Recently, I have had the opportunity to present and showcase the work we have being doing as part of the iPad project at two conferences: the Teacher Education Policy in Europe (TEPE) conference in Helsinki, and the Higher York e-Learning Network conference here at York St John.
Teacher Education Policy in Europe Conference
The Teacher Education Policy in Europe (TEPE) is an academic network that builds on the work and community from the previous European collaborative projects in the field of teacher education policy such TNTEE and EUDORA. The annual conference brings together educational researchers, policy makers, teachers and practitioners from Europe and beyond.
The theme of the 2013 TEPE Conference was Learning Spaces with Technology in Teaching and Teacher Education.
Our presentation slides from the conference can be found below:
Whilst in Helsinki I had the opportunity to explore the city and see some of it’s tourist attractions. Here’s a collection of pictures:
Higher York e-Learning Network Conference
The Higher York e-Learning Network Conference is an event organised by a group of practitioners from York St John University, The University of York, York College and Askham Bryan College. The conference aims to showcase how technology has been used across the Yorkshire to enhance the student’s learning experience. The event covered a wide range of topics related to learning technologies, such as MOOCs, Open Badges, Mobile Devices and e-Portfolios.
Again, I had the opportunity to present on the iPad project and the work that had been done around enhancing the formative assessment environment with students studying Initial Teacher Education. On this occasion we were joined by two students who had use the iPads (Jack Patterson and Chloe Morritt) during the 8 month period. This session was a (1 hour 30mins) workshop. This meant we had the time to run the activities that student’s the participated in throughout the year with those in attendance.
Our presentation slides from the conference can be found below:
Both presentations were well received and we hope to expand continue and evolve the work we are currently doing the iPads. We have recently submitted a proposal to have a case study published in the UCISA mobile learning best practice guide and we have also submitted an abstract to the iPads in HE conference titled: Using iPads to enhance the peer review and feedback process.