Welcome to first meeting of 2014!

Overview

• Welcome / Intro• Last Meeting Outcomes• Updates:

– Digital Learning Update– Changing Landscapes Update

• The network a year on• eAssessment / use of Turntin App and workflows• Desktop to ‘mobile’ – shifting where we create content?• Blogging Explosion!• Any other business• Next meeting

Welcome!

Vision for the Network

• Share attendance and experiences at events (Conferences, MELSIG, WRLTF, ALT-C)

• Share ideas and practice• Opportunity to demonstrate experience of

work and developments• Enabling Collaboration… “continuing the

conversation” and bringing back to the network• Professional Development and recognition

Vision for the Network

Introductions

Last Meeting Outcomes

James Little

Last Meeting Outcomes

1. Academic Champions welcomed2. Neil Morris gave an updated on BLTTIG outcomes3. Activities around working together4. Augmented Reality show and tell5. Social Media resource6. Continued contributions to community site7. Stand at Student Education Conference 2014

Digital Learning Update

Carol Elston

Changing Landscapes Update

Jane O Neill

The network (almost) a year on

James Little

Progress on Aims for last year1. Follow up on activity generated from within and outside the network by

posting a write up on the blog - continuing2. Disseminate information top-down and bottom-up (to schools/faculties and

back up to committees BLTTIG, etc) – links with other teams3. Research into technology enhanced learning. Journal club or writing them.

Publish them – who would like to take forward4. Quarterly Newsletter from useful contributions to blog and meeting (using

Paperli?) - 5. Link to academics outside of network – Academic champions to invite 6. Knowing who's who in the network - starting

1. Extended profiles on blog with areas of interest2. Match membership of e-mail list to blog profiles

7. Make clear interests covered in the group (through meetings, blog activities)8. Phased introduction to blog and features - accelerate9. Create a genuine Community of Practice

Aims for 2014

1. What should we continue doing?

2. What should we stop doing?

3. What should we start doing?

eAssessment (e-submission and marking):

Use of Turntin App and workflows

Overview and Discussion

Discussion

• How are people intending to use it:– Submission– Marking– Assessment– Providing Feedback

http://padlet.com/wall/2xx3jn37dc

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Discussion

• What issues are people having?– http://padlet.com/wall/vnevb3wvh

Discussion

• What solutions could people identify?– http://padlet.com/wall/vnevb3wvh

Discussion

• What improvements or evidence (pedagogic and technical) could use of eAssessment be championed using?– http://padlet.com/wall/nhx52gxfc2

Outcomes

• Circulate and setup a mini-meet to discuss further

Desktop to ‘mobile’ – Shifting where we create content?

James Little

Desktop to ‘mobile’ – Shifting where we create content?

• Current use of ‘established’ tools to create content:– Word– Articulate– PowerPoint

• Mobile consumption possible

Desktop to mobile – Shifting where we create content?

• Shifting towards services and mobile solutions for creating content.

• Why?– Technology trends – new tools often only being

created in this way– Enabling greater access and flexibility

• (Students and Staff)

– Expectation to create and consume (Pinterest/YouTube)

Desktop to mobile – Shifting where we create content?

• NearPod Demo• Service: App/Web-based• Can take existing PowerPoints / PDFs

Desktop to mobile – Shifting where we create content?

• What other apps or services are you aware of / would recommend?

• http://goo.gl/jLVvQb

Working Together (next meeting)

Show and Tell:Augmented Reality

James LittleRebecca Sellers

Themed topic:Social Media

Michelle SchneiderKirsten Thompson

Community Site and Blog

All

Let’s Create a Blogging Explosion!

Community Site and Blog

Update…• Re-branded to ‘TELR’

University of Leeds Technology Enhanced Learning and Research

• Covers whole areas of University activity• #TELR Twitter hashtag to flag and share ideas.

Community Site and Blog

Update…• The blog/forums act as communication channels

between activities across Learning Tech Network/Digital Learning Team and people in Faculty/School roles.

• The forums and group areas of the site are for internal UoL discussions and are private.

• The blog is internal but also outward facing • The blog is standalone but will be embedded in the

SDDU and upcoming Digital Learning Team websites

Past Blog Content

A big wind blows for…. New blog post ideas

• Ideas could be:– Link to existing blog posts or sites across

University / Education– Topics – Events

http://www.trainingforchange.org/big_wind_blows

Any Other Business

Carol ElstonZoe Gilchrist

Next Meeting

• 6 May 10 - 12pm GTSC– Who would like to help organise the next

meeting?– Suggestions for topics?

• Informal lunchtime/after work meet up• Online meeting – theme based

Thank you

• Will circulate notes from this meeting via the Blog, Twitter and website.