Our Work: Learning

Learning

We blend creativity, media and technology with experience to create inspiring education and e-learning solutions for all ages and vocations. Our versatility, scale and strong partnerships with the best subject expertise allow us to confidently cover a broad spectrum of formal, professional, and vocational learning requirements.

Our learning solutions share the same core objectives; to deliver excellent outcomes through versatile, effective and engaging learning content. Our content is blended with efficient technology solutions, to deliver optimum results whatever the delivery medium.

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We achieve this by applying a multi-specialist approach to our development process; blending a mix of instructional, design, technical, media, and subject expertise to ensure that our learning solutions are:
  • Creative; to stimulate, engage and maximise usability
  • Authored by the very best subject experts in the required field; for accurate, high quality content
  • Based on proven pedagogical principles; to maximise learning outcomes and knowledge retention
  • Delivered via the most relevant and effective medium, with detailed management information

Educational Products

We work with examiners, leading academics, and professional institutes throughout the UK to author, design, build and publish the best digital learning resources to support students, teachers and parents. We blend graphic, audio, video and animation to bring learning to life in the classroom and at home.

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Our products range from the traditional text and graphic media through to bespoke video, animation and gameplay. We produce and publish products for all ages and abilities from foundation phase through all the keys stages to post 16 and into personal development.

We specialize in SEN and multi-lingual solutions and are able to meet the delivery demands of modern learning environments such as compatibility with commercial or open source VLEs. Our content is optimised for a range of delivery media, including interactive whiteboards.

Our on-line resources and retail products can be viewed at  eduZone

e-Learning

We have been creating inspiring e-learning solutions for both public and private sector since we formed in 1999. Our services include consultation, design, build and support, for all digital learning requirements, from professional to vocational; and we are committed to delivering the optimum mix of content and technology, based on sound learning design principles. Our solutions are geared to delivering organisational and personal improvement.

As well as more conventional content, one of our key strengths is media and creative production. As part of one of the UK’s leading independent TV production companies, we have unique skills and broadcast standard production and post-production facilities. We can cost-effectively bring some of the industry’s best creative talent to bear on producing unique learning content.

We have a broad spectrum of capability and experience in this field, including: 
  • Content and editorial leadership; using in-house subject experts and / or contract partnerships with industry or our clients’ internal expertise
     
  • Strong instructional design and creativity; which combine to produce impact, excitement, knowledge retention, and ultimately excellent return on investment
     
  • Flexibility of custom or bespoke applications delivered through the options of RAPID or our own CAT development tools, and integrated with commercial, bespoke, or open source LMS systems
     
  • In-house video production resources of broadcast quality, including a full range of specialist resources such as motion graphics, CGI and green-screen
     
  • Creative and technical innovation, encompassing Web 2.0, Games, and Mobile

BBC Raw; Money

Client
BBC Learning

Project
Website resource on money management

Services
Web module design & development
e-Learning rapid tools
Learning content
Copywriting
Video production
Green screen technology
CG

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BBC Raw; Money
Summary
This is an attractive and accessible web resource for adults wishing to develop their money management skills. The content is centred around core financial situations and decisions that affect us all in general day to day life. It has been designed with the highest levels of accessibility features to assist users with poor literacy and numeracy skills. Virtually hosted by BBC presenters Dominic Littlewood and Jasmine Birtle, and with subject sections supported by graphics and video, it provides a visually engaging and comprehensive learning tool.
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Letter Diver

Client
Ufi learndirect

Project
e-Learning game on Facebook

Services
3D Motion
Design
Web development
e-Learning design & development

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Letter Diver
Summary
By producing a fun literacy resource distributed via Facebook, we were able to reach a much wider target audience of English Language learners via. The interactive and innovative CG led game is based on a theme of underwater fishing. Learners listen to a word and must net the fish that has the correct letter head for each letter in that word. Fish must be caught in the correct order and learners must complete the word before their levels of oxygen runs out. Words increase in difficulty and additional incorrect letters are added to the water as the learner progresses. Scores are recorded using the learner's Facebook ID and entered on a high score table.
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Fflic a Fflac

Client
Department for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning and Skills

Project
Multimedia resource for teaching Welsh as a second language at Foundation Phase

Services
Consultancy
Learning content
Copy writing
Design
Video production
Print & publishing
Product launch

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Fflic a Fflac
Summary
A multimedia pack based around the stories and adventures of a colourful character duo which appeal to and engage young children. The pack comprises a DVD Rom (video content and interactive games & activites)and 18 colourful reading books. The interactive elements support the development of the language and uses voiceover narration to enhance a childs’ understanding of the activities and to consolidate pronunciation of words. Filming of the Fflic a Fflac video material was done in our in-hosue studios. Packs 1 and 2 have been published and received to high acclaim by Foundation Phase practitioners in Wales and a further 2 packs are in production.
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MoneyMOT

Client
Ufi learndirect

Project
e-Learning module on Personal Finance

Services
e-Learning design & development
Learning content
Animation

MoneyMOT
Summary
The client was looking for an engaging foundation level e-Learning Course on Personal Finance to be delivered via learndirect centres across the UK. We produced this highly creative, animated and fun e-Learning module in which the main interface of this course reflects the interior of a London black cab. Learners are prompted to choose a destination via the CabNav. and at each location, work through a series of interactive financial activities using a variety of tools from a budget planner to an APR calculator. The cab driver provides tips and advice and sources of further help throughout and learners take a short quiz to assess their knowledge on completion of the module.
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Your Call

Client
Ufi learndirect

Project
video driven e-Learning module on Personal & social skills

Services
Module design and development
Video production
e-Learning design and build

Your Call
Summary
An interactive branching video e-Learning course using adaptive video scenarios to exemplify the impact and consequences of different communication styles and techniques. As well as the visual demonstrations, learners can develop and practice their own listening and dialogue styles and techniques in an interview situation and gain feedback which can support Level 1 portfolio building as part of the National Literacy accreditation.
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Pitrwm Patrwm

Client
Department for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning and Skills

Project
Multimedia resource to improve Welsh literacy skills

Services
Consultancy
Learning Content
Copywriting
Design
e-Learning development
3D motion graphics
Print & Publishing

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Pitrwm Patrwm
Summary
Comprising 32 full colour A5 reading books, an A5 teacher handbook and an interactive CD ROM featuring 4 interactive flash games, this pack has become a highly acclaimed resource for developing the Welsh literacy skills of children with dyslexia. The content was developed following extensive research and collaboration with the Dyslexia Unit at Bangor University and is based on a proven linguistic structural technique.
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CU@theCU

Client
Wales Co-operative Centre

Project
Interactive website about credit unions

Services
Web design, development & hosting 
Video production
Learning content
Copywriting

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CU@theCU
Summary
We were asked to create a fun learning resource to educate and excite secondary school pupils about the services of credit unions in Wales. This interactive user-centred website is based around a street scene featuring short films, quizzes and lesson plans. It has been stylistically designed to appeal to the target audience and the content was influenced and contributed to by pupils from a target school.
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