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	Village e-Learning Consultancy
	Tools, techniques and technologies 07717 341 622 info@village-e-learning.co.uk

About us	QUOTES	Useful links
What we do	Fantastic bloke – completely fun, interesting Some amazing techniques for learning Selection from delegate's feedback - National Science Learning Centre - Feb 08 *Really enjoyable and useful day - many thanks. David Sugden is an excellent presenter ...'* Found on delegate's feedback form following 'Innovative Practice' event in Leicester. *‘Put essence of David Sugden into an aerosol so I can spread his enthusiasm to my colleagues.’* Found on delegate's feedback form following 'Effective Practice' event in Birmingham. "Great seminar on Web 2.0 technologies at the JISC Conference!" Karl Florczak, E-Learning Systems Coordinator - Comment on Blog "... how impressed I had been with the creativity and interactivity of [..] David Sugden" Professor Derek Morrison - Auricle 'blog'	Google
Terminology		First Monday
Resources		eGovTV
PDA		Marie Curie
What's on?		Innovations
Blog		Quote of the day
Background		ex-Student Pages
Accessibility
Student life		others

	Idea! How to choose a consultant click

back	Guidance on using consultants
As seen in the Becta publication of the same name: http://ww.becta.org.uk This publication was produced in conjunction with Microsoft; RM; AoC and JISC.
Scoping the project
back	Be clear about what it is you need the consultant to deliver What outputs and deliverables do you need? Which key stakeholders should be involved? How will you measure if the consultancy is a success? What are the budgets and timeframes
Requesting Proposals
back	Provide background information relevant to the project Document your requirements, clearly setting your objectives and expectations for the project Set out the format for responses so you can compare proposals Invite alternative approaches Invite them to present their proposals so you can see them in action
Selecting a consultant
back	Check credentials, skills, experience and sector knowledge. Take references and recommendations from other colleges. Check ability to deliver - what is their track record on similar projects? What tools will they use? Are they appropriate for your organisation? Empathy and understanding - will you be able to work well together? Can you set milestones or review points at key points in the project to ensure that it is achieving what it set out to/
Contracting
back	Ensure that the contract clearly sets out: the scope of the work obligations of both parties outputs and deliverables timeframes costs terms and conditions
Managing the project
back	Nominate overall authority for the project Establish clear lines of communication Consultants are only as good as the information and data which they are given - make sure they have access to all relevant data and people. Communicate the objectives of the project to all stakeholders and state what is expected of them. Maintain regular contact with your consultant Do not be afraid to ask for more information or challenge the findings / recommendations

The quotation below came from Professor Derek Morrison - Auricle 'blog'
back	"In my recent Shock of the Old post (8 April 2005) I highlighted how impressed I had been with the creativity and interactivity of the other speakers, but one presentation in particular caught my attention, i.e. The use of PDAs to support learning by David Sugden of Dewsbury College and John Whalley - National Learning Network mentor. David Sugden has also explored accessibility issues and PDAs in his TechDis article Using PDAs with Learners"

The quotation below came from a personal email w/c 23/01/06
back	Hi David, We just received the analysis of the feedback forms from the Birmingham workshop – and I had to share this quote with you, ‘Put essence of David Sugden into an aerosol so I can spread his enthusiasm to my colleagues.’ Something to include on your CV! There were a number of references to your excellent presentation. Thanks again for making it such a successful event, Sarah Programme Manager: Pedagogy and Innovation Strands of the JISC e-Learning Programme JISC Development Group 2nd Floor, Beacon House Queen's Road Bristol BS8 1QU Tel: 0117-954 5063 Mobile: 077 477 67944 Email. s.knight@jisc.ac.uk Web. http://www.jisc.ac.uk/elearning_pedagogy.html www.jisc.ac.uk/elearning_innovation.html

The quotations below came from official feedback collation of Leicester event held on 21st March 2007
back	- "Thanks ... to the main three presenters, John Traxler, David Sugden and John Whalley - who did a great job." - "Really enjoyable and useful day - many thanks. David Sugden is an excellent presenter, very funny"
	See Also Alison - PCET, Oldham.

back	"Just a quick [...] thank you for your presentation [...]. Got inspired to finally get round to (...). Anyway, thanks again for your time, and inspiration." Nick Orme - E-Learning Champion, Blackpool and the Fylde College. Blog comment
back	Great seminar on Web 2.0 technologies at the JISC Conference! I must admit that I should have been one of those people who put their hand up when you asked "are there any experts on Web 2.0?" at the start, but I was just interested to see how somebody else was using Web 2.0....and to see if there was any other websites that I had missed (which I had - eSnips and Piczo are new to me, so thanks!). All the best Karl Florczak E-Learning Systems Co-Ordinator North Trafford College, Manchester www.cheadletownfc.com


back	Delegates were asked - What have you learned? Fantastic bloke – completely fun, interesting Loads of new sites, insights and ideas for ways to learn x22 Some amazing techniques for learning How to improve gapped handouts, using comments boxes x3 How much technology one is able to utilise for teaching x2 Ideas for using ICLT in WBL Brill – new websites I haven’t used before, e.g. Bingo, NLN Extra resources from NLN Methods of using word to create more interactive lessons The importance of ICLT for the future of assessment What will you do next? Excited to try the sites and share ideas with colleagues x3 Pass good practice on to my team of assessors Share ideas and websites with my team x5 Feed back to colleagues through training day Prepare list of websites for colleagues Explore all the websites x4 Go home and play Consider use of PDAs in teaching x2 Use hot-potatoes x2 Discuss with our IT resources team x2 Have a go at making new materials/resources x3 Develop new ILT approaches in my teaching x11 Improve gapped handouts and PowerPoint's Improve differentiation through use of ICLT Encourage learners to generate photographic evidence for portfolios, using mobile phones Speak to sector manager – resources desperately needed

Village e-Learning Consultancy is based in West Yorkshire - for more information contact dsugden@freenet.co.uk