{"id":229,"date":"2024-09-09T08:30:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T08:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qualifications.gov.scot\/nextgenhn\/?p=229"},"modified":"2024-09-10T10:19:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T10:19:14","slug":"abc-learning-design-and-canvas-at-city-of-glasgow-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qualifications.gov.scot\/HN100\/2024\/09\/09\/abc-learning-design-and-canvas-at-city-of-glasgow-college\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Learning Design and Canvas at City of Glasgow College"},"content":{"rendered":"

Foreword by David Purdie, New Product Development Manager, NextGen: HN:<\/p>\n

We liaise regularly with various stakeholder groups, including employers, as part of the NextGen: HN project. In the last employer evaluation report, which was carried out in September 2023, employers responded to questions around digital learning. They felt that work was needed to address the basic digital skills of some learners and expressed some apprehensions around digital learning. \u00a0Comments from employers suggested that they perceived digital learning as remote learning, however this is not the case. <\/span>Since the Covid-19 pandemic there has been a greater focus on digital learning, but the terminology can sometimes be confusing due to the term being used with different meanings.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The reality of digital learning is exciting and reassuring for employers due to the potential of blended learning, which according a recent <\/span>Scottish Funding Council <\/span>report<\/span><\/a> is the new normal.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, the 2024 <\/span>CDN Workforce Survey Analysis Report<\/span><\/a> found that whilst the majority of staff felt they had the necessary digital skills to perform their duties, 81% of staff said they could benefit from further training to improve their digital capabilities. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We invited Joe Wilson, who was the <\/span>Learning Technologies and Digital Skills Manager\u202fat City of Glasgow College until recently, to explain the college\u2019s approach to blended learning. He explains the benefits to all staff and learners, including those delivering or undertaking NextGen: HN qualifications. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt City of Glasgow College we\u2019ve adopted an ABC Learning Design approach to digital learning. <\/span>ABC Learning Design is a comprehensive framework that integrates active, blended, and connected learning approaches to create engaging and effective educational experiences.<\/span> I\u2019m clear that as an organisation we need clear and consistent messaging about what blended means, as I\u2019m sure is also needed across the sector. There are important criteria that should be considered when implementing ABC Learning Design:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n