Adapting to Adapt - Jan Ball, WEA
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Transcript of Adapting to Adapt - Jan Ball, WEA
About the WEA• A charity and the UK’s
largest voluntary sector provider of adult education.
• 9,700 part-time courses• 70,000 students in
England and Scotland • 400 local branches• 3,000 volunteers• 2,000 part-time tutors
Learning and Development
• Staff and sessional tutors geographically dispersed
• Induction and initial training vs ongoing CPD
• Modelling effective online and blended learning delivery
• Commitment to active learning, critical thinking and equal partnerships between tutors and students
Educational Approaches
WEA approaches to online and blended learning are focused around:• Communication, Collaboration and
Interactivity• Digital Inclusion• Equal Partnerships• Shared learning and
development
Adapt work in progress…
• Training for staff and tutors• Modules in development• Support resources eg storyboard
templates• Pedagogical approaches
Benefits of Adapt• It adapts…to different screen sizes,
supporting digital inclusion• Shared module development area• Visually appealing and clean design• Less linear than the authoring tool