The Pineapple piloting phase is now well underway.They have gone SO well that we are considering it a Pineapple smoothie!
Thanks to all those who have given us such useful feedback. Rob the Builder is already preparing those changes - which we are sure will make the next version even juicier.
Happy Birthday Rob!
It was lights, camera, action this morning as the Pineapple crew got filming for some talking heads. It took us under an hour – now that’s what I call a wrap!
Invited to speak at the annual UPC Arts Subject Forum Event at Dartington Hall. Lovely location and brilliant opportunity to present Pineapple progress. Lots of questions, lots of interest and a number of willing volunteers to help us in September.
Anne and I have just returned from attending a national APEL event at York St John. Presentations such as one on the strategic benefits of APEL in difficult times and group discussions on innovative practices were very useful. One issue is still recurring and that is the terminology and our understanding of it. Overall, lots of good contacts were made and York was lovely!
An APEL seminar held last week at the University of Plymouth provided another ideal opportunity for us to learn more about practice across the partnership. Neil Witt’s presentation about the Pineapple Project triggered a lot of questions about how the Pineapple tool will be used by staff. New and useful contacts were also made - we will be calling upon you to help us collate case studies and pilot the tool!
Thanks to everyone who helped make the afternoon a success.
Members of the Pineapple team have just attended an APEL tea party organised by the Faculty of Health at the University of Plymouth.
As well as enjoying some great homemade cake, Rob, Sophie, Harriet and Mark found the event extremely useful. Firstly, it was important to learn more about the APEL processes employed by Health. Secondly, it was a rare opportunity to hear about the way that other faculties operate in relation to APEL and the different barriers that need addressing. Fantastic stuff!
The Pineapple Project will be supporting an APEL seminar organised to take place on 4th March at the University of Plymouth. This event, part of the HELP CETL and University of Plymouth Colleges (UPC) seminar series, will be exploring APEL for HE in FE. If you would like more information about this or would like to book a place, please contact help-cetl@plymouth.ac.uk.
Great news! We have achieved a 50% response rate for the Pineapple Project online survey.
Thank you to all those UPC HE in FE Programme Managers that responded. We can now use this information to help develop the Pineapple tool. We can also present some of the findings next week when we host an event for UPC staff.
Following an extensive piloting phase, the Pineapple survey has just been sent out to 169 HE in FE programme managers across the UPC network. The survey will provide us with information about general awareness of APEL among staff and any support they require. Looking forward to seeing the results. Our target - 100% response rate!
Rob and Harriet enjoyed a very useful assembly last week. Thanks go to Ibrar and the team at Bradford for hosting the event. It was good to get a chance to share ideas and discuss specific issues about APEL in HE – lots to think about!
