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Technologies Centre. John Slater. Mission. To encourage and support the investigation, development and proving of the applications of new technologies in support of the whole education process in the relevant communities (JISC funded) NOTE FE & HE. Who are we. Stephen Brown Tom Franklin
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Technologies Centre John Slater
Mission • To encourage and support the investigation, development and proving of the applications of new technologies in support of the whole education process in the relevant communities (JISC funded) • NOTE FE & HE
Who are we • Stephen Brown • Tom Franklin • John Slater • Clive Stanger • Project Officer to come • TechDis alongside
Capture information • Tech watch with JCIEL people etc • Include all ware eg TLT, MLEs • Needs identification • through others esp LTSN, NILTA • Activity watch • through others esp LTSN, NILTA • Funding opportunity watch
Then process • Summaries • Prepare briefing notes with JISC ASSIST • Commissioning studies • Second piloting to broaden applicability • different environments eg size or mission • different subjects • different management
Then disseminate • Through LTSN • Through NILTA/BECTA/FEDA • Through JISC structures • Through LTSN/ILT portal • Paper • Talks
TechDis (Technology for Disabilities Information Service) • 4 people at York - manager Lawrie Phipps • Technology in support of Accessibility • Coordinate, broker • Commission NIAD,SKILL etc • Use NILTA/LTSN etc for dissemination • Academics now key • Legislation/QAA changes
Early areas • Plagiarism detection • CAA • ECDL overview/ Keyskills packages • Managed Learning Environments • Videoconferencing • Interaction of Pedagogy and Technology • E-learning issues including E-University
Future • Media folk to become more important? • Digital TV to take off? • Yet more professionalism needed? • Design of learning spaces on the agenda? • Virtual environments to increase in importance? • Richer, more relevant L&T DNER? • Kiosks?