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2. Engaging Learners Part One….Use the Right Tools Active not Passive Learning Use Blogs, Social Networks, Mobile devices and multimedia Get learners to create their own online content: Google groups, Twitter Blogs Image galleries Videos Podcasts Maybe showcase on their own or team webpage….? Not using these Tools? ……………….They are!

3. Dull, text based assignments resulting in a “Tickbox” approach to teaching & Learning. Learner attention span &lack of focus Everything Classroom based. 1 Teacher 20 Learners The “Go and research Tesco” syndrome Paper ! ! “Phones , Facebook and YouTube are bad” Issues that need to be addressed….

5. Module Manager/coordinator

6. Team of contributing teachers “drop in” to the programme

7. Deliver 3# sessions each

8. Student work accessible online + Facebook Group?

9. Assessment includes presentations to the panel of teachers.The Learning Carousel

11. Variety, new perspectives

12. (& fun)

13. Learner attention improved

14. Staff expertise exploited

15. More staff from different areas will commit to a drop in 3 session commitment

16. Staff could be “X Factor” style individual team mentors / advocatesThe gains?

18. It’s too complicated

19. I Can’t do it in my module

20. Erm………………..It won’t work. Cart Horse

21. Engaging Learners Business should be exciting….

23. Spread the net for contributors – involve managers as teachers (some were once!)

24. Minimise paperwork and time commitments.- Planning meetings- Course review meetings- I.V. and second marking meetings- Treat the teachers as guest speakers.Carousel Learning by Jay Glover is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

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