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Thanks for this Marcus, can I put it on the wiki? Regards Carol Carol Beattie Comer Academic Development Advisor (eLearning) Learning and Teaching Institute University of Chester 01244 511742 >>> Marcus Lynch <[log in to unmask]> 22/10/2009 16:41 >>> I'm actually more happy with MEL SIG than PPP Cheers, Marcus. ******************************************************************************** This message was sent by:- Dr Marcus Lynch Deputy Head of Information Science & Digital Media Department Convener: Music and Audio Systems Research Group (MASRG) email - web site Twitter: marcuslynch Address: 2N21, Bristol Institute of Technology, Faculty of Environment and Technology, University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Frenchay, Bristol BS16 1QY. Tel: 0117-328-3225 (voicemail facility) Fax: 0117-328-3155 or 0117 328 3800 ******************************************************************************** On 19 Oct 2009, at 14:40, carol Comer wrote: > I am writing on behalf of the PPP SIG Steering Group to canvass your > views. > > As you may recall, PPP SIG was established in December 2007 with the > purpose of exploring the sustainability of a special interest group > and > community of practitioners in educational podcasting. Our principal > focal point has always been on pedagogy, and this will continue to be > the case. We have been fortunate in obtaining funding (HEA Microgrant) > to provide some support for continuing our activities. To date, the > success of PPP SIG is illustrated by the size of the membership (over > 350), and the well attended dissemination and development activities > in > England and Scotland (and, soon, in Northern Ireland and Wales). > > As a Steering Group we have always ensured that the remit and scope of > PPP SIG have been kept under review, as well as the designation > itself - > ‘PPP SIG’. We have come to the view that it may be timely for us > all > to consider a re-designation and so we are seeking your opinions. > Briefly, perhaps ‘podcasting’ doesn’t now reflect where we are, > as > a SIG, or where the HE and FE sectors are in the area of media > enhanced > learning. Given that pedagogic activity is now focused on audio, > video, > screen casts, animation etc, then perhaps we need a broader and more > generic ‘branding’ to better reflect the changes in the SIG’s > focus, and recent discussions in the wider community of technology > enhanced learning and teaching. > > We are proposing a change to ‘Media Enhanced Learning Special > Interest Group’, abbreviated to MEL SIG. We’d very much value your > views on this. If you could do this in time for the 11th November > event > at Bath that would be most helpful. Please post your views to the SIG > wiki at http://ppp.chester.ac.uk/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page, or > email them to Carol Beattie Comer at [log in to unmask] > > Thanks and best wishes > > Jethro Newton > > (On behalf of the PPP SIG Steering Group) > > > > Regards > Carol > > Carol Beattie Comer > Academic Development Advisor (eLearning) > Learning and Teaching Institute > University of Chester > 01244 511742 > > > This incoming email to UWE has been independently scanned for > viruses by McAfee anti-virus software and none were detected