Technology invested for Hopwood Hall

Beauty Therapy students using technology

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Hopwood Hall College’s Hair and Beauty Department ‘Image’ has recently invested £40,000 in new technology and ICT equipment.

Rotating ceiling-mounted cameras, capable of zooming in very close-up on teaching demonstrations and students working, is the most sci-fi of the new technologies.

The videos are then uploaded to Hopwood Hall’s learning platform, ‘Moodle’, allowing students to examine it whenever they need to.

Liz North, lecturer at the College said: “This is fundamental to our learners’ success as hair and beauty involves so much more than the practical skills. We teach science, anatomy and physiology as well as build and develop communication skills further. We also need to make sure our presentation work is visual and captivating.”

Simon Evans, Director of IT and Innovation adds: “Technology is at the heart of everything we do, here at Hopwood Hall College. Building on our Classroom of the Future standard and vision we have enabled the beauty salons to share and record practical demonstrations that can be viewed at a later date from our VLE. The Image team is now demonstrating some of the best E-Learning I have seen.”

The college is also dotted with numerous plasma screens, which play a vital role in the success of interactive whiteboards, which allow students and teachers to have more fun and engaging lessons. This technology is a far cry from the blackboards and chalks so ubiquitous a decade ago.