Blended Learning and Podcasting

Date:17th July 2007

Venue: Kingston

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Organised by the West London Lifelong Learning Network and The New Technology Institute, Kingston University.
Academics from our partner institutions attended this staff development event to learn about podcasting within Higher Education and how it can be incorporated into current blended learning activities that are already taking place.

Opening presentations

Paul Wallin, Director of the New Technology Institute, Kingston University opened the event by talking about the work they do and giving an overview of what staff should expect from the day.

Podcasting in Education – How, Where and When

Alan Greenberg, Business Development Manager, EMEA Education Markets from Apple Ltd talked about the popularity of podcasting and how it can be used in an educational setting.

Blended and Lifelong Learning

Nicola Prime presented current e-learning projects supported by the West London Lifelong Learning Network and how institutions can collaborate with the network in the future.

Click here to download her presentation.

Blended Learning and Web 2.0

Chris Hutchison, a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Computing, Information Systems and Mathematics, at Kingston University talked to the group about Blended Learning and Web 2.0.

Click here to download his presentation.

Workshop 1 – How Can Blended Learning Help Me Teach Today?

The group divided into two and discussed issues that had been raised during the day surrounding this topic.

Workshop 2 – Life Beyond the Virtual Learning Environment and Blended Learning

The group divided into two and discussed issues that had been raised during the day surrounding this topic.

Summary and Conclusion

Each group discussed what issues had been raised at their workshops and Paul Wallin closed the event.

A similar event is planned for early next year within the West London area