Welcome to the January 2015 meeting!

Ethos and Outcomes

Learning Technologists Network @ Leeds - Ethos and Outcomes

Collaborat

ive

• Share attendance and experiences at events and conferences• Share ideas and practice• Belongs to members

Profession

al Development

• Opportunity to demonstrate experience of work and developments

• Empowerment

Open

• To new members in many roles• Informal• Meeting outcomes posted on blog and circulated

Connected

• Links to internal and external networks• Input into and informed by University policies

Links

LTN @ LeedsSDDU

Digital Learning

Team

Academic Champions

BLLTIG

Distance Learning Network

Faculty and School Staff

The VLE Service

Agenda

• Network Update• The Upcoming NMC 2015 Report • UoL Technology Event • Next meeting dates

Network Update

Network Update

• Network Stand at the Student Education Conference 2015

• Signups to the network• Raised awareness

From a 2013 re-launch to Christmas 2014

& Where Next in 2015

Timeline

• April/May 2013 – Network re-launch. Set vision, ethos and ideas for year ahead. – Topics on Blogging and ebooks.

• July 2013 – Blog launched, ideas generated. Identification of new connections. Group expertise defined.– Topics on Strategies and BaiBoardHD

• October 2013 – ALTC Experiences on blog. Connections to JISC RSC. – Topics on Blackboard mobile app. Voting systems, DLT,

Expansion of blog into the community site.

Timeline

• December 2013 - Connected to academic champions, Updates from BLLTIG (Neil Morris)– Topics on How to work together across the institution, Social Media,

Augmented Reality, Blog rebranded ‘TELR’• March 2014 – Refreshed aims, objectives and vision. New blog content

ideas– Topics on eAssessment and current use. Mobile content creation/NearPod

Demo• May 2014 – Moving to a 1 hour meeting, monthly.

– Topics Quiet discussion on multiple current topics inc. WordPress• July 2014 - Training and Development Project, Learning Technology

Development.– Topics What technology is being used informally across the Institution?

• August 2014 – LTN on holiday

Timeline

• September 2014 – Review of journey so far - What do we want to do next? (start/stop/continue activity)– Topics and a discussion on Lecture Capture– Always show ethos and links at beginning of meeting. – Moving out to hosting some events in Schools/Faculties and more facilitated

by network members.• November 2014 – 3D Printing Demo from Ultimaker and continued

review of network. Hosted by Faculty of Biological Sciences– Topics on BLLTIG Priorities in 2014/15 and network response and thoughts. – What do we want to do next? (start/stop/continue activity)

• December 2014 – 3D Visualisation hosted by School of Earth and Environment– ‘APPY Hour Discussion of Animoto, NearPod & MyMealMate App– Network Aims 2015 distilled from (start/stop/continue activity)

Distillation of start/stop/continue activity: What do we want to do in 2015?

Collaborative

• Share attendance and experiences at events and conferences

• Share ideas and practice•Belongs to members

•We should•Continue monthly meetings•Monthly meet ups• Invite more academics• List of members interests and

groups -> Structures and members•Case studies in L&T•5-10 minute demo of everyone’s

favourite app.• Sharing good practice – where we

know it works• Sharing good practice • I love hearing about good other

projects and how they have done them e.g. what they have used

•Technology demonstrations•Monthly meet ups•Meeting, sharing, working

together – try to do more•External visitors are essential for

horizon scanning•All looks good to me! Like the idea

of demos – commercial suppliers.•Discussing effects of technology

techniques in different contexts. Challenging rhetoric

• Skills development, practice, sharing

•Any pool of resources that we could use e.g. rooms etc?

•opportunity for a 5-10 minute demo of everyone’s favourite app.

• START USING THE BLOG• LESS USE OF POWERPOINT

Professional Development

•Opportunity to demonstrate experience of work and developments

•Empowerment

•We should•More practical sessions so that we

only come to things we’re really interested in: (Teaching/Scorative/VLE/Adobe Connect/Online teaching / Animation/Resources for Teaching/Assessment)

•CPD on the agenda• Sometimes feel we rush through or

skim over things – knowing what software is being used isn’t that useful – longer demo/hands on session would be better.

•Technology demonstrations•emerging technologies were very

interesting – I would like to see more of these

•More demos/guests•Yes for more tech demos – more

technical topics as well. • Intro to languages (Python etc)

HTML5 interactivity. Al + be Edge(?)?

• Skills development, practice, sharing

• . Skills development not discussion more valuable.

•opportunity for a 5-10 minute demo of everyone’s favourite app.

• LONGER DEMO HANDS ON SESSIONS

•MAKE SURE SESSIONS ARE RELEVANT

•Case studies in L&T• List of members interests and

groups -> Structures and members

Open

•To new members in many roles• Informal•Meeting outcomes posted on blog

and circulated

•We should• Invite more academics•More meeting locations•External visitors are essential for

horizon scanning• Like the idea of demos –

commercial suppliers.•Higher frequency topics – most

tools won’t work, but higher number of topics increases chance of “hits” with particular groups

• Rebrand to Learning Technology Network (get away from role issues)? (JKAL)

Connected

• Links to internal and external networks

• Input into and informed by University policies

•We should• Invite more academics•Reflect on some of the projects of

other groups in order to feedback to Schools/Faculties

• Widen the network•Opening out the network beyond

learning technologists•Occasional informal meet ups (e.g.

lunch, quick after work drinks,)• Any pool of resources that we

could use e.g. rooms etc?•External visitors are essential for

horizon scanning• Like the idea of demos –

commercial suppliers.•More demos/guests•Expand the blog buddybosstheme,

terms, privacy, aims, activities Agree plan for shorter monthly meetings

•Occasional informal meet ups (e.g. lunch, quick after work drinks,)More demos, keep CPD on the agenda

• like to see demos of what the University has produced or is producing

•Topics based on tools (external partners)

• List of members interests and groups -> Structures and members

•Reflect on some of the projects of other groups in order to feedback to Schools/Faculties (lecture capture/e-assessment). Lots of staff don’t know about these developments!

• “What should we continue, stop and start?” outcomes summary structured by network ethos into Actions

Outcomes are placed multiple times if they are relevant to more than one ethos area. Things to stop have been turned into positive actions (i.e. ignoring the blog has been turned into use the blog)

Learning Technology

NetworkActivities

BLOG* Re-launch blog with

- extended profiles - Interests

- Resources to share - Meeting outcomes posted on blog and

circulatedFace to Face Meetings(1):

* Map out series of topics and changing locations for year.

People to attend on interest.

* Invite external speakers

* Monthly, 1 hour

Face to Face Meetings(2):

* Keep overall balance of demos, hands-on and

discussion. (tech versus discussion) – but specific meetings could be all or

specific* Making clear options for

skills development.Face to Face Meetings(3):

* Discussing effects of technology techniques in different contexts. Challenging rhetoric* Existing tech versus

emerging

Sharing Knowledge* On the Blog* In meetings* Case studies

* Good practice* Pool Resources

Connections* Invite more

academics and roles* Members to invite

colleagues

• Summary of actions mappedto areas of activity:

Actions are summarised - multiple outcomes from the previous page are merged – i.e. multiple requests for continued meetings or external visitors

What do we want to do in 2015?

Between now and next meeting: Refactor blog profiles to include information on – in progress:

Skills Resources Structure/Location/Faculty

Map out meetings schedule with location of meetings - done Next meeting – revisit and address others (ad-hoc meetings,

blog posts) - done Rest of year – monitor areas of activity and revisit halfway

through

New Media Consortium (NMC) Report 2015

NMC Report Activity

– I. Key Trends Accelerating Ed Tech Adoption in Higher Education• Fast-mid range trends

– http://padlet.com/jkal/4enmj5ce6nb0

– III. Important Developments in Educational Technology for Higher Ed• Time to adoption 1-2 & 2-3 years

– http://padlet.com/jkal/oquh6lea0afi

NMC Report Activity

Barometer Questions for your work:1. What current activity falls into these?2. Do you have future work planned for these?3. What do you think of this trend/technology?

• http://padlet.com/jkal/4enmj5ce6nb0• http://padlet.com/jkal/oquh6lea0afi

NMC Report Activity

Discussion.

University of Leeds Technology EventWhat do you think?

Survey: http://goo.gl/0ry14I

Next Meeting Dates

After the January Learning Technologist network meeting I’m on paternity leave in February and March 2015.

A plan is in place…

Next Meeting Dates

Next dates and rooms booked:• Monday 23rd February 11-12 GTSC– Cat Wilkinson & Damian McDonald– Apple on iPad use in education (may swap with April)

• Thursday 19th March 10-11 GTSC– Aurora Levesley and Sue Bickerdike– RRAPID Demo and Hands-on

• April 2015– Google Glass (may swap with Feb)