CAP Workshop - PGT@QMU: How can we support our new postgrads

15th October 2014
13:15-14:15


Following a national project on the taught postgraduate student experience
http://www.enhancementthemes.ac.uk/sheec/learning-from-international-practice/taught-postgraduate-student-experience  and empirical research with QMU PGT students, we have new insights into the skills and attributes our postgraduate taught students bring with them, and how we can help them work at Master's level.


In this practical session, we will look at a framework for analysing PGT skills, and ways we can help our students cope with the transition to PG study, including induction and learning and teaching strategies. You will find this workshop of direct relevance if you are planning your PGT student induction and next year’s teaching, and you will leave with induction activities you can use with your PG students.


More information:  Roni Bamber
Register (free): CapAdmin

Call for Papers: Learning Technology innovation in HE

Call for Papers: Learning Technology innovation in HE

The call for papers for a Special Issue of Research in Learning Technology, the Journal of the Association for Learning Technology has been issued at http://go.alt.ac.uk/1r87Xlp.

All accepted papers will be published as a Special Issue of Research in Learning Technology, “Learning Technology innovation in Higher Education and beyond: Sharing global perspectives on research, practice and policy?”.

The Special Issue focuses on the latest innovations in digital technologies for teaching and learning in Higher Education and beyond internationally.

The Special Issue will provide a snapshot/summary of current research - will identify what digital technology innovations are being implemented in higher education and beyond, how they are being researched, and what are the implications for practice and policy.

Research topics may include:

• How do we collaborate at the forefront of research;
• What research is being conducted in terms of digital learning technology innovations in Higher Education globally;
• Use of social media for teaching and learning;
• Integration of online, blended learning models;
• Use and development of learning analytics;
• Personalised and mobile learning;
• Massive Open Online Courses and other models;
• Gamification.

Practice topics may include:

• How can institutions support innovation;
• What role do learners play in practice;
• Teaching – professional development and digital competences;
• Factors encouraging TEL;
• Strategic questions;
• Technology enhanced learning currently in use;
• Support for technology enhanced learning tools;
• Looking to the future.

Policy topics may include:

• What governments/policymakers can do in terms of facilitating quality take up of new modes of teaching and learning;
• What is the policy around digital capacity for teaching and learning in higher education;
• What is the current comparative state-of-play in terms of national TEL policy - enablers, barriers and support to progress the adoption, use and practices of TEL in HE;
• Structural issues - infrastructures for new modes, Quality and Quality Assurance, funding models, accreditation of credits/recognition, questions around IPR, language issues;
• Evidence-based policy and practice - How current are we in terms of sectoral information harvesting? Can we make use of this for local policy and practice?;
• Are there new national TEL policies that have recently been developed? How do they move things on from previous outputs?

Submissions

We expect the majority of papers to report on empirical work undertaken that examines the effectiveness or impact of the implementation of the digital technology innovation.

Submissions need to explain the theoretical basis of the innovation which can be focused at the unit/subject level, the program/course level or the institutional level.

Submissions can also critically review and consolidate prior work, through literature review, theoretical and historical analysis and critique.

Each author should focus on one of these themes and address the overall aim of the issue.

The issue has the overarching aim to bring together perspectives from around the globe that reflect the increasingly international, collaborative nature of technology in education.

All submissions should clearly explain the global context of the work discussed and where appropriate show what kind of (international) collaboration has informed or supported it.

How to submit

Before submitting a manuscript authors should carefully review the style guidelines for Research in Learning Technology.

Submit papers online via the Research in Learning Technology website at http://go.alt.ac.uk/1c1LRGX.

The deadline for submissions: 14th October 2014.

Call for reviewers

We are also seeking reviewers to review submissions for this Special Issue. Reviewers will be asked to attend a free webinar briefing in early October at the start of the 6 week review period. Reviewers will be asked to review between one and three submissions within a 4 week period with second reviews required in some instances.

Reviewers are asked to complete this sign-up form at http://goo.gl/1mZa3C and will be able to act as a general reviewer for Research in Learning Technology after the Special Issue is published, provided they have successfully completed the required reviews.

 

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Martin Hawksey

Chief Innovation, Community and Technology Officer

 

Association for Learning Technology (ALT)

Registered Charity Number 1063519

web: www.alt.ac.uk
twitter: @A_L_T / @mhawksey

G+: profiles.google.com/mhawksey

CAP Workshop - Clickers – using personal response systems (Turning Point) for learning and teaching

Wednesday 15 October 2014
10:15-12:15
UKPSF Reference: K4


Turning Point is a personal voting system that allows tutors to poll students and have the results graphically displayed as part of a PowerPoint presentation. The common name often given to these type of systems is “clickers” - the term “clickers” refers to the small handsets which are used to vote. Personal voting systems can make lectures more interactive – engaging students with the material being taught and giving the tutor an opportunity to provide formative feedback. “Clickers” have also been used to initiate discussions both peer-to-peer and with the tutor, and can be utilised to test students’ grasp of key concepts within the classroom.


For more information, contact Susi Peacock
To register your place, contact CapAdmin

CAP Workshop - UK Professional Standards Framework Briefing: How do I meet the standards and why should I?

10th October 2014
11:15-12:15
UKPSF Reference: A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, V1, V2, V3, V4


The UK Professional Standards Framework
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ukpsf covers the main dimensions of teaching and supporting learning within HE. It is written from the perspective of the practitioner and provides a national framework for recognising your L&T experience and expertise.
In this session, we will talk about the different levels of recognition, and how you achieve recognition. If you would like to apply, CAP will help you through the next stages.




For more information, contact Prof. Veronica Bamber
To register your place, contact CapAdmin

CAP Workshop - Marking online with Grademark

9th October 2014
12:15 - 14:15
UKPSF Reference: K4




Want to improve your student feedback but fed up scribbling on coursework assignments and having to write the same comment over and over again?
Why not find out more about how GradeMark can help by attending this hand-on workshop. This online service is available via any TurnitinUK inbox within a Hub module and allows a tutor to "mark" student submissions on-screen..


For more information, contact Susi Peacock
To register your place, contact CapAdmin

CAP Workshop - Learning from PETL

29th October 2014
12:30 - 14:00
UKPSF Reference: A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, K2, K3, V1, V3, V4




In 2013-14, funding was available for staff from all areas of the University to bid for support with expanding the reach of the Developing and Supporting the Curriculum Enhancement Theme (http://www.enhancementthemes.ac.uk/). Six projects were funded, and this dissemination event will tell you about their findings on topics as diverse as Senior students tutoring junior students in practical classes; Student Led Teaching Awards; Sustainability in the Curriculum; Collaborative curriculum development; Feedback practices in Drama, and Grad Schools


For more information, contact Dr. Sally Anderson or Prof. Veronica Bamber
To register your place, contact CapAdmin