Learning Technologists @ Leeds

12th July 2013 Meeting

Overview

• Outcomes from last meeting• How can we achieve all this?• Launch of the Blog• Activities around connecting practice:

– Discussions about identifying similar projects or plans across the University

– Identifying new members– Connections to new groups

• UOL Strategies/Policies/Changes and You:– Social Media

• Tool Focus:– Collaborative Working Tools: BaiBoard

Last Meeting Outcomes

Vision for the Network - Ethos

• Collaborative• Belongs to members• Professional development• Empowerment• Informal• Open– For new members– In many roles

Vision for the Network - Outcomes

• Share attendance and experiences at events (Conferences, MELSIG, WRLTF, ALT-C)

• Share ideas and practice• Opportunity to demonstrate experience of

work and developments• Enabling Collaboration… “continuing the

conversation” and bringing back to the network• Professional Development and recognition

Vision for the Network - Communication

• Face-to-face meetings• E-mail List: learning-tech@lists.leeds.ac.uk

• Website: http://www.sddu.leeds.ac.uk/sddu-lt-learning-technologists-leeds-network.html

• Twitter• Blog!

Learningtechnologiesnetwork.leeds.ac.uk (?)example of transformative practice at: http://learningtechnologiesteam.blogspot.co.uk/

• Social Bookmarking / library of resources• Sub-groups for special interests

Vision for the Network - Links

• Voice and input into:– UoL Leeds Strategies/Policies– BLLTIG– Through members

• Other UoL Networks (Mobile / Distance)• Professional representation (ALT/CMALT)• Wider Groups (WRLT)• Map members by interests, professions and special

interests• Identify links into/between Departments, Schools and

Faculties.

Vision for the Network - Meetings• Frequency: Bi-monthly• Optional lunchtime meet-ups• Face-too-face should take place bi-monthly

– These should be multi-format/flexible:• World-café as one option• 10 minute problem-solving session

– Should be a collaborative approach – • i.e. perhaps members could bring cake.• Rotating chair

– One meeting per year to self-reflect on network.• Option to catch-up via a Google-hangout or other facility as an addition

method of meeting• More informal meetings over lunch, online, e-mail• Suggestion of a journal club (similar to activity in LIME to discuss new topics

and areas)

How Can We Achieve This?

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How Can We Achieve This?

Collaborate and Active Participation

How Can We Achieve This?

#1 Blog

Connect and share our practiceDocument our activities

Connect people working in isolation

Blog!

• Introducing• UoL Technology Enhanced Learning Blog• Ideas and how to make this work• 10 minutes group discussions

How Can We Achieve This?

#2Twitter and Email

Connect and share our practiceDocument our activities

Connect people working in isolation

Twitter

• Tweet about own activities• Tweet about events • Tweet about items of interest

#uolTEL

E-Mail List

• Ask questions• Ask for help• Forward links to resources or events

How Can We Achieve This?

#3Reach and Grow

Connect and share our practiceDocument our activities

Connect people working in isolation

Reach and Grow

• How to identify potential new members– New members of staff– Staff in existing roles

• Connections to groups– new groups– existing groups

How Can We Achieve This?

#4Expertise

Connect and share our practiceDocument our activities

Connect people working in isolation

Areas of Expertise

• What areas you familiar/have an interest in?• Post-it note with area and name. • Then group tables interests together.• Do people want sub-groups/activity focussed

around interest?

How Can We Achieve This?

#5Participate

Connect and share our practiceDocument our activities

Connect people working in isolation

Aims for upcoming year

• What 4-6 things do we want to achieve in the next academic year?

• What should the focus of future meetings be?

A big wind blows for….

Suggest your ideas for what you would like the network to do this coming year?• Research / Evaluation of projects?• Group-work?• Shared resources?• Reporting on own work?• Particular topic?

http://www.trainingforchange.org/big_wind_blows

How to achieve

• Type of network activity that would support this:– Meeting topic– Journal Club– Informal topic– Blog Post– Informal meet-up

• Who would like to take a lead?

Next Meeting

• End of September 2013• Who would like to help facilitate the next

meeting?• What topics should be covered?• What format should the meeting take? (e.g.

World-Café?)• Informal meet-up?• Bring food?

UOL Strategies/Policies/Changes and You

• Social Media Policy

BaiBoardHD

Thank you

• Will circulate notes from this meeting via the Blog, Twitter and website.