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Why should I care…… and biscuits
Unlike HELF, which I am new to, I have been a member of the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) for over 10 years. The LPI is “a global Institute for Learning & Development professionals. Established in 1995 the Institute has grown on an annual basis to become the leading authority…
Teaching is more than a job. It's a responsibility.
“Teaching is more than a job. It’s a responsibility—one of the greatest responsibilities in civilized society. Teachers lay bare the mysteries of the world to us. They train our minds to explore, to question, to investigate, to discover. They ensure that knowledge is not lost or forgotten but is instead…
It’s Wednesday so it must be Bristol……
It’s Wednesday so it must be Bristol and the Heads of E-Learning Forum or Helf as its known to its friends. Helf according to its website is, ‘a network of senior staff in institutions engaged in promoting, supporting and developing technology enhanced learning. We have over 125 nominated Heads from…
HE/FE Show London – Engaged staff a blank Canvas?
Thursday 15th October was the HE/FE Show in London billed as the only show of its kind for HE and FE. Arriving at Earl’s court I was surprised to see that the train was not running and a circuitous route via West Brompton was needed. When I did get to…
altc 2014: Catherine Cronin – Navigating the Marvellous: Openness in Education
Streamed live on Sep 2, 2014 Inspired by a Seamus Heaney poem, Catherine will explore “navigating the marvellous”, the challenge of being open in higher education. To be in higher education is to learn in two worlds: the open world of informal learning and the predominantly closed world of the…
Guest Post – Lis Parcell, JISC RSC Wales: Highlights from the SUSALT conference 2014
Highlights from the SUSALT conference 2014 – Lis Parcell, Jisc RSC Wales, Information Systems and Services I was delighted to get a proposal accepted by Swansea Academy of Learning and Teaching for its 2014 conference, and I really enjoyed taking part. Here are some personal reflections from the workshops I…
Turnitin User Group, 16 June 2014
You could do worse than abbrieviate the Turnitin User Group meeting to the TUG meeting, suggesting a slow boat that is finally pulling in the right direction. Whilst some might say some of these changes are overdue, I did leave this session with the impression that Turnitin are truely trying…
Students as Partners Network conference
Isabel Costello has been part of the SALT Team over the summer on a SPIN placement. You may have met her at the SALT Conference. She is also a University rep for the Students as Partners Network. In this role she recently attended the Students as Partners Network conference in…
Some thoughts from the SALT Conference (morning presentations)
As you will be aware, the 6th Annual SALT Conference took place on Thursday 26 June 2014. For me, personally, I love to attend because I like to hear what others do in their teaching, and I usually take away plenty of ideas. This year was no exception, and the…
Why should I care…… and biscuits
Unlike HELF, which I am new to, I have been a member of the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) for over 10 years. The LPI is “a global Institute for Learning & Development professionals. Established in 1995 the Institute has grown on an annual basis to become the leading authority…
Teaching is more than a job. It's a responsibility.
“Teaching is more than a job. It’s a responsibility—one of the greatest responsibilities in civilized society. Teachers lay bare the mysteries of the world to us. They train our minds to explore, to question, to investigate, to discover. They ensure that knowledge is not lost or forgotten but is instead…
It’s Wednesday so it must be Bristol……
It’s Wednesday so it must be Bristol and the Heads of E-Learning Forum or Helf as its known to its friends. Helf according to its website is, ‘a network of senior staff in institutions engaged in promoting, supporting and developing technology enhanced learning. We have over 125 nominated Heads from…
HE/FE Show London – Engaged staff a blank Canvas?
Thursday 15th October was the HE/FE Show in London billed as the only show of its kind for HE and FE. Arriving at Earl’s court I was surprised to see that the train was not running and a circuitous route via West Brompton was needed. When I did get to…
altc 2014: Catherine Cronin – Navigating the Marvellous: Openness in Education
Streamed live on Sep 2, 2014 Inspired by a Seamus Heaney poem, Catherine will explore “navigating the marvellous”, the challenge of being open in higher education. To be in higher education is to learn in two worlds: the open world of informal learning and the predominantly closed world of the…
Guest Post – Lis Parcell, JISC RSC Wales: Highlights from the SUSALT conference 2014
Highlights from the SUSALT conference 2014 – Lis Parcell, Jisc RSC Wales, Information Systems and Services I was delighted to get a proposal accepted by Swansea Academy of Learning and Teaching for its 2014 conference, and I really enjoyed taking part. Here are some personal reflections from the workshops I…
Turnitin User Group, 16 June 2014
You could do worse than abbrieviate the Turnitin User Group meeting to the TUG meeting, suggesting a slow boat that is finally pulling in the right direction. Whilst some might say some of these changes are overdue, I did leave this session with the impression that Turnitin are truely trying…
Students as Partners Network conference
Isabel Costello has been part of the SALT Team over the summer on a SPIN placement. You may have met her at the SALT Conference. She is also a University rep for the Students as Partners Network. In this role she recently attended the Students as Partners Network conference in…
Some thoughts from the SALT Conference (morning presentations)
As you will be aware, the 6th Annual SALT Conference took place on Thursday 26 June 2014. For me, personally, I love to attend because I like to hear what others do in their teaching, and I usually take away plenty of ideas. This year was no exception, and the…
