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Apologies for cross posting – but some of you met Prof John Traxler, the international researcher on mobile technologies on a visit to BU last year. Catch up on his latest work: In this webinar three researchers, Caroline Kuhn, Dominic Kimani and John Traxler discuss their perspectives on a workshop that took place in Kenya… Read more » about ALT Webinar: Reaching Out to Rural Africa, Wednesday the 24 October 1 to 2 PM
A short summary: Through the European cooperation between EU Member States, the exchange of good practices and peer learning, the EU work on a Digital Action Plan started in January 2018. Set against a backdrop of desire to reduce of the socio-economic inequalities, the action plan will be a comprehensive plan seeking to improve key… Read more » about The European Digital Action Plan
Dear Colleagues, Our next Teaching and Learning Conversation (TLC) is on Tuesday 16th October at 12:00 – 13:00 (60 minutes) with Matt Thorpe and Steven Williams, Technology Enhanced Learning Advisors, Manchester Metropolitan University. This month’s TLC is titled ‘How can I make my online delivery more engaging?’. This conversation will offer an opportunity for discussion… Read more » about Join in! the Teaching and Learning Conversation (TLC) is on Tuesday 16th October at 12:00
Interested in tech? ALT are hosting a series of webinars The registration for our next Future Teacher webinar entitled Getting savvy with digital tools and resources is now available via our usual FT Talks resource https://xot.futureteacher.eu/play.php?template_id=4 The session summary is as follows: There are a wide range of excellent tools – many free – that… Read more » about Future Teacher Talk: Getting savvy with digital tools and resources – 1pm Thursday 25th October
The next two weeks sees the return of the Learning Technologist ‘TEL-zone in the Staff Zone’. From Monday 24th September to Friday 5th October there will be an LT on hand at the big screen in the Staff zone between 12.30-1.30. Come along to learn about the different support options available for learning and developing… Read more » about TEL-zone: Lunchtimes in the Staff Zone
Colleagues, Delighted an HSS/CEL collaboration has had a published outcome – see below Denyse King, Stephen Tee, Liz Falconer, Catherine Angell ,Debbie Holley, Anne Mills Abstract The advancements in and affordability of technologies offer increasing opportunities to modernise healthcare education into packages developed to meet the expectations and requirements of the digital generation. Purposefully designed… Read more » about Thoughtpiece in Nurse Education Today – Virtual Health Education: Scaling Practice to transform student learning
Apologies for cross posting, but those with a TEL/Digital/Health set of professional/ research interests in this area may find the specialist track of value…. ===== EC-TEL 2018 Healthcare Education Track – Key Messages The European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning is being hosted in Leeds and has a dedicated one-day track devoted to TEL in… Read more » about EC-TEL 2018 Healthcare Education Track
The annual digital skills self-assessment (DSSA) for 17-18 closes at the end of July. In August, we will assess the results and use this information to determine how best to use the resources in CEL to support and develop staff. If you have not already done so for this academic year, could I ask if… Read more » about Last chance for participate in this year’s digital skills self-assessment
On Monday 16th July, Professor Debbie Holley will be giving a keynote at the 5th Blended Learning Symposium run by Liverpool Hope University. The keynote and all the other events can be followed on twitter #BLHope or we will be tweeting from @CEL_BU Below is the abstract for her talk, Developing and Mapping Student Digital literacy and… Read more » about Follow the 5th Liverpool Hope Blended Learning Symposium #BLHope: Prof Debbie Holley giving a keynote
A report from Debbie Holley, Professor of Learning Innovation and Head of CEL I was honoured to be invited to give a keynote at the prestigious two-day annual ‘Future of EdTech‘ conference, located at Old Street, the so-called ‘Silicon Roundabout’due to the creativity and innovation of tech start-up companies. Future Edtech is a key event… Read more » about The Future of EdTech? Creating equality of opportunity
