eLearning 2.0 Conference 7&8 June 2012

Call for Presentations

2012-02-16T13:01:00.000Z

Limited places available! The deadline for title and abstracts for the next round is 1 March 2012.

Keynote Speaker - Steve Wheeler

2012-02-16T12:57:00.001Z

Steve Wheeler is Associate Professor of Learning Technologies at Plymouth University, UK.

He specialises in research on e-learning and distance education, with particular emphasis on social media and Web 2.0 tools. Steve is the author of more than 150 scholarly articles and is an active and prolific edublogger. His blog Learning with ‘e’s is a regular online commentary on the social and cultural impact of disruptive technologies, and the application of digital media in education and training.

Steve is chair of the Plymouth e-Learning Conference. He serves on the editorial boards of a number of learning technology and education related journals including Research in Learning Technology (formerly ALT-J), the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning and Digital Culture and Education.

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

2012-02-07T10:22:00.000Z

eLEARNING 2.0

Brunel University, UK

June 7th and 8th, 2012

www.elearning2.org

eLearning 2.0 is an international conference exploring Technology-Enhanced Learning and Web 2.0 technologies including Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Wikis and YouTube. The next eLearning generation will involve social networking, document sharing, collaboration and interoperability. The conference will consider evolving pedagogical approaches and raise the profile of research in technology-enhanced learning; spread good practice in the use of Web 2.0 technologies for learning; and facilitate collaboration between practitioners, researchers, and policy makers.

CONFERENCE CHAIRS

Chris Evans & Ray Hackney, Brunel University, UK

OBJECTIVES

- explore the potential impact of Web 2.0 on technology-enhanced learning

- spread good practice in the use of Web 2.0 in technology-enhanced learning

- consider evolving pedagogical approaches using Web 2.0

- raise the profile of research on Web 2.0 and technology-enhanced learning

Topics of Interest include, but are not limited to: evolving pedagogies for Web 2.0, security, privacy, social networking, podcasting, wikis, blogging, video sharing, screencasting, folksonomies, eLearning 2.0 and people with disabilities, the potential impact of eLearning 2.0 on the Third World, creativity and Web 2.0, Human-Computer Interaction, and Business.

FORMAT

eLearning 2.0 will comprise invited keynote speakers and individual presentations. The presentations will be recorded and published online as a series of screencasts.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER (more to confirm)

Maggie McPherson, School of Education, University of Leeds, UK

PARTICIPANTS

All welcome but presenters must submit a 500 word ABSTRACT and TITLE for BLIND REVIEW

SUBMISSION

chris.evans@brunel.ac.uk with "eLearning2.0" in the subject line.

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission of title and abstract of presentation DEADLINE: March 1, 2012

CONFERENCE LOCATION

Brunel Business School (new building), Brunel University, West London, UK. Brunel University is in Uxbridge on the western edge of London. Uxbridge is in a prime location for reaching the transport network that embraces London and South-east England. It is a short drive from the M4, M40 and M25 and has the added benefit of being on the edge of the London Underground network and 25-minute drive from London's Heathrow airport.

Learning Without Frontiers

2012-01-26T14:07:00.001Z

Lots of good eLearning 2.0 ideas. You can follow on twitter #lwf http://www.learningwithoutfrontiers.com/

Keynote Speaker - Maggie McPherson

2012-01-20T14:01:00.001Z

Maggie is a Senior Lecturer for ICT in Education within the School of Education at the University of Leeds and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She is currently co-editor for the Interactive Technology and Smart Education (ITSE) Emerald Journal and co-chair of the IADIS eLearning Conferences. Over the last two decades, Maggie been involved in various EU and UK funded technology-enhanced learning research projects and has published extensively in this field. She is a research funding evaluator for the EU-FP7 SME-ICT programme. She was also a funding evaluator for the ESRC, EPSRC, Academy of Finland, and for the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).

Keynote Speaker confirmed!

2012-01-19T12:58:00.002Z

Our first keynote speaker is confirmed as Maggie McPherson from the School of Education at the University of Leeds. More details soon.

Join us on Facebook!

2012-01-19T12:33:00.001Z

Click to join our Facebook eLearning 2.0 page

eLearning 2.0 2012 at Brunel Business School

2012-01-18T12:10:00.001Z

Back to Brunel! Brunel Business School is moving to a brand new building and we have decided to host eLearning 2012 in our new building (close to the old one) on 7th and 8th June. More details soon!

Last year's Conference Opening (2011)

2011-07-12T14:22:00.002+01:00

eLearning 2.0 is now on Facebook!

2011-07-11T11:37:00.000+01:00

eLearning 2.0 is now a Facebook group. Come and join!

eLearning 2.0 Slideshow

2011-07-09T08:40:00.002+01:00

Welcome!

2011-07-06T08:28:00.001+01:00

#elearning2 welcomes everyone to the first day of exciting presentations!

eLearning 2.0 hash tag

2011-07-05T15:58:00.000+01:00

The Twitter hashtag for elearning 2.0 is #elearning2 Follow us on Twitter for the next two days!

Social Media and the End of Gender?

2011-07-05T13:39:00.000+01:00

A talk by Johanna Blakley. Do you agree?

How to Find the Conference

2011-07-04T15:07:00.000+01:00

elearning 2.0 will be held in the MBA Suite on the Brunel University campus in the Russell Building in Zone G (bottom right on the campus map). You can get directions and a map here.

How or when does technology enhance learning?

2011-07-01T09:45:00.000+01:00

(On behalf of Andrew Middleton)

The term 'technology-enhanced learning' suggests that technologies can be used to improve learner engagement and their experience of learning. Heightened experience and engagement are often associated with a greater degree of personalisation. But is technology inherently more alien and impersonal? How or when does technology work particularly well in making us feel included, less isolated, and personally and socially involved?

Twitter or Facebook?

2011-06-30T18:49:00.000+01:00

The use of Twitter is becoming widespread in modern business. Despite its 140 character limit, it has several advantages over Facebook for communication. But the vast majority of HE students are familiar with Facebook, not Twitter. Is it worth the effort to move them to Twitter for teaching? Comments please!

Final Programme Available

2011-06-29T12:34:00.000+01:00

The final Programme can now be downloaded here. Please check whether you have been given responsibility for chairing a session.

Does Privacy Mean We Can't Use Facebook?

2011-06-28T18:18:00.000+01:00

An oft cited reason for not using Facebook for teaching is that students don't want their teachers seeing what they are up to. Do you agree? Is there a future for Facebook in teaching?

Attendance equals learning?

2011-06-24T11:23:00.000+01:00

In the past the success of a lecture was often measured by "attendance"? In the context of social media, does this still hold? Is lack of physical attendance a "bad thing"? What do you think? Comments please!

2nd Draft Programme with Chairs

2011-06-24T11:19:00.000+01:00

Please check the second draft to see if you are scheduled to chair a session.

Draft Programme Available!

2011-06-22T11:59:00.000+01:00

DOWNLOAD Draft Programme

Social Media presents Challenge to Universities

2011-06-22T10:22:00.000+01:00

Guardian article

Confirm your attendance!

2011-06-15T14:07:00.000+01:00

Delegates need to confirm their attendance and the names of co-presenters by Friday 17 June or risk being excluded from the conference programme. Send your confirmation to chris.evans@brunel.ac.uk with eLearning 2.0 in the subject line. Thanks!

Have You Used Facebook for Teaching?

2011-06-02T12:02:00.000+01:00

Here are some suggested Best Practices for Educators Using Facebook

Share your own experiences - comments please!

World Simulation using Twitter

2011-05-31T15:59:00.000+01:00

Prof Wesch from Kansas State University uses Twitter to support a World Simulation

Register Today!

2011-05-31T10:19:00.000+01:00

If you have had your abstract accepted for presentation, you need to register as soon as possible so that we can include you in the Programme. Here is the Registration Form for download.

Call for Presentations

2011-05-31T10:16:00.000+01:00

Limited places available! The deadline for title and abstracts for the next round is 17 June 2011.

6 Reasons Why Tablets Are Ready for the Classroom

2011-05-17T10:45:00.000+01:00

6 Reasons Why Tablets Are Ready for the Classroom

Registration Form

2011-02-21T15:21:00.000Z

The Registration Form is now available for download.

Accommodation details updated

2011-02-18T15:37:00.001Z

#elearning2 accommodation details updated

Twitter Feed Connected

2011-02-18T13:54:00.000Z

If you love to tweet, updates to our eLearning 2.0 website are now tweeted to twitter.com/elearning2

eLearning 2.0 sponsors Open Educational Resources 2011

2011-02-17T10:53:00.000Z

Open Educational Resources consists of a stimulating and engaging mix of keynotes, project presentations and case studies, refereed papers, workshops and demos all promoting and disseminating best practice in OER. It will take place at Manchester Conference Centre Wednesday 11 - Friday 13 May 2011.

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2011-02-10T16:14:00.000Z

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Call for Presentations

2011-01-27T13:43:00.001Z

The deadline for title and abstracts for the next round is 28 March 2011.

Keynote Speaker - Josie Taylor

2011-01-04T12:23:00.000Z

Josie Taylor is Professor of Learning Technologies and Director of Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University in the UK. She has a bachelor’s degree in Dance, Drama and Psychology (University College, Worcester) and a D.Phil in Cognitive Sciences (University of Sussex). Her research focuses on understanding the ways in which people learn from complex media (traditional and digital) and how best to design those media to support learning. In 2005 she achieved national impact through the development of a UK e-learning research agenda to advise the research councils on priorities for the ESRC/EPSRC Technology-Enhanced Learning funding initiative.

Keynote Speaker - Richard Noss

2011-01-04T12:14:00.000Z

Richard Noss is co-director of the London Knowledge Lab, an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Institute of Education (IOE) and Birkbeck, two colleges of the University of London. He is Professor of Mathematics Education at the IOE, holding a Masters degree in pure mathematics and a PhD in mathematical education. He was co-founder and deputy scientific manager of Kaleidoscope, the European network of excellence for technology-enhanced learning, and is currently the director of the Technology Enhanced Learning research programme funded jointly by the ESRC and EPSRC.

Keynote Speaker - Mira Vogel

2011-01-04T12:07:00.001Z

Mira Vogel is an Academic Developer at in the Learning Enhancement Unit at Goldsmiths, University of London where she has a wide remit including pedagogies of assessment and feedback, collaborative work, large group sessions and institutional online learning environments. She is currently involved in a Higher Education Academy project Engaging Academic Development for Technology-Enhanced Learning.

Keynote Speaker - Andrew Middleton

2011-01-04T12:05:00.001Z

Andrew Middleton is a Senior Lecturer in Academic Innovation at Sheffield Hallam University where he has responsibility for Creative Development and Academic Literacies. He has produced podcasts such as the Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education podcast since 2005 and publishes regularly on the subjects of digital voices, audio feedback, and mobile learning. Andrew is a leading contributor to the UK Media-Enhanced Learning Special Interest Group.

Keynote Speakers confirmed

2010-11-25T12:02:00.000Z

Andrew Middleton, Learning and Teaching Institute , Sheffield Hallam University
Mira Vogel, Goldsmiths College, University of London
Richard Noss, London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education
Josie Taylor, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University