The Terrible 2.0s? Web 2.0 without tears - incorporating CoFHE Mid-West AGM

Library Building, Open University, Milton Keynes
Wednesday June 25th 2008
See below for booking details

10.00 Registration and Coffee

10.30 Peter Godwin (keynote)
Reaching the Google generation : How do we help them become information
literate?

Peter will argue that students often have exaggerated views of their ability
to use the web and confuse technical proficiency with knowing how to search.
Librarians should not be content with teaching them about their library
services and databases....Web 2.0 tools and active learning techniques give
us new ways to accomplish this.
Peter Godwin is an Academic Librarian at the University of Bedfordshire. His
main focus is on Information Literacy in academic libraries and the impact
of Web 2.0 on Information Literacy. He has recently co-edited a book for
Facet on this topic.

11.15 Steve Burholt and Jane Knight
The Podcast: a tool for communication with students, or a marketing exercise
for the institution?

An initial idea by staff at Wheatley Library for a Library audio tour in
2006 has developed over time into a series of podcast episodes. Steve and
Jane will look at why and how they did it, what technical support was needed
and the challenge of working across departments to secure commitment from
academics and other university staff. They will discuss the benefits and
unexpected outcomes of getting involved with podcasting.
Steve Burholt is e-learning systems developer, OBU and has worked on many
e-learning development projects at Brookes. He instigated the induction
video 'Getting Online at Brookes' which is shown to all new students, and
which is now embedded in the induction process.

Jane Knight is a Library Assistant in Oxford Brookes Library where she
provides subject support in the Business Library, inluding undertaking the
technical side of the podcast. She believes that Web 2.0 is only one of the
many tools that we have available to get information "out there" and that we
need to be capable of using it where appropriate.
12.00 Lunch

13.00 Christian Cooper
Social software – stimulating creative learning Communities of practice,
self reflection and peer critiques have long been an important part of
learning and teaching in creative arts subjects.
Christian will use examples of actual practice in HE to show how social
software applications (chiefly blogs, wikis and social networking sites such
as Facebook) can be used to support and enrich these aspects of learning.

Christian Cooper is Senior Lecturer in Multimedia Computing, Thames Valley
University. He has taught traditional Computer Science through multimedia
applications and web development to games design, history and contextual
studies. His research interests relate to the field of Technology in
Teaching & Learning, and looking into the use of social web 2.0 software to
support the learning experience.

13:45 - 14:00 CoFHE Mid-West Circle AGM Non-members are welcome to attend
but will not be able to vote

14.00 Keren Mills
Digilab - Mobile Technology for Learning and Teaching Digilab is a creative
space in the Open University Library used as a showcase for tools,
technologies and resources illustrating how today's technology can nurture
tomorrow's learners. Exploration of Digilab sparks the creativity of the
multi-disciplinary teams who develop the OU’s learning materials

Keren Mills is Digital Services Development Officer, Open University
Library. She is a librarian with a broad understanding of current trends in
educational technology and their possible applications in adult education,
particularly m-learning and games for learning. Her work includes supporting
and encouraging communities of practice and knowledge sharing across the
Open University.

14.30 Digilab visits/look around OU Library A choice of Digilab “play”
sessions of 15 mins each or a look round the OU Library - Plus
networking/tea/coffee time 16.00 Close

Bookings: CoFHE members £55 - Non-members £65

To reserve a provisional place at this event, please enrol at
http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/cofhe/circles/midwest/Event+Booking+Form.htm

 before 11th June. Your place will be only be confirmed when payment has
been made in full to the Treasurer. Last date for payment is 18th June.