Tag: conference

  • Durbbu 2016 – Solution to Perennial Presentation Problems

    This is a  quick summary of a case study at Durham University presented by Elaine Tan at #durbbu 2016, utilising the institutional video platform to support formative feedback on student presentations. There is a common problem on degree programmes: the student presentation. It’s a problem because too often students are expected to undertake presentations without…

  • Durbbu 2016 – Blackboard’s Journey

    Comment on VLE provider Blackboard’s keynote at #durbbu 2016 presented by Alan Masson and ponderings over whether the ‘journey’ is about technology or about ourselves. Masson outlined Blackboard’s view of a journey shared by both institutions and the company to increase adoption and increase innovation. Whilst this is certainly a view that echoes with learning technologists, both objectives…

  • Durbbu 2016 – Transition to HE and student partnerships

    Using VLE sites to support student transition to higher education presented by Regent’s University London and Durham University at #durbbu 2016. Ideas around student partnership in site development and possible opportunities for adaptive inductions. At York we have a number of well-established pre-arrival sites across most departments on our institutional VLE. Recently, with the updating of…

  • Durbbu 2016 – Digital literacy and social networks

    Thoughts on Eric Stoller’s keynote from #durbbu 2016, considering the place for digital literacy and localisation of global expertise via online social networks. Digital literacy, to me, is the fluency of an individual to adapt to new forms of computer-based technologies, treating technology as an embedded part of daily life, but also to recognise the…

  • Justifying lecture capture (ALT-C Paper)

    I presented ‘Justifying lecture capture: the importance of student experiences in understanding the value of learning technologies’ at ALT-C on 9 September. My main argument was that we need to challenge superficial arguments that support lecture capture, such as ‘it is nice to have’ or ‘aids revision’ by exploring how and why students are incorporating the…

  • Reflections: The scientific approach to teaching, Eric Mazur (ALT-C 2012)

    For fear of not being able to understand my scribbled, hand-written notes a few months down the line, I have decided to write up my ALT-C experience on the blog again. This is my ‘processing’ method… read on, it’ll all make sense. This post is a brief summary of just a handful of the key…

  • Unravelling student expectations (ALT-C 2012 Conference Short Paper)

    Unravelling student expectations: the use of early student data and module feedback to inform implementation (in the context of learning technologies). Short paper for the ALT-C Conference, Manchester, 11 September 2012. Matt Cornock (Social Policy and Social Work, University of York) Downloads Unravelling student expectations – Abstract [PDF] Unravelling student expectations – Slides with notes [PDF] Abstract Managing student expectations has become a…

  • Reflections: Online resource personalisation; Work based learning (ALT-C 2011)

    This is the second of a series of blog posts covering my reaction to the ALT-C 2011 conference sessions.See my main ALT-C 2011 overview pageCrowdvine reference for this session: http://altc2011.alt.ac.uk/talks/22287Effectiveness of technology to support work based learning: the stakeholders’ perspective Rebecca Strachan, Lalith Liyanage, Biddy Casselden, Roger PenlingtonNorthumbria University

  • Reflections: US National Education Technology Plan (ALT-C 2011)

    This is the third of a series of blog posts in which I write up my reaction and reflections on some of the sessions at the ALT-C 2011 learning technology conference. This keynote looks at US policy for elearning.