FAQ

Buyers’ Guide

• Who are you? What do you do?
• 1 — A really quick introduction to HOW2s
• 2 — Supporting teachers; empowering faculty to support each other.
• 3 — Case studies; What do your customers say — how do they use it?
• 4 — What does a subscription to HOW2s cost?
• 5 — Setting it up
• 6 — What now?
• 4 — Are the HOW2s for everyone?
• 5 — Filling gaps in Pedagogy faster to impact workload and well being.

Blended Learning

• How do you help your customers with the demands of switching to online teaching?
• What routines can we put in place to support a positive online student learning experience?
• What can educators who are new to teaching online do to look like they aren’t new to it?
• Do we need to use HOW2s? We know how to use the eTextbook technology
• We’ve invested heavily in the use of eTextbooks. I’m responsible for the roll out and need to increase their use. Can you help?

Background, Research and Science

• Why did you create the HOW2s? What is their purpose?
• What do you mean by ​“Evidence-Informed CPD” ?
• Have you mapped HOW2s to any research or evidence-informed studies?
• Why are the HOW2 techniques so visual?
• Is your work informed by Cognitive Load Theory?
• Are you familiar with the work of Deans for Impact?
• Are you aware of Rosenshine’s work on the Principles of Instruction?
• How do visuals help professional and student learning?
• What research have you done to create HOW2s?

Introducing HOW2s

• Why did you create the HOW2s? What is their purpose?
• I just want a quick introduction — is there a video that really is only a couple of minutes long I can look at ?
• Can you show me what a teacher thinks of HOW2s? How do you introduce the app to them?
• Isn’t it just another thing for my already busy staff to do?
• What IS a HOW2?
• I’m looking for something fresh and innovative — is this it?
• What IS a HOW2?
• Who are the HOW2s for?
• Achieving consistency and standardising Teaching, Learning and Assessment
• What is the HOW2 web app?
• 5 — Filling gaps in Pedagogy faster to impact workload and well being.
• Are HOW2s relevant to our educators?
• A quick video intro to the site
• A Summary of the HOW2 Library content

Professional Learning

• How do you help your customers with the demands of switching to online teaching?
• What routines can we put in place to support a positive online student learning experience?
• What can educators who are new to teaching online do to look like they aren’t new to it?
• Can we marry HOW2s to our country’s inspection criteria?
• How much training is needed to start using it?
• Can it help my teachers overcome the barriers to learner progress they come across?
• How does the HOW2 web app support faculty?
• How are HOW2s used for Graduate Teacher Training?
• What professional learning activities does the HOW2 web app support?
• Will it marry to the professional standards for teaching that we use here?
• How do the app’s features support professional learning?
• You say HOW2s make coaching more efficient and effective. And more cost-effective too. How so?
• Have you anything to support professional learning/coaching conversations away from the app?
• What is the HOW2 coaching model?
• 10 ways to use HOW2s to support faculty/teachers
• HOW2s — building professional learning communities. Lessening workloads to support well being.

Managing your users

• How do I invite my users onto the app?
• What happens if users leave my organisation?
• I’ve got 1000+ people in my organisation — how can I manage them on the web app?
• I’ve got 4 campuses in my college — can they each manage their own users?
• Does it take a long time to set up?
• How do I import my users?

All Things Technical

• Is it compatible with my existing IT systems?
• What do users need to access it?
• Can I have a single sign in from my VLE and/or Intranet?
• Can I use it alongside other software?
• Who maintains the platform?

The Legal bit

• Is the HOW2 web app GDPR compliant?
• Is the HOW2 web app GDPR compliant?
• Can I invite people from other organisations to have a login under my license?
• Can I see the Terms and Conditions?
• Why can’t I print out the HOW2 techniques?
• Can I share logins?

Pricing & Subscription

• Can I buy an individual login?
• A colleague said subscribing to HOW2s was a bit like buying into a timeshare. Can you explain?
• Can I buy it just for the department/faculty that really needs it?
• Do we pay extra if you add any content or features to the HOW2 web app?
• Why would I buy this when I could get my teachers a book much cheaper?
• Will I get good value for money?
• Why would I buy this when it would be cheaper to buy in an external trainer?
• Can I buy further logins throughout the year if I need more?
• You make big claims about HOWs saving money — how so?
• Can I have a trial? I never buy anything without a trial. How do I know if it’ll work?
• How much does it cost?
• What support do I get after the sale?
• Do you offer Accredited Instructional Coaching Programmes? Can I buy in train the trainer training ?
• How do we get started?
• What if we don’t use all the logins? Can we downgrade our users to reduce the price?

Coaching

• Do you offer Accredited Instructional Coaching Programmes? Can I buy in train the trainer training ?
• You say HOW2s make coaching more efficient and effective. And more cost-effective too. How so?
• What is the HOW2 coaching model?
• Have you anything to support a coaching conversation before teachers get onto the app
• Do you provide training to become a HOW2 instructional coach?
• Introduction to Instructional Coaching — By James Mallabone MSc, Managing Director and Executive Coach at PRAESTAMUS LTD
• The HOW2 (Saudi) Remote Coaching Model

People

• Qualification Providers and Curriculum Leaders

EdTech

• Do we need to use HOW2s? We know how to use the eTextbook technology
• We’ve invested heavily in the use of eTextbooks. I’m responsible for the roll out and need to increase their use. Can you help?
• How do HOW2s ​‘fit’ into the conversations around EdTech?