Pedagogy experts group meeting: March 2008
Date Wednesday 26 March 2008
Venue The Watershed Media Centre, Bristol
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Agenda
Time | Session |
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10.00 |
Registration and tea/coffee on arrival |
10.30 |
Welcome and overview (PowerPoint) – Sarah Knight, e-Learning Programme |
Theme 1 - Learning from the learners |
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10.40 |
An update on the Learner Experiences of e-Learning Programme (PowerPoint) with handout (Word) This session will offer a brief overview of the emerging themes arising from the Phase 2 Learner Experience projects and include a consultation activity Rhona Sharpe, Support and Synthesis Project, Oxford Brookes University |
| 11.00 |
Update on the latest JISC funded Ipsos MORI research on student expectations (PowerPoint) This session will update members on the second phase of research exploring the actual experiences of a cohort of students who participated in the original survey, now that they are attending a range of higher education institutions across the UK and are experiencing different teaching and learning techniques and technologies than those used in their previous school environment. Charles Hutchings, Market Research Manager, JISC |
| 11.20 |
Group discussion Roundtable discussions will focus on the themes arising from the research including how do we close the gap between learners' experiences with technology, and institutional offerings and expectations. Facilitated by Support and Synthesis Project and e-Learning Team
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| 12.00 |
Feedback from group discussion |
| 12.15 |
Sounds Good (PowerPoint) This session will give members the experience of receiving audio feedback on assessed work, learn about the Sounds Good project funded under the JISC Users and Innovations Programme, and consider the potential of this approach. Bob Rotheram, National Teaching Fellow, Leeds Metropolitan University. |
| 13.00 |
Lunch Projects can use this time and space to offer more information about their projects and to distribute any consultation tools or questions to participants |
Theme 2 – Supporting learners |
| 13.45 |
Supporting learners: Projects from the HE in FE programme will be discussing their work: WALES (PDF): Work-based Access to Learning through E-Services:This project is exploring the use of social software and mobile technologies to support learners in the workplace on an online foundation degree. More detail about the project can be found at the MobiGlam website and the Work in Progress Wiki page. Available is the version of MobiGlam that the project is using. Prof. Tony Toole, University of Glamorgan KASTANET (Word): Kingston Access to Science Teaching Across New and Emerging Technologies: This project is exploring the use of mobile technologies and social software to support e-administration, content delivery, collaboration and assessment on a Science Degree Foundation programme. Further information
Andrew Williams, Kingston College WOLF (Word): This project is exploring the use of pocket PCs by teaching assistants to help them reflect and collect evidence for training, and the integration of the devices into two institutional VLE systems. Further information
Dr Sahm Nikoi, Leicester College |
| 14.30 |
Effective Practice with e-Portfolios (PowerPoint) This session will provide members with an overview of the JISC e-Learning Programme priorities for this area together with an opportunity to review the upcoming InfoKit and Effective Practice guide on e-portfolios Lisa Gray, JISC, Jacquie Kelly, JISC InfoNet and Ros Smith (PowerPoint), Communications Consultant |
| 3.15 |
Short tea break |
| 3.30 |
Update from the e-Learning Programme This session will update members on developments in the e-Learning Programme, together with an overview of upcoming funding opportunities. Sarah Knight, JISC |
| 4.00 |
Close |
Date of next meeting
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9 July 2008 – Birmingham
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29 October 2008