Preparing the Organisation for a Digital World Working with Governors

How to use this slide deck » The following slides outline a host of resources available to support you when working with governors. » Each slide consists of a description of the resource and possible uses along with an image. » Each image then clicks through to the resource itself for you to explore further. Working with Governors - Preparing the Organisation for a Digital World2

Why? » critical that our policy-makers, teachers, governors, and managers fully understand these technological developments » The need for significant investment in the knowledge, skills and understanding of the learning technology’s potential among policy-maker Working with Governors - Preparing the Organisation for a Digital World3

Why? » Recommendation: Capability and Capacity of FE and Skills Providers - development of programmes to professionalize FE governors » Government Response: Governors are responsible for setting the strategic direction of the provider… There is currently a lack of governors with sufficient experience and vision about how technology changes the way people live and learn in the digital age Working with Governors - Preparing the Organisation for a Digital World4

Learning Futures Working with Governors - Preparing the Organisation for a Digital World5 CPD: Leadership and Governance » A horizon scan for the UK Government Foresight Horizon Scanning Centre » Seven stages of innovation toolkit | Nesta » How is ICT Governance used in HE? - Strategic ICT Toolkit | The University of Nottingham » Procurement of ICT equipment and services » Innovation flowchart | Nesta » Creating sound policy for digital learning | Thomas B. Fordham Institute » The economics of online post-secondary education | Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research » Massive open online forces | The Economist » Is the next big thing in Ed Tech a business model? | Nesta » Implementing a university e-learning strategy » ITS Strategic Plan 2013 | Boston College

Governance Resources Working with Governors - Preparing the Organisation for a Digital World6 » FELTAG Recommendations » Government response to FELTAG | Dept BIS » Technology enhanced learning strategy | University of Liverpool » Changing Course: Ten years of tracking online education in the US | Babson Survey Research Group » Information Systems Management & Governance Project | Jisc » FE workforce strategy | Dept BIS » Planning, procurement, design and building » Learning Technology: Key Implications for Learning Technology Staff | Jisc | IfL » Innovation in the Public Sector: How can public organisations better create, improve and adapt? | Nesta » Why motivation matters in public sector innovation | Nesta

Governance activity sheet Working with Governors - Preparing the Organisation for a Digital World7 » Reports, An activity sheet employing some of the resources outline in the governance resources collection » Setting the scene – creating a one page slide or diagram to summarise the FELTAG recommendations for the next governors meeting » Horizon scan – using the horizon scan report to identify priorities and gaps » Horizon scan (2) – using the University of Nottingham research into ICT governance your own organisation ICT governance strengths, challenges and gaps » Employing the Nesta Development and You toolkit to evaluate your own organisation

Technology in Learning in Sussex (TILIS) Working with Governors - Preparing the Organisation for a Digital World8 » Strategic planning Toolkit based on Excel » Containing self-assessment questions that lead to a personalised action plan » A strategic planning calculator delivering a Return on Investment indication impact of future implications and risk register. » A practitioner’s getting started toolkit with PowerPoint presentation

Mastering Governance of Technology for Learners Working with Governors - Preparing the Organisation for a Digital World9 an online resource for Governors » Learning with Technology: models and examples » Learning Technology: a guide » A decision making framework for Governors » A capability framework for Governors Technology Champions. » Heart of Worcestershire Case study » Additional resources including real life case studies, project plans and business cases.

Curriculum Landscape: Learning & Innovation Working with Governors - Preparing the Organisation for a Digital World10 » Using Prezi to present to the board of governors to demonstrate why technology should be integral to learning and teaching » Combining ‘traditional’ slides with video content » Presenting benefits from the perspective of the learner, the staff and the organisation » Horizon scanning » Presenting the student voice » Suggested next steps for infrastructure and resources, organisation and CPD

FIT Governance Working with Governors - Preparing the Organisation for a Digital World11 Watch this space… » This project will coproduce case studies, tools and an elearning module to assist governors, managers and leaders within Adult and Community Learning to lead and make cost-effective strategic decisions regarding investment of time and money in existing, new and emerging learning technologies

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Discussion Working with Governors - Preparing the Organisation for a Digital World13 » Think of an example of a recent technology implementation at your organisation » What was the process in deciding to implement the change? » What were its benefits? » What impact has it had both positive and negative? » How did you involve the governors in the decision making process? » If you didn’t why not? » What might have been different if you had? » What strategies did you / would you use to engage them?

Find out more… Working with Governors - Preparing the Organisation for a Digital World Sarah Dunne Senior Co-Design Manager One Castlepark Tower Hill Bristol BS2 0JA T Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND