Led by your host Alyson Nicholson, head of Jisc Wales, the opening session will set the scene for the day and will include a strategic update, and the latest news from Jisc.
With contribution from Cliona O'Neill, head of student experience, HEFCW.
Connect more in Wales, Thursday 7 July 2016
4. About Jisc Wales
» For you to get the best out of Jisc
Fel gallwch chi wneud y gorau oJisc
» Support Higher Education, Further Education and skills sectors
Cefnogi Addysg Bellach, AddysgUwch a sectorau Sgiliau
» Champion the importance and potential of digital technologies for
education and research
Hyrwyddo pwysigrwydd a photensial technolegau digidol ar gyfer
addysg ac ymchwil
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5. Solutions for you
» Digital literacy / Llythrennedd digidol
» Information security / Diogelwch gwybodaeth
» Business Intelligence / Gwyodaeth am Fusnes
» Analytics / Dadansoddeg
» Blended learning / Dysgu Cyfunol
» Connectivity / Cystylltedd
» Digital resources / Adnoddau digidiol
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6. Today
» Listen / Gwrando
» Discuss / Trafod
» Learn / Dysgu
» Explore / Archwilio
» Gaze into the future / Tremio ar y dyfodol
» Do!!! / Gwneud!!!
» The power of together / Grym bod ynghyd
Opportunities/ Cyfleoed:
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Funding/ resources
Increased efficiency and productivity
synergies
Employability
Competition
Graduate welfare
Competition
Benchmarks/league tables
Widening access
Challenge – but can be transformational
Getting outdated
Needing to move with the times
Need to ensure forward compatibility
Problems with reading student records
new types of jobs
Emphasis on ensuring students can adapt to new types of jobs – not about preparing them for specific jobs
Understanding how to use it – just because can use a computer, does not mean can word process, analyse effectively, etc
Expectations
Students might have unrealistic expectations
Might have a vision but difficult to implement
Needing to manage expectations
Changed format of classes to address this – flipped classroom - typical lecture and homework elements of a course are reversed. Short video lectures are viewed by students at home before the class session, while in-class time is devoted to exercises, projects, or discussions
Likely to have further changes in future
Format of classrooms is different – facilitate group work
Use of libraries is different – no longer a place for silence
Compatibility – bring your own device
Rather than tailoring to each individual device, shift towards compatibility with all devices
Will still have downfalls – will need patches
Getting outdated
Needing to move with the times
Need to ensure forward compatibility
Problems with reading student records