with student phones to replicate computer training. Thank you for your time. Are there any questions?