Digital ACE Supporting Low Skilled Learners Guidance Materials

Our Digital ACE Supporting Low Skilled Learners guidance materials have been drafted to help providers develop their approaches to delivering online or blended learning programmes to low skilled learners.

Supporting Low Skilled Learners Guidance document

Click to download our Digital Supporting Low Skilled Learners guidance materials as a Word document here .

Alternatively, you can view a pdf version of the Digital Supporting Low Skilled Learners guidance materials here . Note that the hyperlinks won’t work in this pdf version.

Annexes

Click on the below links to download our customisable annexes. These are available for you to ‘adopt and adapt’.

Annex 1 – Checklist for ground rules for online learning

Annex 2 – Checklist for study skills for online learning

Annex 3 – Manchester Adult Education Service’s remote initial assessment processes for pre-entry ESOL learners.

Case Studies

Click on the below links to access case studies that are referenced within the guidance materials.

Case study 1: Working with learners with low level digital skills in a remote learning setting

Case study 2: Engaging learners who have low confidence and low self-esteem to continue their learning during the lockdown period

Case study 3: Pre-entry and entry level ESOL for learners with limited digital skills

Case study 4: Engaging reluctant ESOL learners in online delivery sessions

Case study 5: Remote delivery of employment programme for learners with learning disabilities

Case study 6: Delivery of online learning to ESOL, Literacy and Maths basic skills

Case study 7: Virtual creative arts delivery

Case study 8: Online delivery to entry and pre-entry low skilled learners with low level digital skills

Case study 9: Using Zoom and Canvas with Entry and Pre-Entry ESOL learners

Supporting Low Skilled Learners – Webinar

Access the recording of our Supporting Low Skilled Learners webinar here.

Access the slides from our Supporting Low Skilled Learners webinar here.

Supporting Low Skilled Learners – YouTube Tutorials

Developing Online Learning for Entry Level Learners

Nusrat Bhatti talks to us about developing online learning for entry level learners, considering how to create an effective online teaching and learning environment, using a range of tools to support this and considering what a successful online learning experience might look like.

Teaching Low Skilled Learners Online

Heather Simms talks us through some things to consider when teaching low-skilled learners online.

Engaging Low Skilled Learners in Online Learning

Heather Simms talks us through some areas to consider to better engage your low skilled learners when teaching online.

Assessment and Tracking of Learning Online for Low Skilled Learners

Heather Simms considers approaches to Assessment and Tracking of low skilled learners in online learning.