Collaborative Tools to Support the Learner Experience
- Date: 9 Mar 2011
- Location/venue: Edinburgh, Edinburgh Training Centre, Scotland
Students today have increasingly high expectations about how technology can support their studies. Many will come to your institution already armed with their own web-enabled devices and fluent in the use of social networking. This workshop explores how you might use collaborative tools to achieve greater levels of student satisfaction, engagement and retention and enhance communication between learners and their lecturers and tutors.
Topics:
- Blogs, wikis and beyond: Using collaborative tools for group work
- The different choices available for improving communication between learners and teaching staff.
- Exploring examples of effective practice
- Using social media tools to enhance student engagement, accessibility and inclusion
- How to manage effective online communication with your learners
- Helping distance and placement learners get the most out your teaching