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This issue focuses on where Scotland’s further education colleges are bound and articles relating to this topic are: What are colleges for anyway? / [Marie Morrison, Nancy Cooper, Gerry Dougan, Lesley Whelan, Morag Kerr, Moira Shemilt, Helene Witcher] (p. 3-8); Time to stop, look & listen / Nicol Stephen (p. 10-11); ‘To see ourselves as others see us’ / Craig Thomson (p. 12-13); Keeping America’s promise / Kay McClenney (p. 14-15); Skills for business / Mark Fisher (p. 16); Local knowledge / Graeme Dalziel (p. 17); Viewpoint: counting on RoSCo / Tom Kelly (p.18); Viewpoint: customer driven / Melanie Ward (p.19); Smooth operation / Roger McClure (p. 20); Viewpoint: defining values / Ros Micklem (p. 21); Two into one ain’t bad / Beth Dickson (p. 22); Viewpoint: learning with Lauder / Bill McIntosh (p. 23); Social leadership / Jackie Scutt (p. 25); Relationships do matter / Julie Allan (p. 26-27); Learning spaces of the future / John McCann (p. 28-29); Four score years / Anton Colella (p. 30-31); Conference report: what a difference pedagogy makes / Claire Scott (p. 32); Race action / George Stewart (p. 33); Further education and the Irish economic boom / John Bradley (p. 34-35); Down under time / John Williams (p. 36-37); Playing safe / Lesley Paterson (p. 38-39); Time is precious / David Morley (p. 40-41); Commercial break / Lynn Maxwell (p. 42-43); Target tourism / Leslie Dick, Cath Ferrie and Alison Lumsden (p. 44-45); Northern Collaboration / James Tidey (p. 46); Tomorrow’s world / John Young (p. 47-48). 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 Scotland's colleges connecting with learning systems around the world and includes the following articles : World view / John McCann, Carol Booth, Darrell Cain and Philip Clarke (p.3-9); Early middle colleges / Donald Cameron (p.10-11); Joint education taskforce - visa workstream / Michelle Grimley (p.16-17); Supporting the students of transnational education / Julia Weedon (p.18); Equal Enterprise Scotland and the TelNet transnational partnership / Brenda Walker (p.28-29). 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 the role of FE colleges in equipping students with the right qualifications for employment and the 'soft skills' that enhance their employability. It includes the following articles related to vocational education and training (VET): Scotland at work (pp.3-8); Embedding employability in the curriculum / Carole Redpath (pp.20-21); Enhancing employability / Roddy Henry (pp.30-31); Coming home: linking identity and learning / Anne Pia (pp.33-35); College and career transitions through career pathways / Gerardo E. de los Santos (pp.44-45). Show less

The theme of this edition of 'Broadcast' is 'Curriculum'. Articles include: 'College curriculum for excellence: thinking inside the box' by John McCann (p. 4-6); 'Colleges: integral to successful implementation of Curriculum for Excellence' by Fiona Hyslop (p. 8-9); 'Scotland's learning journey: a principal's perspective' by Graeme Hyslop (p. 10-11); 'A future informed by the past' by Tom Drake (p. 12-14); 'A curriculum for failure or a curriculum for success?' by Jim Gallacher (p. 15); 'Enterprise in the curriculum' by Jim Crooks, Ken Rutherford and Douglas Noble (p. 16-18); 'Improving the lives of children in Scotland: are we there yet?' by Geraldine Ratcliffe (p. 20-21); 'Promoting employability through a learner-centred curriculum' by Teresa Ashmead (p. 22-23); 'Society needs for employability and social inclusion' by Fiona Hughes (p. 25); 'The best choices, the best chances at Kilmarnock College' by Carol Nisbet (p. 26-27); 'Safeguarding: the final piece of the jigsaw!' by Garry Cameron (p. 29); 'The curriculum: meeting the challenge of diversity' by Jill Bell and Deborah A. Solley (p. 30-31); 'The college curriculum and the focus on skills' by Roddy Henry (p. 32-33); 'National occupational standards: a way forward for skill utilisation?' by Jamie Wakefield (p. 34-35); 'Making quality training, standard' by Raj Patel (p. 36-37); 'Part-time progression opportunities with the Open University in Scotland' by Joan Thomson (p. 38-39); 'Money talks: social action, social mobility, social justice' by Ann Limb (p. 40-41); 'What does it take to be a good college lecturer?' by Helen Welsh (p. 42-43); '2Y'sUR2Y'sUB: practical wisdom in Scotland's colleges' by Moira Shemilt (p. 44-45); 'Use of SCHOLAR materials in Edinburgh's Telford College' by Gavin Lang and Ruth Johnstone (p. 48-49); 'Why do we need Lead in this college?' by Lynda Wilde (p. 50-51); 'The project: sustainable development education' by John Salter (p. 52-53); 'Implementing web 2 to inspire learning' by Ian Allison (p. 54-55); 'Scottish inter-college equine competition' by Sharon Anderson (p. 56-57); 'Life-changing pathways at Stow College' by Eddie Docherty (p. 58-59); 'Logs or blogs: a learner perspective' by Mhairi MacMillan (p. 60); 'Central College in virtual war with USA!' by Brian Higgins (p. 61); 'Social and therapeutic horticulture: do you 'dig it'?' by John Smith and Ann Burns (p. 62-63); 'Summer school 2009' by Iain Guthrie (p. 64); 'College People Week 2009' by Gerry Dougan (p. 65); 'Focus: training for the retail automotive industry' by Adrian Lawson, David Massie and Colin Buchanan (p. 66-68); 'Talent management for Scotland's colleges' by Anne Law (p. 69); 'Focusing on the next generation of sports and fitness professionals' by Jackie Clinch (p. 70); 'Equality in the curriculum' by Suzanne Marshall (p. 71); 'TransNet in Sweden' by Colin Buchanan (p. 72); 'Burn'ing in Kolkata' by Michelle Grimley (p. 73); 'Inspiring international success' by Claire Martin (p. 74-75); 'Transnational education: are Scotland's colleges ready for growth?' by Scottish Development International (p. 76-77); and 'Colleges reflect on progress of [Equipping Vocational Education and Training Staff] EVETS project' (p. 78-80). 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

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 focuses on the transfer of knowledge, defined as 'the dissemination and exploitation of the outputs of (FE) [further education] to achieve economic, educational, social, healthcare and cultural benefits to society'. The articles are: Scotland’s colleges and small businesses working together / John Downie (p. 4-5); ECOSME - meeting the challenge of working effectively with SMEs / Craig Thomson (p. 6-7); Learning Champions / Joan Archibald (p. 8-9); Successful business linking in the FE sector / Heather Urquhart (p. 10-12); Recognising those business opportunities / Penny Sim (p. 13-14); Capturing tomorrow’s workforce / John Ramsay (p. 15); What should FE sell to employers? / Tom Kelly (p. 16); It’s a SWELL environment ... isn’t it? / Lorraine Glen (p. 17-18); Making an IMPACT in the sector for the benefit of all / Beth Dickson (p. 19); Profitable learning / Peter Malcolm (p. 20-21); West Lothian College - a new approach to chaplaincy / Graham W. Smith (p. 22-23); Where’s the buzz, man? / John McCann (p. 24-25); Unique skills programme to widen access set to go Scotland-wide / Helen Bottle (p. 26-27); The employable 'ugly duckling' / Dely Elliot (p. 28-29); New life for the old classroom / Stephen Shellard (p. 30); Developing a vibrant vocational market / David Fairweather (p. 31-33); Fife College strengthening links with Abertay / Malcolm Houston (p. 34-35); In praise of partnership / Jenny Rees (p. 36-38); HMIE publishes the Citizenship in Youth Work report / Phil Denning (p. 40); FE and citizenship education: crossing the Rubicon? / F. Grauer (p. 41-45); Library Service Development Toolkit makes self-evaluation easy / Catherine Kearney (p. 46-48); Getting a handle on SFEU’s Information Handling Skills / Jean Henderson (p. 49); Forging an eLearning alliance with Scotland’s colleges / Kenneth Fee (p. 50-51); Exchange for Learning: Scottish Project Developments / Susan M. Eales (p. 52-54); Home Economics - what’s in a name? / Shuna Marr (p. 55-57); When research on innovation coincides / John Mitchell (p. 58-60); SVQs, Australian style ... / Dennis Gunning (p. 61-63). Show less

The theme of this issue is 'In search of excellence'. The first section focuses on 'excellence', what defines it, how it is achieved and what colleges are doing to sustain it. Articles include: Creating an outstanding college / Bernard O'Connell; Spotlight on excellence practice / Peter Connelly; Learning and teaching: it's all about you / Morag Kerr and Garry Cameron; Flying high! / Julia Weedon; Alumni Association at Central College Glasgow / Roy Gardner; The campaign: it speaks for itself / Glen Cook; ICT and the pursuit of excellence / Gerry Dougan; Engineers of the future / Joanna McGillivray; All the way to Reno / Lesley Whelan. The second section examines sectoral developments and emerging practices. Articles include: ESOL [English for speakers of other languages] for work / Margaret Allan; Building healthy partnerships / Sybil Lang. The next section shares good practices and provides discussion on professional issues. Articles include: The employability challenge / Moira McKerracher; The Continuous Learning Framework / Fiona Clark; Supporting young Scots / Kelly McInnes; Low carbon construction / Angus Allan; The green computing guide / Morag Robertson; Guidance for excellence: identifying the right skills for work / Patricia Pugh; Opening digital doors / Murray Allan; Newbattle Abbey College widens access through blended learning / Norah Fitzcharles; DigiLearn that at college? / Mike Jannetta and Gillian Leitch; Scotland's Colleges Professional Enhancement (SCoPE) / Helen Cormack; Central College leads the way with CIPS [Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply] courses. The final section highlights the work of colleges internationally. Articles include: Kofi Annan delivers lecture at Adam Smith College / Craig Thomson; ALLIES [Alliance for Locating Leads in International Education for Scotland] look to global opportunities / Lorraine Glen; Leonardo helps to build lasting trans-European partnerships / Jenny Kellie. Show less

The theme of this edition of 'Broadcast' is 'Engaging learners of the future'. Articles include: 'Engaging learners of the future', the importance of engaging learners in setting the vision and direction for Scotland's colleges should not be underestimated, by John Allan, Col Baird, Katy Gordon, Fiona Hughes (p. 3-9); 'Going forward with good governance' by Neil Cuthbert (p. 11); 'Corporate governance' by David Murray (p. 12-13); 'Transform to engage: next practice in learning and teaching' by Roddy Henry (p. 14-15); 'A better customer experience leads to better education' by Alan Kay (p. 16-18); 'Professional learning - rear view mirror or front windscreen?', over the years Scotland's colleges have invested heavily in professional development opportunities for staff and witnessed a positive return, by Garry Cameron (p. 20-21); 'Getting serious about games', increasingly educators are turning to the immersive environments of computer games to engage disaffected learners, by Colin Maxwell (p. 22-23); 'Knowledge transfer - a new perspective' by Stewart Brymer (p. 24-25); 'The modern challenge for employment seekers', the biggest weakness in the post-secondary education sector in all countries is the lack of experience in today's workplace by those who are responsible for education policy, funding, administration and delivery, by Ron McGowan (p. 26-27); 'Employability: more than just getting a job' by Alastair Robertson (p. 28-29); 'Stow College and student motivation' by Stephen Langston (p. 30-31); 'Let's not waste potential talent', part of the teaching staff's challenge has been to instil a sense of socially acceptable behaviour among the students, by Nicola Laing (p. 32-33); 'Nxt-prctic quality kit' by John McCann (p. 34-37); 'Volunteering and community involvement' by Iain Guthrie and Ann Kirkwood (p. 38-39); 'A marriage made in kitchens, salons, fields and workshops' by Elda Fleck (p. 40-41); 'Skills for work courses: building on success' by Margaret McLachlan (p. 42); 'HMC in allied health professions (AHPs)' by Alison Plummer (p. 43); 'Positive destinations for our Winter leavers' by Hugh McGloin (p. 44-45); 'Money for life' by Michael Royce (p. 47); 'Scottish credit and qualifications framework partnership - making a difference' by Aileen Ponton (p. 48-49); 'Education for sustainable development - a programme for action in Scotland's colleges' by John Salter (p. 50-51); 'Streets ahead', support is key to the success of self-directed study, and is always available as students have online access to expert tuition through the college Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), by Greg Irving (p. 52-53); 'College People Week 2008 - assessment' by Colin Buchanan (p. 54-55); 'EDUCA Berlin' by Gerry Dougan (p.58-59); 'Core skills action research - unengaged: disengaged' by George Hotchkiss (p. 60-61); 'European project - peer review as an instrument of quality assurance and development in initial vocational education and training in Europe' by Bill Stalker and Rick Hollstein (p. 62-63); 'Cooking up a storm' by Ken Thomson (p. 64-65); 'Make it at the MET [Glasgow Metropolitan College] - a college profile' by Janis M. G. Carson (p. 66-67); and 'Working in partnership with the Malawi vocational college sector' by David Astill (p. 69-70). Show less

This report contains the results of desk research commissioned by the Scottish Funding Council in June 2008. The key requirement of the work was to provide a broad and comprehensive map of the learning and teaching issues facing colleges and their staff reflecting on trends, research findings, and current and emerging policy demands. The future perspective has been on the short and medium term, on the next period of sector progress. The key findings are in relation to: (1) learners and the increasing attention being paid to accessing the voice of learners, the needs of specific groups and on the student centred traditions of the sector; (2) learning and learning relationships and the requirement to strengthen professional learning opportunities to build on a growing appetite for knowledge and understanding of the learning process, and in recognition of the significant relationship between the learner and the college; and curriculum for learning and the current opportunity to enhance the contribution of colleges to Scotland's learning system by recognising the increased sophistication of processes of curriculum design, planning and delivery, and by responding to emerging demands for essential skills, enterprise, and links to skills utilisation in the workforce.

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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