I've been invited on a couple of occasions to talk through my use of technology and disruption that is here already . This aimed at a broad Scottish College audience many of whom are not yet using blended learning with their learners and have some real fears around social learning
This Schools Key Action 1 case study presentation was delivered by Emily Daly during the measuring impact workshop of the December 2015 Learning Networks event held in Cardiff.
Taken from the adult education workshop held at the Erasmus+ UK 'My Story' Annual Conference 2015. Originally presented by Kevin Robinson, team leader for adult education at the Erasmus+ UK National Agency.
This presentation provides beneficiaries and prospective applicants with different perspectives and new ideas on how to get the most from Erasmus+ projects.
It includes practical programme information as well as input from current organisers working to extend the reach of their project.
An evolution of Vscene in action - John WilsonJisc
The Jisc Vscene videoconferencing service will be evolving over the coming year with help from our new strategic partner, Ajenta. With this new partnership, there will be improved focus on enhancing the teaching and learning experience.
In this workshop you can discover how, through VScene, students learn through virtual classrooms, e-learning and MOOCS as well as enhanced interoperability with desktop applications and mobile devices.
Teaching and learning has been enhanced for a community of 1200 physicists, academics, research staff and postgraduate students, whilst significantly reducing their annual teaching and collaboration overheads. How? By effective use of VScene.
This presentation was delivered by Bernard Naudts, Senior Expert, Directorate General for Education and Culture, European Commission. The event was held in Edinburgh on 22 September 2015.
This Schools Key Action 1 case study presentation was delivered by Emily Daly during the measuring impact workshop of the December 2015 Learning Networks event held in Cardiff.
Taken from the adult education workshop held at the Erasmus+ UK 'My Story' Annual Conference 2015. Originally presented by Kevin Robinson, team leader for adult education at the Erasmus+ UK National Agency.
This presentation provides beneficiaries and prospective applicants with different perspectives and new ideas on how to get the most from Erasmus+ projects.
It includes practical programme information as well as input from current organisers working to extend the reach of their project.
An evolution of Vscene in action - John WilsonJisc
The Jisc Vscene videoconferencing service will be evolving over the coming year with help from our new strategic partner, Ajenta. With this new partnership, there will be improved focus on enhancing the teaching and learning experience.
In this workshop you can discover how, through VScene, students learn through virtual classrooms, e-learning and MOOCS as well as enhanced interoperability with desktop applications and mobile devices.
Teaching and learning has been enhanced for a community of 1200 physicists, academics, research staff and postgraduate students, whilst significantly reducing their annual teaching and collaboration overheads. How? By effective use of VScene.
This presentation was delivered by Bernard Naudts, Senior Expert, Directorate General for Education and Culture, European Commission. The event was held in Edinburgh on 22 September 2015.
Taken from the higher education workshop held at the Erasmus+ UK 'My Story' Annual Conference 2015. Originally presented by Isabell Majewsky Anderson from the University of Edinburgh.
This case study presentation looks at how institutions can plan to achieve high quality in the implementation of the programme in light of the new standards of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE).
The drive towards digital requires a cultural change. Hear from notable organisations who’ve successfully embarked on this transformational journey and learn how you can adopt these practices in your organisation.
Learn how you can implement Google Classroom to transform the culture of teaching and learning, and gather insights into the roadblocks into developing their digital strategy and how a change in culture leads to successful outcomes.
SFC & Open University Update by David Beards and Ronald MacIntyreLorna Campbell
SFC & Open University Update by David Beards, SFC and Ronald MacIntyre, Open University Scotland.
ALT Scotland SIG Open Education Open Scotland event, Edinburgh, 3 June 2014
Taken from the youth workshop held at the Erasmus+ UK 'My Story' Annual Conference 2015. Originally presented by Fumie Izaki and Simon Chambers, joint leads for youth at the Erasmus+ UK National Agency.
The theme for this presentation is inclusion and diversity, and how Erasmus+ can benefit young people with fewer opportunities. It includes a presentation from a beneficiary with experience of inclusion and diversity in Erasmus+ youth projects, highlighting the challenges and how these can be overcome.
Beco w7 what is a conference - Universities as sites of knowledge-production;...Sandra Sinfield
The activities moved from drawing 'research' to discussing how universities act as sites of knowledge-construction. Also covered: student as producer, student as change agent and student as partner. The first year students were asked if they had a model for active students they would like to explore in an HEA Bid - and if they wanted to organise the University's next student-facing conference (Feb 2014). Excellent poster presentations given.
Introduction the Erasmus+ programme for UK organisations interested in applying for funding in 2017. This presentation covers opportunities for higher education institutions. For slides with an overview of the programme and other sector-specific sessions (vocational education and training, schools, adult education and youth), please visit our clipboard: http://www.slideshare.net/ErasmusPlusUK/clipboards/2017-call-erasmus-information-sessions
With the rapid development of information technologies and the spread of the Internet, universities have been able to extend their learning environments using technology all over their campuses. Numerous universities have implemented OpenCourseWare (OCW) initiatives and OER(Open Educational Resources) development to share their learning materials on the web. In addition, some universities provide free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with large-scale interactive participation and open access on the Internet. This keynote evaluates the status of the Open Education movement and its dissemination in higher education. It reviews the growth of MOOC movement, activities of MOOC providers and consortiums, introduction MOOC to university education as well as the possible impact on higher education. In addition, this keynote introduces current open educational practices in Hokkaido region, utilizing OER across campuses to improve student outcomes.
What is on the agenda for the future for ICDE - International Council for Distance Education? Presented by the ICDE Secretary General Gard Titlestad in Moscow, Russia and Curitiba Brazil September - October 2014.
Taken from the higher education workshop held at the Erasmus+ UK 'My Story' Annual Conference 2015. Originally presented by Isabell Majewsky Anderson from the University of Edinburgh.
This case study presentation looks at how institutions can plan to achieve high quality in the implementation of the programme in light of the new standards of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE).
The drive towards digital requires a cultural change. Hear from notable organisations who’ve successfully embarked on this transformational journey and learn how you can adopt these practices in your organisation.
Learn how you can implement Google Classroom to transform the culture of teaching and learning, and gather insights into the roadblocks into developing their digital strategy and how a change in culture leads to successful outcomes.
SFC & Open University Update by David Beards and Ronald MacIntyreLorna Campbell
SFC & Open University Update by David Beards, SFC and Ronald MacIntyre, Open University Scotland.
ALT Scotland SIG Open Education Open Scotland event, Edinburgh, 3 June 2014
Taken from the youth workshop held at the Erasmus+ UK 'My Story' Annual Conference 2015. Originally presented by Fumie Izaki and Simon Chambers, joint leads for youth at the Erasmus+ UK National Agency.
The theme for this presentation is inclusion and diversity, and how Erasmus+ can benefit young people with fewer opportunities. It includes a presentation from a beneficiary with experience of inclusion and diversity in Erasmus+ youth projects, highlighting the challenges and how these can be overcome.
Beco w7 what is a conference - Universities as sites of knowledge-production;...Sandra Sinfield
The activities moved from drawing 'research' to discussing how universities act as sites of knowledge-construction. Also covered: student as producer, student as change agent and student as partner. The first year students were asked if they had a model for active students they would like to explore in an HEA Bid - and if they wanted to organise the University's next student-facing conference (Feb 2014). Excellent poster presentations given.
Introduction the Erasmus+ programme for UK organisations interested in applying for funding in 2017. This presentation covers opportunities for higher education institutions. For slides with an overview of the programme and other sector-specific sessions (vocational education and training, schools, adult education and youth), please visit our clipboard: http://www.slideshare.net/ErasmusPlusUK/clipboards/2017-call-erasmus-information-sessions
With the rapid development of information technologies and the spread of the Internet, universities have been able to extend their learning environments using technology all over their campuses. Numerous universities have implemented OpenCourseWare (OCW) initiatives and OER(Open Educational Resources) development to share their learning materials on the web. In addition, some universities provide free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with large-scale interactive participation and open access on the Internet. This keynote evaluates the status of the Open Education movement and its dissemination in higher education. It reviews the growth of MOOC movement, activities of MOOC providers and consortiums, introduction MOOC to university education as well as the possible impact on higher education. In addition, this keynote introduces current open educational practices in Hokkaido region, utilizing OER across campuses to improve student outcomes.
What is on the agenda for the future for ICDE - International Council for Distance Education? Presented by the ICDE Secretary General Gard Titlestad in Moscow, Russia and Curitiba Brazil September - October 2014.
Positioning the values and practices of open education at the core of Univers...Lorna Campbell
By Stuart Nicol, Anne-Mare Scott and Lorna M. Campbell, University of Edinburgh. Workshop delivered at OER19 Recentering Open Conference, NUI Galway, April 2019
Delivered at International Education Week at Vancouver Island University October 31, 2012. This presentation is a reflection of my work at the University of Cape Town 2009-2012 with UCT OpenContent and OpenUCT.
2nd Regional Symposium on Open Educational Resources:
Beyond Advocacy, Research and Policy
24 – 27 June 2014
Sub-theme 5: Quality
Quality Assurance Standards for e-ASEM OER Open and Distance Learning
Tae Rim Lee, Insung Jung
Presentation about the Open Scotland initiative, presented at "What I Know Is" Symposium on Online Collaborative Knowledge Building at the University of Stirling, March 2014.
Introduction to MOOCs and internationalisation (MID2017)EADTU
Internationalisation of Higher Education: Impact of online, open education and MOOCs by Darco Jansen (EADTU) presented during the Maastricht Innovation In Higher Education Days 2017
Global trends in online education. Threats and Opportunities. icdeslides
Online learning trends. Global. About ICDE, International Council for Open and Distance Education. The Big Picture. Online and distance education is steadily increasing all over the world.The growth in higher education is massive. The change is dramatic.
MOOCs are peaking. Numbers of MOOCs. Innovation in Education. Example from US online 2014. Example from ECAR 2013. Analysis of driving forces. Analysis of Opportunities.
The small text, which you should read.
The presentation reflects on systematic and continuous quality schemes in large-scale, online learning environments.
It also focus on the experiences with quality barometers and other quality enhancement tools and services at NKI Nettstudier –Scandinavia’s largest online education provider.
#OpenScot Update for Warsaw Policy Forum June 2017Joe Wilson
This is an Open Scotland update for the Warsaw Open Educational Resource Policy Forum June 2017 You can find out more about Open Scotland http://openscot.net/
UNESCO OER Programme 2014 ACDE Conference,Victoria Falls, ZimbabweAbel Caine
Promoting the UNESCO OER Programme within the 1st Africa Workshop of the OpenupEd Project Sat 7th June, 2014 within the 2014 ACDE Annual Conference, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
The presentation focuses on the opportunities to provide online education that combines individual freedom with meaningful cooperation. Online students often seek individual flexibility and freedom. At the same time, many need or prefer cooperation and social unity . These aims are difficult to combine, so the presentation discusses online education tools and services that support both individual freedom and cooperation. The presentation also elucidates the opportunities and challenges with transparency in online learning environments and provides examples and experiences from Universidade Aberta in Portugal and NKI Nettstudier in Norway.
A quick non technical session for Fujitsu Ambassadors in Scotland on what we planned and what we will actually do with Fujitsu Hub in a large Scottish College City of Glasgow College
Workshop materials for vocational further education college staff on a blended learning journey - referencing EU standards for teachers and learners digital literacy
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
How to Create Map Views in the Odoo 17 ERPCeline George
The map views are useful for providing a geographical representation of data. They allow users to visualize and analyze the data in a more intuitive manner.
How to Split Bills in the Odoo 17 POS ModuleCeline George
Bills have a main role in point of sale procedure. It will help to track sales, handling payments and giving receipts to customers. Bill splitting also has an important role in POS. For example, If some friends come together for dinner and if they want to divide the bill then it is possible by POS bill splitting. This slide will show how to split bills in odoo 17 POS.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
1. Joe Wilson, Chief Executive
Open, Collaborative, Sharing
Practice in the FE Sector
2. About me
• Qualifications
• Arrive in FE in 1986 as Communications
Lecturer
• SFEU 1999-2003
• SQA 2003-2014
• January 2015 Chief Executive, College
Development Network (CDN)
3. How I use digital space
Pre-internet: Banda Machines, photocopiers, OHP
projectors, Epidiascopes, electronic typewriters …
Post-internet Timeline:
1996 – Webpage using free hosting 2006 – LinkedIn
2000 – Blogger 2006 – Slideshare
2001 – JISCMail 2007 – Twitter
2001 – RSS feed Reader – currently Digg 2007 – Hootsuite
2003 – PB Wiki and Wikis 2008 – Paper.li
2003 – Website on own domain 2009 – Foursquare/Swarm
2003 – Delicious 2010 – Pinterest
2005 – Dropbox/One Drive 2011 – Google Apps/Docs
2005 – Skype 2012 – Google+ hangouts
2006 – You Tube Channel 2013 – Glow
2006 – Flickr
8. Google Moonshot 2015
Reaching out into community
Gamification
Global communities
Task orientated
Industry engagement
Learner generated content
Crowd sourcing and collaborative
learning
9. Where do you want to go – today
Education that is:
• On demand
• Self Paced
• Personalised to learning style and pace
• From any location
• Relevant to career and life now and for the future
• Reflects global learning and local needs – more collaborative
• Meeting and listening to experts – high value but good value
• Did I say - Collaborative
• In all subjects and in smaller packages
14. 13 Further Education Regions in
Scotland.
Are we ready to do things
differently?
15. OER & ukoer Vision
“...digitised materials offered freely and openly for
educators, students and self-learners to use and
reuse for teaching, learning and research.”
Giving Knowledge for Free: The Emergence of Open Educational Resources.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD, 2007)
“The UK must have a core of open access learning
resources organised in a coherent way to
support on-line and blended learning by all
higher education institutions and to make it more
widely available in non-HE environments.”
Sir Ron Cooke (as Chairman of Jisc, 2008)
16. Some Milestones in OER
• 1998 – Open Content Initiative
• 2000 – UNESCO conference
• 2001 – Wikipedia
• 2002 – MIT OpenCourseWare (UK)
• 2002 – Creative Commons
• 2006 – OU OpenLearn (UK)
• 2007 – Cape Town Open Educational Declaration
• 2009 – HEFCE/JISC/Academy OER (Pilot) Programme
• 2012 – UNESCO OER Paris Declaration
(Adapted from Yuan et al (2008), http://jisc.cetis.ac.uk/oerbriefing)
17. UK FE Skills Window
Project vision: To provide
teaching practitioners within
the Further Education (FE)
Skills sector with simple,
flexible and easy to navigate
routes to Jisc digital content
that is directly relevant to
their curriculum,
qualifications and working
practices.
18.
19. Open Scotland
Open Scotland is a cross
sector initiative that aims to
raise awareness of open
education, encourage the
sharing of open educational
resources, and explore the
potential of open policy and
practice to benefit all sectors of
Scottish education.
Open Education, Open Scotland, ALT
Scotland, 3 June 2014
21. Scottish Open Education Declaration
http://declaration.openscot.net/
Open Education, Open Scotland, ALT Scotland SIG, 3 June 2014
22.
23.
24. Bits Beyond
• What can you do this year to provide additional support to
your learners ?
• Regionalisation of Colleges – shared services – gaps in
provision – how can you help University of West of Scotland
and others ?
• What can you do for schools or community based learning ?
• What course would you open to the world ?
• How do you promote open practice across institution and
figure out business model ?
• As an individual practitioner – how do you start the learning
journey and building your personal learning network ?
25. Are you ready?
• WiFi ?
• Social Software policy ?
• BYOD ?
• Open Moodle ?
• Digital literacy and Digital participation for all
• Who are your digital leaders – in the staff room and in the
classroom?
• Do you have any open practitioners ?
• Where can I start ?
• Which apps do you use ?
• What collections ?
• Where , how do you share, reuse , remix ?
26. So where do we want to be …?
Sharing, confident and
supporting learners , open
practitioners
Qualifications - Professional MA(hons), PGCE , DipEd, MBA, and a few units SCQF 5-9 English and History
Background/Arrive in FE - With view to journalism but – scouts – secondary school teacher – arrives in FE Cardonald 1986 – Communications lecturer - adult literacy and community worker too –SCOTVEC unit writer – examiner - assessor – first HNC/D developments – Senior lecturer - Section leader – Higher Still - SQA Coordinator – General Education
SFEU - SFEU 1999-2003 – Project manager – College Quality Systems – Restructuring – on-line and blended learning – JISC – FERL – NILTA – Anniesland Board and Chair of Learning and teaching committee and Clyde College ..
SQA 2003 – 2014 - SQA 2003-2014 Head of 0.5 of all vocational qualifications in Scotland , Head of New Ventures .. ALT Ambassador .. JORUM Advisor … Non Executive - Youth Link Scotland , Scotland’s Adult Learning Partnership – SCQF Partnership
CDN - From January 2015 CEO CDN