1. WELCOME TO...
Leeds City College
Beauty, Hairdressing and Media Make-
up

2. Sarah Pollard
Sara Alkazraji
Beauty, Hairdressing and Media Make-
up
Contact us
sarah.pollard|@leedscitycollege.ac.uk
sara.alkazraji@leedscitycollege.ac.uk

3. MOVING FORWARD FROM
DISENGAGING
TO ENGAGING
Meeting the needs of the 21st
century Learner

4. THE
VIRTUAL LEARNING DAY
8th May 2012
IT STARTED
WITH

5. Flipping
the
classroom
Blended
learning
Core faculty
pages
for MOODLE
Slide
presentations
using cloud
based tools
Email, cloud
based storage and
collaboration
Blog, forums
and facebook
Electronic
curriculum
assignments
Step by step
videos
Electronic
workbooks
Virtual learning
day
Micro sites for
collaboration
So what New technologies did we
use for the virtual learning day

6. Learning app and some
uses
Challenges Moving forward
Articulate storyline access
through Moodle interactive
resource for virtually any type of
assessment
Slow, hard to open on and ipad.
Pop up blockers on some devices
prevented access
Simplify the use of this resource
to easy to navigate assessments
Prezi - cloud based multi media
presentation tool , create, share,
report, present
Difficult for students to print off
for evidence. advanced
presentation tool that can
challenges learners
Google docs/slides
Simple to use, can collaborate,
share - using google forms
submission can be easily tracked
Popplet - mind-mapping tool for
collaboration, contrast,
distinguish, report, compare,
evaluate
Difficult to use as will not open on
some devices
Mindmeister add on through
google docs/slides- easier to
navigate and build into
documents and assignments
Pinterest - research,
collaboration, compare, contrast,
examine,contrast
Pictures - college social media
policy block certain pictures
Unblocked instagram and other
social networking sites.
Google drive - create, report,
analyse, collaborate, share,
present
Difficult to register students when
using college systems
Student and staff innov8lcc
accounts are created centrally,
apps controlled within innov8
What did we use?

7. HOW DID WE KNOW
THE DAY WORKED?

8. Attendance for day via learning apps 30% 67% 100% 95% 94% 100%
Interim report of the virtual
learning day
Attendance
across level 3
was higher than
actual college
attendance

9. The challenges - Discuss
● POP UP BLOCKERS
● COLLEGE SYSTEMS AND STUDENT ACCESS FROM HOME
● WIFI
● DATA USAGE FOR STUDENTS
● PASSWORDS
● SOCIAL MEDIA SITES BLOCKED
There have been issues with the use of the Ipads as they are not singler user. All are linked to same
account.
There are several sources of support, including the multimedia technicians, Learning leaders, ITSS and
the VLE team to address issues with the use of these new technologies.

10. Advantages - Discuss
● Students work at own pace
● learners had an insight into distance learning
● Engage students and the hair and beauty department in a 21st century way of
learning
● Some learners were more vocal in communicating with tutor via technology
than they would be in a classroom situation
● Money, travel and childcare issues led learners to ask if this could be
integrated into the programme on a more regular basis
● Opportunity to try out new technologies before the move to the printworks
● Techno phobe staff had the opportunity to engage with technology with the
support of other staff

11. Moving forward - What do we need to do
next.
More staff training in the use of Google apps for
Education.
Look at the technologies we use and identify the
ones for best practice.
Student mentoring in the use of new
technologies.
Share best practice.

12. How could a virtual learning day work for you ?