Events

May
28

GO-GN and TEL: engaging doctoral research with openness

Free

Thematic Workshop The Open Educational Resources (OER) research community is a relatively new area of interest. Research on OER where Technology-Enhanced learning (TEL) has a primary role is growing. PhD students around the world are getting involved in OER research. This workshop will focus on open research practices and approaches with the objective to make […]

At 14:00
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May
28

How to create programming exercises with automated feedback

Free

Thematic Workshop Assessing the coding skills and learning progress in a programming course is almost impossible without code submissions. Other assessment types, such as multiple-choice quizzes, do not cover the full range of skills but can be checked automatically. Writing unit tests for automated assessment of programming exercises is a manual process and error-prone to […]

At 14:00
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May
28

Systematic Reviews in Educational Technology and TEL Research

Free

Methodology Workshop Conducting a systematic review is a fruitful exercise for early career researchers and doctoral students, to gain a solid overview of a given topic, in order to develop their own research topics and agendas. This workshop provides a dense introduction to the basic steps in systematic review methodology: the development of a review […]

At 10:30
Main Hall
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May
28

Once upon a time… learning to present your research

Free

Soft-Skills Workshop Public Speaking is one of the 21st century skills. As PhDs and researchers giving presentations is one very important aspect of our careers that is usually overlooked. In this workshop, participants will learn and practice some principles that will make their presentations more engaging and interesting.

At 10:30
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May
28

Gameful Learning Designs for Digital Icebreaking Situations

Free

Thematic Workshop Icebreaker games help participants in any kind of learning scenario getting to know each other better. This helps creating a better teamwork atmosphere in the class and thus enabling more productive teamwork or work in general. While icebreaking games are sometimes used in in-class scenarios, they are seldom used in e-learning scenarios. However, […]

At 10:30
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May
27

Entrepreneurship opportunities for learning technologists

Free

Career Workshop Learning technologists and researchers are closely involved with innovations, teams and projects. Yet, often these endeavours do not go beyond academic remits and research grant projects. In a world where professional researchers pursue mixed careers, balancing between research, teaching, part-time employment, consulting and partnering for a business, it is important for them to […]

At 10:00
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May
26

Board Game Night: “The PhD Game”

Free

Informal Learning Session How to Fail Your Research Degree was created to deliver knowledge and understanding of research processes and techniques, within the context of a postgraduate training program at Glasgow School of Art. Development was in relation to the concepts of encouraging creativity and risk-taking within a safe game environment and of learning by […]

At 21:00
Main Hall
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