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The aim of this qualification is to provide a skills based qualification with the intention of creating a new occupational role of ‘digital learning designer’. The skills required cut across a number of subject specialisms and this qualification brings together those skills into a single qualification.
The Level 3 Diploma programmes have a blended delivery with 75% online and 25% face to face facilitated learning sessions. There are options to complete this qualification as an advanced apprenticeship or as a part-time distance learner.
Click on the drop down arrows below to find out more about the optional units being delivered at Sparsholt college. Please email: digitallearningdesign@sparsholt.ac.uk if you are interested undertaking either of the Level 3 Diploma programmes.
A/V Production
This unit is about the skills and competence required to safely operate audio and video recording hardware and software and then apply attained knowledge practically to combine both audio and video elements in a suitable media project with awareness of legal and ethical implications using appropriate formats and evaluating final outcomes.
By the end of this unit you will be able to create videos for your clients. Here is an example of a video created for Motor Vehicle students:
Graphic Design and Imagery
The aim of this unit is to introduce learners to different types of graphical images and file formats along with basic tools and techniques to enable the creation and modification of digital images.
In this unit learners will utilise a range of input and capture devices as well as methods of digital storage and output methods to produce both original and modified images that fulfil a client needs and use needs like the below example.
Technical Advice and Guidance
The aim of this unit is to enable learners to provide appropriate reactive technical advice and guidance to resolve problems and to improve performance through existing resources and analysis of date, whilst taking into account customer authorisation and organisational procedures.
This unit also enables learners to provide proactive technical advice and guidance that fulfils an identified purpose that is delivered at an appropriate level within organisational procedures. The below presentation is an example of technical advice that was created and delivered to trainee FE teachers as part of this unit.
Storyboarding
The aim of this unit is to give the learner the skills, knowledge and techniques required to effectively plan and storyboard using digital technology. The learner will use project planning techniques alongside the development of the technical digital production skills that will allow them to successfully plan and storyboard.
You will be able to evaluate different storyboarding methods that best suit the learning object you are designing. Click the image below to get a better idea of what storyboarding is and why it is fundamental to digital learning design:
Using Social Media Technologies
Social Media has become an increasing part of the lives of digital aware learners. A range of Social Media platforms are increasingly being used to not only socialise but to engage with employers and organisations as well as being a platform for delivering learning. The aim of this unit is to enable the learner to identify the range of Social Media Technologies that currently exist and the range of ways in which they are being used. Furthermore, the learner will be able to demonstrate and evaluate the use of these in daily practice and provide support where appropriate.
As part of this unit you will develop you own online identity, begin to contribute to online learning technology discussions and create your own blog page like the one below:
Collaborative Technologies and Outcomes
This unit aims to demonstrate how collaborative technologies can be used to promote the development and effectiveness of teams and individuals. The learner will be able to demonstrate understanding of safe use of collaborative technologies whilst ensuring they are set up correctly for use. Furthermore, the learner will be able to demonstrate understanding of how to manage and evaluate the use of collaborative technologies in practice.
During this unit you will use many collaborative online tools such as Google Docs: