11. Recommendations Fraser of Allander Institute ( FAI) Scenario 1 "up to 126,000 economy wide job losses by 2014-15 comprising up to 90,000 in the public sector and 37,000 private sector job losses." Scenario 2 “reduce jobs in the public sector by the slightly lower number of just under 78,000 while private sector employment rises by nearly 14,000.”
12. Local Government Frozen council tax – rapid thaw “The Scottish Government and Parliament should consider the option of discontinuing the current council tax freeze, which does not appear sustainable in the projected economic environment.” “find savings… new approaches need to be considered, including service redesign, more joint working and collaboration“ Audit Scotland
13. Recommendations "The 32 Scottish local authorities run virtually identical back office services - finance administration, HR, payroll, procurement, revenues & benefits etc.” “Despite much talk of shared services, there has been only modest progress towards any sharing of significant back office services between councils" COSLA SOLACE
14. Recommendations “The Panel believes that the challenges arising from the projected financial outlook should act as a stimulus for the public sector to review its current delivery models, including consideration of alternatives.”
15. Recommendations “The Panel believes that any reduction in the level of absence has the potential to contribute to greater public service efficiency ………….. ………should identify clear targets for reducing absence, ultimately to a level equivalent to the private sector average.”
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17. 7 evils of training delivery 1. Cognitive overload2. Tyranny of time3. Tyranny of location4. Low retention5. High cost6. Non-scalable 7. LOW USE OF TECHNOLOGY
18. 7 principles of training delivery in recession 1. Achieve more with less optimise limited budgets and time2. Fast access to learning available 24x7 at point of need3. Flexible respond quickly to organisation’s needs4. Raise productivity skills & knowledge when needed5. Reduce carbon footprint reduce travel & meeting costs6. Scalable learners/resources/experts 7. EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY
20. Great divide Identify and develop champions Adopt blended learning Simple and small steps Easy access to shared content Explain the benefits Provide training Share successes Involve everyone
21. Change management Kotter’s 8 steps Urgency Guiding team Vision Communicate Empower Short-term wins Build momentum Nurture new culture
22. Change management Kotter’s 8 steps Urgency - CUTS Guiding team – COSLA, SOLACE Vision – COMMIT TO COST SAVINGS (ROI) Communicate - Empower – COLLABORATION Short-term wins - ABSENTEEISM Build momentum - COMMUNITY Nurture new culture – BURN BRIDGES
23. 7 scientific reasons for using technology 1. Motivation 2. Timeshift 3. Self-paced/cognitive overload 4. Media mix: episodic/semantic 5. Learn by doing 6. Spaced practice 7. Collaboration
25. 2. Timeshift Tyranny of time: 1. Agricultural timetable 2. Hour of learning 3. Fixed length courses 4. No recording and distribution Timeshift don’t timetable
39. Transformation research Carol Twigg $8.8 million Pew grant 30 community colleges, colleges and universities Is it cost-effective? YES Are we seeing better learning? YES Can drop-out rates be reduced? YES
40. Transformational success: 1. Concentrate on large enrollment courses 2. Improvements apply to many types of courses 3. Don’t fiddle, redesign the whole course 5. Don’t stay with unaltered concept of classroom instruction 4. Don’t bolt on new technologiesto existing system 6. Move students from passive, "note-taking" role to an active-learning orientation 7. Move from an entirely lecture-based to a student-engagement approach