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I have just set up my student and tutor groups for level 3 returners to the second  year of their course and there are not results in markbook for year 1

Can the structure and grades from year 1 be imported to year 2 e-ILP please.

Also can you check that student code 352453 has the markbook structure now imported to her as discussed in June.

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Hi Martin, James, Nigel, Andy and Julia

You posted 2 months ago that my requests for site split and links to e-ILP would be actioned within a few days.

I am still waiting for this to happen and the TFSN training state that the splits are required as the VLE will be our SOW and LP once we are in full teaching mode next week I will have time to upload all relevant data to my 10 courses.

Also for the units I teach I need to be the only administrator but no enrolment codes so all tutors can view please.

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You can make the changes to your page through page settings? If you email me the link to the pages you want to change I will do this for you?

Best Wishes

Martin

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Hi can anyone help im working on VLE at the moment and want to create a communication wall on the level 3 nail page  ??

i would like to change the Nail services level 3 title  to Nail services  level 2 and 3 and some of the tutor names need taking off . Can i do this?

regards

Sharon

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Thanks for the requests, we will endeavour to complete all taks, over the next few days.

Best wishes

Martin, James, Nigel, Andy and Julia

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Could you please add the 4 links and do the same for BTec
extended diploma Year 2  http://vle.chesterfield.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=264

Also there are a lot of teachers on these 2 VLE course many
of whom no longer teach on it but would have access to amend and delete. As
these VLE pages will soon become our SOW and LP’s it is important that others
can’t delete or change my pages. I am happy for all to view and copy but can
you remove the following people who no longer teach on this course.

Year 1 the only teacher names should be Fiona Spyra,
Simon Ashton, Janet Lacey

Year 2 the only teacher names should be Fiona Spyra,
Chris McHale

Thank you

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As discussed Martin has put the following 4 links into BTec
extended diploma Y1 http://vle.chesterfield.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=3013

Andy could you please split and add the links to Y1 http://vle.chesterfield.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=3013
to Unit 1
Unit 9
Unit 10

I have emailed Martin to request he add the above links to
Year 2 and let you know when complete:

Again when this is complete could you look at adding the
links and splitting off the following units Year 2  http://vle.chesterfield.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=264

Unit 14
Unit 18
Unit 22
Unit 25
Unit 26

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A technical
question my student Amy Leigh Robertson 352453 has been
added into the Markbook structure but  it seems in name only as there is not
course structure with her to mark and give her here grades.

Can you import her
again with the structure attached.

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Hiya Everyone,

I have had quite a few staff who have approached me to ask what support we have in place for over the summer period, to enable our teams to continue with the work that they have started throughout out TFSN programme.

We do have three options:
James and Martin have offered their continued support, but we have to appreciate that they both will be taking annual leave over the next few weeks.

You can attend any development sessions within the i-space and Mike Quarrel will have the times when these sessions are running.

Our third option is what we have planned throughout our TFSN sessions and that is where we continue to support each other.I am sure that you all now appreciate that we have a mix of skills throughout all of our teams and also we all have certain skills where we are able to support each other. If you are requesting support please can you continue to use our TFSN communication wall. By posting your request on our wall, we can all continue to support each other.

For this communication wall to become our support network it is crucial that we all check our wall on a regular basis, so that where ever possible we can offer support and encouragement to each other.

Many thanks to you all and continue to enjoy the sunshine.
Ellie

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Hi to all - those of you who are still in over the next few weeks please don't think you are flying solo! I am in until the 26th July and then only away for two weeks so feel free to get in touch and ask for support if you need it. Really impressed with the progress of the area in such a short space of time - congratulations - enjoy your summer!!

wilsonjc@chesterfield.ac.uk

07814139823

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Hiya Everyone,

Just a quickie reminder that we have our ‘The Future Starts Now’
session later today at 4-30pm – 5-30pm.

We are back in our usual space, so we are using S316.

See you later.

Anyone willing to pick up the tea trolley from Ann and Sue :-)

Ellie

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The Nomad app is really impressive, take pictures, short video or voice recording and upload straight to your learner's portfolio - all can be done on your training accounts.

Thanks Keron you'll love the portfolio!

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Have downloaded the Nomad app, its fab and easy to use.

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Ian

Hiya Everyone,

Ellie has asked me to remind everyone that we have our ‘The Future Starts Now’ session later today at 4-30pm – 5-30pm.

Please note that we are back in our usual space, so we are using S316.

Please can you ensure that if you were unable to attend the session on Monday this week,  that you attend this evening’s session.

See you later.

Many thanks,

Ian

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Thank you to those who attended the OneFile session last night - quite manic with so many! I hope you picked up the basics and could see the potential the portfolio has. I have added a link in the subjects below to the OneFile self paced course, so you can run through those elements again in your own time, there is also a weekly session on a Wednesday afternoon in the ispace.

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Hiya Everyone,

Just a reminder that we have our ‘The Future Starts Now’
session later today at 4-30pm – 5-30pm.

We are back in our usual space, so we are using S316.

Please can you ensure that you attend either our session later
today or on our Thursday session.

See you later.

Many thanks,

Ellie

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I know this is a little late in the course (and the data collected is from American studies I think) but at the end it does come up with loads of ideas on different technologies we could be using for lessons...

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Over the last 2 terms I have taught myself how to use Turnitin and the VLE to upload and mark students work (with some great help from Nigel). My students have been developing their own ideas for a small business, I am starting to get some really good business plans for coffee shops, gyms, ice cream vans and more . Feedback from students is good and ... that they like the flexibility of being able to hand in their work where ever they are. I am finding that it is freeing up lessons to concentrate on particular topics.

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Am I right in thinking you only need to register if you will be using onefile?

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Hiya Everyone,

Many thanks to all of our staff who have support our 'The Future Starts Now' sessions this week.

I have found the sessions very useful as we have re-capped on what we have covered in previous sessions and also looked at the advantages of both One-File and Markbook.

It's clear that we will be using both One-file and Markbook to support our provision, as we do deliver NVQ's, VRQ's and BTEC courses across all of our 4 teams.

What has become much clearer to me is how both the e-ILP and VLE are crucial to underpin the use of both One-file and Markbook.

It has been quite a steep learning curve for me but the penny is starting to drop :-)

A few of us sat in amazement in last night’s session wondering how the i-pad made the decision if the assessment was a pass or fail  :-) You
needed to be there to understand that bit, so the penny may be dropping, but it still has a wee way to fall yet  :-)

Please can you make sure that you access our TFSN VLE and register your vote / options, in preparation for next week’s sessions.

I would also like to have a go at 'up-loading the assignment test' but I am a bit stuck with this part, just in case anyone has a spare few minutes to help.

Many thanks once again to you all for being so supportive and making our TFSN sessions work and a huge thank you to both Martin and James for making our sessions what they are, as you both seem to stay so calm  even when some of us ask ‘off-the-wall’ questions  :-)

Ellie

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Fiona Spyra
Following the TFSN sessions I have been discussing the updates with my students and they have raised the following concerns:

1. Uploading videos to VLE: no flash on non college apple based products e.g. apple mac,, iPad, iPhone or iMac
2. Can’t access their college files from home (their secondary schools had similar systems and they could click in and upload and access their school files. Neither can staff, can college do this?

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Hiya Everyone,

Just a quickie up-date on a room change that we have for our
‘The Future Starts Now’ session later today.

Our session will be delivered in C100 at 4-30pm – 5-30pm, usual time.

We are using C100 as Martin and James would like to use of a
larger screen.
If you are unsure where C100 is, this is the boardroom that
is in the office space above the library.

We had a very good session on Monday as this week we are looking at both e-portfolio's, in the form of One-File and also comparing the differences between One-File and Markbook.

This session  definitely provides us with some thinking material as we do need this imput to inform us of the option that we have and the decisions that we have to make in prepoaration for September.

See you later,
Ellie.

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OneFile - the electronic portfolio, supported by the off line App. NOMAD.

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Hi Martin is voting open yet or are you still working on the link tried to access it but it is not playing :(

It should be working M

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Great session last night - lots of thought provoking material and questions, the statements below are extracts from a book about the growth and direction which drives Google

Talk Soon

Martin

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Yes this is free software and you can setup unlimited communication walls?

I think there are a number of people in each area who know how to do this, happy to assist if there are no volunteers in your department

Thanks for question and interest

Talk Soon

Martin

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We need one of those for each tutor page so learners can directly go straight to the page we need them to go to. Can we do this ?

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That's much better thank

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I'm replying using my iPhone 5, and yes its fiddly but don't forget the digital natives live on their phones and are much more dextrous than we are? using the VLE on a mobile is just a faff, but thats why we use the wall? you can access directly at this address http://padlet.com/2dayucan/b4wgwzx0zx

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Over the week I attempted to write on the wall using my I phone 5. It was a struggle to say the least. Why is it when you use a mobile device the pages on VLE don't show to same has a lap top or computer?  Will students have the same problem or is it just me doing something wrong ? :-)

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Hiya Everyone,

Welcome back and I hope that you have had some time to rest and relax
over the past week.

We have the remaining 4 weeks of our 'The Future Starts Now' training programme which resumes later today.

I have received very positive feedback so far from our teams and the
general comments being that with the support of Martin, James and Nigel, we are
all developing the essential skills that we need to meet the needs of our
learners.

My thoughts are exactly the same, but I do feel that the key point that
is ensuring the success of this programme is the way that you are all sharing
your skills.

I am learning new skills every day, but the support of our staff across the
Directorate, who are sharing the skills that they already have, has been
extremely useful for me. So sharing your skills with others is crucial, so
please keep sharing.

We Have a Room Change:

Our session later will be held in S106/S107 at 4-30pm - 5-30pm.

Many thanks to you all,

Ellie

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Thought this advert backs up what we are trying to do :-)

Hey Tracy - thanks for the Vid we are liking your work

All the Best

Martin & James

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Good morning :-)

Seeing as we are posting quotes Mr Cope, here is mine !

Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.

Mattie Stepanek

Although yourself Martin, James, Nigel and Matt are all superstars, and I am learning new skills from you all each and every week, I am also learning many new skills from my colleagues, who are taking their time to share with me the skills that they already have. So a huge thank you to you all.

Keep Sharing :-)

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Raise awareness of the range of digital tools that are available via the VLE and EILP/Markbook platforms and ensure that all staff have a joined up approach to developing their own resources.

To create a culture of shared awareness, vision and collaboration thus enabling the directorate to move towards the goal of providing and being recognised as an outstanding area of teaching and learning.

Become a group of practitioners who have a shared vision and who have the abilities to create are to create and support each other in the use of digital teaching, learning and assessment resources.

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It is really encouraging to see the questions that are being generated as a consequence of the recent sessions.

I am in this week and am more than happy to go through assignment submission, embedding video clips or whatever VLE "wants and needs" are out there.

Ex: 1842

Mob: 07814139823

wilsonjc@chesterfield.ac.uk

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Hi now that my role is an assessor in hairdressing I would like to know what we can do on the VLE to help learners progress. My IT skills are quite good, the sessions are interesting but I feel like I am not achieving anything when attending these sessions and would like to do something productive for our assessment team, let me know what I could do and what would be of use please.

Thanks Claire :)

Reply To Claire from Martin - Hang on in there Claire all is not lost?

The short answer to your question would be for you to attend an ispace session where you can discuss and create ideas with a view of developing a personal platform on which learners can receive and place learning material, always happy to assist with this option. James and I run regular sessions as part of the colleges staff development programme (Via Mike Quarrel).

Claire, you also said you feel that you are not personally achieving; I appreciate and understand your frustration. Its early days and as an assessor your focus differs to those that teach however, I am confident that before the end of the programme you will be feeling challenged and will have a range of digital assessment tools to offer your learner groups.

Keep in touch – Hope to see you in the ispace soon

Martin

ok I will arrange to attend an I space session, don't want to appear negative as its fab what you are doing Claire :)

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81% of employers require their workforce to have digital skills yet only 52% of employers believe that their workforce has the digital skills to meet their future challenges, according to a survey by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.

The Institute's survey of HR professionals and employers showed that email, word processing and spreadsheet skills are considered necessary for the majority of roles in the work place:

97% of respondents rated email skills as either very or quite important,

92% of respondents rated word processing skills as very or quite important

89% of respondents rated spreadsheet skills as very or quite important

Jon Buttriss, CEO, BCS Learning & Development Ltd, part the Institute explains: "Our survey shows how important it is to be able to operate a PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone to be successful in today's work environment. Today, almost every job relies on some aspect of technology whether it's sitting at a PC in an office, working at a checkout or delivering parcels."

"Employers want people to have the skills to be able to walk into a role and be productive straight away. Our findings showed that employers believe that a main benefit of these skills for the individual is increased efficiency while the organisation benefits from increased productivity."

However, it's not just word processing, spread sheets and data manipulation that are in demand. The survey shows that social media skills are also rated as important for the majority of roles (71% of respondents rating them as very or quite important).

Skills Minister Matthew Hancock said recently: "The modern world and workforce is becoming increasingly dependent on the internet, yet there are still 11 million people in the UK without basic digital skills. If we are to compete in the global race then we must have an IT and digitally literate population."

The government is in talks with top brands including IBM, Google and Procter & Gamble to develop a new digital marketing apprenticeship, planned for launch by next January.

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Is there a way that students can upload their work, which enables us to mark it online and then store it somewhere in like an individual online portfolio that we (and they) can access? I know we use TurnItIn or something like that to upload work now, but is there a way each student could have an individual online portfolio thing? If that makes sense. This would help massively with reducing printing and would be easier to add technological things that they have completed too (like video's, blogs etc.)

- Thanks

Hi Tracey,

Great question and the answer is yes - Learner assignment gateway's could be on solution with regard to saving and storing learner work? Youtube, google blogs and pages is a free solution for video and picture evidence and e-portfolio. Happy to discuss in one one of the training sessions or we could meet separately at a time that suits you?

Talk Soon

Martin

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Welcome to all you new 'Posties' :-)

It's good that you are sharing your ideas.

Debbie the video is very inspiring and I am sure that some of our students and staff would love to meet Steve too. I know I would, so let me know when you arrange for Steve to come and see us.

I can upload a picture Jane, that's just about all I can do at the moment :-) but I am willing to share if that helps. Debbie even taught me to create a communication wall on my own page last night, which will be good for my learners who generally come together from different industries and who may not get much time to work as a group. A bit like us really on this project.

Catch you all later,

Ellie

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I found the session this week really helpful. I have been developing the level 2 VLE pages over the past year but now need to make these more user friendly and tidy them up. This will be a project for the summer and I will no doubt be asking for help during this process.

Just had a go at uploading a picture!!!

Great result and help is always a message away x

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Hi everyone,

i would like to know how to pop a video om my page, I,am in a few days next week so will find someone to show me how.

Have a good bank hol

Suzanne

Come on then who's going to help Suzanne -- Don't be shy now you've got the skills !!!!

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Thank you for moving my page, Martin.... I am now re- gigging it, to make it individual to my learner group..... with the intention of sharing resources with my team.

Enjoying the sessions...... Hope you have find time to look at the you tube clip about Steve, he is very inspirational.

Please please look at this video I think all learners should see this... I met this man on Saturday night at a family party and could have listened to him all night... He is willing to come and do talks if anyone is interested !!!

http://youtu.be/9pie40ZqRZE

Debbie

Brilliant Work Debbie - thanks for all your help

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I am reading with interest the need to access my pages the problem being you wont be able to see the hidden tutor pages? I will create a dummy page  which you will have full access, will complete asap.

Keep the ideas coming

All the Best

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I agree also with Janice, it is a good idea to have a page for yourself, so I have
started this morning in producing my page and then hopefully this will help me
to differentiate within my own groups better and clearer .

(Martin I have pinged my link over to you Re; your template).

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My students were a little bit too shy to talk on film last week, so they filmed themselves writing out the math's rules. Great stuff and all their own work !

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Jayne I agree, I think its a great idea to standardise the page layout, with the basics like a wall post, added pages and then tailor the rest to suit your group. I also think its a good idea to have a page for yourself in relation to your own group as this then helps you to differentiate to suit your own groups needs.

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I would welcome a link to have a look at Martins website to be able to get a uniform structure to our VLE sites. Many Thanks for your support- Jaynex

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A huge well done to you all for all of your hard work and for completing the first 4 weeks of our TFSN training programme,, but most of all a huge thank you to you all for your dedication and willingness to change.

I realise that for some of us it has been a case of up-skilling and tweaking many of the digital resources that we are already using, but for many of us it has been a massive step forward and steep learning curve too.

As always, in all of our teams, no matter what I ask of you, your commitment and dedication is always second to none, for both making changes and also for supporting each other.

Without you all pulling together and supporting each other, this project would have never past week 1, let alone run it's course.

Your hard work will definitely pay rewards in not only your planning for delivery and supporting our students to learn in a way that is better for them, but it will also give you all other opportunities to be more recognised for your forward-thinking approach and professional attitude to your work.

How lucky am I to work with such a supportive and dedicated crowd of individuals - very very lucky, I would say.

So a huge thank you from me.

Ellie

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Thanks for tonight everyone,

Just a note, to say thanks for attending tonight’s training session, and for committing yourselves to the training and development of the VLE. I appreciate how difficult it is to take everything on board and that at times it is frustrating. The reward for all your hard work will pay off tenfold; less work and stress come September!!!! Don’t forget you only have to build and update your VLE once. Year on year we can duplicate your pages and archive the previous year thus saving learner and teaching evidence following a few clicks of a mouse.

Having discussed page content with a number of your team it transpires there is a clear need for visual guides. To meet this need I will prepare a power point with images of page layouts and guidance notes. When complete I will add the resource to the TFSN vle page.

As discussed next week is half term those who have the time, inclination and or desire can tinker with their VLE and EILP pages. I must stress that this is not a obligatory however, as we move towards the government and college directive of blended learning in class and online, the concept offers the tutor the advantage of flexible work hours and eventually in some cases home delivery of online content.

Those who have watched this week’s video, will know that our collective actions are meeting the needs and preparing learners for jobs that don’t yet exist.

The Future Starts Now – Martin

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Last nights session was very productive for me as I finally started a VLE page of my own :-) and that is a huge step forward for me, so thank you to Bridget for supporting Jake, Sue, Ampai and I into a world were we have not yet ventured.

Martin thank you too, and we have no problems with you being 'stroppy' with us from time to time, as you obviously thought that we needed to focus more and I know that we can be a demanding bunch :-)

So hang on in there with us all as we are making headway and all the feedback is very positive. I am sure we have filmed everything that we can get in focus :-) as our Time lapse cameras are working overtime.

I am sure that we will all hang on to your every word on Thursday and behave ourselves completely.

Well done everyone, we are just about half way through our programme, and still going strong

Ellie

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All the Best

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Best Wishes

Martin

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Hi All

Used our newly arrived green time laps Cam Thursday, with
AUTO FOCUS….BRILLIANT! Thank you Martin for putting the video on the Future Starts
Now Page (Martin please show me how to do that, it’s not fair me keep asking
you). I also need to get to grips and go through how I set up the links for these
videos of the learners’ work, so when our EV visits it’s easy to use.

Will down load the IMovie’s App for my iPad and try that
with my learners also.

Many thanks to Ellie for ordering the new GREEN time laps
cams.

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What a fab session yesterday :-)

A huge well done to you all and a big thank you to Martin and Nigel too.

Ellie

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I really enjoyed seeing the EILP assessment progress grids and have used this resource during tutorial; with BTC level 2 Hospitality. There is some development to be done but we can build on this from today

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WOW !!!! our Directorate communication wall has seen a hive of activity :-)

Now canb you see why I use the word fabulous so much (he he)

A huge well done to you all.

Ellie

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Yes the Free App for the time lapse camera is called "Lapse It"

There is also a professional upgrade for about £2.95 but I will see how this one goes first.

eBay number for the tripod is 400655079722 and are £2.19 each including postage from Hong Kong!

I'm thinking this app and tripod could become part of my new intake uniform/ kit list when they start.

If we did a bulk order and got them even cheaper, then each learner could use their own smartphone and "lapse It" and upload straight to e-portfolio via the Nomad one file app! :-)

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Jane Barrett

Today I have some level 2 learners carrying out make-ups at the pomegranate Theatre for the Foundation Study learners show. They will be taking pictures of their make-ups in progress and filming each other for evidence for their portfolios and to show the other learners in their group what they have been doing.

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The level 3 girls filmed their interview techniques to prepare for Ragdale Hall trade tests and reflected through peer assessment. They also filmed each others treatments and stopped them to correct their skills. This worked great and they had a fun learning experience (if this would have been carried out 1-1 with myself they would not have experienced the same results and fun).

This resulted in 2 girls gaining 1 week placements in June at the Spa through great interview skills which supported their excellent commercial practise.

I also require editing help like Suzanne.

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This week we used the new Pan Tilt Camera to record our class competition, this was then used to help judge the winners and will be used again to evaluate in theory. Just need to learn how to add to VLE now !

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I have been busy with my iPad and the students have enjoyed filming me explaining some math's rules and techniques.

It will be much more effective, however, for the students to film each other explaining how to work out math's problems. This is what we will be doing today.

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I down loaded imovies on my ipad this week and made two mini films with my groups, 1 of L3 spa clinic and 1 of L2 assessment day, the students took control and loved it, now just to find where to store them and how to store them :-) Might I add, a brilliant way to evidence assessments and commercialism in practise

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Following the TFSN sessions I have been discussing the updates with my students and they have raised the following concerns:

1. Uploading videos to VLE: no flash on non college apple based products e.g. apple mac,, iPad, iPhone or iMac
2. Can’t access their college files from home (their secondary schools had similar systems and they could click in and upload and access their school files. Neither can staff, can college do this?

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Anne Waddington Functional Skills Catering and Hospitality

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Anne Waddington Functional Skills Catering and Hospitality

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I have found a good YouTube clip for letter writing, just need help to upload now. I have made a good start. Looking for more now I have got the bug!!!!

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Nice one Simon, that all sounds good so please can you let us all know what the app is and demo your tripod, when it finally arrives :-)

See you all later,

Ellie

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Time Lapse in the restaurant and kitchen look great, just downloaded a free phone app and ordered a mini smart phone tripod of eBay to try it out.......Although the tripod is coming from China so may be a while...........

Simon H&C

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Good evening team,

Just a note to say thanks to those who have been inspired and have started to develop new or build on existing skills and methods. I am aware that for some the training is daunting and for others frustrating, some of you may feel that you are not progressing? As discussed at the first training session the quick solution does not exist? Our aim is for the whole directorate to be moving in the same direction. Ofsted pronounced that our use of technology resembled a cottage industry, in other words some do it well and others ignore the fact the systems exist? The key to our success is consistency of user procedure and collaboration during training and beyond.

1.  All staff will be aware of eilp and markbook systems and will be navigate and signpost learners and new staff through the pages and expected user outcomes and performance indicators.

2.  Some staff will have the ability to train others in the basic use of the eilp/martkbook system and will also have the ability and knowledge to train new users, populate, edit and set up the advanced features of either system.

The training and supporting resources are delivered via the VLE. As previously stated the VLE platform is the primary source for all learning information. (“What you see is what you get”) The weekly learning outcomes learning resources are housed within the VLE Platform, additionally there are web links to advanced resources and a communication wall, a learner voice forum and my contact details for those who have post event questions. The eilp and markbook system is a huge training resource that is capable of keeping all entertained from novice to expert user?

Please note: The systems that we are asking you to familiarise yourselves are outstanding teaching, learning and support resources, which impact on learner grades and efficiencies? As lead tutor on this event I will analyse their use and impact upon achievement and attendance rates?

The graph at the foot of this posting highlights user data from the launch to the 14th of May 2014

Best Wishes

Martin

To learn, children and adults need to feel safe and supported. Without these conditions, the mind reverts to a focus on survival.

Parrett & Butch (2014)

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CME are a strong species, intelligent and most adaptable to change so we will definitely survive :-) I think that there is a song in there somewhere !!!!!

Thank you James for the support that you have given us too and we are all looking forward to the One File demo.

Thanks once again James,

Ellie

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“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” - Charles Darwin (though contested!!)

Fantastic to see your progress - this will undoubtedly be setting training standards for other directorates.

All the best

James

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We have now completed week 2 of our training programme and Martin has generated some fabulous Hospitality and Catering footage, which you can view on our wall.

This is very similar to the Time Lapsed filming that we have viewed from the plumbers, so great stuff Martin and now 1 team are well on their way with a platform of their own.

We will all be hot on your heel, H&C team, as we have had 2 Time Lapse camera's delivered today, so we do not have to use Martin's equipment.

Paul and I have visited Doncaster College today and our conversation with their staff came around to what you are all busy doing in our development programme, and they were all very interested and also intrigued how we had managed to have such a development programme, let alone have a programme just for all of us.

My response was 'It is our teams that make it happen with the support of a smart chap'

So a huge well done to you all for completing week 2 and week 3 starts on Monday, in S316, at 4-30pm

Enjoy your weekend,

Ellie :-)

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Please the  Learner Google page and time lapse video's

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The 'Taste' Restaurant and Conservatory Bistro are managed by the College's Hospitality and Catering students

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Just testing :)

Happy days - its working then - Martin

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Hiya Everyone,

Just a reminder that our week 2 session starts this evening at 4-30pm and we are meeting in S316, as we have access to PC's in this classroom.

See you later,

Ellie

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Bridget

A lot of staff have been asking what the homework was and how do they find out what to do.. if the Future is to start now maybe a little more direction as how to access the wall etc needs to addressed :) to reiterate the homework is to

1. log on to the VLE page and familiarise yourselves with the resources and content,

2. There is a draft copy of the government’s plan for Further-Education-and-Learning-Technology- (Final-Draft) the plan outlines the need and proposed time frames for digital learning.......CHECK IT OUT before next week

Look in the Introduction section above the Communication Wall its the Further-Education-and-Learning-Technology-Final-Draft.pdf click on it to open

http://vle.chesterfield.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=165940

Hope this helps if not come and find myself or Martin :)

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Thanks Martin for reminding us all what we have to do this week to keep on track. I am on to it and I am sure everyone else will complete this task too.

We have had some good feedback so far, on our alternative assessment methods, especially from our VTCT EV last Friday.

The EV report is available if anyone would like to read it, as I am sure Janice and Cala will make it available to you if asked.

I have had lots of e-mails today to clarify what we have to do for Thursday and I have directed everyone to our communication wall, so that we can support each other and share our ideas.

I for one, need lots of support :-) so keep your comments and questions flowing.

Thanks,

Ellie

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Homework

This week we just want you to log on to the VLE page and familiarise yourselves with the resources and content, I have added a draft copy of the government’s plan for Further-Education-and-Learning-Technology-
(Final-Draft) the plan outlines the need and proposed timeframes for digital
learning?

All the best
Martin

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Learners and staff can use the college wifi with their own devices via by logging into the Open Zone network?

Any problems get in touch

All the Best

Martin

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Look forward to assignment upload, wondering if there could be a flag to IV's for assignment refers?

Could college work on making the WiFi accessible for smart phones?

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Question: In relation to what we discussed last night, I created a 'flip' lesson on ed.ted.com - does the college have it's own system where I could do this with a class? Something where they don't have to register, for example? Thanks :)

Reply to Tracy from Martin

The college does not have its own system however, what you've done is defiantly in the right direction! There will be a way to embed or link your resource within the VLE learner sharing platform. Let's get together after the break and find the answer?

Best Wishes

Martin

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Our E.V was in today and was impressed to see Jayne Buchanans level 3 groups film for staff induction H&S.Jayne please share with all on our training events.If you can do it, anyone can!!!!!!!!!!

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We are very happy to have you on board Martin, looking forward to our next session. The Burberry video was inspiring! 

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We are very happy to have you on board Martin, looking forward to our next session. The Burberry video was inspiring! 

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Good to hear thank you Martin

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Brilliant to see everyone at the TFSN introduction 

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Brilliant to see everyone at the TFSN introduction 

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And great to receive comments, emails and conversations
about getting started and creating new teaching and learning resources.

I feel privileged to have the have opportunity to work with
everyone in the commercial enterprise team. # The Future Starts Now # (TFSN) programme
will only work if we work as a team. As a result of positive comments,
conversations and attitude, I am confident of the success of the events and
rewards this will bring to the area.

In my view the experience of tutor and management team is
unique both within and outside of the college. You work in a fun but business
style environment; you display an immense amount of good and outstanding
practice. The FFSN event and the associated training will enable us to better capture,
share and publicise teaching and learning evidence.

In the last few weeks I have carried formal and informal observations
throughout the CE area, last night I enjoyed an outstanding evening as a guest
at the Help for Heroes evening. Outstanding food and outstanding service, the
missing element was the outstanding learner evidence! Within minutes of
discussing a solution both Ellie and Paul agreed a plan to allocate funds to
purchase time lapse cameras and adapt the curriculum accordingly. Believe me such
action is viewed with envy by those outside of the CE directorate?

Good luck and enjoy the weekend

Martin

Ps - There will be some homework added the VLE for those who
were going to attend the Bank Holiday session.

The VLE page is now open, the address is-

http://vle.chesterfield.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=4146&notifyeditingon=1

And the password TFSN

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i'm quite excited about the new systems which we can utilise, a brilliant way to digitally diary learners work and assessments for them to view and see the progress as they make it.

thank you

keron

I'm looking forward to working together with you and your team, and making the above happen! thanks Keron all the best Martin

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In relation to what we discussed last night, I created a 'flip' lesson on ed.ted.com - does the college have it's own system where I could do this with a class? Something where they don't have to register, for example? Thanks :)

Reply to Tracy from Martin

The college does not have its own system however, what you've done is defiantly in the right direction! There will be a way to embed or link your resource within the VLE learner sharing platform. Let's get together after the break and find the answer?

Best Wishes

Martin

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A huge thank you once again to all of our staff who attended our 2nd launch event last night and thank you to you too Martin, Nigel and James :-)

To Hospitality and Catering staff, I attended the Theme Evening event last night, which I thoroughly enjoyed, as always. Excellent in fact. Now that I have my digital eyes on! I could see some fantastic opportunities to use some of the tools that Martin has discussed.

The plumbers that I saw yesterday had filmed a practical process from start to finish and then loaded this process onto their blog in super speed time. ( I am sure there is a technical term for this) It allowed the whole process to be viewed very quickly from start to finish, and also looked fun for the students to do.

Martins comments, not mine. Imagine the whole process of setting up the restaurant, greeting the customers, completing the service and clearing the restaurant, from start to finish, filmed for evidence and then displaying on your Plasma screens.

Food For Thought, but I know it works brilliantly because I have seen it in action.

We need to purchase a couple of these cameras Martin for our Directorate, if you can help us with the details, as this technique would work in all of our areas.

What a good night, Thank you.

Ellie

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Best Wishes

Martin

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I Think it's great that were being offered the opportunity to develop our ICT skill as a whole directorate.

Thank you

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Looking forward to this evening event see you later

SUZANNE

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This is an exciting time for us all, allowing us  to build & support new and inventive ideas we can all share and use with our learners.