Adapting to Adapt - Jan Ball, WEA

Adapting to Adapt

The WEA’s emerging journey

Jan Ball

About the WEA• A charity and the UK’s

largest voluntary sector provider of adult education.

• 9,700 part-time courses• 70,000 students in

England and Scotland • 400 local branches• 3,000 volunteers• 2,000 part-time tutors

Learning and Development

• Staff and sessional tutors geographically dispersed

• Induction and initial training vs ongoing CPD

• Modelling effective online and blended learning delivery

• Commitment to active learning, critical thinking and equal partnerships between tutors and students

Educational Approaches

WEA approaches to online and blended learning are focused around:• Communication, Collaboration and

Interactivity• Digital Inclusion• Equal Partnerships• Shared learning and

development

Adapt Training Day

Adapt work in progress…

• Training for staff and tutors• Modules in development• Support resources eg storyboard

templates• Pedagogical approaches

Collaborative Storyboarding

Modules in Development

Benefits of Adapt• It adapts…to different screen sizes,

supporting digital inclusion• Shared module development area• Visually appealing and clean design• Less linear than the authoring tool

Any Questions?