The Learning Technology team have successfully supported the Northampton Busines School lecturers KathyMortimer and Sally Laurie in Skyping into a Marketing conference in Australia alongside a team from the USA.
Kathy and Sally have facilited a team of marketing students to present to a Marketing Conference in Australia via a Skype link which also allowed a student team from a University in the USA to also present. The event meant a late start as the time difference in Australia resulted in the Northampton team presenting at 01.00am in the morning!
All went well, with only the occassional connection drop-out with Skype. The event was held in the Avenue CTC room (Creative Teaching Centre) which allowed for dedicated large screen visual and enhanced audio provision to make the students feel like they were really at the Conference in Australia. “…..a great experience that went well. Our student did a great job.” -( Sally Laurie)
For further information contact Rob Davis – Learning Technologist 01604 893531
Kirsty Mason used the Flipcams during a simulated Child Protection conference, which had a big positive impact on the students and the tutors. Read more by following the link.]
This is an interesting case study on the use of the multiple choice tool in NILE to assess students. Have a read and feel free to comment.
Take a look at the new IT training schedules at www.northampton.ac.uk/it-training
The May 2011 Learning Technology Newsletter is now available from the Learntech Newsletter page. This provide full details on current team activity and new activity based on feedback received.
The University of Northampton hosts the regional training and development of police recruits and this case study looks at the benefits of using NILE for active management of work-based learning tasks. Additionally, it explored the range of tools within NILE to broaden the training strategies currently utilised with police.
The University Skills Lab is a great setting to run sessions which simulated real practice environments, and this case study highlights just one example of how it can improve learning for students.
This is an interesting look at the use of the Wii game console used in a health context. The Wii has been around for a few years, it’s an old console but there’s still plenty of benefits to be had in health settings. Check out the case study and if you want to borrow one of our Wii’s then let us know.
More and more tutors in the School of Health are using Flipcams, and here’s another example of some interesting work which took place recently.
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The Learning Technology team are now available on Skype!
We can’t always be where you need us, but Skype allows us to support you remotely using the screen-sharing tool – we can show you what we’re doing on our screens, or talk you through what to do on yours, without either of us needing to travel. Best of all, it works on PCs, Macs, and even some mobile devices, from anywhere in the world. All you need is the Skype software, a Skype account (free), and a headset (or speakers and a microphone/webcam).
If you already use Skype, or if you think this might be helpful for you, why not get in touch with us to find out more. Each of team has a Skype ID, which you can find listed on the Contact Us page in the LearnTech site on NILE.
