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RSC Update - February 2009

27th February, The Moller Centre, Cambridge

Please see our website for full details of this meeting

The Adult Community Learning and Work Based Learning Forum Group

Chair: Annie Moldram, Suffolk County Council
Vice Chair: Gillian Sollenberger, Bedfordshire County Council

Recent Developments:

Access Apps:
The full version of the Access Apps is now available for download. We have a limited number of copies available on memory sticks, please take one with you today. For full details, see the RSC Scotland website:

http://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/accessapps/

Support for LSIS eCPD Programme:
RSC staff supported the national launch event on the 5th February and attended a briefing event on 13th February. More details on this programme from Dave Foord.

Online Events:
We are offering a series of online event. The most recent one was earlier this week, on the subject of “Blogs, Wikis and more”, delivered by Marieke Guy of UKOLN. All event resources are available from our website:
http://info.rsc-eastern.ac.uk/events/event_details.asp?eid=616

Forthcoming Events of particular interest to this group:

This week, I have been involved in two RSC Eastern online events: “Blogs, Wikis and more: Web 2.0 demystified”, one for information professionals on the 23rd February, and then again for learning and teaching professionals on the 25th February.

We’ve had some great feedback, and our trainer for both days, Marieke Guy has blogged about her experiences here:

http://remoteworker.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/squirmy-creatures-my-first-online-presentation/

 All resources from the event are available from our website:
http://info.rsc-eastern.ac.uk/events/event_details.asp?eid=616

We hope to offer more online events in the coming months. Look out for the next one, an ACL / WBL Briefing coming up on the 12th May:

http://info.rsc-eastern.ac.uk/events/event_details.asp?eid=600

A new blog, aimed primarily at staff was launched today:

http://rscuk.jiscinvolve.org/

On Friday 13th February, Malcolm and I took the scenic route to the BDP offices, to talk about the new eCPD programme, being managed by LSIS. http://ecpd.bdplearning.com.

The new eCPD Programme is supports whole organisational approaches to harnessing technology for learning and will enable practitioners to make effective use of technology to support and enhance learning, any time, any place. The programme is delivered on behalf of LSIS by BDP Learning in partnership with further education representatives and the Association for Learning Technology.    

Providers are invited to nominate a member of staff to be trained as a Professional Development Adviser (PDA) to lead whole organisational approaches to improving teaching and learning using technology. 

 For further information including training dates, venues and to download a PDA nomination form, visit the programme’s new online learning space, http://ecpd.bdplearning.com. This is a growing community of practice developed with representatives from the whole FE system where colleagues across the country can network with each other and access the latest eCPD framework’s modules and resources.  

Apply for funding for showcase projects – deadline 23 March 2009  

Funding is also available to support the creation of showcase projects demonstrating exemplary work and effective practice in using technology to improve teaching and learning. The deadline for receipt of the second round of applications is 23 March 2009.  For further details including funding and guidance on how to submit a proposal, visit http://ecpd.bdplearning.com.