bangor gregynog 15 june 2011

Allweddi Gwella KeysGwella Showcase

Gregynog

15 - 6-11

Sian Edwardson

Bethan Wyn Jones

Allweddi Gwella

KeysPriority 1: Enhancing Welsh Medium Learning and Teaching and effective collaborative provision through technology

Priority 2: Explore and implement effective use of e-assessment and e-feedback within the full range of assessment methods to enhance learning

Priority 3: Mainstreaming the presentation of electronic library resources through the virtual learning environment

Collaboration in Initial Teacher Education Training North and Mid Wales Centre of Teacher

Education Hosting of Blackboard Desktop Video Conferencing Safe Assign / Turnitin Interviewing through video conference Challenges of Blackboard access Briefing Paper

Collaborative online course development & delivery

Welsh medium provision

Y Porth – Collaborative modules and sharing of resources

http://www.porth.ac.uk/cy/

Centre for Welsh Medium HE – staff development workshops

Blackboard 9.1 - Development of Welsh Language Pack

Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol

http://www.colegcymraeg.ac.uk/cy/ycoleg/

Assessment

increased scope of workshopsand one to one support

Increased use of online marking – whole School approach (Turnitin GradeMark Tool)

Different form of assessment developing e.g. podcasting (audio and video)

Increased demand on our resources

Loan of equipment (student expectation)

Media Focused Workshops

Less technology based training – more pedagogical application

Purchase of simple to use technology e.g. Flip cameras Digital voice recorders

Lecture capture software Panopto

supportchallenges: training & equipment

Y Porth

Case Studies disseminate the wide range of assessment methods developed.

Resources implications in further development

Assessment: pedagogic outcomes

Integrating Library Resources into Bb sites

successful pilots in 2 modules

“felt I must say a big thank you for the help in guiding us to the information available for the Globalisation module.” – student quote from blog

Reading list proved to be most frequently used item in both modules

Screencasts on how to use databases found to be “useful and easy to use” – quote from student focus group

Appointment of University Librarian

Future Challenges

Changing priorities of workload – case studies

Future Workshops less tool orientated – more assessment and feedback led.

Lecture Capture

Collaboration – Foundations for future developments…… Y Porth Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol