Kineo and League Football Education preview new Olympic themed e-learning
Kineo (working with League Football Education and Sportiv8) have produced a set of ground–breaking, re-usable e-learning resources on Functional Skills for apprentices and learners within traditional school and college programmes. In a new case study, we share a preview of the programme and insights on the approach we've taken.
The ‘Fit for the Future’ modules will be used to support NVQs, 14-19 Diplomas, Technical Certificates and programmes designed for disengaged and hard to reach learners.
To engage this hard to reach audience, Kineo worked together with Leage Football Eduction and Sportiv8 to create a compelling series of modules.
The e-learning is set within an overall framework of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with the learner placed within a group of teenagers who have qualified to compete in the event to be held in London. During a period of intensive training, the group all share a flat together and the scenarios in the e-learning are all based around the members of the group as they learn to live together and help one another make decisions about their training regimes, fitness levels, and nutrition and so on.
Key aspects of the design include:
-The use of sport as a central attraction
-Using language and dialogue that was familiar and comfortable for the learners
-Setting the storylines within a group of young people to whom the learners can relate
-Keeping it very visual with rich media (teenagers don't like to read a lot online!) with interfaces that feel different from the usual e-learning they have come across before
-Keeping it short and sharp with bite-sized learning modules
-Making it relevant around realistic practical applications
-Use of audio stories and examples from athletes in a ‘hear from the best’ section – including a voiceover from the UK judo champion, no less...
It’s the first time that sporting scenarios have been used in such a flexible way in mainstream education and the reaction to the finished modules has been excellent. The project has itself achieved a valued Inspire Mark accreditation. We’re grateful for the ALP funding that was received to make this project possible.
A case study explaining the approach and a sample module is available on the Kineo website here http://www.kineo.com/case-studies/league-football-association-olympics-e-learning.html.
Stay tuned for more updates about this exciting and worthwhile project.