Education Information

4. How can unions combine all the elements of learning (directed reading, independent research, video, CBT, webinars, online courses, face to face, etc) into the best possible learning experience?

5. What do we know about the demand for the different modes of delivery of learning – and how will this impact on future learning offers?

6. How are online courses best set up and supported to ensure they run smoothly for learners?

7. What recommendations for unions can we make about which online options work best in particular situations?

8. How have educators encouraged collaborative working on online platforms?

9. Which “add - ons” such as Zoom Whiteboard, Google Jamboards, etc work best and how are they currently being used?

10. How can we develop formative assessment methods for online learning to ensure that learning is taking place?

11. How can we grow the collective knowledge of union educators to improve their ability to deliver successful online programmes?

Recommendations

1. Include questions about the online learning preferences of union representatives and officers in the surveys carried out as part of the reviews of GFTU affiliates’ training provision.

2. Invite union education officers and others to comment on this paper and amend it accordingly.

3. Identify suitable partners such as the WEA to help us develop our ideas.

4. Hold a round table discussion of union educators and others to finesse this paper and start to answer the questions above.

5. Report back to the GFTU EC.

6. Develop a GFTU guide/hub to online and blended learning.

7. Establish a development programme for union educators around online learning.

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