I would agree with Christian and add the issues that faces the team at WSC – is not the choice of delivery such as Moodle, Blackboard, VLE or MOOC it’s the skills to get colleagues comfortable to try – keen to explore and focused on skills and knowledge needed to use the resources that needs to be addressed. Resources can be developed or created using I-Pads, Moodle and other options (to many to list) but colleagues need to feel supported to try. We have issued a number of I-Pads and asked for reports back from colleagues using them in the classroom and each month we get together as a group and discuss apps we can use in teaching and learning – a show and tell type set up. Interesting that the group seem too respond best to practical hands on sessions. We have arranged a 12- 2.00 lunch to get staff talking and looking at stuff like xtlearn. I have started some research to reviewing this inner feeling that it may not all be about skills it may be about not making the connection from usage of technology at home transferring to the work place. I use SKYPE for tutorials and have colleagues that SKYPE family and friends all the time at home but don’t seem to view this as a tool to support individuals in the teaching and learning environment – it may be rubbish but I think it’s worth looking at in more detail – what do you guys think?
