JISC e-Learning Blog

Effective Practice in a Digital Age’ has been commissioned by the JISC e-Learning Programme and is due to be launched at the Higher Education Academy Conference on 30th June 2009. This publication is an updated version of the 2004 JISC guide ‘Effective Practice with e-Learning’ and will supported by ten new and more detailed case studies, video case studies (institutional focus and a selection of practitioners voices) and podcasts made available as downloads from the JISC website www.jisc.ac.uk/practice . The audience of the publication is those new to teaching or those who have resisted adopting technologies as an integral part of their practice. The aim will be to outline for this relatively inexperienced audience how technology can assist them in meeting everyday challenges, and to support them in taking the next steps towards using technologies appropriately and effectively alongside traditional face-to-face teaching. To register your interest in ordering a copy of the publication please visit http://survey.jisc.ac.uk/digitalage

The e-Learning Show podcast is now available if you missed the show, or want to listen to it again.
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The programme also included a live panel discussion near the end with Oleg Liber (University of Bolton’s Professor of eLearning), Clare Newhouse (LLN National Forum) and Andrew Ravenscroft (Professor of Technology Enhanced Learning, London Metropolitan University).

The panel discussion centred around questions raised by listerners including the role of unique learner identifiers, change management strategies, mainstreaming and sustainability, adequacy of present elearning technologies for work based learning.

We’d welcome comments on this pilot show.

Thursday, 21 May sees the pilot programme of a new JISC live internet radio programme, the e-Learning Show.

The programme will be broadcast from 1800 – 1855 UK summer time and is based on issues raised at the recent JISC Lifelong Learning Symposium. A
report on the symposium is now available.

Issues discussed will include
• how university and college cultures need to change to support work based learning,
• who are the new students and what are their needs
• how e-Portfolios can be used both for recording learning and for providing information, advice and guidance and
• the use of mobile technologies to support lifelong learning

The programme considers both current and emergent practices in e-learning and the development of policies to support such practice.

The programme will be presented by Graham Attwell and guests include
• Derek Longhurst from Foundation Degree Forward,
• Clive Church from Edexel,
• Lucy Stone from Leicester College,
• Tony Toole from the University of Glamorgan,
• Bob Bell, HE in FE consultant for the northern region,
• Sandra Winfield from Nottingham University and
• Rob Ward from the Centre for Recording Achievement

The programme will also feature a live panel with the opportunity for listeners to skype or email their questions and comments and there will be a live chat room for listeners.

To listen to the programme go to http://radio.jiscemerge.org.uk:80/Emerge.m3u This will open the LIVE radio stream in your MP3 player of choice.

You can take part in the chat room at http://tinyurl.com/sounds08. Just add your name and press enter – no password required.

You can leave comments on the e-learning blog and also access a report on the Lifelong learning Symposium nearer the event. Links to the podcast will also be posted to the blog page so can listen to the show even if you miss the live broadcast.

If you like to send us questions for the panel in advance of the programem, email Graham Attwell – graham10@mac.com or skype to GrahamAttwell.