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This document explores the evolving landscape of eLearning within further and adult education as presented by Clive Church and Steve Jeyes. Focusing on the impact of various funding initiatives, including the £5.5 billion budget for post-16 education, it highlights key areas such as accessibility, participation, and the integration of technology in learning. The discussion includes the use of online courses through UFI/Learndirect, innovative content development, and the importance of interoperability standards like IMS. Best practices and tools for enhancing learner engagement and educational quality are also covered.
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eContent Developers Different Perspectives The FE Dimension Clive Church and Steve Jeyes: eLearning Managers, Edexcel International. Co-ordinators, CETIS FE Focus Group, Newark and Sherwood College.
Learning and Skills Council Funds all post 16 education (apart from Higher Education) • further education • adult and community education • work based learning • UFI/ Learndirect • School VIth forms (from April 2002) Budget: £5.5 billion. Provide 40% JISC funding Widening Participation and Inclusive Learning (accessibility) a major priority. Numeracy, literacy, 16 -24 participation
eLearning • UFI/ Learndirect: • hundreds of on line courses • 200 000 learners (10 000 enrolments per week) • NLN/ UK FE ILT Content Development • £6 million • MLE Interoperability Projects 2001 All aiming for IMS compliance.
On line Content • Electronic Paper • One size fits all • Learning Style ? • Application Area ? • Prescriptive route • Inaccessible • Disengages tutor • Considered Total Solution
COURSE 3* Levels of Content * IMS LO Metadata Aggregation Level validator student LEARNING EPISODE 2* tutor LEARNING Assembly CHUNK (CONTENT OBJECT) author DIGITAL CONTENT 1* Repositories
The Chunk • =Sharable Content Object (SCORM) • =Reusable Learning Object (EML) • =Learning Object (DNER) • interactive • multimedia rich • discoverable • accessible • interoperable CHUNK (CONTENT OBJECT) Repositories
Learning Assembly : For use in a college learning centre Exercises Ohms Law Interaction Instruction to Students Theory: Atoms & Electrons Theory: Ohms Law
The Options Content Management (+ other VLE functions) MIS & Legacy Systems Learning Flow/ Organisation (EML) ……. Content Packaging ( & QTI) Repositories (Content & Tests)
Producing Assemblies from repositories TUTOR DNER Colleges Publishers CGFL NGFL UfI NLN Repositories of Content and Tests
Content and Style Rendering Interactive Simulation The XML
Accessibility: application of standards Appropriate Content Style Sheets (XSL) Content packaged, customised learning experience, managed by a delivery system Metadatafields to fine tune content selection ‘LIP’ containing Disability Info Appropriate Test Template (QTI) Appropriate Learning Pathway (EML)
Greater choice of content • Greater quality of education • Development of exemplars • New culture • Content available • Spectrum of delivery methods • Added value • Focus on developing learning
Contacts • CETIS Groups www.cetis.ac.uk • Content lmc@strath.ac.uk • Assessment n.sclater@strath.ac.uk • Metadata jenny@ltsneng.ac.uk • FE cchurch@newark.ac.uk jeyesint@ntlworld.com • ICONEX www.iconex.hull.ac.uk • Xtensis www.xor.ltd.uk