learning & teaching forum (dec 2013) learning technology assisants report

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David Hopkinsdavid.hopkins@le.ac.uk0116 252 3737@hopkinsdavid

Stephen Walkersw344@le.ac.uk0116 252 5738@StephenWalker

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Support for:• Experienced / Inexperienced• Academic• Administrative• Research• Management• Students: campus / DL• Blended learning• Etc.

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Blackboard for:• Communication• Learning Materials• Interaction• Reflection• Collaboration• Online Assessments• Online Marking• Video• Social Networks …

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Learning Technologists for:• Projects• Training & Workshops• Technical Expertise• Pedagogy• Hot Desk• One-to-one support

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Criminology• Development of online marking and

supporting resources

Economics• A number of new staff inductions via Hot

Desk appointments

Education• New TESOL courses. • Support reconfiguration of Blackboard

courses.

Lifelong Learning• Initial discussions about mobile learning –

raised wider college discussion about mobile learning.

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Management• Creation of group work resource –

pedagogy and tools for online distance collaboration

• Facilitating online discussion course

Media and Communication• Transfer of DL courses from paper based

to online• Creation of module assessment surveys

Politics and International Relations• Online assessment• Considering reconfiguration of Blackboard

courses

Sociology• Enhancement of course sites

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Hot Desk • Monthly ‘residence’ for one day in each

college department• Bookable online, or as a drop-in

Other work• Lecture Capture Pilot Project• Investigating Mobile Learning• LTA Blog:

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