Feedback from selected Jisc Digifest sessions 2015

2. The threat of MOOCs
• MOOCs can be a good
introduction/advert for
the institution.
• Amara’s law:
"We tend to overestimate
the effect of a technology
in the short run and
underestimate the effect
in the long run."

3. BYOD vs Network Security
• Organisations should be
“BYOD by default”.
• Relaxed log-in rules.
• Many colleges have
their own App.

4. Mobile learning in practice
• Learning materials
distributed before
lectures to prime and
stimulate learners in
advance.
• Use elements of gaming
and comic books.
• Substantial use of apps,
eg. Socrative & many
other created by colleges.

6. Using Augmented Reality to promote
mental health awareness
• 16-19 students were very
reluctant to read traditional
wall posters
• Placed trigger images around
college, which were designed
to appeal to teenagers.
• When scanned the aura would
play a short video clip,
professionally produced by a
mental health charity

7. How Learning Technology can prepare
learners for the world of work
• College leavers often lack
the softer skills (aka
“enterprise skills”) necessary
to make them ‘employable’.
• Examples:
– University of London MOOC
– ‘virtual patients’ for medical
students
– ‘video voices’ of employers
– sharing of e-portfolios with
employers

8. Google Apps for Education
• Used by millions of
students and
organisations worldwide
• Focussed on collaborative
learning
• Basic suite includes:
Gmail, Calendar, Groups,
Docs
• NEW content (all free):
Classroom, Drive, Vault,
Hangouts

9. • And finally … all presentations were made
available via “slideshare”
• Could we use this for TMC events ?