TALiSMAN and LTDI are running a one day conference on

    Using C&IT in Education
            - Virtual Learning Environments
            - Open and Distance Learning
    Wednesday 24 March, 1999,
   10am until 3.30pm (including lunch)
    Strathclyde Graduate Business School
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Every institution is exploring alternative ways of meeting the demands
of an expanding and varied student population.  From Open and Distance
Learning supported by C&IT to Virtual Learning Environments - technology
can help to support students studying part-time, at a distance and on
work placement.  This event brings together practitioners who have
successfully used C&IT to widen access, improve choice and extend the
learning experiences of non-traditional students. A full programme is
outlined below.

Who should attend
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Staff in higher education who are developing open and distance learning
materials, investigating virtual learning environments, or who are
responsible for developing and implementing institutional policy in this
area.

Staff from Scottish Higher Education Institutions funded by SHEFC are
invited to attend free of charge. Staff from other Institutions should
contact us for details of availability and cost.

Booking
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To reserve a place contact us via email, post, telephone, fax or book
online.
Institute for Computer Based Learning, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
EH14 4AS
Tel: 0131 451 3280, Fax: 0131 451 3283, Email: [log in to unmask]
URL: http://www.talisman.hw.ac.uk

Programme
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  9.30    Registration and Coffee/Tea
10.00    Keynote Address
             Professor David McConnell, University of Sheffield
10.45    Coffee
11.15    ODL and VLE in Practice - parallel session 1
             Participants will be able to select from a range of
workshops
             - full details below
12.00    ODL and VLE in Practice - parallel session 2
12.45    Lunch
14.00    Framework for implementing web based education
             (TLTP 3 FOCUS project)
             David Whittington, University of Glasgow
14.30    Scottish Teaching and Learning Server and Materials Exchange
             TALiSMAN/LTDI
14.45    ODL and VLE in Practice - parallel session 3
15.30    Close and Coffee/Tea

Workshop Sessions
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Computer Assisted Assessment,
        Dr Joanna Bull, University of Luton
The Role of VLE's in the Online Delivery of Staff Development,
         Dr Colin Milligan, TALiSMAN
Student Satisfaction in Open and Distance Learning,
         Dr Pat Fung, Institute for Education Technology, The OU
COSE - Creation of Study Environment,
         Mark Stiles, Staffordshire University
MERLIN - A Web based learning environment,
         Nicolette Ellis, University of Hull
A Virtual Campus,
         Ian Heywood, Robert Gordon University
Pathways to Science,
         Dr Stephen Huston, Heriot-Watt University
GUIDE at Glasgow
         Dr Nicki Hedge, University of Glasgow

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Carol Higgison                          Nora Mogey
TALiSMAN Co-ordinator        LTDI Co-ordinator






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