Feb
Keynote presentation to JISC conference
Filed Under (General) by elearning4bradford on 23-02-2010
Yesterday I delivered a keynote to the JISC RSC Pedagogy and e-Learning in HE: Strategy and Practice conference held in The Source at Sheffield. My presentation, entitled ‘Are we there yet?’was well received.
A summary abstract of what I talked about is outlined below and I think the presentation is on the JISC YH RSC website or available here:
This paper outlines the journey made by Bradford College to reach its current point of in the use of learning technology to enhance the learning and teaching experience. From a strategic perspective it explores the key drivers that directed the journey from the ad-hoc use of tools evident 3 years ago to a trategically embedded provision of technology support. The approach to managing this “wider deployment” will be explored together with a qualitiative evaluation of its success based upon the observations of key players. Having formed the basis of and provided the content infrastructure for two externally funded projects, the Bradford College Moodle is interesting because it has served a range of pedagogies and has been exploited in different ways. While the substance of this paper gives a first-hand account of developing a virtual learning environment, wider considerations of technology use in the future are discussed. It looks at the challenges now facing the college and its strategy for learning, teaching and assessment and considers what constitutes a strategic approach given the trend towards learner generated content and contexts. It poses questions around the use of physical and virtual spaces in the light of changing learner expectations of formal education settings. It concludes with some comments about the future of learning approaches.
