My welcome to the first elesig event 6 March 2008

1. Welcome to ELESIG Rhona Sharpe Oxford Brookes University [email_address]

6. “ We can’t expect them to be able to use online tools and technology for their learning without help just because they use this stuff all the time at school and at home.” Currant, N. & Whitfield, R. (2007) ‘ Students aren’t prepared for web 2.0 learning, are they?’ ALT-C presentation

11. 1999-2002: Media Workshop

12. 2002-5: Working with Schools Modes of engagement targets Learning Technologists & E-learning Champions School strategies School supported projects Research & evaluation Course design intensive Partnerships in Practice Business Team Challenge Audit database Exemplar database SD/HR funding Annual monitoring & updating Targeted staff development PGDip Embedding Learning Technology module

13. 2005-8: Integration with L&T Supporting e–learning through curriculum design and development Developing, enabling and valuing e–Learning practitioners Improving and expanding environments for e–learning Researching and evaluating e–learning aims to apply Learning Technology to the provision of flexible, active, collaborative and professionally authentic learning 5 key projects Widening participation and creating effective e–learning partnerships

14. Graphics by Richard Francis, Head of E-learning, OBU

15. Graphics by Richard Francis, Head of E-learning, OBU