Our Aug/Sept 2011 Best shared ePractices winners are:

August 2011





September 2011















Souad Kouachi



Tony Ferragamo



Communicate messages to students in a different and fun way with VOKIs





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Using Google docs for collaborative learning





Souad KOUACHI and Antonio FERRAGAMO will both be able to spend £100 on technologies of their choice for sharing with us their ePractice. Both are winning with 4 votes each. If you have not had time to check out their ePractices , it is not too late, just click on the links above.

I am pleased to also announce that Rupert TOWNSEND has won £20 for commenting Tony's "Using Google docs for collaborative learning" practice:

"This sounds like an excellent suggestion, especially useful for cash strapped students and increasingly squeezed staff alike. Any useful software that allows group sharing of ideas can only be of benefit for group projects and inclusive communication."

Congratulations also to Terry Ball & Julie Riley!

They are our Oct/Nov 2011 Best shared ePractices winners...

Our Oct/Nov 2011 Share of Best ePractice Competition was very successful indeed with 846 views altogether!

I am pleased to announce that Terry Ball and Julie Riley are our winners with their shared ePractices: Prezi for L2 Business Students and Linking a picture to a file. Both have won £100 Tech Voucher!

Sally Pearce and Thelma Segal have also won £10 Tech Voucher each for their constructive comment below.

Please note that unfortunately a number of votes were disqualified due to single and/or students’ votes being posted. Please see rules below.

It seems that the current sharing system is causing a flood of emails and a number of members of staff have requested a change of submission format. I will redesign the competition voting system in January and will update you.

I hope that the 5 shared practices were valuable to you and that you will be able to embed them in your daily practice to enhance your role and the learning & teaching experience at EFC. If you would like to check them out or ask for further guidance, please go to: http://learn.efc.ac.uk/mod/forum/view.php?id=30647 .





Best Comment Awards - 2x £10 Tech Voucher







Re: Special Friends by Sally Pearce - Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 11:16 AM



“This is a brilliant site for our PLW students....and anyone who may be vulnerable or has a learning difficulty or disability. For many of them Facebook is not appropriate for many reasons, but Special Friends is easy to use and is very safe. It is great that it is constantly monitored and there is the "Smiley Talk" app which makes it easy for those who cannot use a keyboard to have conversations with their friends. The site is worlwide so it means you can have a special friend anywhere in the world.

Most of our student have now joined "Special Friends" and it is a great fun way for them to develop their IT skills.”



















Re: Prezi Presentations L2 Business by Thelma Segal - Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 11:09 AM



“BTEC year 2 Merit grade requires a presentation so Prezi will be another tool for them. I am delighted to give them an edge in the workplace too. I love the interactive CV element. In today's tough market the need to show initiative and Prezi is a good tool to demonstrate that. “







Thank you for participating in our competition. Together we will harness technologies at EFC!

eSTAR

eSTAR Awards 2011

Make 2011 Bright, Make 2011 YELLOW!

Our 2011 resolution @ EFC, is for each one of us to learn at least one new ILT skill every month, so that by the end of 2011 we will all have acquired at least twelve new skills. Small steps can take you a long way!

Happy New e-Year 2011!

Merry Xmas 2010 from e-Learning EFC

Head Cam by Sally Pearce and Andrea Slade. They are the joint winner for our October 2010 Best ePractice competition!

Click on the above picture to enlarge and read about how Mark used the head held webcam.

12 e-Learning Coaches appointed @ EFC

Each e-Learninge Coach will support one curriculum Section and will be responsible for disseminating eLearning knowledge, skills and information among their colleagues while providing ongoing support. They will be assisted by a team of student eMentors that they will manage and train to provide just-in-time personalised ILT support in the classroom for their teachers and peers. The team will be led by the Head of e-Learning and Innovation. The role requires approximately 5h work per week including training received. Our recently appointed e-Learning Coaches are:

Amy Allen - Health & Social Care + Childcare
Chris Bedwell - Art & Design
Claudiu Muntean - Media
David Newell - Bricks & Wood + Plumbing & Electrical
David O'Donovan - Sport & Tourism
Kieran McClean - Motor Vehicle
Lisa Vose -Secretarial
Robert Kenny - IT
Sarah Collins - Performing Arts
Souad Kouachi - Academics
Laigh Linh Ho - Hair + Beauty & Complementary Therapies
Tony Ferregamo - Business
Vikki Liogier - Skills for Life + Preparation for Life & Work