1. Short Course E-Learning Development
Craig Hawkins
Online Learning Officer, TUC Education

2. Context Pressures on reps – time, work commitments
Future funding issues
Need for quick access to information – courses not necessarily best fit solution
Need to increase access to ‘specialist’ subjects
Need for effective CPD
Inefficient – expensive/low impact briefings

3. Requirements
A sustainable web hosted e-learning solution to short course/briefing development:
Bite-size, accessible, flexible, reliable and user friendly courses
High quality alternative to expensive/inefficient f2f briefings
Utilise video, audio and Flash to enhance content/user experience
Cost effective, sustainable, centrally managed solution
Data capture/reporting module to track progression
‘Rapid response’ solution

4. Rapid e-learning solution
Articulate: rapid e-learning authoring tool
Kineo - leading e-learning development company
Centrally managed and controlled solution (cost effective)
Collaborative content development - tutors and policy expert
Multi-branded
tuc.user
kineopass

5. Branded skins

6. Content solution
Short bite-sized chunks of learning – 45 mins to 1 hour
High impact, and engaging content
Modular ‘hot topic’ based
Flexible and user friendly
Customizable, transferrable content
Media rich

7. Contents Interactive, short, self-study modules
Script developed by policy officers, education staff and specialist tutors
Quizzes and self-assessments/knowledge checking
Video and audio content to enhance learning experience
Flash animation will illustrate specific learning points
Resource links, web links, glossary
High quality visuals/attractive
Consistent look and feel

8. Internal capacity and support
Kineo – initial two modules
Kineo and TUC Education
TUC Education – Kineo support

9. Building internal capacity
Two modules developed by Kineo
‘Fit Note’
New paternity rights
TUC Education will develop subsequent modules with the support of Kineo
Kineo will provide training to staff and policy officers (subject matter experts)
Rapid e-learning project management
Rapid e-learning authoring/writing
Articulate
TUC Education will develop tutor training to further build internal capacity

10. Usage
Rapid solution means we can develop content quickly – provide topic overviews
Courses ‘lead’ reps into longer classroom based courses
Attractive solution to offer to affiliates
Tackling Racism, false economy, green issues, apprenticeships, equality issues, retirement age
Tutor briefings
Ideal for officer training (m-learning)
Internal training

11. Future
An integrated mobile technology solution which will complement the web-hosted content
Mobile learning – accessible via smartphones and other mobile devices
Increase accessibility, flexibility and usage of training modules
Ideal campaigning and organising tool

12. Centrally hosted Moodle hosted Utilise existing learning environment
This will form part of the TUC Education’s new ‘virtual college’
Utilise social networking tools
Follow-on discussions
Capture data/usage

13. Next Steps Develop CPD function to record reps learning via Moodle:
Record and track activity/progress
Identify learning needs and objectives
Provide CPD reports
Allow learners to create personal development plans
Allow TUC and affiliates to identify reps’ training and development needs

14. DeLTTUE
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.