The handy app has been designed for learners who want quick and easy access to college information and updates anytime, anyplace. Features include access to the college website and Moodle, the college’s Virtual Learning Environment, which hosts course materials, discussion boards plus much more. Users can also receive the latest news and events, find a direct link to the college’s Facebook page and view useful college contact details. Learners also have the option to select only the news and updates which is relevant to their department and campus.
Through the development of these tools, the college aims to promote engagement with learners and make information more accessible. The App has been developed for both iphones and androids and an i-pad version will be available later this month.
Lyndsay Condie, Communications and Marketing Manager said:
We’re delighted with our new app. The wide range of new technology and digital communication channels available mean there’s increasing demand from our learners for information which is instant and easily accessed. Our new developments meet these needs and ensure that users can choose to receive information in a way which suits them. We’re also pleased to be one of the sector’s leading colleges in digital communication technology and see this as a key focus for delivering a high quality learning experience for the 21st century learner.
Melanie Russell, tictoc
Our research shows that young people are extremely attached to their phones! They now expect organisations (such as Colleges) to contact them by mobile to keep them up to date with what's going on - and through working closely with Forth Valley College, the App we've developed enables them to do just that. Colleges need to use whatever technologies their target markets are using in order to communicate, not just with students but with staff and the wider business community and hopefully, through this App, Forth Valley can do just that.
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