Learning to Fly
January 2017 - Firefly Implementation
January: New Beginnings
Staff at SLPC were formally introduced to the 'new' Learning Management System Firefly with 2 hours of training on the 18th & 19th January.
Additionally follow up training, just in time support, development of support resources and 'mentoring' has also occurred during the first few weeks of term.
The results from the January training are a reflection on the extensive preparation that occurred during 2016, resulting in a smooth transition in 2017 to the full implementation of Firefly.
Firefly Guidelines and Expectations
The initial expectations for teachers when planning to use and learn Firefly in 2017.
Teacher Feedback about Firefly
- 221 staff attending the January training sessions, 85 responded to the survey.
Survey Responses: Confidence Level
From the 85 respondents,
- 29 - Require Support
- 49- Confident
- 7 - Very Confident
- 29 - Require Support
Project Management and Progress
The roll out of Firefly in 2017 is only a few weeks into its implementation.
Some key areas of note during this time:
- Training of 221 teachers (by Firefly external trainers)
- 'Just in time' support by the eLearning Team across the College
- Documentation and project feedback tools identified: Google Drive and OneNote
- Fine tuning of templates designed during 2016
- Development of templates for Springfield after consultation (1st draft - awaiting feedback)
- Exporting of Access45 files from courses identified as priority by teaching staff
- Identification of possible Incentives and fostering the Teacherpreneurs (e.g. mentoring, awards and promotions)
- Initial development of Firefly "branding" and promotional materials
- Development of support pages for Firefly Training (Primary and Secondary)
Branding and Incentives
Teacherpreneur
Teachers supporting other teachers through their use of Firefly.
#coffee_EDU
Informal "just in time" pop up cafe training sessions = #coffeeEDU