Aberdeen College Overview

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Initial presentation for the Barcelona workshop. First workshop of the DIGIT Class Eurpean Project.

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Phil RichardsLearning Technologies Manager

Phil RichardsLearning Technologies Manager

Aberdeen College

An Overview for the DIGIT Class Project

October 2011

Phil RichardsLearning Technologies Manager

Bon dia / Buenos días

Good morning

God morgonGod morgon

Guten Morgen

Günaydın

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Phil RichardsLearning Technologies Manager

Facts and Figures

• Aberdeen Further Education College is one of the largest in Scotland

• Large area served geographically – Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City

• Scotland has a population of 5,194,000• Aberdeenshire - 245,000• Aberdeen City - 213,810

Phil RichardsLearning Technologies Manager

Phil RichardsLearning Technologies Manager

What We Offer

• Wide variety of activity• Courses from SCQF Access level to

Higher National Diploma• Close connections with local schools• Articulation agreements with

universities• Separate oil and gas training company -

ASET

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Our Centres

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Funding• Like the rest of Europe, the Scottish

government is cutting funding• Anticipated real terms cut of 40% over

next four years• Priority groups attract funding – skills

training and 16-24 year olds• Federation with neighbouring college

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Using ICT – Whole College Approach

• ICT is embedded in the college• Many business processes online – more

efficient and sustainable - paperless• Robust and extensive wireless network• Beacon Awards – UK wide:

– 2008 Creative production, adaptation and delivery of learning resources

– 2009 e-enabling Organisational Development

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BlackboardLearning System

(VLE)

Timetabling System

Student Records System

Students

Teaching Staff

The most important process – the face to face interaction between students and teaching staff

A Managed Learning Environment

StudentNetPortal

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Aberdeen College VLE

BlackboardLearning System

Content Management System

Video Server Elearning Resources

Voice Tools / Virtual Classroom

Blogs / Wikis

TurnitinPlagiarism / Referencing

AssessmentQuestion Mark Perception

Mobile Learning

StudentNet

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Any Questions / Comments?

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