Dear All,
FYI - University of Bristol - VLE Conference Announcement
The Conference for those who dare to throw away their VLE's rule book!
The 4th Annual National VLE Conference of the University of Bristol Learning Technology Support Service (LTSS)
Thinking OUTSIDE the VLE Box: Innovative and creative ideas for improving the student experience
Monday 21 June 2004, 10.00am-5.30pm
University of Bristol
URL: www.ltss.bris.ac.uk/vleconf04.htm
This Conference will provide you with some new and exciting concepts and ideas regarding the use of VLEs.
Our programme of keynote and invited speakers includes many acknowledged and acclaimed experts who will discuss how they are using their VLEs creatively or have developed innovative systems to run alongside VLEs. The programme also includes a series of 'How it worked for me' sessions. At these each speaker will talk for 10-minutes and then have 5-minutes for questions. The aim of these short sessions is to give delegates 'tasters' of some of the creative and easy-to-use work that is being done with VLEs.
Opening Address
Professor Ros Sutherland, Professor of Education and Head of the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol and Director of the ESRC InterActive Education Project
- It's about Interactive eLearning
Keynote speakers
Dr Tony Bates, Former Director, Distance Education and Technology, University of British Columbia, Canada
- Effective Teaching with Technology in Higher Education
Professor David McConnell, Director, Postgraduate Programme in e-learning, and Director, Network Learning Research Group, University of Sheffield
- Learning and teaching and their relationship to designing networked eLearning
Dr Barbara Newland, Senior Lecturer, Educational Development (Learning Technologies), University of Bournemouth
- Do VLEs enhance learning and teaching?
Invited speakers a-z
Dr Kate Boardman, Learning Technologies Team, IT Service, University of Durham
- 'e' for e-verything: gift-wrapping the VLE box
Angelo Conti, Head of ILT Development, Swansea College of Further Education
- "..If you can think it, you can do it (probably)?"
Professor Adam Finn, Professor of Paediatrics, University of Bristol
- Paediatrics on the Web: delivering a clinical course on four sites using Blackboard
Ros O'Leary, Manager, Learning Technology Support Service (LTSS), University of Bristol, Co-Director, Economics LTSN and Sue Timmis, eLearning Research Coordinator, LTSS and Deputy Director, Regard Project, Institute for Learning and Research Technology, University of Bristol
- Findings from the Students' Online Learning Experience (SOLE) project
Andy Ramsden, Learning Technology Adviser, LTSS, University of Bristol
- Improving the student experience of your Blackboard course: how and why it matters
John Sloman, Director, Economics LTSN, and Senior Lecturer, Univ West of England
- Incentive mechanisms for students (title to be confirmed)
Dr Roger Suthren, Senior Lecturer in Geology, Oxford Brookes University
- Virtual fieldwork with real students
Cost: 125 pounds, includes all refreshments - online bookings only via the Conference website
For more information please contact:
Gill Butland, LTSS Information Officer, University of Bristol
Tel: 0117 928 7199
Email: [log in to unmask]
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Andy Ramsden,
Learning Technology Adviser,
LTSS
University of Bristol
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
tel: 0117 928 7152 (direct)
web: http://www.ltss.bris.ac.uk/
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