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The theme of this edition of 'Broadcast' is 'The learner journey'. Articles include: 'Travellers on a lifelong learning journey' by Roddy Henry (p. 4-5); 'Journey to Employment (J2E) pilot' by Margaret Forisky (p. 6-7); 'School-college partnerships' by Brian Casey (p. 8-10); 'The philosophical sheep' by John McCann (p. 14-15); 'Showcase for excellence' by Peter Connelly (p. 16-17); 'The learner journey: an innovative assessment' by Nancy El-Farargy (p. 18-19); 'Being a subject mentor' by Tony Gurney (p. 23); 'A governance support programme for boards of management' by Brian Keegan (p. 36-37); 'Getting to the heart of the KT message' by Kevin Hearn (p. 38-39); 'Contributing to a smart successful Scotland' by Paul Powrie (p. 40-43); 'Lifelong learning UK, Scotland: the facts' by Marian Healey (p. 44-46); 'How well are Scotland's colleges providing for the skills need and demands of Scotland's businesses?' by Sara Lambard (p. 47); 'Rethinking the digital divide and 'Excellence in the learning age'' by Gerry Dougan (p. 48-49); 'Knowledge transfer (Pan-Scotland resource)' by Martin Hunter (p. 50-51); 'TQAL: a new model for professionalism in the 21st century' by Kathleen Marjoriebanks, Aileen Ackland (p. 52-53); 'Construction skills partnership for Glasgow' by Michael Lafferty (p. 54-55); 'Helping to get your message to stand out' by Glen Cook (p. 62-63). Show less

The theme of this edition of 'Broadcast' is 'Assessing assessment'. Articles include: 'Assessing assessment' by Iain MacRobert, Garry Cameron and Roddy Henry (p. 3-9); 'Blended assessment - wicked!' by Peter Knight and Anna Page (p. 11-13); 'A word from the wise' by Mark David Milliron (p. 14-15); 'Assessing play' by Euan Mackenzie (p. 16-17); 'The creative assessment of creativity' by Aileen Duffy (p. 18-19); 'Assessment is integral to effective teaching - for all learners' by Moira Shemilt (p. 20-21); 'Learner distance travelled' by Beatrice Soutar and Dorothy Johnson (p. 22-23); 'Assessing volunteering' by Ann Kirkwood (p. 24-25); 'Assessment centres' by Anne Law (p. 26); SFEU and more choices, more chances: an opportunity to make more of a difference to more young people' by Julia Fotheringham (p. 27); 'Are we going to be assessed on this?' by John Allan (p. 28-29); 'Modernising assessment in the age of web 2.0' by Bobby Elliott (p. 30-32); 'More choices, more chances and assessment' by Chris Sutherland (p. 33); 'Communicating the Ether way' by Claire Donaghey (p. 34); 'Getting the right blend' by Janice Robertson and Christine Mathers (p. 35); 'Revitalised subject networks take a fresh look at assessment' by Genevieve McCabe (p. 36); 'Social sciences goes SOLAR [Scottish OnLine Assessment Resources]' by Janet Cole (p. 37); 'Games-based assessment for construction students' by Jenny Kellie (p. 38); 'Beauty and the blog' by Penny Morgan (p. 39); 'New building, new campus, new opportunities at Dumfries and Galloway College' by Ian Beach (p. 40-41); 'SCoPE - professional enhancement for middle managers in Scotland's colleges' by Helen Cormack (p. 42); 'Getting the priorities right' by Marie Thompson (p. 43); 'West Lothian College: ready to prove itself a vital part of Scotland's bright economic future' by Mhairi Laughlin (p. 44-45); 'Recognition of prior informal learning (RPL): what does 'prior informal learning' mean to you?' by Christine Mathers (p. 46-48); 'Enhancing degree level provision in Fife' by Dely Elliot (p. 49); 'New research and development centre identifies international skills concern' by Heidi Agbenyo (p. 51); 'You've got to be in it to win it - Anniesland rule number 1 for award winning success' by Stephanie Graham (p. 52-53); 'Scotland's colleges annual awards' by John Russell (p. 54-55); 'Connected learning: a digital repository for Scotland's colleges' by Aileen Yates (p. 56-57); and 'Sector highlights: news from Scotland's colleges and other learning organisations' (p. 60-65). Show less

The theme of this edition of 'Broadcast' is 'Next practice'. Articles include: 'Reflections on next practice' by John McCann (p. 4-5); 'Scotland's colleges: equipping Scotland for success' by Laurence Howells (p. 6-7); 'Scotland's colleges - where next?' by Howard McKenzie (p. 8-9); 'The revised review model for colleges post-2008' by Barbara Nelson (p. 10-11); 'Knowledge transfer' by Ken Rutherford (p. 12-13); 'What floats your boat?' by Morag Kerr (p. 14-15); 'What's next for learning materials' by Mary MacDonald (p. 16); 'E-pedagogy' by Bobby Elliott (p. 17-19); 'New lecturer induction - online programme' by Julia Fotheringham (p. 21); 'The ultimate community college leadership training' by Christina Ponce (p. 22-23); 'Utilisation: next on the skills agenda' (p. 24-25); 'Working together in Edinburgh and the Lothians' by Ray Harris (p. 26-27); 'Linking practical business enterprise skills and the school curriculum' by Ian Butchart (p. 30-31); 'Ayr College's aeronautical training reaches new heights' by Alastair Heron (p. 32-33); 'Committed to CPD [continuing professional development]' by Joy Boyle (p. 34-35); 'Academy@Addiewell' by Audrey Park and Yvonne Brown (p. 36-37); 'Culture, partnerships and pledges: equality and diversity at Central College, Glasgow' by Gayle Gallacher (p. 38-39); 'Constructionarium' by Brian Keenan (p. 40-41); 'Texas study visit' by Roddy Henry and Jan Davidson (p. 42-44); 'Disseminating practice: how to?' by Linda Jackson (p. 45); 'The train had a puncture' by John Carr (p. 46); 'Unlocking global opportunities with PIN [Post-secondary International Network]' by Craig Thomson (p. 48-49); 'International support for the Scottish college sector' by Mark Newlands (p. 50-51); 'Transenet conference: transferring of innovation' by Colin Buchanan (p. 52-53); 'SCI [Scotland's Colleges International] projects' (p. 54); and 'College close-ups: Aberdeen, Clydebank, Inverness, Newbattle Abbey and Stevenson Colleges' (p. 56-65). Show less

Broadcast is a quarterly publication produced by the Scottish Further Education Unit (SFEU). It aims to provide a forum for viewpoints across the further education (FE) sector in Scotland and to highlight current news on national initiatives. This issue contains the following vocational education and training (VET) related articles: ‘Skills for business - driving productivity with the Sector Skills Development Agency’ by Aileen Ponton and Jacqui Hepburn (p. 24-25) which outlines the role played by the UK-wide, employer-led, Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) which aim to reduce skills shortages, improve productivity, and increase opportunities for skill development and further education; ‘Shared approach to tackling literacy’ by Jim Maguire (p. 28-29) which describes a collaboration by several colleges that aimed to emphasise the importance of adult literacy and numeracy, particularly as they apply to the workplace, and which was found to be successful; ‘The hidden curriculum - intangible barriers to articulation between further and higher education’ by Eric Massie (p. 40-41) which discusses the transitions many students make from further education colleges to universities, and some of the difficulties they can have in making the adjustment to quite a different type of educational system; ‘Pass marks for virtual exams’ by Martyn Ware and Linda Steedman (p. 19-21) which explores some of the issues and problems relating to computer-based assessment, a system that often co-exists with computer-based learning, especially in the corporate training industry. Other articles include: ‘Culture counts - the impact of culture on organisational effectiveness’ by Graeme Hyslop, Chris Thomson and Richie Cameron (p. 9-10); ‘Frankly spoken: time to think bigger about people’ by Kay Gilmour (p. 16-18); ‘It’s a woman’s world - female business talent unleashed’ by Marie Dorris (p. 23); ‘Universal design in education - a model for inclusiveness?’ by Eleanor Ogilvie (p. 26-27); ‘Good thing happening’ by Jean Wilson (p. 32-33); ‘Citizenship and transition’ by Denise Fyfe (p. 38-39); ‘Conference report - learning to change our world’ by June Thomas (p. 44-45). Show less

Broadcast is published quarterly and aims to provide a forum for viewpoints across the further education (FE) sector in Scotland and to highlight current news on national initiatives. This issue is one of a series of four that will chart the Learning Map in Scotland (the first issue is indexed at TD/TNC 65.361). It provides many examples of the ways in which FE has expanded its collaborative arrangements to attract new learners and provide a smooth interface between work, school, home and further study. Other articles demonstrate how access is being widened and how progression from FE to higher education is being supported. 'Around the colleges' provides a number of examples of the diversity of FE provision in Scotland. Articles in this issue include: Supporting students at the FE/HE interface / Margaret Dundas; Patterns of progression and participation in post-16 education / Greg Mannion; Modern Apprenticeships - building on success / Anneliese Archibald; What do learners think of APEL? / Paula Cleary; Supporting adult returners with LearnIT / Susan Taylor; E-volution not r-E-volution / John Edmonstone; Using your imagination to improve retention rates / Duncan McDougall. Show less

Broadcast is a quarterly publication produced by the Scottish Further Education Unit (SFEU). It aims to provide a forum for viewpoints across the further education (FE) sector in Scotland and to highlight current news on national initiatives. The focus of this issue is on partnerships. It includes the following articles related to vocational education and training (VET): Common purpose / Diane Rawlinson and Shirley Grieve (pp.3-9); Wired for success / Gareth Bourhill (p.11); Keeping pace / Celeste Fenton and Brenda Ward Watkins (pp.12-13); Routes to learning / Duncan Cameron (p.25); Stepping up / Jenny Malcolm (pp.26-27); Routeways to success / Jon Gray and Seamus Spencer (pp.28-29); Best pals / Ruth Plevin (p.31). Show less