Category Archives: Staff Development

Events: from Dec through to June – online, local and abroad

*Stockport College have heard that they have been successful in their bid to host an HEA seminar.  The theme is about providing ‘fresh feedforward’.  Agreed date is 29th June, 2012… but more on that and the programme nearer the time. HEA … Continue reading

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Teaching languages with Xerte Toolkits – free online session

* Tune in to Xerte Friday – next session 25th November, 1.00 If you can’t make the date, you can pick up on the recordings. All information on this site  

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‘Steal this presentation’

I picked these links up from the Linkedin Higher Education Teaching and Learning (HETL) discussion group that occasionally sprouts some gems:  *Steal this Presentation and *Life after Death by Powerpoint Both good ways of raising awareness and discussion about powerpoint as learners prepare to give presentations – so … Continue reading

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Preparing Advanced Apprentices for the new Higher Education world – free CPD workshop

 *A practical workshop for trainers, assessors and professionals advising or supporting apprentices considering Higher Education. Tues 15th Nov.  10-12.  Westleigh Conference Centre, Preston. More details on this flyer:  FREE CPD workshop 15 Nov (Organised by the Lancashire Lifelong Learning Network) … Continue reading

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Events: Digital Literacies Workshop…an LSRN Research event…the LSIS Northwest Road Show

*JISC Developing Digital Literacies Workshop November 4th.  Organised by JISC /  JISC RSC Wales and running across three locations  at the same time (via video conf) – the most northwesterly of the venues is actually not so far away from Chester (left a … Continue reading

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Latest events news

*SEDA Conference 2011:  Using Technology to Enhance Learning 17–18 November 2011, Birmingham Cost for day delegate rate  £150 to £175 depending on whether you’re an early bird.  More information *I tucked in these two workshops after information about an event for teacher educators … Continue reading

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More workshops, events, activities for the Autumn

* ALT-C tidbits off the table can be pretty juicy…. If you’re not going to the Association for Learning Technology Conference  this week, there are still some rich pickings to be had: Conf abstracts and proceedings – useful links to links… Keynote and invited … Continue reading

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Events for the Autumn… and anticipating ahead

* Supporting professional learning and career development – aligning policy and practice. Seminar organised by the HEA Technology Enhanced Professional Learning Special Interest Group .  8th September, 2011 in Warwick.  Read for more *Mobile Learning Symposium 28th September – London … Continue reading

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Assisted places for FE / Learning and Skills sector at ALT-C

ALT (The Association for Learning Technology) has secured a small grant to enable up to 10 individuals working for learning providers in the English learning and skills sector including FE colleges to attend ALT-C 2011 at a favourable rate, alongside registering … Continue reading

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JISC RSC Northwest annual event

* Just flagging up that although our annual event in Manchester on 30th June is fully booked already, it is still worth your while registering and getting onto the waiting list as places may yet be found – a bit … Continue reading

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