Managing+the+Learning+Community

Effective Use of Learning Technologies in Learning and Teaching in Higher Arts Education **
 * Draft Session Plan

· ** To explore the language of learning technologies (jargon-busting) ** · ** To discover the learning and teaching potential of wikis in the Academy ** · ** To discuss aspects of resistance to new technologies amongst staff and students ** · ** To share an experience of being in a virtual classroom ** · ** To apply Mayes framework of learning technologies to different contexts ** · ** To reflect on this evening session using Mahara portfolios as a reflective tool **
 * Objectives **


 * ** 6.00 ** || ** Welcome to guests and intro to session **
 * (led by Julia) ** || ** Also last minute tech things ** ||
 * ** 6.15 ** || ** Jargon Busting activity (led by Julia) ** || ** Handouts – guests to join in as well ** ||
 * ** 6.30 **

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 * (6.45) ** || ** Using wikis in education (led by Steve) ** || ** Steve – as a means of getting people to join in, perhaps we could ask them to think about how a wiki is different from Moodle, and then what would the implications of that be for learning ...? ** ||
 * ** 6.50 ** || ** Music Matters wiki (led by Mary) ** || ** Exploring what it’s like to be a user – resistance amongst students and staff ** ||
 * ** 7.10 ** || ** Discussion ** || ||
 * ** 7.30 ** || ** BREAK ** || ** Julia to set up Elluminate Live link ** ||
 * ** 7.40 ** || ** The virtual classroom (discussion with Julia and Colin Gray of Edin Nap) ** || ** Link set up – need speakers ... ** ||
 * ** 8.00 ** || ** Mayes Framework of Learning technologies – also card activity (Julia) ** || ** PowerPoint would help ** ||
 * ** 8.30 ** || ** Mahara – reflecting on this evening session (led by John) ** || ||
 * ** 8.50 ** || ** Close ** || ||

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