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/