External factors influencing the learning environment

17 how to make sure everybody acts in line with health, safety and environmental protection legislation and best practice

18 how to evaluate developments in education, training and qualifications which have a direct effect on the design of learning materials

19 how to analyse and use developments in learning and new ways of delivery, including technology-based learning

Standard G7 - Facilitate learning on-site using ILT [LLUK E-learning NOS C]

Staff carrying out this function need to identify and exploit opportunities to use ILT to support individual learners and groups of learners within the organisation. They need to work with individuals to help them use ILT autonomously to achieve their learning objectives and with groups to use ILT on site to exploit fully the benefits of group working. They also need to develop and promote the use of ILT to encourage learners to learn from each other.

This requires staff to have a generic knowledgeof:

• learning theories and how they affect teaching and learning through ILT

• how to select appropriate ILT teaching methods on the basis of learning theory

• ways of learning through ILT and appropriate learning strategies

• the relationship between learners’ abilities and learning styles and the required outcomes of learning programmes delivered through ILT

• how to develop ILT plans to meet learning objectives

• how to assess learners’ levels of knowledge, skills and competence through ILT.

Staff need to be able to:

C1 Facilitate learning on-site for individuals using ILT

C2 Facilitate learning on-site for groups of learners using ILT

C3 Encourage learners on-site to learn from each other using ILT effectively

C1 Facilitate learning on-site for individuals using ILT

To do this, staff

a. identify opportunities for using ILT to support individual learners

b. agree with learners the learning objectives to be met through ILT

c. agree with learners a learning plan that enables them to achieve their learning objectives autonomously using ILT

d. make available suitable ILT materials and resources to enable learners to meet their learning objectives

e. encourage individual learners to use ILT materials and resources autonomously, providing the support they need to use them effectively

f. evaluate the effectiveness of ILT in supporting individual learning.

This requires critical understanding and essential knowledgeof:

a. the range of opportunities available for using ILT to support individual learners

b. the range of opportunities available for individual learners to develop the knowledge and skills required to use ILT effectively for their own learning

c. the ILT materials and resources available

d. the importance of encouraging learners to work autonomously through ILT, and how to do so

e. the types of support individual learners may need to use ILT effectively and how to provide this support.

C2 Facilitate learning on-site for groups of learners using ILT

To do this, staff

a. identify opportunities for using ILT to support learning in groups

b. produce learning plans to encourage best use of ILT to help groups meet learning objectives

c. use ILT materials and equipment effectively to help groups of learners to develop their knowledge and skills

d. encourage effective learner participation in group activities through the use of ILT

e. manage the group learning process effectively through the use of ILT

f. evaluate the effectiveness of ILT in supporting learning in groups.

This requires critical understanding and essential knowledgeof:

the range of opportunities available for using ILT to support learning in groups

the ILT materials and resources available

how to encourage learner participation and the particular contribution ILT can make to this

how learners work and learn in ILT-groups

the principles of effective ILT-group management and how to apply them.

Date: 2015-12-24; view: 565