Extend - Excite - Enable

Extend - reach new markets
Excite – make learning interesting and enjoyable
Enable – allow differentiation and personalisation

 Testimonials

"Well organised and interesting"– Jacky Melling, Preston College
"Good flow to sessions and length” – Tony Gillies, Preston College
"Well structured and organised. I would have liked to have attended a lot of the workshops it was difficult to decide which 3 to do!" - Gillian Lawrence, WEA 
"Very informative and inspirational event" – Ian Briggs, Walsall College
"Very good day, useful content and professionally delivered" – Richard Granados-Ruedo, Hinwick Hall College

About the conference

The Learning and Skills Improvement Service hosted the Annual Technology Conference at Maple House in Brimingham on Thursday, 8 March 2012. The day helped delegates share experience as well as effective and innovative practice.  It also enabled leaders and managers to meet with others with the same interest in the subject and learn from their experiences through key note speeches, interactive workshops from the Leadership in Technology Grant projects, exhibition displays and networking opportunities.

Workshops

All presentations from the workshops can be downloaded below:

Set one

1. A ‘Virtual Classroom’ delivery method for internal staff training over multiple locations to maximise professional development and efficiencies, Simon Kelly, Woodspeen Training
2. Peer Mentor Programme, Ruth Tippell, Bedford College
4. Development of E-ILP, Nicholas Sermon, Canterbury College
5. Introducing the use fo webinar technologies for teaching and learning & Derbyshire Adult Community Education Service, Maureen Frazer, Derbyshire Adult Education Service
6. The case of the 'Curious & the Confident' - new attitudes of teachers to modern learning, Geoff Rebbeck, Geoff Rebbeck Consulting

Set two

8. Sitting in a bar with a very smart friend: What can Stanford's free computer science courses tell us about the future of online learning? Seb Schmoller, ALT
9. The MyDocStore Project: Making content accessible for learners needs, utilising  Cloud and Smartphone technology, Dr Abi James, Iansyst Ltd
10. Extending, exciting and enabling tools and resources from JISC - across the further education and skills sector,  Sal Cooke, JISC Advance
11. My learner connecting with parents, guardians, carers and employers, Dan Vaughan, Leicester College
12. E-communications with PFU learners, Antony Fearn, Mantra Learning
13. Cloud services for education - current & futures, Mark McManus, Microsoft

Set three

14.'Off  the shelf' - cost effective and easily accessible access and enabling technology, Andrew Sparkes, National Star College
15. e-SAR a good thing? Tara Phelan, Shipley College
16. From strategy to student: Practical solutions to extend, excite and enable quick (and efficient) impact! Rebecca Barrington, South Devon College
17. Semantic technologies and its potential impact on education, David Macken, Systems Associates
18. 'Electronic Eyes' - using technology to observe teaching and learning, Margaret Scott, Tyne Metropoliton College
19. ITunesU - Our journey so far, Jayne Holt, Walsall College
20. Sector snapshots - using virtual world technology to introduce the world of work, Michael Glenn, A4E

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