Gwella Launch 21 October 2009

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On 21 October 2009, a one-day symposium was held to showcase AU's Gwella projects as well as launch the Nexus website and new funding for staff for e-learning development and travel related to e-learning. We used CourseCast to make lecture capture recordings of presentations, and Flip cameras to record video interviews with participants. Several presenters have also contributed case studies for the Nexus website.

We also set up a Blackboard course with samples of various technologies in use, including:

• SafeAssign plagiarism detection tool for Blackboard - also see the Good Practice Guide for SafeAssign
• Campus Pack Web 2.0 tools for Blackboard - also see the Good Practice Guides for Campus Pack Wiki, podcasting, journal and blog tools
• Wimba Create tool for making online learning objects - also see the Good Practice Guide for Wimba Create

All registrants were automatically enrolled in the Blackboard course. The E-learning Team is happy to enrol any other staff members who wish to have access. If you would like us to enrol you, please send an email to: is-alto@aber.ac.uk.

Lecture captures made with Panopto CourseCast

If you were unable to attend events on the day, you can see the recordings below (please note that more recordings will be posted as they become available):

• Introduction to Gwella - Martin Jones, Pro Vice Chancellor
• Maximising Impact and Access Using the Social Web - keynote presentation by Brian Kelly, UKOLN
• Enhancing Student Learning through the PDP Portfolio using Campus Pack - Julie Keenan, Careers Service
• Creating Course Content Using Wimba Create - Basil Wolf, IBERS
• [Humbox - Louise Marshall, English lecture capture unavailable]
• Gwella funding for staff - Giles Polglase, CDSAP
• AU's Gwella Nexus website - Mary Jacob, E-learning Team
• E-assessment developments at AU - Kate Wright, E-learning Team
• Future of the student learner experience - John Wrighton, E-learning Team

Video interviews with participants made with the Flip camera

Giles Polglase of CDSAP interviewed participants to find out how they are using technology in teaching, and what impact this has had on students' learning. Participants had good advice to offer other staff who are considering using technology in teaching.

• Poster overview - a look at all the posters and displays in the exhibition
• Active learning using a virtual learning environment - Kirsten Ferguson-Boucher, Information Studies
• Learning environment to support distance learners - John Nelson, Information Studies
• PaperShow, a digital flipchart tool - Elena Korosteleva-Polglase, International Politics
• Podcasting and Wordle - Antonio Barriga Rubio, Lifelong Learning
• Video Conferencing part 1 / part 2 - John Morgan, Language and Learning Centre