Supporting Professional Development Using the VLE in the PGCECertificate in Education

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Supporting Professional Development Using the VLE
in the PGCE/Certificate in Education

• Case Study in E-Learning Practice
• Coleg Glan Hafren
• PGCE Team and Learning Centre Staff

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Aim

• To support learners with Professional Development
  - target setting and ILPs
• Foster self-directed learning
• Involve in VLE

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Rationale

• Characteristics of our cohort
• Academic rigours of the course
• Work load
• Varied needs
• Individual target setting

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The Package

• Group sessions
• VLE package resources and ILP
• Individual Tutorials

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Group Sessions

• Induction to the VLE package and ILPs
• Induction to e-learning
• Learning Centre sessions on
• Referencing
• Research Skills

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The VLE Package

• Signposting resources on
• Coleg Glan Hafren Intranet
• Coleg Glan Hafren VLE
• The University of Wales Newport Library Services
  website
• A copy of the ILP

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The VLE Package

• Using ILT
• IT Applications
• Academic Writing
• Planning and Paragraphs
• Time Management

• Giving Seminars
• Research Skills
• Reading Strategies
• Referencing
• Plagiarism

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The VLE Package

• The VLE Package

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Individual Tutorials

• Reviewing ILP and Targets
• Normal Tutorial work

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Benefits

• Self-directed learning
• Example of ILT at work transferability
• Flexibility
• Give ILPs a focus/link to progress on the course
• Emphasise the importance of target setting
• Aid reflection
• Engage students with the Learning Centre

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Problems

• Time-consuming to upload
• Delay in receiving Athens log-ins
• Time-tabling of Learning Centre
• Negative attitudes to subject/ILPs

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Lessons

• Link with Learning Centre Staff - essential
• Students need to understand purpose
• Access to technology must be problem free
• Support in making full use of VLE
• http//escalate.ac.uk/2412