PROGRAMME
08.30
Registration and coffee in the Networking Surgery
09.25
Chair's Opening Address
Professor Gráinne Conole (confirmed)
Professor of Learning Innovation and Director of the Institute of Learning Innovation, University of Leicester
Professor Gráinne Conole (confirmed)
Professor of Learning Innovation and Director of the Institute of Learning Innovation, University of Leicester
09.30
Keynote Address
Dr Peter Chatterton (confirmed)
Consultant, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, Changing the Learning Landscape Programme. Consultant and Critical Friend, JISC
“The future of higher education: employability and skills”
In the current economic climate and with the challenge of a new funding system, perceptions amongst young people of the role and value of higher education are changing. Colleges and universities must balance pressures to provide students not only with the skills necessary for academic success, but also for finding employment in a market saturated with other graduates.
Following suggestions made in the Higher Education White Paper, how can learning institutions produce employable graduates regardless of subject of study or discipline?
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Dr Peter Chatterton (confirmed)
Consultant, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, Changing the Learning Landscape Programme. Consultant and Critical Friend, JISC
“The future of higher education: employability and skills”
In the current economic climate and with the challenge of a new funding system, perceptions amongst young people of the role and value of higher education are changing. Colleges and universities must balance pressures to provide students not only with the skills necessary for academic success, but also for finding employment in a market saturated with other graduates.
Following suggestions made in the Higher Education White Paper, how can learning institutions produce employable graduates regardless of subject of study or discipline?
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09.50
Gill White (confirmed)
Capability and Career Development Director, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
“Creating a culture of continuous learning and development”
Learning is often perceived as a series of 'one shot' activities for neatly specified ends (exams or tests), and many only expect to be able to learn within traditional academic or classroom-based settings.
How can a culture of personal and professional development and learning be embedded in all organisations on a continuous basis? In what ways can a culture of continuity complement and enhance traditional learning paradigms?
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Capability and Career Development Director, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
“Creating a culture of continuous learning and development”
Learning is often perceived as a series of 'one shot' activities for neatly specified ends (exams or tests), and many only expect to be able to learn within traditional academic or classroom-based settings.
How can a culture of personal and professional development and learning be embedded in all organisations on a continuous basis? In what ways can a culture of continuity complement and enhance traditional learning paradigms?
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10.10
Professor Shaaron Ainsworth (confirmed)
Co-author of the Decoding Learning report and Professor of Learning Sciences, School of Education, University of Nottingham
“Decoding learning: the proof, promise and potential of digital education”
With the worldwide investment in digital technologies for learning reaching billions of pounds every year, what is the evidence that they have helped to improve learners' experiences and the standards they achieve?
Nesta recently commissioned the London Knowledge Lab and the Learning Sciences Research Institute to explore this very issue; to analyse how technology has been used within education systems both at home and abroad, and to pinpoint evidence of what works and why. What more can decision-makers, educational institutions, teachers and the technology industry do to ensure the fullest use of technology for innovative practice?
Co-author of the Decoding Learning report and Professor of Learning Sciences, School of Education, University of Nottingham
“Decoding learning: the proof, promise and potential of digital education”
With the worldwide investment in digital technologies for learning reaching billions of pounds every year, what is the evidence that they have helped to improve learners' experiences and the standards they achieve?
Nesta recently commissioned the London Knowledge Lab and the Learning Sciences Research Institute to explore this very issue; to analyse how technology has been used within education systems both at home and abroad, and to pinpoint evidence of what works and why. What more can decision-makers, educational institutions, teachers and the technology industry do to ensure the fullest use of technology for innovative practice?
10.30
Rupert Colbourne (confirmed)
Chief Technology Officer, Good e-Learning
“Assessing the benefits of e-learning for more effective personnel development”
With so many styles, approaches and technologies now thrown into the mix, it has become increasingly difficult to define exactly what e-learning is. How should you choose the correct tools in order to facilitate the best learning outcomes? What are the key drivers behind individuals and organisations that are focusing us towards e-learning? How can you benefit from e-learning?
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Chief Technology Officer, Good e-Learning
“Assessing the benefits of e-learning for more effective personnel development”
With so many styles, approaches and technologies now thrown into the mix, it has become increasingly difficult to define exactly what e-learning is. How should you choose the correct tools in order to facilitate the best learning outcomes? What are the key drivers behind individuals and organisations that are focusing us towards e-learning? How can you benefit from e-learning?
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10.45 - 10.55
Question and Answer Session
11.00
Masterclass Session 1
A series of Masterclasses will run throughout the day. You will have the opportunity to pick a stream from the following topics: New strategies for success, Efficient innovations, and Facilitating learner autonomy.
A series of Masterclasses will run throughout the day. You will have the opportunity to pick a stream from the following topics: New strategies for success, Efficient innovations, and Facilitating learner autonomy.
11.45
Coffee in the Networking Surgery
12.30
Masterclass Session 2
13.15
Lunch in the Networking Surgery
14.15
Masterclass Session 3
15.00
Coffee in the Networking Surgery
15.30
Chair's Afternoon Address
15.35
Case Study
Tom Parker (confirmed)
Managing Director, PC Werth
“Juno at Craven College: how flipped learning introduces a Swiss Army approach to learning”
Lecture capture, flipped learning and virtual learning bring many benefits to schools and colleges. However - like many concepts – they are often perceived as being daunting or at risk of introducing too much change for successful implementation. PC Werth's presentation dispels this myth by examining one college's story trialling the Juno lecture capture system.
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Tom Parker (confirmed)
Managing Director, PC Werth
“Juno at Craven College: how flipped learning introduces a Swiss Army approach to learning”
Lecture capture, flipped learning and virtual learning bring many benefits to schools and colleges. However - like many concepts – they are often perceived as being daunting or at risk of introducing too much change for successful implementation. PC Werth's presentation dispels this myth by examining one college's story trialling the Juno lecture capture system.
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15.50
Jamie Arrowsmith (confirmed)
Policy Researcher, Universities UK
“Innovation, efficiency and value for money: contemporary challenges for higher education”
Contemporary transformations in higher education and wider society are driving increased pressure for learning institutions to demonstrate efficiency, effectiveness and value for money.
How can the power of these changes be harnessed to fuel innovation in learning provision? Where can we look to others for examples of current good practice, and how do we identify areas in our own settings where new approaches are necessary?
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Policy Researcher, Universities UK
“Innovation, efficiency and value for money: contemporary challenges for higher education”
Contemporary transformations in higher education and wider society are driving increased pressure for learning institutions to demonstrate efficiency, effectiveness and value for money.
How can the power of these changes be harnessed to fuel innovation in learning provision? Where can we look to others for examples of current good practice, and how do we identify areas in our own settings where new approaches are necessary?
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16.05
Dr Julia Moore OBE (confirmed)
National Director, e-Learning for Healthcare, Health Education England
“Innovation in training”
With 1.3 million on payroll, the NHS is the third largest employer in the world. Traditional face-to-face training paradigms lead to varied support across such a vast organisation and can place huge pressure on time and finances for learners and trainers to attend local, regional or national teaching sessions.
In response to these problems, e-learning for healthcare was developed in collaboration with the Department of Health with great success, earning several national and international learning awards. What can other public sector organisations learn from this huge example of innovative training provision? What have been the highs and lows of this project, and in what direction will it develop in the future?
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National Director, e-Learning for Healthcare, Health Education England
“Innovation in training”
With 1.3 million on payroll, the NHS is the third largest employer in the world. Traditional face-to-face training paradigms lead to varied support across such a vast organisation and can place huge pressure on time and finances for learners and trainers to attend local, regional or national teaching sessions.
In response to these problems, e-learning for healthcare was developed in collaboration with the Department of Health with great success, earning several national and international learning awards. What can other public sector organisations learn from this huge example of innovative training provision? What have been the highs and lows of this project, and in what direction will it develop in the future?
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16.20
Rajay Naik (confirmed)
Director of Government and External Affairs, The Open University
“Creating and curating successful online learning communities”
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have grown exponentially in popularity in recent years, fuelled by the challenge of higher education funding reforms, and pressures on a range of institutions to provide flexible, personalised, excellent value learning and training experiences. In a move that Universities Minister David Willetts said could "revolutionise conventional models of formal education", a partnership of UK universities is launching an online project to bring access to higher education courses via computers, tablets and smartphones.
How can effective online learning communities be built and maintained? How can learners be encouraged and empowered to use these resources often and well? What can public sector bodies stand to learn from the higher education model in developing online training environments?
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Director of Government and External Affairs, The Open University
“Creating and curating successful online learning communities”
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have grown exponentially in popularity in recent years, fuelled by the challenge of higher education funding reforms, and pressures on a range of institutions to provide flexible, personalised, excellent value learning and training experiences. In a move that Universities Minister David Willetts said could "revolutionise conventional models of formal education", a partnership of UK universities is launching an online project to bring access to higher education courses via computers, tablets and smartphones.
How can effective online learning communities be built and maintained? How can learners be encouraged and empowered to use these resources often and well? What can public sector bodies stand to learn from the higher education model in developing online training environments?
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16.40
16.55
Chair's Closing Remarks
17.00
Conference Close
