Andrew Middleton returns to reinstate the LTA Podcast. Check the Show Notes at http://ltapodcast.blogspot.com

Andrew Middleton reports on the e-learning 2.0 conference at Brunel University, 6-7 July 2009. In doing so, he attempts to find a new manageable way of reporting on what happened and what was significant. With reference to notes made at the time, he attempts to create a 10 minute audio report - and fails abysmally! Nevertheless, this report highlights several of the sessions from a useful and enjoyable conference. Check the Show Notes at http://ltapodcast.blogspot.com

Andrew Middleton shares outputs from the short paper presented at elearning 2.0, Brunel University, 6-7 July 2009. A pause from breath half way heralded a series of 3 minute activities that are introduced and reprooduced here. The term a-learning 2.0 is introduced, examined and quickly disposed of in the session! More information about the presentation can be found at http://www.slideshare.net/amiddlet50. Check the Show Notes at http://ltapodcast.blogspot.com

Andrew Middleton shares a couple of audio activities from the most recent Media Frenzy: Media Chairs and/or Pass the Parcel - who knows?! This demonstrates how audio devices can be used to promote and facilitate conversation and prime further learning activity. Check the Show Notes at http://ltapodcast.blogspot.com

A product from a Media Frenzy. This is what it's all about! featuring the sample Ditto, Ditto by DoKashiteru, 2009 - Licensed under Creative Commons, Sampling Plus Check the Show Notes at http://ltapodcast.blogspot.com

This recording comes from the discussion that followed the most recent Media Frenzy event. This is the point where I, and those taking part, have the opportunity to ask, "What does this mean for academic practice?" Check the Show Notes at http://ltapodcast.blogspot.com

Andrew Middleton reports on the Media Frenzy, a student digital creativity challenge event he organised at Sheffield Hallam University. Mathew Love, a lecturer in Art, Design, Communications and Media, discusses why this sort of event is useful to students, including his first years. Check the Show Notes at http://ltapodcast.blogspot.com

Claire Craig, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy in Sheffield Hallam's faculty of Health and Wellbeing, talks about e-Role play, one of her innovative approaches to teaching. Check the Show Notes at http://ltapodcast.blogspot.com

This podcast episode presents a series of activities that invite you to participate in the writing of a book about innovative models for educational podcasting. The activities, which are introduced and accompanied by a downloadable work book, guide you through some simple techniques that will help you to generate about four ideas during a one hour session working with one other person. When you have finished please email your ideas to me at a.j.middleton (at) shu.ac.uk, and I will acknowledge...

Recording of the session entitled Audio Feedback: timely media interventions from the Blended Learning Conference 2008, University of Hertfordshire, 19 June 2008 Abstract: Audio feedback involves the use of distributed digital audio to provide formative messages to students helping them to develop knowledge and the way they learn. This paper presents several case studies by drawing upon interviews with academic staff and student focus groups. Ongoing research with these stakeholders...

In this episode Andrew Middleton creates a commentary on the use of technologies whilst attending a two day conference - remotely. He attempts to answer the question: how does virtual attendance compare to attending a conference in person? As well as using the Adobe Acrobat Connections webinar system and communicating through the back channel, the podcast discusses many other communication channels including Twitter and several blogs and Ning spaces in order to engage with other participants...

Digital Storytelling is yet to make a large impact on Higher Education in the UK. This is about to change. A small, but growing network of academic innovators is emerging recognising the potential of DST as a way of sharing experience, of developing one's understanding through the process of making stories and thirdly by using digital technologies as tools to facilitate communication and collaboration. In this interview Julie Coleman, a Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy at Sheffield...

An exhibition of photographs to enhance learning. Students and staff are invited to submit photographs to an exhibition of photographs and stories to be held in Sheffield Hallam University in May 2008. There is also a photo competition to encourage students to submit work. A Picture is worth a thousand words - Prove it! Digital cameras in one form or another are within reach of most of us everyday, wherever we are. Tools to edit and distribute the photographs we produce are also widely...

Luke Bennett, a Senior Lecturer in the Built Environment subject group, shares his experience of using cameras to liven up law teaching. He has taken two approaches: the creative integration of photographs in his own teaching materials, and secondly by setting photography-based student assignments to create an engaging platform for some of the drier classess. Luke mentions that he used Flickr as a website so that his students could contribute their images - you can access flickr at...

Carol Pollard and Andrew Jackson talk to Andrew Middleton about how and why they are learning to develop digital video for the clinical skills development amongst . Check the Show Notes at http://ltapodcast.blogspot.com

Natalie Turner, a Graphic Design lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, discusses how Flickr, the Web 2.0 photo sharing website has been used to support a field trip based assignment. Check the Show Notes at http://ltapodcast.blogspot.com

This recording captures a preliminary event for the Sheffield Hallam Change Academy Shared Futures initiative. It is being led from the Learning and Teaching Institute by Abbi Flint of the Educational Change team. I spoke to several of the groups and individuals participating in this institutional change initiative at this event which provided many of them with their first opportunity to engage with Shared Futures and, in some cases, fellow team members.Check the Show Notes at...

This is the third recording that has emanated from the ALT-C workshop that set out to evaluate the fit between Web 2.0 technologies and e-portfolios led by Susannah Diamond and Andrew Middleton from Sheffield Hallam University. Reflecting on the workshop, and the outcomes of the various user-participation activities, Andrew and Susannah realised that they were arriving at some conclusions. It came as a surprise to find that matters regarding the academic adoption of Web 2.0 were beginning to...

In this episode Andrew Middleton talks with Anne Nortcliffe about the use of Audio Feedback in supporting her Software Engineering students. She discusses the specific approach she has formulated in providing formative, timely and engaging feedback by recording and distributing lab conversations. This episode also includes the voice of a student reflecting on the approach. This interview was conducted during a Skype phone conversation. The approach is discussed in the following paper:...

Susannah Diamond and Andrew Middleton discuss the design and facilitation of a role play activity from a workshop they led at the ALT-C 2007 conference at Nottingham University. The role play was intended to reveal the perspectivities of various academic stakeholders with regard to the adoption og Web 2.0 technologies as e-portfolios. They discuss what worked and why and then consider whether the extensive data generated during the role play is of value in and of itself. The discussion...

Susannah Diamond and Andrew Middleton led a workshop at the ALT-C 2007 conference at Nottingham University that set out to consider the opportunities and appropriateness of Web 2.0 applications as student portfolio applications. This podcast presents the discussion from the last part of the workshop. A wiki was set up to promote further discussion and engagement with the question beyond the workshop. This is publicly available at http://portfolios-2-0.pbwiki.com. If you would like to...

Andrew Middleton speaks with Matt Gough about collaboration and technology. The interview followed a performance by Matt in collaboration with three other artists who between them used dance and various new and old technologies to transfer and mediate knowledge. It is hoped that by immediately reflecting on this successful technology mediated collaboration understanding of the dynamics and potential of collaboration and technology will be found. The performance took place in the Real-time...

This episode describes how a web-based application called MyChingo is allowing academics to invite students to leave voice notes in their Blackboard courses. We hear from Cheryl Middleton an academic in the ACES faculty, a student placement who worked with Cheryl, and my colleague Helen Rodger who tested the MyChingo device for ease of use. More information about MyChingo is available at http://www.mychingo.com/ Check the Show Notes at http://ltapodcast.blogspot.com

Participants in an educational podcasting workshop discuss the question "What makes an engaging educational podcast?" This short episode repeats the activity carried out in episode #44, and many of the responses here echo what was suggested earlier. The podcast illustrates another aspect of educational podcasting - how the activity itself (rather than the information it carries) can be used to focus a class and provide an engaging platform to output group discussion work: the podcast as...

Rob Appleyard talks to Andrew Middleton about his research into Immersive Virtual Environments. Rob, from our Faculty of Heath and Wellbeing, describes IVEs in general and discusses his own research that relates to developing a 3D awareness of anatomy by using interactive IVEs. Check the Show Notes at http://ltapodcast.blogspot.com