Getting to grips with new role

My new role is already busy. I am contacting colleagues to offer support for their blended/distance learning needs. I am off to Moodle Moot tomorrow and Wednesday so I'll report back then. In the meantime I will continue to read the handbook of emerging technologies.

Background reading

I am reading a book by George Siemans and Peter Tittenberger entitled "Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning". You can obtain a copy by clicking on this link http://umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies/cetl/HETL.pdf

I'll try to give a review over the new few days.

Background reading

I am reading a book by George Siemans and Peter Tittenberger entitled "Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning". You can obtain a copy by clicking on this link http://umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies/cetl/HETL.pdf

I'll try to give a review over the new few days.

Changes are welcome

Since my last post I have changed job role. I am now Curriculum Manager - Technology Enhanced Learning at Colchester Institute (CI). This is going to be a tough role as I recognise and understand a lot of the barriers present at CI. I will use my experience from my dissertation and the last three years experience of working in eLearning to start to move the determinisum from technology toward social in an attempt to find a balanced determinisum.

It is important to start the communication conduits between all staff, students and stakeholders.

Changes are welcome

Since my last post I have changed job role. I am now Curriculum Manager - Technology Enhanced Learning at Colchester Institute (CI). This is going to be a tough role as I recognise and understand a lot of the barriers present at CI. I will use my experience from my dissertation and the last three years experience of working in eLearning to start to move the determinisum from technology toward social in an attempt to find a balanced determinisum.

It is important to start the communication conduits between all staff, students and stakeholders.

Great News (for me :-))

Well I have managed it. I have just had confirmation I have passed my dissertation module (last one)of my MA (Ed). I am just waiting to hear the classification.

Now I don't have any excuses anymore such as 'no time', so I will start my blog again and try to identify how to get others to view it and make comments. I have started a twitter which I have found to be a fantastic use of time. It restricts you to 140 characters so you have to be concise. The downside is that it does mean people can just say I am eating a packet of crisps. However it is the use within education i wish to explore. Imagine a 'hot seat' experience.

More later

Great News (for me :-))

Well I have managed it. I have just had confirmation I have passed my dissertation module (last one)of my MA (Ed). I am just waiting to hear the classification.

Now I don't have any excuses anymore such as 'no time', so I will start my blog again and try to identify how to get others to view it and make comments. I have started a twitter which I have found to be a fantastic use of time. It restricts you to 140 characters so you have to be concise. The downside is that it does mean people can just say I am eating a packet of crisps. However it is the use within education i wish to explore. Imagine a 'hot seat' experience.

More later