Monday, 10 December 2007

Presentation delivered at the 'Unspoken Interactions' conference in London

Title: Knowing you, Knowing me’: Using a conversational model of practice to promote student-tutor

Event: 'Unspoken Interactions': exploring the role of emotions, interactions and embodied knowledge in practice-based subjects, London, 10 December 2007

Paper presentation by: Mrs Áine MacNeill, Dr. Vilinda Ross and Dr. Alan Masson


Wednesday, 12 September 2007

CIES Consultative Forum takes place

Members of the CIES project team met with Faculty Teaching and Learning Coordinators and eLearning coordinators for the second time to discuss effecting change in ‘teaching’ practices key to learning experiences.

Other objectives of the meeting included:
  • Update on the work of CETL
  • Presentation and Discussion on CETL Tools and Services offering
  • Newsletter
  • Any other business

Tuesday, 4 September 2007

Here's Looking at You

Title: 'Here's Looking at You': A Comparative Study of Teacher and Learner Perspectives using the Hybrid Learning Model.

Event: ALT-C : Beyond Control. Learning Technology for the social network generation Nottingham, UK, 4-6 September 2007

Paper presentation by: Dr. Vilinda Ross and Dr. Alan Masson

Thursday, 30 August 2007

Paper presented at the AISHE Conference, Maynooth

Title: Changing Teacher Perceptions of the Learner Experience Using A Hybrid Learning Model

Event: AISHE Conference: Teaching and Learning in the Changing World of Higher Education 30-31 August, 2007. Maynooth, Dublin

Presentation by: Dr. Alan Masson, Dr. Vilinda Ross and Mrs Aine MacNeill.

Paper by: Dr. Alan Masson, Dr. Vilinda Ross and Mrs Áine MacNeill.



Thursday, 10 May 2007

Workshop delivered at the SEDA Spring Conference 07 in Glasgow

Title: Hybrid Learning Design - Promoting reflection and capturing effective practice

Event: SEDA Spring Conference, 2007. Exploring enhancement in further and higher education. Marriott Hotel, Glasgow. 10-11 May, 2007.

Paper presentation by: Dr. Alan Masson, Mrs Aine MacNeill and Mrs Colette Murphy

Tuesday, 8 May 2007

First CIES Consultative Forum takes place

The first consultative forum on the tools and services currently provided and in development by the CIES project team was presented to the Faculty's Teaching and Learning coordinators and E-Learning coordinators.

Objectives of the forum include:

  • Providing an update on the work of the CIES
  • Ensuring CIES tools are needs focused and tailored to meet the current demands on academic and support staff within Faculties
  • To explore opportunities for academic staff to adapt CIES tools and services
  • To form working partnerships with appointed Faculty e-Learning coordinators, and Teaching and Learning coordinators

The Forum will continue to meet on a bi-annual basis.

Wednesday, 4 April 2007

Faculty of Social Sciences Information Session

CETL Information Session and Learning Design Workshops

The Centre of Excellence for Teaching and Learning for Utilising Institutional E-Learning Services (CIES) held an Information Session on the Tools and Services available to enhance the Student's Learning experience.

The information session was followed by a choice of workshops focusing on the Hybrid Learning Model being developed by the CIES project team. The ‘Designing for Learning Workshop’ aimed to benefit staff in planning, designing and orchestrating learning activities in a blended environment and the ‘Capturing and Disseminating Workshop’ focused on capturing innovative practice and promotes sharing and reusing of innovative and effective pedagogic designs.

Monday, 26 February 2007

Presentation delivered at BBWorld Europe, Nice

Title: Using a hybrid learning design model to facilitate the development and evaluation of online practice.

Event: BBWorld Europe, 2007 Educate, Innovate. Everywhere, 26-28 February, 2007. Nice, France.

Paper presentation by: Dr. Alan Masson and Mr Philip Turbitt.

Thursday, 18 January 2007

HLM Workshop delivered at the University of Ulster's 2007 E-Learning Conference

Title: Describing and disseminating practice in a transparent manner.

Event: The E-Learning Community, 18 January 2007, University of Ulster, Jordanstown Campus.

Workshop presented by: Dr. Alan Masson, Mrs. Colette Murphy and Mrs. Aine MacNeill.