Learning Technology open sessions now available on Fridays

By rmfitzg On January 9, 2012 · 9 Comments

Come along to a themed open sessions on Fridays (alternating Park TPod and Avenue CTC (MB6)) to enhance your knowledge of using technology within your teaching and learning. The open sessions will run from 10am till 12 and then from 12:30 till 2pm. There will be short scheduled mini sessions based around the theme but you are welcome to attend at any point whilst the event is open (no need to book – just turn up). The dates and location for each event are shown in brackets after the monthly theme.

January – Assessment; (13-Tpod; 20-CTC ; 27-Tpod)
Mini Sessions:
10 till 10:30 – ‘A short introduction to SAGE’
1-1:30 – ‘A brief look at the assessment tools in NILE’.

February – Mobile; (3-CTC; 10-TPod; 17-CTC ; 24-Tpod)
Mini Sessions:
10 till 10:30 – ‘A short introduction to iNorthampton’
1-1:30 – ‘Adapting your module for mobile devices’

March – Reusable Learning Objects (RLO) – speeding up course development making use of openly available content; (2-CTC; 9-Tpod; 16-CTC; 23-Tpod)
Mini Sessions:
10 till 10:30 – ‘Using Xpert to find free course resources’
1-1:30 – ‘Understanding Creative Commons licensing’

April – Video (13-Tpod; 20-CTC; 27-TPOD)
Mini Sessions:
10 till 10:30 – ‘Finding and embedding video (YouTube and BOB) in NILE’
1-1:30 – ‘A brief introduction to lecture recording using Panopto’

May – Discussions and Collaboration (4-CTC; 11-TPOD;18-CTC; 25-Tpod)
Mini Sessions:
10 till 10:30 – ‘Setting up a discussion area within NILE’
1-1:30 – ‘A quick introduction to communicating with Skype’

June – Enhancing Classroom activity and Learning materials (1-CTC; 8-Tpod; 15–CTC; 22-Tpod)
Mini Sessions:
10 till 10:30 – ‘A brief introduction to enhancing course materials using Xerte’
1-1:30 – ‘A quick introduction to enhancing Word documents in Wimba Create’

These sessions are provided in addition to the ability for you to be able to just contact any of the team during the week for bespoke 1:1 and group learning technology support (LTSupport@northampton.ac.uk