Tag: E-learning

Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award iDEA – mini course3rd Feb, 4pm shared from DigiLearnScot

The Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award, known as iDEA is helping people of all ages develop digital and enterprise skills, discover new talents and gain digital confidence, for free.

There are over 80 bite-sized modules available to try on iDEA which have been created with industry experts and innovative employers. iDEA enables learners to showcase their skills as they earn digital badges, certificates and Awards which can be added to LinkedIn profiles, CVs and applications to help them stand out from the crowd.

This is your opportunity to find out more about how iDEA works straight from the iDEA team and Mr Pyott, Principal Teacher of Computing Science at Grove Academy, Dundee.

Click here to book your place.

Our December FVWL RIC/Education Scotland SWAY Newsletter

FVWL RIC /ES December SWAY Newsletter

Just a reminder of our equity themed December SWAY Newsletter which showcases some of the amazing work going on across our Forth Valley and West Lothian Regional Improvement Collaborative (FVWLRIC). You can see the work across our FVWLRIC workstreams, locally and nationally. This is #OurRIC so please get in touch if you would like more information, have any suggestions or if there is something you would like to share for upcoming February newsletter.

 

CLPL Digital Futures: using our digital past to shape the digital future.

Forth Valley and West Lothian RIC are offering a programme of webinars, exploring the digital experiences of teachers in the past two years and how these can inform future classroom practice. Please sign up using CPD Manager and the course IDs below. These webinars are being hosted on our FVWL RIC CLPL Sessions Microsoft Teams. The join code for this team is: z8jtl30

The programme is being supported by the Education Scotland regional improvement team. A short-life professional learning community will provide the opportunity for information sharing and collaboration.

 

January 25th, 4-5 pm. Our Digital Experience 2020/21. CPD Manager course ID: 77631. Course Ref: RICVL01

By the end of the session practitioners will be able to: describe how digital approaches were employed in different contexts; understand what the evidence tells us about the impact of such approaches; identify which approaches could be retained and built upon to further enhance teaching and learning. There will be a panel of practitioners to share their experience and participate in professional dialogue.

 

February 22nd, 4-5 pm. The National eLearning Offer. CPD Manager course ID: 77632. Course Ref: RICVL02

By the end of the session practitioners will be able to: describe the components of the offer and how they can access its different elements to support teaching and learning; understand how they might provide content for the offer; suggest how they would like to see the offer develop. There will be representatives from Education Scotland, e-Sgoil and West OS participating in this webinar.

 

March 29th, 4-5 pm. Embedding Digital Change. CPD Manager course ID: 776313 Course Ref: RICVL03

By the end of the session practitioners will be able to: describe a range of frameworks that are commonly used to implement and evaluate digital practices; understand the barriers and enablers to successful digital implementation; identify digital approaches that may want to develop in their own school context and where to seek support for this.

 

Links to CPD Manager

Clackmannanshire CPD Manager

Falkirk CPD Manager

Stirling CPD Manager

West Lothian CPD Manager

 

 

Professional Learning Video resources at your fingertips

 

The Education Scotland Professional Learning and Leadership Team recognise that educators, particularly now, are extremely busy and are likely to be engaging with professional learning in a different way.

They wanted to provide a library of previously recorded seminars and sessions, categorised by theme, to allow you to access professional learning at a time that best suits you.

Some of the themes discussed in these recordings will be expanded upon in their online professional learning activities that you may wish to explore. The themes are:

This library will continue to be updated and added to throughout 2022.

Click here to access the collection of recorded webinars and professional learning sessions led or supported by the Education Scotland Professional Learning and Leadership Team or on the clickable themes above.

Learning for Sustainability CLPL offer from WOSDEC

WOSDEC have some exciting new Learning for Sustainability courses on offer for practitioners, as well as the core ‘getting started’ courses from January to March 2022.  These twilight courses are fully funded and available online. Please click on the interactive pdf for more information.

Q: I’m a secondary teacher – which online resources are there for Senior Phase learners to use to support their independent learning? A: You could share this SWAY with them.

We have created an easy to use SWAY which collates some useful online resources to support learning in the S4-6 Senior Phase. It is designed for learners to be able to use the interactive SWAY independently. There are also resources for learners with complex additional support needs. Please get in touch, using the contact form,  with any feedback or if there are other resources you would like support with.

Go to this Sway

Q: So many online resources so where do I start for Early First or Second Level? A: With this SWAY

We have created an easy-to-use SWAY which collates some useful online resources to support learning at Early Level, First Level and Second Level. There are also resources for learners with complex additional support needs.

Please use the contact form below to get in touch with any feedback or if there are other resources you would like support with.

Go to this Sway

National e-Learning Offer (NeLO)

Ongoing support for practitioners and learners

Supported Study Sway 

Many Senior Phase pupils are preparing for assessments shortly. There are useful links and resources available in our FVWL RIC Supported Study Sway. This can be freely shared with learners and parents and carers.

National e-Learning Offer (NeLO)

It is important to note that the National e-Learning Offer is continuing to grow and develop across all three elements: Supported Study Resources, e-Sgoil live lessons and West OS Recorded sessions. This provides a bank of high-quality learning and teaching resources which can be used in class, studying at home, those who are unable to attend school currently including those who are affected by COVID.

Audrey Farley, Curriculum and Virtual Learning Lead, is very happy to attend management, faculty, cluster meetings to give a brief tailored demonstration of the National e-Learning Offer and answer questions. Please use the contact button below to arrange.

National e-Learning Offer (NeLO)

Supported Study Resources

You can now also search for resources across all three elements of the National e-Learning Offer via the following link: Education Scotland’s NeLO search facility

Click on this NeLO flyer interactive pdf to find out more

West OS FVWL 

West OS, the recorded element of the National e-Learning offer, continues to be available for BGE and Senior Phase. There are currently over 2500 videos available and more are being added all the time. These can be support group work, consolidation work, carousel activities, bi-level classes and independent learning. West OS is accessed via the West OS tile on GLOW.

BGE – There is an increasing range of BGE resources, including a pathway focus on Second Level Literacy. This is accessed via the West OS tile on GLOW.

Senior Phase – There has been a series of publications of interactive pdfs for some subjects which have had additional resources to support learning. Links to interactive pdfs Videos are accessed via the West OS tile on GLOW.

Recruiting now for West OS contributors. If you are an experienced practitioner and you would like to contribute to the recorded element of West OS then please complete the form

e-Sgoil – Live Learning Experiences

e-Sgoil offer an incredible range of learning experiences covering all sectors:

Early Years and Primary: https://e-sgoil.com/media/1869/covid-offer-primary.pdf

BGE: Here is the link to interactive pdf showcasing what is available for S1-3 pupils: https://e-sgoil.com/media/1870/covid-offer-s1-3.pdf

Senior Phase: Here is the link to interactive pdf showcasing what is available for S4-6 pupils. https://e-sgoil.com/media/1871/covid-offer-s4-6.pdf

Supported Study Programme: Here is the link to the latest supported study timetable from e-Sgoil https://www.e-sgoil.com/study-support/

FREE and Effective maths website and online resources for use during school closures

Matholia https://www.matholia.com/uk is a comprehensive Singapore mathematics portal (Early to Second level) that allows teachers to remotely assign tasks and monitor student progress as they work from home. Schools affected by the current Covid-19 situation can have free access to Matholia during this time. This offer is valid until the end of the school year. This website provides learning videos, practice modules, syllabus-based (English) games, assessments, problem-solving and enrichment tasks.

email support@matholia.com for further information.

Online Resources

We are currently gathering and re-tweeting useful English and Literacy           e-learning resources:
Lindsey Duncan@duncanlindsey
@FVWLricLiteracyAcademy
@fvwlriclit