Speaker: Steve Wheeler, Associate Professor of Learning Technology at University of Plymouth 12:00 lunch for 13:00 webinar, on Mon 28th May, in Harmer 2502 As part of our 2012 focus on mobile learning, we welcome Steve Wheeler from the University of Plymouth to describe the latest developments in mobile learning. Steve Wheeler is a Web…
Stuart Hepplestone is running a number of sessions at next week’s University Assessment Week (30 April – 3 May 2012). The sessions that Stuart will be facilitating are designed to be a mix of both practical hands-on and provide opportunities for discussion with colleagues about their experiences and generate ideas for the application of technology to support assessment…
19 April, 12-1, led by Chrissi Nerantzi, Education Developer at the University of Salford Chrissi Nerantzi is visiting Sheffield Hallam on 19 April, and has agreed to lead a session on her knowledge of online Problem-Based Learning (PBL) practices. In this session participants will explore the benefits and challenges of cross-institutional learning using a PBL approach and hear findings from…
28 March, 12-1, led by Heidi Probst, as part of the HWB distance learning seminar series To develop entrepreneurial skills on a new module for advanced (or aspiring advanced) practitioners in a specialist radiotherapy field it was felt that a Problem Based Learning approach would be most appropriate. However, for busy working practitioners studying remote…
22 March, 12-1, presented by Anne Florence Dujardin Reflective blogging is becoming established as a form of academic writing which combines: reflective writing – a common feature of professionally oriented disciplines blogging – a social media with a popular profile and affordances that can support on-going reflection. The literature highlights tutors’ and students’ willingness to…
There was a discussion about using social media on 18/02/12 as part of the Realising our Potential programme, with Sue Beckingham (@suebecks) as guest expert. Participants round the table were interested in developing personal profiles as academic professionals and researchers, and in the impact of such profiles on student employability. Other possible uses for social media were…
As part of the ‘Realising Our Potential’ professional development programme we have scheduled a series of roundtable discussion events to provide an opportunity for informal discussion about practice in e learning. These are now underway but you can still sign up for the remaining sessions. Please use the links below to book a place. You…
We are offering a series of roundtable events to provide an opportunity for informal discussion about practice in e-learning. You are welcome to bring lunch to the discussion table. Please click on the date/place information below to book a place. Moving forward with online feedback With Stuart Hepplestone This event will provide an opportunity to…
Stuart Hepplestone attended the Blackboard Learn Product Management Workshop in Manchester back in November 2011. Blackboard Inc. are looking to the community for feedback and feature suggestions about their products and this event was one way in which we can learn about and influence upcoming developments, and share ideas with other Blackboard clients. There are a…
Quite a few UK conferences related to e-learning have opened their calls for paper and presentation abstracts. We thought it was worth highlighting them for any staff engaging in research related to technology enhanced learning, including action research about teaching. Association of Learning Technologists Conference (ALT-C) 2012: A confrontation with reality University of Manchester, 11-13 September…