Further Education Digital Student Project

Prof Rhona Sharpe, Dr Metaxia Pavlakou

Birmingham,

15/10/14

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FEDS Project Team

» Professor Rhona Sharpe, OCSLD

» Dr. Greg Benfield, OCSLD

» Dr. Elizabeth Browne, School of Education,

» Dr. Metaxia Pavlakou, OCSLD

» Marilyn Hockley, independent consultant

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FEDS Literature Review: What we looked for

Research questions:» what technology learners own and have access

to when they enter FE

» what technology learners expect to be provided with by their college

» how learners make use of the technology and digital environments they are provided with

» how learners’ expectations of technology use are formed and change during time spent in FE

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FEDS Literature Review: Difficulties

» Few published papers from FE in the academic literature

» Difficulty to locate case studies

» Not much research on learners’ experience

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FEDS Literature Review: What we included

»7 peer reviewed articles»22 sector reports»21 case studies»6 unpublished institutional documents

» Excluded: papers before 2006 and in non-UK context.

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How do learners experience the digital environment in FE?

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Vocational

Higher education

A levels

Basic skills

Apprenticeships

Background

Prior educational/work experience

Achievement

14-90 years old

Full/part-time

Day release

Chris Davies, the Learner and their Context, Becta

Unconnected and vulnerable

Mainstream pragmatist

Intensive and specialist

enthusiast

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Overview

unconnected and vulnerable

Access-led

Access solutions targeted at this

group

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mainstream

pragmatists

Tutor-led

Pedagogy –led

Institution-led

Staff have confidence to experiment with activities and tools

intensive and specialist

enthusiasts

Learner-led

Social digital literacy practices are valued and new practices

made explicit

FE learners who are:

Experience the digital environment as:

Are supported best where:

FEDS Focus Groups

Date College

15-19 Sept Abingdon College - Pilot(1st and 2nd years)

14 Oct Eastbourne-Sussex Downs College (1st and 2nd years)

tba Activate Learning

23 Oct Myerscough College(New starts and final years)

30 Oct Galashiels – Borders College

5 Nov Bristol – City of Bristol College(two vocational groups, 1st and 2nd years)

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Desk

research

Focus groups

Consultation

events

FEDS Consultation Events

Date Location & Venue

15 Jan 2015 BirminghamThe Studio B’ham, 3rd floor

20 Jan 2015 ManchesterThe Studio Manchester

25 Feb 2015 BristolThe Mercure Holland House Hotel Bristol

04 Mar 2015 Edinburgh Training Centre, Scotlandhttps://www.edintrain.com/

25 March 2015 LondonFarrington – The Hatton, 51-53 Hatton Gardenhttp://www.etcvenues.co.uk/venues/the-hatton

23 April 2015 Wales tba

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Desk

research

Focus groups

Consultation

events

Find out more…

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Digital Student #digitalstudent

Rhona Sharpersharpe@brookes.ac.uk

Metaxia Pavlakoumpavlakou@brookes.ac.uk

http://digitalstudent.jiscinvolve.org

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