Essex Education Development Conference 2020
Wednesday the 6th May 2020, 9.50 - 5.00 pm
Theme & objective
Online learning and teaching in the spotlight
Essex educators will be sharing experiences covering topics ranging from online module design to student success. The conference will allow delegates to think creatively and share their practices to enhance the transition to blended learning and dual delivery at the University.
The conference is open to all members of our learning community (teaching and Professional Services staff) who contribute to education at Essex. The scheduled sessions will enhance your understanding of online learning and expose you to current practices across the University.
Register with the Essex Education Development Conference 2020
You can book your place at the event on HR Organiser in the usual way. We also recommend that you enrol on the conference minisite on Moodle X (our external Moodle service). We will be sharing the Zoom links and a variety of resources to support the scheduled session in this online collaborative space.
Note: If you are external to Essex, please email our Organisational Development team to book your place.
You can also enrol on the conference minisite on Moodle X. If you work for another UK educational institution, you might be able to log in and create an account with your institutional credentials (so long as your institution is registered with the UK Federation). However, you might need to register via email with our Moodle X service before you can enrol on the minisite. If you have any difficulty doing this, please email develop@essex.ac.uk.
External partners will also be asked to register on the day when you click to join the opening session of the conference. This should take less than one minute.
If you have any queries, please email develop@essex.ac.uk.
1. Registration
09.50 - 10.00 am
Time to get yourself comfortable, set up your personal space and connect to the Zoom webinar session.
You will have to make your own cup of tea or coffee, unfortunately! ☕
Use the following hashtags during the conference to share your thoughts and ideas on Twitter:
- #EssexEDC
- #MeWorkingFromHome
Share a photo of your lunch or a beautiful view from your home office with us. Include
and handles in your tweets.2. Welcome
10.00 - 10.10 am
Professor Madeline Eacott, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Madeline will open the conference and give us a short update on the current state of elearning at Essex.
3. Keynote
10.10 - 11.00 am
Assistant Professor Erkko Sointu, School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Special Education, University of Eastern Finland
Erkko has many different research interests. His main area of focus lies in the utilization and perceptions of the flipped classroom. He also studies strength-based approaches to learning and, most recently, he has been exploring the many benefits of learner analytics.
His teaching responsibilities include quantitative research methods and conducting international collaboration
Erkko is also a member of the Team Ameba research group. Team Ameba work to investigate learning, instruction and learning environments in higher education. Currently, the team's primary focus is flipped learning and the flipped classroom method.
Break
11.00 - 11.30 am
Join the social space and discussion board on Twitter or Padlet.
- #EssexEDC
- #MeWorkingFromHome
Share a photo of your lunch or a beautiful view from your home office with us. Include and handles in your tweets.
4. Parallel sessions
11.30 - 01.00 pm
Note: Participants can join or leave each strand as they wish. Each session will last approximately 30 minutes.
Strand 1
- 11.30 - 12.00 noon: Using multiple-choice questions in summative assessment by Dr Louise Beard, Senior Lecturer, School of Life Sciences
- 12.00 noon - 12.30 pm: Growth Mindset: Online and still learning by Dr Alexei Vernitski, Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematical Sciences
- 12.30 pm - 01.00 pm: Education theory and models of designing online learning by Dr Steve McMellor, Education Developer, Organisational Development, People and Culture
Strand 2
- 11.30 - 12.00 noon: How to present well in front of a video camera and when recording teaching by Caroline Webster, Lecturer, East 15 Acting School
- 12.00 noon - 12.30 pm: Using technology-enhanced learning in Health and Social Care by Dr Mary Kennedy, Lecturer, School of Health and Social Care
- 12.30 pm - 01.00 pm: Reading lists and updates from the Albert Sloman Library by Hannah Groom, Core Resources Co-ordinator, Library Services
5. TEL training sessions
We are running two optional TEL training webinars after the parallel sessions have finished. Please register to attend one or both of these sessions.
NEW: Gamification in Moodle & ELSA Mapping
01.30 pm - 03.15 pm
This webinar will be split into two parts (you do not have to attend both if you do not want to):
Part 1 (01.30 pm - 02.15 pm): Learn how to gamify your Moodle module page with the Level Up! block. This easy add-on enables your students to earn "experience points" by engaging with the content in your Moodle course.
02.15pm - 02.30pm: Virtual Coffee Break ☕
Part 2 (02.30 pm - 03.15pm): You will also be introduced to a simple mapping exercise that can help you design learning content in Moodle to suit different "learner types" (based on an analogous understanding of Dr Richard Bartle's Player Types Theory). Note: Richard teaches game design theory at Essex in the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering.
Register on Gamification in Moodle & ELSA Mapping now!
Making the Most of Moodle
04.00 pm - 05.00 pm
In this 1-hour webinar, you will learn about the most useful resources and activities available in Moodle. Each feature will be fully demonstrated, and there will be plenty of time for questions.
Register on Making the Most of Moodle now!
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