JISC

Date 22 January 2008
Location Aston Business School Conference Centre, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B4 7ET
Time 10.00 - 16.00

Project call for conference workshop session submissions

Learning resources can include a wide range of materials including case studies that illustrate pedagogical approaches, to question banks of multiple choice items, images, tools or learning objects. This type of content can be developed by commercial companies or, more usually, within institutions either by teams or individuals at course or module level. Content created by students or teachers during the learning process is also included.

This area of JISC activity is concerned with cultural, institutional, technological and pedagogical issues relating to the development, design and effective use of resources for learning and teaching activities. This conference aims to take forward a synthesis of the wide range of previous work around e-content and 'design for learning' to encourage an holistic approach to the design of effective learning experiences.

The specific aims of the event are:

• to disseminate the 'Sharing eLearning Content synthesis' results
• to launch an InfoKit resource which brings together a wide range of project outputs in this area
• to disseminate the work of several key programmes - Digital Libraries in the Classroom (DLiC), Exchange for Learning (x4l); SFC eLearning Transformation Programme; Design for Learning (D4L); Community Dimensions of Learning Object Repositories (CDLOR); Distributed e-Learning Programme (DeL); Rights and Rewards in Blended Institutional Repositories; Secure personal institutional and inter-institutional repository (SPIRE); Personal Repositories Online: WIKI Environment (PROWE) and Accessing and Storing Knowledge (ASK)

The event will focus on 5 specific themes:

• Developing learning resources
• Sharing learning resources
• Re-purposing of learning resources
• Curriculum design and effective use of learning resources
• Managing learning resources

Programme

Time	Activity
10.00	Registration and Coffee
10.30	Welcome and Introduction
10.40	Keynote: Allison Littlejohn, Chair of Learning Technology, Glasgow Caledonian University / Director of Caledonian Academy
11.10	Results of the Clax Synthesis
11.30	Workshops Session 1 Developing learning resources Sharing of learning resources  Re-purposing of learning resources  Curriculum design and effective use of learning resources Managing learning resources
12.15	Lunch
13.15	Afternoon Keynote Speech: Andrew Comrie, Educational Consultant
13.45	Workshops Session 2 Repeat of workshops in session 1 - see above
14.30	Coffee break
15.00	Panel session to discuss and comment on recommendations led by Professor Mark Stiles, Head of Learning Develoment and Innovation, Staffordshire University
15.50	Summary and Close
16.00	Conference Close

 

Project Call for workshop session submissions

We would like to stimulate discussion and debate through 5 parallel workshop sessions, as indicated in the above programme.  These sessions will be run twice during the day. JISC are inviting projects identified in the the list above to submit responses to questions that have been raised by the Synthesis Report covering the learning resources and activities area. The selected responses will form the basis for discussion during the parallel sessions. All responses will be peer reviewed by a conference advisory panel. Travel and expenses for attending the conference will be covered by JISC for successful project submissions, as selected by the panel.

See an explanation of each workshop theme and the relevant questions to be answered below:

1. Developing learning resources
2. Sharing learning resources
3. Re-purposing of learning resources
4. Curriculum design and effective use of learning resources
5. Managing learning resources

 

Project call submission guidelines

You are required to provide an answer of no more than 150 words to the listed questions from a particular session theme listed above.

You can submit answers to questions in as many of the themed areas as you wish.

Please submit your answers by Friday 9th November 2007.

 

How to submit answers

Complete the online submission form with your details and answers.

If you require any further information or have any queries please email events@jisc.ac.uk. Please note that we will aim to provide an answer to any query within 72 hours.