MoLeNET Workshops and Seminars

MoLeNET workshops and seminars are free of charge to staff employed by organisations currently involved in MoLeNET and also those involved in the first phase.  Places are also often available for members of the Wider MoLeNET Community on payment of a small fee. To register for an event, please sign up for the MoLeNET moodle and then visit the moodle events page or contact Temi Akinwotu at [email protected].

m-Teaching and learning – Tools, Tips and Techniques

To extend the pedagogical understanding of all participants on how to provide good learning opportunities using mobile devices – the tools, techniques and underpinning practice.

Wednesday 28th January 2009 - London
Wednesday 11th February 2009 - Liverpool

M-teaching and learning event programme

m-Assessment and m-evidence

The programme is designed so that participants will be able to use self-created ‘tips and hints’ on how to create good assessment activities for handheld devices. It is a practical session that is fun and engaging and incorporates reflection of practice.

Thursday 26th February 2009 - London
Tuesday 17th March 2009 - Leeds

Podcasting

The purpose of these events is to give practitioners hands-on experience of producing podcasts for their learners. The event will outline the advantages of using this technology with learners and give illustrations of good practice. Delegates will have the opportunity to produce their own podcasts on their own equipment and to take them back to show colleagues.

Wednesday 4th March 2009 - Leeds
Wednesday 11th March 2009 - London

Mobile technology for e-portfolios

The main theme of the programme is to extend the understanding about whether e-portfolios meet learner needs for evidence presentation and storage. There will be a presentation about m-solutions - capturing evidence on the move and, as this session is designed to be engaging and fun, it  will incorporate reflection of practice and a chance to carry out hands-on activities.

Thursday 26th March 2009 - Launceston

Re-purposing content for mobile devices

Dates and details to be confirmed shortly.

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In the past we have organised training events on the subjects below. If you would be interested in attending such events, please inform Temi Akinwotu and we will endeavour to arrange training to suit the community's needs.

Linux training

This course, which shows you how to carry out essential system administration tasks, is intended for existing Linux users who wish to learn more about the administration of a system from the command line.  This course may be of interest to Moodle users and projects deploying the Linux version of the Asus EEE mini notebook.

m-learning authoring tools (Tribal CTAD) – open workshop

The focus of this open workshop is to explore how the Tribal CTAD management tool for MyLearning Author could be used to track learner’s activities.  The workshop will also give delegates the opportunity to discuss issues with an expert trainer and share tips and experiences.

Wireless and WiFi

This event will demonstrate how wireless technologies can be used to support teaching and learning with an emphasis on mobile devices.  It will cover the various wireless technologies available to colleges and the use of mobile devices with these technologies.  The event will also look at the issues relating to an enterprise (large-scale) level implementation of wireless covering wireless security, health and safety issues and authentication and authorisation.

SMS, Bluetooth and Web 2.0

The purpose of this event is to give practitioners an understanding of how two-way messaging and Bluetooth can be used to enhance teaching and learning. There will be illustrations of good practice and the opportunity to try two-way messaging, mobile blogging and exchange of files with Bluetooth on delegates’ mobile phones and other devices. Delegates will consider how they might apply these to their own settings.