E-Guides

Last updated 10 June 2009

What is e-Learning? It is not just computer or internet based training. Anyone using technology to support learning in any form is applying e-learning. This can be classroom based learning with an interactive whiteboard, use of digital projectors for presentations or web based forums (managed learning environments) to support classroom based learning. Wherever technology is used in a learning environment, e-learning is the end result.

The E-Guides programme supports the adult and community learning (ACL) sector in developing and increasing the use of e-learning across the curriculum. It is funded by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and developed by NIACE with partners from the National Learning Network partnership.

The most common area of need identified during development was awareness of the technology available and the range of e-learning material that could be used in an adult learning environment.

The materials developed, primarily for the e-guide training programme were found to be a very highly valued resource. The materials have been of benefit within organisations in supporting staff in the use of e-learning, or to those developing sessions enhanced by e-learning as well as to practitioners in their own teaching and professional development. You can download these resources from the links in the left column. (Follow this link to find resources developed by other learning organisations.)

NIACE Online

The Online Course Delivery project aims to address the need for the development of online learning within adult and community learning and the wider post-16 education sector. For further information visit the NIACE Online page of our web site.

 

 

LSIS Skills for Life Core Curriculum tool

 

The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) has launched a free Skills for Life (SfL) interactive tool for all trainers and teachers who support adult learners. Available exclusively on the Excellence Gateway, the revised Core Curriculum is now online and will provide vital guidance to practitioners at the click of a mouse, giving instant access to adult literacy, language and numeracy resources.

 

The interactive online tool:

  • Promotes flexible and creative use of the curriculum content in a variety of learning contexts, including embedded learning
  • Enhances content and resources with additional guidance, exemplification and vocational material
  • Provides tools and features that will enable practitioners, including the wider embedded-learning audience, to create effective personal learning experiences
  • Provides an online community where ideas and innovation can be shared and developed

As this is an interactive tool you will need to log in to the Excellence Gateway first.

Don't have login details? Then register on the Excellence Gateway .

An extensive review of the Core Curriculum over the past two years, based on consultation with providers, practitioners and stakeholders, showed strong support for the existing Core Curriculum, but identified a need to update the material, making it accessible to all. Now a number of enhancements to the adult literacy, English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), numeracy curriculum and pre-entry curriculum framework open up the teaching of SfL to all practitioners.

The new and improved curriculum site represents a significant step by LSIS to enhance the quality of teaching and learning and to increase success rates by embedding SfL into all teaching areas. Government ministers have set a target that by 2020, 95 per cent of adults of working age will have the skills in literacy, language and numeracy that they need for daily life. The revision of the curriculum is an important step towards ensuring that the sector meets this target.

 

 

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NIACE have developed the staff development e-learning centre (SDELC). This web site provides information and activities to develop staff awareness and knowledge to support the integration of e-learning within your organisation. Designed for staff working with post-16 education the materials are divided in to modules of study for managers, tutors or support staff. You can also choose your own course of study.

Visit the SDELC site

 

e-Assessment Guide - Guide to Effective Practice

This guide has been developed by the qualifications regulators for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as part of their commitment to support effective practice and quality improvement in the assessment of qualifications. It is intended to promote the use of e-assessment in an advisory rather than a regulatory capacity. It offers practical information and advice to people involved in the management and delivery of e-assessment within qualifications.

The guide is for people involved in the management and delivery of e-assessment in awarding centres delivering accredited qualifications. It will be relevant to those working in colleges, workplaces, training centres, community education centres, voluntary organisations and other types of provider in the post-school sector.

It will also be of value to staff offering e-assessment opportunities in schools and universities, and to those wishing to gain formal recognition of their skills and knowledge as assessors within the context of e-assessment

Download the e-Assessment Guide 

   

Equipment to support your learning delivery can be supplied by Common Treasuries, housed with VolCom, in Hull (Telephone: 01482 382521), and Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire, Scunthorpe (Telephone: 01724 845155). This equipment is available to Voluntary and Community groups in their respective areas. In addition there is a similar resource housed with ERVAS, Beverley (Telephone: 01482 871077), for East Riding organisations. You should check with your own local CVS or Voluntary Action to find out what resources are available for loan in your area.