For some time the college had been keen to integrate the capturing, storing and dissemination of teaching sessions (audio and video) into the normal working practices of its staff. This project explored the available technological solutions as well as the values and attitudes of practitioners to the concept of recording classroom practice and how such values changed following trial runs.
This project aimed to increase the use of the public library by adults with learning disabilities, to increase confidence in using the library’s IT systems, enabling access to information.
This project stemmed from an ongoing increase in the number of animal care students using facilities at the College, and the case study describes how the college installed and utilised technology to allow students across college and at home to record animal behaviour.
The aim of this project was to research and evaluate cost-effective mind-mapping software options that would be accessible for all. In addition to usability, the products also had to be evaluated in terms of cost, accessibility and use within both learning and management context.
This project aimed to integrate Moodle 2 Gradebook with the electronic Personal Learning Plan (ePLP). This was a new integration of systems, seeking to respond to both feedback from learners and recommendations in the latest Ofsted inspection report.
This project was intended to inform the organisation about the capability, viability and efficacy of online induction for specific courses to move paper-based induction and initial assessment out of the classroom and lesson time, while also improving tutors’ digital/ ILT skills and the learner experience.
Following a comprehensive self-assessment, BLHT identified a need for e-resources for all areas of Functional Skills. Through the project, BLHT aimed to upskill staff enough for them to support learners in the creation of these resources.
To address retention issues on its Teaching Assistant course, the college provided, through the project, other means of accessing the course, so that students would find it easier to attain the qualification they had signed up for.
This project aimed to improve learner feedback, support and access to information, and to diversify opportunities to hear the Learner’s Voice. Literacy and language barriers had been two noticeable factors and the Service was keen to improve quality and accessibility of data on learner views via the implementation of digital technologies.
This case study describes a project to explore the use of video technology in teaching settings, as a creative tool and opportunity for prisoners to develop skills and self-evaluate. This is a zip file including the case study and an associated project report
