Shaun Richards (@sir8DoT), TEL enthusiast, Technology Enhanced Education Advisor and Moodle administrator at University of Exeter. Shaun contributed this spoke to the ‘Communication’ mode of the using Twitter for ESOL LearningWheel…
Dr Denise Turner (@DeniseT01) a lecturer in Social Work @SussexUni. She is Interested in child death; loss; humanity in professional practice; digital networking; creativity & the psychosocial. Denise spoke suggested using Twitter to Develop skills, knowledge + confidence w/ #ASYEngage in the Communication mode of engagement on the #MRCSoME Conference LearningWheel.
Read more about Denise’s research here
Making Research Count Conference LearningWheel
#ASYEngage: Exploring the opportunities and challenges of social work encounters with social media
The research will address the opportunities and challenges social media brings to the social work profession by documenting the experiences of newly qualified social workers in their first year, also known as ASYE (Assisted and Supported Year in Employment).
The social workers involved in the study will keep reflective journals or blogs throughout the year, documenting any significant social media related experiences – their own direct encounters through social media use, or issues arising indirectly from their work with service users and other professionals.
These newly-qualified social workers all hold different perspectives on social networking. Whilst some maintain active online engagement, others prefer to avoid social media completely. The study will acknowledge and incorporate these different attitudes and potentially related consequences to practice.
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Caroline Kuhn (@Carolak) a math teacher, currently doing her PhD at Bath Spa University in the future digital learning spaces and committed to education suggested Capture, develop and share ideas visually with Mindmeister to the Collaborative mode of engagement on the HE RESEARCH METHODS LearningWheel.
Read more about Caroline’s research here
Mind mapping enables you to learn faster, take better notes and brainstorm more effectively. Whether you’re writing a paper or working on a group project – mind mapping will help you save tremendous amounts of time!
Share your maps with groups of students or whole classrooms at once. Brainstorm and collaborate on maps in real-time. Comment and vote on ideas or discuss them in the integrated chat.
#MindMeister runs in any standard web-browser, on Chromebooks, iOS and Android devices. Students can work on their maps from home, school and even on the go to seamlessly link their classroom and homework activities.
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Ross Anderson, (@rossthetechie) is a digital enthusiast and tech educator from North Lindsey College shares his interest in Infographics. Ross contributed the following suggestion spoke… Using Infographics to present content in a visual and meaningful way. This spoke is ideally used for this purpose in the Learning Content mode of engagement on the ASSISTIVE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY LearningWheel.
The word ‘infographic’, is a combination of ‘information’ and ‘graphic’. As such, it’s pretty easy to understand that an infographic is a graphic containing information. Is there a definition of the word ‘infographic’ that provides a more in-depth description?
According to Oxford Dictionaries, an infographic is defined as ‘a visual image, such as a chart or diagram, used to represent information or data’. Wikipedia elaborates further, providing a more detailed infographic definition:
Information graphics or infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present complex information quickly and clearly. They can improve cognition by utilizing graphics to enhance the human visual system’s ability to see patterns and trends. Read more here
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Shaun Richards (@sir8DoT) from University of Exeter suggested the use of AUDACITY spoke to the ASSESSMENT mode of engagement. ‘Use AUDACITY to record discussions and Q&A for assessments’ on the ASSISTIVE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY LearningWheel.
What is AUDACITY?
Audacity is a free, easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. The interface is translated into many languages. You can use Audacity to:
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Paul Warren (@paulw_learn) from Swindon College added his suggestion spoke to the ASSESSMENT mode of engagement ‘Create an interactive test of referencing using www.zaption.com’
on the Bett Show 2016 LearningWheel back in January.
It is a digital resource where you can discover, customise, share and track online interactive videos. You can create engaging video lessons in minutes that engage students and deepen understanding.
Take a look for yourself… ZAPTION
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