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Digital Video Assessment

November 7, 2009

Rob Whitehouse describes how he used video assessment to improve retention and achievement with his learners. He explores with other curriculum staff in the college their experiences of using video.

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Case Study

November 5, 2009

I have been working on our MoLeNET case study which is on video assessment, got some wonderful quotes from learners and practitioners. Nearly done.

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Sanyo Xacti

October 12, 2009

Dropping the Sanyo Xacti into water!

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Shiny Stuff

October 7, 2009

This is the presentation on the Shiny and Glossy projects that I gave in the MoLeNET session at Handheld Learning 2009.

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Handheld Learning 2009 Finalists

September 12, 2009

I have been nominated for the Handheld Learning Awards, if you would like to vote for me follow these instructions or scan the QR code.

- James Clay, ILT & Learning Resources Manager, Gloucestershire College
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Primary Education Category

PRACTITIONER AWARD

- Carl Faulkner, Head Teacher, Normanby Primary School, Cleveland
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- Amanda Burrett, Teacher, Wilbury Junior School
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- Jonathan Nalder, Teacher, Tullawong State School, Queensland, Australia
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INNOVATION AWARD

- NW2-b-Friends, Anson Primary School, Brent
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- PDAs to Support Learning Initiative, Normanby Primary School, Cleveland
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- Family Learning using Mobile Technology, Framwellgate Moor Primary School, Durham
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Secondary Education Category

PRACTITIONER AWARD

- Mark Richardson, Thomas Hardye School, Dorset
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- Sandra Taylor, ILT Co-ordinator, Ashton 6th Form College
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- Alan Beecham
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INNOVATION AWARD

- Learnosity
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- Games Atelier
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- Studywiz Mobile eLocker
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Tertiary, FE & HE Category

PRACTITIONER AWARD

- Philip Marston, Learning Technologist, University of Aberdeen
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- James Clay, ILT & Learning Resources Manager, Gloucestershire College
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- Keith Burnett, ILT Development Manager, Chichester College
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INNOVATION AWARD

- MoLeNET
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- ALPS Programme
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- ACU Connected Initiative, Abilene Christian University
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Special Needs Category

PRACTITIONER AWARD

- Steve Kirkpatrick, Deputy Head Teacher, Charlestown Community Primary Schooll
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- Karen Kelly, ILT Co-ordinator, Oakwood Court College
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- Arthur Sargeant, Stream Leader, Technologies for Learning, Leeds Metropolitan University
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INNOVATION AWARD

- Games for Life
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- CapturaTalk
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- knfbReader Mobile
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Business & Training Category

INNOVATION AWARD

- Kantoo English by La Mark Vision
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- Intuition Mobile Learning
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- Goal Training & Development
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- DRONA by Deltecs InfoTech
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Special Achievement Award

The Judges have selected a winner from the following shortlist of nominees:

- Dawn Hallybone, Teacher, Oakdale Primary School, Redbridge

- John Davitt, teacher / writer / digital toolmaker

- Professor John Traxler, University of Wolverhampton

- Valerie Thompson, Chief Executive, E-Learning Foundation

- Jill Attewell, Research Manager, Technology Enhanced Learning Centre, LSN

- George Saltsman, Executive Director of the Adams Center for Teaching and Learning, ACU

- James Clay, ILT & Learning Resources Manager, Gloucestershire College

- Steve Bunce, Secondary Strategy Consultant for ICT and Behaviour and Attendance, Northumberland County Council

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Using the Nintendo DSi

July 22, 2009

Martin Lake, a lecturer in Motor Vehicle Engineering explains how the Nintendo DSi is having an impact on his learners and how they are using the device.

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The future of learning

July 13, 2009

Last week I was at the MIMAS Mobile Learning event in London and delivered a presentation on the future of learning.

More information, more video,images and my slides.

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Using the PSP

June 27, 2009

Luke Fletcher from Gloucestershire College talks candidly about how he used the PSP with camera with his learners.

Luke was in the office for a chat, when a colleague (off camera) asked him how he found using the PSPs, luckily for I had a camera to hand, so I just picked it up and hit record and caught this wonderful natural narrative from Luke about using the PSP.

First appeared on e-Learning Stuff.

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Acitvexpression for training and sharing ideas

June 26, 2009

At a management training session yesterday on sharing effective practice, one of our Advanced Practitioners used Activexpression to great effect for testing peoples’ knowledge of Picasso. Everytime they got a question right they could using paper and pens and a “head shape” create their own additions (eyes, ears, etc) picasso’esque head.

What was nice about the activity was that it wasn’t about using the mobile devices, the mobile devices weren’t the focus, they were just embedded into the activity.

Why was it been shown?

It was a session on sharing practice and resources. Well this was certainly a transferable activity, change the Picasso head into a model kit and see which group (or individual) can complete the model first. Use it with an engine and labels, see who can not only label their engine first, but also label it correctly. Use it with ingredients for correct answers and then see who can create the most innovative recipe from their collection of stuff.

Another thing that the Activexpression allows is to record the answers, so that you can if required check who answered what correctly and provide effective support.

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Geoff Foot

May 19, 2009

Geoff from the LSN will be visiting the college today to see how the Shiny project is progressing.