OU H818 'The Networked Practitioner' Online Conference 2018
15 February 2018 - 19 February 2018
Online Rooms, Open University
'The Networked Practitioner' is module H818 of the OU Masters in Online and Distance Education (MA ODE)
The H818 'The Networked Practitioner' online module is part of the MA Online and Distance Education programme run by the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) at the Open University UK. This online conference is presented using the Open University's Online Rooms, powered by Adobe Connect.
Each H818 student will contribute a short presentation to the conference and there will also be keynote presentations from:
- Professor Martin Weller, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University UK.
- Sue Beckingham, Principal Lecturer in Business Information Systems and Technology at Sheffield Hallam University and a National Teaching Fellow.
- Prof Jane Seale, Professor in Education, Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, The Open University UK.
The conference sessions will be held in the Open University's Online Rooms in February 2018 (times given are UK time i.e. GMT):
- Thu 15th Feb 09:30 - 12:15 (Keynote: Martin Weller)
- Sat 17th Feb 13:00 - 14:45 (Keynote: Sue Beckingham)
- Mon 19th Feb 19:00 - 22:00 (Keynote: Jane Seale)
The programme is building below as students create their individual pages, including links to the abstract pages of the students' presentation, upon which you are invited to ask questions or make comments - these may be answered by the student on their page directly, or may be answered during their presentation itself.
Registration
Access to the conference sessions is limited to H818 participants, MA ODE students, alumni and staff, and IET, WELS and LTI staff. If you fall into one of these categories and would like to register for the conference, please complete the form here: https://goo.gl/forms/9t8iwWkaO3YmG39c2. You may of course join us for a full session (or more) or just dip in to see the presentations that catch your eye - it is entirely up to you. (NB Current H818 students do not need to register).
Conference Programme
Session 1: Thursday 15th February
| Start Time | End Time | Speaker | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 | 10:00 | Martin Weller | Keynote: The Digital Scholar Revisited http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11443 |
| 10:00 | 10:15 | Jonathan Brown | Tomorrow's Digital Scholar: Using Google Docs To Promote Collaboration In Secondary School English http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11482 |
| 10:15 | 10:30 | Claire Richardson | Introduction to a new open resource to help teachers support learners with anxiety in online environments http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11492 |
| 10:30 | 10:45 | Payungsak Kaenchan | Integrating Augmented Reality In Learning Thai Vocabulary For Adult Learners In The US Higher Education http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11449 |
| 10:45 | 11:00 | Gill Marshall | Presentation cancelled: Listening To Students With ASD In Higher Education http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11471 |
| 11:00 | 11:30 | BREAK | |
| 11:30 | 11:45 | Anita Pilgrim | Learning and Teaching on Asynchronous Forums - Sharing Good Practice http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11455 |
| 11:45 | 12:00 | Masaru Nagatsuka | Online Tool can Help Minor Sports Grow; Ultimate Frisbee? http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11480 |
| 12:00 | 12:15 | Stephen Gardiner | Dyslexia: Supporting Students In A Clinical Healthcare Setting http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11451 |
Session 2: Saturday 17th February
| Start Time | End Time | Speaker | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | 13:30 | Sue Beckingham | Keynote: A reflection on learning gains through the engagement with informal learning opportunities in social media spaces http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11447 |
| 13:30 | 13:45 | Katherine Hinchey | Break Out of the Box! How you can use xAPI to free in-house staff development http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11472 |
| 13:45 | 14:00 | Steven Durant-Burgin | How VLE's & Hygiene Factors via Blended Learning can aid long-term unemployed into work http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11446 |
| 14:00 | 14:15 | Mike Lyons | You can run a SOLE session over Skype... or can you? http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11435 |
| 14:15 | 14:30 | Denise McDonough | Study App Toolkit For Mobile or Tablets http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11424 |
| 14:30 | 14:45 | Steve Penney | Talking to boys about school http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11457 |
Session 3: Monday 19th February
| Start Time | End Time | Speaker | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | 19:45 | Jane Seale | Keynote: Expanding our understanding of openness in the context of disabled students in higher education http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11436 |
| 19:45 | 20:00 | Helen Dixon | Making the Transition to E-portfolios http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11505 |
| 20:00 | 20:15 | Richard Sharp | Compulsory Or Graded Peer Forum Activity As A Factor Affecting Inclusion And Ownership Of Learning In Higher Education Distance Learning http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11450 |
| 20:15 | 20:30 | Anne Bjelke | Differentiation And Inclusion http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11525 |
| 20:30 | 21:00 | BREAK | |
| 21:00 | 21:15 | Amy Marshall | Using Open Access Maths Learning To Innovate The UK Primary Curriculum http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11512 |
| 21:15 | 21:30 | Student has withdrawn from module. | |
| 21:30 | 21:45 | Holger Goertz | Old School meets Web 2.0: Mixing established teaching methodology with innovative learning tools. http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11523 |
| 21:45 | 22:00 | Bernie Asher | 'Daring To Be Free'. Free Senior High School (SHS) Education In Ghana- An Exercise In Inclusive Education Or Political Gimmick? http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/11517 |
Clouds in this Cloudscape
- 19 February 2018 - "Old School meets Web 2.0: Mixing established teaching methodology with innovative learning tools." (Holger Goertz) (4 comments)
- CONF TIPS: Etiquette for questions on live presentations
- CONF TIPS: What you can do to participate if not attending the live sessions
- CONF TIPS: What you need to do if attending the live presentations
- MON: 'Daring To Be Free'. Free Senior High School (SHS) Education In Ghana- An Exercise In Inclusive Education Or Political Gimmick? (Bernie Asher)
- MON: (Keynote) Expanding our understanding of openness in the context of disabled students in higher education (Jane Seale) (2 comments)
- MON: Compulsory Or Graded Peer Forum Activity As A Factor Affecting Inclusion And Ownership Of Learning In Higher Education Distance Learning (Richard Sharp) (16 comments)
- MON: Differentiation And Inclusion (Anne Bjelke) (7 comments)
- MON: Making the Transition to E-portfolios (Helen Dixon) (19 comments)
- MON: Using Open Access Maths Learning To Innovate The UK Primary Curriculum (Amy Marshall) (9 comments)
- SAT: (Keynote) A reflection on learning gains through the engagement with informal learning opportunities in social media spaces (Sue Beckingham) (1 comment)
- SAT: Break Out of the Box! How you can use xAPI to free in-house staff development (Katherine Hinchey) (18 comments)
- SAT: How VLE's & Hygiene Factors via Blended Learning can aid long-term unemployed into work (Steven Durant-Burgin) (5 comments)
- SAT: Study Apps Guide for Mobile Devices - a Multimedia Presentation (Denise McDonough) (27 comments)
- SAT: Talking to boys about school (Steve Penney) (13 comments)
- SAT: You can run a SOLE session over Skype... or can you? (Mike Lyons) (12 comments)
- THU: (Keynote) The Digital Scholar Revisited (Martin Weller) (3 comments)
- THU: Dyslexia: Supporting Students In A Clinical Healthcare Setting (Stephen Gardiner) (15 comments)
- THU: Integrating Augmented Reality In Learning Thai Vocabulary For Adult Learners In The US Higher Education (Payungsak Kaenchan) (17 comments)
- THU: Introduction to a new open resource to help teachers support learners with anxiety in online environments (Claire Richardson) (26 comments)
- THU: Learning and Teaching on Asynchronous Forums - Sharing Good Practice (Anita Pilgrim) (13 comments)
- THU: Listening To Students With ASD In Higher Education (Gill Marshall) (7 comments)
- THU: Online Tool can Help Minor Sports Grow; Ultimate Frisbee? (Masaru Nagatsuka) (4 comments)
- THU: Tomorrow's Digital Scholar: Using Google Docs To Promote Collaboration In Secondary School English (Jonathan Brown). (35 comments)
Cloudstream
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- "Wagner, Z. (1998), Portfolio assessment in vocational education: the assessor's view, Australian......"
on the cloud MON: Making the Transition to E-portfolios (Helen Dixon) by Helen Dixon on 17 January 2018 - "Jisc (2012), E-Porfolios [online] Available at https://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/e-portfolios (Last......"
on the cloud MON: Making the Transition to E-portfolios (Helen Dixon) by Helen Dixon on 17 January 2018 - "Beetham H. (2005) eportfolios in post-16 learning in the UK: developments, issues and......"
on the cloud MON: Making the Transition to E-portfolios (Helen Dixon) by Helen Dixon on 17 January 2018 - "Ball S., Chandler A., Millard E., Sewell J. (2010) In-Folio: An Open Source Portfolio for Students......"
on the cloud MON: Making the Transition to E-portfolios (Helen Dixon) by Helen Dixon on 17 January 2018 - "National Center on Universal Design for Learning (2017) Universal Design for Learning Guidelines......"
on the cloud MON: Compulsory Or Graded Peer Forum Activity As A Factor Affecting Inclusion And Ownership Of Learning In Higher Education Distance Learning (Richard Sharp) by Richard Sharp on 30 December 2017 - "Luhrs, C. and McAnally-Salas, L. (2016) ‘Collaboration levels in asynchronous discussion forums:......"
on the cloud MON: Compulsory Or Graded Peer Forum Activity As A Factor Affecting Inclusion And Ownership Of Learning In Higher Education Distance Learning (Richard Sharp) by Richard Sharp on 30 December 2017 - "Downes, S. (2006) ‘The Students Own Education’, Stephen Downes, 19 June [Blog]. Available at:......"
on the cloud MON: Compulsory Or Graded Peer Forum Activity As A Factor Affecting Inclusion And Ownership Of Learning In Higher Education Distance Learning (Richard Sharp) by Richard Sharp on 30 December 2017 - "Department for Education (2017) Inclusive Teaching and Learning in Higher Education as a route to......"
on the cloud MON: Compulsory Or Graded Peer Forum Activity As A Factor Affecting Inclusion And Ownership Of Learning In Higher Education Distance Learning (Richard Sharp) by Richard Sharp on 30 December 2017 - "Brown, J. S. (2007) ‘Researching open content in education’, The OpenLearn Conference October......"
on the cloud MON: Compulsory Or Graded Peer Forum Activity As A Factor Affecting Inclusion And Ownership Of Learning In Higher Education Distance Learning (Richard Sharp) by Richard Sharp on 30 December 2017 - "Anderson, T. (2003) ‘Getting the mix right again: an updated and theoretical rationale for......"
on the cloud MON: Compulsory Or Graded Peer Forum Activity As A Factor Affecting Inclusion And Ownership Of Learning In Higher Education Distance Learning (Richard Sharp) by Richard Sharp on 30 December 2017
