CDEL works with the sports team to broadcast another live YouTube webinar

The CELT's Digitally enhanced Learning team is pleased to report on the success of the second live YouTube webinar for prospective students wishing to study sport at the University of Wales, Newport.

The Webinar was run by Andy Thomas (Programme Leader for BSc (Hon) Sports Coaching) and Charlotte Wathan (Programme Leader, BSc. (Hons) Sports Studies) and enabled prospective students to watch on any internet enabled device and pose questions via a dedicated Facebook page, Twitter hashtag and email address.  Questions which came in during the live broadcast were answered on air, and those which came after transmission were answered via the medium on which they were posed.

Both webinars thus far have been a huge success, with significantly more prospective students watching and interacting online than normally attend face to face open days.

You can watch a recording of the webinar below, or click here for more information.

Electric Sheep episode 9 is now live: Using technology to support staff development & training.

To have a listen or for more details please click here.

CDEL Presents: Using technology for effective training

Yesterday (11th Feb 2013) the CELT's Digitally Enhanced Learning team were invited to give a talk to the Cardiff & South East Wales Safety group showcasing how free and open source technologies can be used by Health and Safety trainers to further enhance and support their face to face provision.

The talk was held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and was very well received, if you'd like to listen to the talk itself and watch the presentation which was given, then you can do so via the video below.

Please click here if you cannot see the video above, or would like to watch it in HD

• For further information on the talk itself, plus access to all of the resources mentioned, please click here.

CDEL gets invited back to Lincoln University

Last summer, the  head of the CELT's Digitally Enhanced Learning team was invited to Lincoln university to deliver a keynote on Open Educational Resources (OER). 

The talk so well received that last week, CDEL were invited back to Lincoln to deliver the same presentation to a different faculty within the same university.

Rather than just deliver the same talk though, the team decided to update it for 2013, reflecting developments and research undertaken within the University of Wales, Newport.

As was the case last year, staff at Lincoln University and the Higher Education Academy were in attendance and both groups praised the talk, both in terms of its content and delivery:

“@HEA_Sociology: Excellent presentation @unilincoln by @Pauls_elearning on constructing OERs. His website is well worth a look https://t.co/E2GlAbeI” 

“@suewatling: Watching @Pauls_elearning present on using free online tools for t&l fabulous stuff #oldsmooc #diymultimedia”

The presentation used can be viewed below:

 

We'd like to thank the staff of Lincoln University for inviting us back & making us feel so welcome. :)

Electric Sheep episode 8 is now live: Using technology to support studying psychology

To have a listen or for more details please click here.

CDEL works in partnership with RSC Wales to deliver a free webinar on Mobile learning

The CELT's Digitally Enhanced Learning team (CDEL) is pleased to announce that booking for a free webinar, "Free Android and Apple apps for education" is now open.

Taking place on Thursday, 28 February between 12:30 - 13:15, the free webinar will be delivered via RSC Wales Blackboard Collaborate system.

The workshop will serve as an introduction to free apps which educators can integrate into their teaching practice in a pedagogically sound way. It will showcase how and where users can find free apps and also try apps on their existing computer hardware, without the need to purchase dedicated tablet-based equipment.

All apps showcased will also have a website equivalent, ensuring that educators and their students are able to make use of the services they provide, even if they do not have iOS or Android based equipment.

If you'd like more information, or wish to book a place, then please do so via the link below:

• Please click here to learn more or to book your place.

Bluestacks is one of the free pieces of software that will be showcased - it allows educators to try Android apps on their normal computers, without the need to purchase Android tablets beforehand.

The 21st Century Schools Project

The St Mary's Church in Wales Primary School's
website has been developed
 as a direct result of working with CDEL.

The 21^st Century Schools Project is a collaborative project between The Welsh Assembly Government, Blaenau Gwent County Council and The CELT's Digitally Enhanced Learning Team (CDEL) at The University of Wales, Newport. 

The Rose report has placed technology centre stage in the primary curriculum where Information and communication technology (ICT) will sit alongside literacy, numeracy and personal development as a keystone of the curriculum for future generations.  

The aim of this innovative project is to encourage twelve Primary Schools in the South Wales area to embrace technology, they are:

• Glanhowy Primary School
• Thomas Richards Center 
• Rhos Y Fedwen Primary School
• Peny Cwm Special School
• St Mary's RC Primary School
• Coed Y Garn Primary School
• YSGOL Bro Helyg  
• Georgetown Primary School
• Abertillery Primary School
• Soffrydd Primary School
• Ebbw Fawr Community School

By working in partnership with these schools our goal is to close the gap between those schools embracing technology and those who are not.  

The CDEL team has undertaken a Scenario Based Design process with each of the 12 schools, resulting in a bespoke training plan for each, the goal of which is to provide their staff with the skills and confidence to integrate technology into their teaching practices in a pedagogically sound way.

The schools are receiving a wide range of support in many different areas including the development of new websites and web based learning platforms as well as continual professional development (CPD) sessions which focus on collaborating and communicating online with peers, colleagues, parents and pupils.