Peter Yeomans & Steve Wheeler, 11:45, Wednesday, Collaborative tools in teaching and learning: the University of Plymoth example

This seminar will give a broad overview of the challenges and impact of collaborative tools in learning and teaching.It will aim to introduce some of the theory and pedagogy of wiki based learning and teaching. It will look at the implementation issues for a school in terms of web based technology and the impact upon the approach to learning & teaching drawing upon the lessons learned during a pilot project by the University of Plymouth in partnership with local schools.

Ewan McIntosh, Learning and Teaching Scotland, We’re adopting! A strategy for adopting social media in education

Using blogs, wikis, podcasts, social bookmarking and other social software seems an obvious advantage to those already using these tools in the classroom. But how can administrators and community leaders get their own learning communities to see the light? Ewan and colleagues in East Lothian, Scotland, have used grounded business strategies and a passion for experimentation to successfully integrate new technologies and teaching into their schools. In this session, find out what they are doing, how they are doing it and talk through your concerns, opportunities and challenges.