WOA Update

Here is an update on how we're getting on with the WOA (Whole Organisational Approach) Project

Our original objectives were:

· To use SLC staff skills to develop CPD within SSAs to enable partner tutors to develop high quality e-learning resources for use with ACL learners.
· To populate the ACL VLE with quality resources for tutors working for the 24 different providers Adult Education across Gloucestershire.
· Use small teams of enthusiastic tutors to work collaboratively to cascade quality teaching practices across the organisation and to provide support to staff to enhance their teaching using technology. To widen participation for learners across the county.

The Subject Learning Coach (SLC) training has started and we will shortly have 16 trained SLCs working across the curriculum areas helping our tutors with their continuing professional development (CPD). This will mean we are able to support more tutors to use e-learning and create their own resources. Jane Griffiths is also undertaking facilitator training which means in future we can offer our own SLC training workshops. It is planned to open the SLC training up to Dream Team tutors in future.

Our E-Learning/VLE Development Officer, Jane Carter-Dunn, took up her new post on 14 July. Currently we are still negotiating with providers for the VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) but in the meantime Jane is meeting with tutors to find out what ILT resources would be of benefit to them and sourcing existing resources on the internet. If there is something in particular you need let her know.

The final objective needs no update here as anyone reading this blog can see the enthusiasm of our tutors and witness the way they are working together and supporting each other to use e-learning to enhance their teaching. We are keen to involve more tutors from September – see next post on CaMeL.