Specialist Colleges

Specialist colleges can benefit from most of the services provided by the Regional Support Centre. However, in recognition of the additional needs of learners in specialist education (and those of what are often smaller colleges), the RSC provides a range of services targeted at the Specialist College sector.

These include:

• help with developing/updating a college Information and Learning Technology (ILT) strategy
• advice and guidance on ensuring learning is accessible by all learners, through the provision of appropriate ILT
• support and guidance on the effective use of e-learning and new technologies in developing and delivering the specialist college curriculum
• in-house training sessions and regional training events with a specific Specialist focus
• A Specialist Colleges regional forum to facilitate an active Specialist Colleges e-Learning group in the region
• A Specialist Colleges e-mail discussion list

Further support can be in the form of:

• Access for Specialist Colleges staff to a wide variety of other forums hosted by RSC East Midlands
• Helpdesk facility
• Other mailing lists for discussion groups on a range of e-Learning topics

If you are interested in any of these services, or have any additional learning technology needs, please contact RSC Advisor Martin Cooke, who has overall responsibility for the Specialist Colleges sector.

“We are a small service with limited expertise in e-learning. The RSC consistently gives opportunities to extend that expertise in a variety of ways.”

(Customer Satisfaction Survey 2009)