ITUNES U PROJECT CollegauCymru / JISC funded

Background Bid submitted in July 2012 Project began in January 2013 Project finishes in December 2013 Project Officer 2 days per week

Investigate and evaluate the potential benefits of iTunes U to the FE and skills sectors in Wales, particularly around its application for CPD and ITT.

Timeline Jan-Mar 2013 Investigate Wales’ colleges’ approach to OER, iTunes U, MOOCs and other pertinent issues Investigate the new Hwb and Hwb+ platforms and their supporting iTunes U site (Education Wales) Survey colleges to identify potential opportunities for benefits from project outcomes Consult with relevant network groups (T&L, ITSysMan, WLTF, Staff Development... ) about their issues and possibly opportunities for such a platform

Timeline Mar-Apr 2013 Apply to Apple for iTunes U site Develop a content strategy for ColegauCymru’s iTunes U site (if approved) Identify and source resources to be hosted upon the site in order to test and evaluate the platform for Wales’ Colleges Visit colleges interested in iTunes U and assist in the development of a strategy

Timeline Apr-Jun 2013 Begin building iTunes U site Gather available resources (assets) Produce content if necessary – video, audio or ebook (ibook or pdf) Upload content onto site and assess support resources necessary for its use

Timeline Jun – Aug 2013 Prepare iTunes U site – Indexing assets – Meta tags and data – Copyright and licencing Develop support resources on instructional platform Develop content and upload content onto site

Timeline Sept-Oct 2013 Launch site (if content approved) Promote site & content whilst surveying usage Conduct mini evaluations with colleges Continue to develop and upload content

Timeline Nov – Dec 2013 Promote content and survey usage Conduct mini evaluations within colleges Continue to develop and upload content Gather user data and questionnaire colleges Write evaluative report Promote the platform, site and project through dissemination events

The Outside World - HWB Concepts based around 2011 “find it, make it, use it, share it...” T&F group report The ‘All Wales Learning Platform’ Steered by NDLC for Wales Will host the ‘National Digital Repository’ Resources will be clearly organised and rated by users Content can be submitted Hwb content team will quality assess and translate all submitted resources ‘Connected studios’ sessions to be run from September around Wales to identify resources to be commissioned Complimented by the Education Wales iTunes U site

Hwb v Hwb+ Hwb+ Platform managed by centres For those without VLE Sharepoint based Package comes with O365 DfES restricted funding for Watch Video! Hwb Free online portal Available to all learners Bilingual content Contains NGfL Cymru resources Future resources being developed Supported by Education Wales iTunes U site

A multi platformfuture

The Outside World - Moocs OfferingFeedbackCertificatePaceDidactics EdX CourseInstructor/ automated AchievementPacedInstructor led Udacity CourseInstructor/ automated Achievement/ Participation PacedInstructor led Coursera CourseInstructor/ Automated/ Peer Achievement/ Participation PacedInstructor led Ted Ed Lecture--Self-directedInstructor led Khan Academy Lecture-BadgesSelf-directedInstructor led cMOOC CoursePeerNone/Achievement/ Badges PacedConnec-tivism MMOOC CoursePeer / instructorBadges / RecognitionPacedConnec-tivism Saylor.org Programs--Self-directedInstructor led OERu Programs-DiplomaSelf-directed-

The Outside World - Moocs Coursera offers 341 courses in the following categories Arts Biology & Life Sciences Business & Management Chemistry Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence Computer Science: Software Engineering Computer Science: Systems & Security Computer Science: Theory Economics & Finance Education Energy & Earth Sciences Engineering Food and Nutrition Health & Society Humanities Information, Tech & Design Law Mathematics Medicine Music, Film, and Audio Physical & Earth Sciences Physics Social Sciences Statistics and Data Analysis Teacher Professional development

The Outside World - Moocs They’re free.

The Outside World - Moocs “have no place in FE” Peter Kilcoyne, information and learning technology director at Worcester College of Technology, THE, 9 th May 2013

The Outside World - OER OERs can take many forms, such as: Full courses Course modules Lectures Individual ‘assets’

The Outside World - OER OERs can take many forms, such as: Games Teaching materials Assignments Ideas

The Outside World - OER The resources are open not only because they ’ re available on the internet but because they are available for others to use, distribute or adapt as required free of charge.

The Outside World - Copyright UK copyright law is changing in October 2013 to open up access for educational use “The existing exception for fair dealing in relation to education will be expanded to allow teachers to use copyright works for non-commercial teaching purposes”

The Outside World - Copyright Many options available for institutions Many OER platforms require clear choices to be made Creative Commons most widely used Others are available;

Where we are now Hwb & Education Wales launched on 12/12/12 (at 12:12) Colleges increasingly engaging with OER and iTunes U Deeside iTunes U site has been launched, 2 others in development Apple have approved our iTunes U site application Access granted last week (2/6/13) Some ‘assets’ aimed at CPD and ITT already exist with full permission;

Existing resources Geoff Petty videos from ColegauCymru 2012 Teaching and Learning Conference Speakers from the ColegauCymru Annual Conference 2013 ColegauCymru peer observation training feedback sessions (from Coleg Morgannwg March 2013)

Resources to be developed SBP – Case studies in ColegauCymru Award Winners 2013 SBP – What does grade 1 look like? Case studies with grade 1 colleges/teachers CPD – Digital lessons to observe and debate CPD – ILT training materials SBP – Using iTunes U in FE CPD – Language Awareness Materials (?)

Language Awareness Materials Bilingual Director identified opportunity to utilise iTunes U to disseminate support resources for Bilingual Champions Many resources exist, although are obsolete or unavailable due to copyright WG/DfES commissioned HQ video resources for ‘education sector’ (schools) Still unclear whether FE will get access, on DVD or iTunes U (maybe Learning Wales or Hwb) Learndirect commissioning e-learning materials around Agored unit (aimed at staff and students) ColegauCymru commissioning of new resources on hold until picture is clear

Benefits of Project Knowledge and information on platform and OER shared across the sector and beyond (presented at many events and conferences as well as meetings with colleges) Re-opening debate around shared CPD, now using innovative technology New opportunities for SBP through video case studies Research conducted into alternative platforms (Youtube, Vimeo, Helix Media, Hwb) useful to sector

Legacy of Project Knowledge and information on platform and OER Information available on alternatives to Colleges Evaluation of platform and its potential publically available Resources and knowledge available for future ColegauCymru projects Evaluation of sustainable business models for iTunes U and shared online CPD/ITT from ColegauCymru