Creating A Regional Collaborative e-Learning Hub

Slide 1: LEARNING AND TEACHING ENHANCEMENT OFFICE UNIVERSITY OF BATH Creating a regional collaborative e-Learning hub Nitin Parmar Learning Technologist [ Thursday 3 July 2008 ]

Slide 2: Why? • Sharing effective practice • Building relationships at a regional level • Creation of shared resources • Staff development opportunities

Slide 3: Who? • Steve Wheeler – Lecturer at the University of Plymouth – “Web 2.0 and the Future of HE” • Western e-Learning Team – University of Bath lead with Universities of Bristol, Exeter, Gloucestershire and UWE – Meeting twice a year… at an operational level [ http://weethe.wordpress.com ]

Slide 4: What did we discuss? • “The effective use of Tablet PCs in HE” • Two presentations – UWE: Tablet PC project funded by HP – Bristol: Pilot use of Tablet PCs to support learning and teaching [ http://weethe.wordpress.com ]

Slide 5: What did I learn? • Encouraged me to use my tablet PC more… as a tablet PC! • Gained a useful insight into the use of tablet PCs in other institutions • Explored staff development models

Slide 6: Where next? • Small collection of focused literature reviews • “Twelve effective ways to use Tablet PCs to support learning and teaching in HE” • Briefing paper available in OPuS • Meet again in November 2008 at the University of Gloucestershire [ http://weethe.wordpress.com ]

Slide 7: Questions? http://www.flickr.com/photos/balsamia/2439567770/

Slide 8: Nitin Parmar Learning Technologist N.R.Parmar@bath.ac.uk +44 (0)1225 384 392 Colligo: Reflections of a Learning Technologist http://colligo.wordpress.com tag: eatbath-present08 LMF download: http://www.bath.ac.uk/lmf/download/22516