Forthcoming Events

Carpe Diem workshops

September and October : see Carpe Diem

To book your own Carpe Diem Workshop for your team contact Ale Armellini

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"The Barefoot E-Moderator" course - next starting 17th September 2007

A short, focused and fun course in the basic skills of e-moderating open to all academic and related staff at the University. This course aims to provide you with the basic key skills for teaching online.It will take 12 hours of your time, spread across 3 weeks, and you’ll learn e-moderating skills that will help you maximise the impact of e-tivities on your courses.

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Betty Collis Seminar on wikis: September 10th

“Wikis: Flavour of the month or the tool that can change learning?"

with Professor Betty Collis

Gartree & Rutland seminar room, Charles Wilson Building, University of Leicester
10 September from 11.30 to 1.30.
Lunch will be provided.

If you would like to attend please confirm by emailing beyond.distance@le.ac.uk. A map of the main campus is available at http://www.le.ac.uk/portals/maps/mcampus.html.

Abstract

Of all the Web 2.0 tools, Wiki software and the Wikipedia available on the World Wide Web seem to have the most chance of getting embedded in instructional practice. They are already making inroads in corporate learning, faster than other technologies have done. What is particularly interesting is that they are being used to link both formal and informal learning. In this presentation, we will look at the theory and practice of the use of Wiki tools and make some predictions about their impact in higher education as well as on-going professional development.

If you would like further information or advance notices of BDRA seminars or other events, please contact Louise Lubkowski on beyond.distance@le.ac.uk

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ALT-C 2007 conference: Beyond Control: Learning Technology for the social network generation

Nottingham, UK, 4-6 September 2007

ADELIE workshop "Wiki-tivities": Wednesday 5th September, 4-5.30 pm

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Beyond Distance Research Alliance Learning Futures conference: 'The Campus and Beyond'

Leicester, 8-10 January 2008

This event is currently being planned, more details to follow