Learning Through Engagement with the Conference #JISCEL12
Last week I attended the JISC ‘Innovating Learning’ online conference – here’s a blog post I wrote for ‘Letters from the Edge’ – the conference blog: This is a post, as with my ‘live’ blog posts, written as an ‘on the spot reflection’ rather than an agonised-over academic piece! Over the past few years, I […]
#JISCEL12: Why do I need a teacher when I've got Google? @thatiangilbert
Drawing on ideas and themes from Ian’s best-selling book of this title along with his experience of working with young people and educators around the world, this interactive session will explore why world-class is the only standard for education, why the democratisation of knowledge has to be matched with the democratisation of learning and why […]
Lifelong learning in a digital age: New audiences, new needs, new approaches #JISCEL12
Marion Manton, Oxford 4 years – every programme uses technology in some way, but in very different ways – the magic words ‘efficiency gain’. A weekend/few days of study a few days a term, rather than having to come to Oxford every week. Opened up the study wider. Oxford programme information. Lots of learners […]
Catching Up 'Levers of Change' with @jamesclay #JISCEL12
Levers of Change – seeing similarities with steam engines … Some levers make sense – move forward, it moves forward Some don’t have obvious sense Some are out of our control – e.g. points can take us in different directions 3 Questions for this session: What causes change? What can we do to instigate change? […]
#JISCEL12 – Catching up on @Dr_Black Keynote
How can we innovate more in education? With Dr Sue Black – who I’ve been privileged to have a (rather boozy) night out with on the South Bank a couple of years ago … First question: What has been good/bad about your own educational experience? Are we doing the right thing now in educational institutions? […]
