Presentations
Our experience in online support for learning and in more general educational technology has led to the creation of a number of presentations to inform and engage e-learning professionals in most education sectors at meetings and conferences.The presentations, which are intended as general introductions to the subjects for non-specialists, are fairly short (maximum length is usually half an hour) but can be extended with questions and answers if required.
We are often able to deliver these presentations on an expenses-only basis in return for our contact details and a flyer being included in conference packs.
Currently available presentations are:
Google Wave: A new opportunity for collaboration or a confusing toy?
Target audience: Almost anybody!Google Wave is more than just a new email system or a “live wiki” with concurrent editing. It may offer new routes to collaboration, utilising a background technology which is open source and available to other applications. This presentation gives the audience a chance to see – and play with – Google Wave in its basic online form, but also includes a demonstration of wave technology used in a virtual learning environment. A discussion on the possible uses of Wave and its technology in education follows.
Moodle: What is it, can it help me, can it help my learners?
Target audience: Managers and relevant staff of potential Moodle user institutions and organisations.This presentation gives an overview of Moodle – what it looks like, who can use it, what you can do with it, how it can support and enhance learning. We briefly consider alternatives and we look at financial and other costs. This presentation is a good starting point for anybody thinking of implementing Moodle, giving a clear and concise summary of factors which need to be considered.
National legislation and initiatives and their impact on learning technology
Target audience: Education sector managers, learning technologists, teacher trainers, elearning champions.Each year we see a number of new or revised initiatives in teaching and learning from government, from quangos and from other organisations. This presentation highlights recent papers and pronouncements and summarises the most important features. We also look at how online services can help meet the requirements and recommendations, and how educational institutions – and most importantly their learners – can benefit.
Diplomas, consortia and lines of learning
Target audience: Local authority education managers, college and school managers, learning technologists.Diplomas are not particularly new – they have been around in their current form since 2008, but many education professionals do not have a clear understanding of how they are delivered. Local authorities have a particular part to play, especially in the initial organisation of consortia and in the support for (and in some cases the maintenance of) online learning facilities for cross-institution diploma students. We explain diplomas in a simple, clear way and show how different consortia have tackled online support and enhancement of learning.
MrCute – Moodle Repository Create Upload Tag Embed
Target audience: E-learning champions, teaching and learning specialists, Moodle administrators.MrCute extends and enhances the Moodle learning materials repository to include access to the National Learning Network and to Jorum (the UK learning materials database). It also allows teachers and others to create and share learning packages in the standard IMS format for use in Moodle and other environments. Please note that MrCute was a joint project between Worcester College of Technology and Learning Objectivity.