Media & Learning Online: Spring 2021

During this presentation session, several higher education service providers will share their experiences of supporting academic staff through the crisis and coming to terms with what for many is a new role.

Panellists:

• Richard Goodman, Loughborough University, UK A lap of honour after the marathon” – using the past to shape the present and the future
• Michel Beerens, NewMediaCentre, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Cooperation, experimentation and frustration in times of crisis

Moderator: André Rosendaal, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

As data storage in higher education institutions, just like everywhere else, begins to keel over with the sheer volume of data that needs to be stored, with video being one of the main culprits we would like to explore the topic of storage from the point of view of retention policies, who stores what? For how long? Under what conditions? Join this moderated panel discussion to share experiences on tackling what is becoming not only an administrative burden, but also a costly one with serious implications for the environment.

Panellists:

• Jim Bain, Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, UK (presentation)
• Jade Stappaerts, ICTS KU Leuven & Stef Stes, LIMEL, KU Leuven, Belgium (presentation)
• Carlos Turro Ribalta, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain

Moderator: Matt Howcroft, University of Derby, UK

During this moderated discussion, a group of experienced service providers and online learning specialists will discuss their ideas for enhancing the quality of multimedia resources made with, by and for academic teaching staff.

Panellists:

• Lana Scott, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
• Marco Toffanin, University of Padova, Italy
• Labhaoise Ní Dhonnchadha, NUI Galway, Ireland
• Alastair Creelman, Linnaeus University, Sweden

Moderator: Anke Pesch, LIMEL, KU Leuven, Belgium

The production of educational multimedia in universities has gone into overdrive with the crisis, but is it effective and what principles and evidence can we use to make sure what we are producing is really having the impact that we want? How can we avoid screen fatigue and is the quality of what we are doing in the crisis living up to the promise of online teaching.

Panellists:

• Rebecca M. Quintana, Center for Academic Innovation, University of Michigan, USA Resilient teaching: A learning design framework for a post-pandemic era
• Geraldine Fauville, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Zoom Fatigue: What is it and what to do about it?
• Marco Kalz , Heidelberg University of Education, Germany How did higher education lecturers cope with the pandemic?

Moderator: Zac Woolfitt, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands

This presentation and discussion session is all about sharing good practice of creating engaging and interactive learning experiences at a distance. Join our presenters as they talk about, and demonstrate, examples of active learning, team teaching, digital story-telling and other ways to ensure active student engagement.

Panellists:

• Rod Cullen & Orlagh McCabe, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK The TREC approach to active learning
• Deborah Arnold, AUNEGe, France 30 ways to stimulate active learning with the eLene4Life Dynamic Toolkit 
• Richard Beggs, Ulster University, UK Consuming and creating: Encouraging active learning in the fully online environment

Moderator: Nicolette Karst, Lund University, Sweden

The interest in podcasting in higher education is on the rise with both students and teaching staff recognising the value and impact that a well-crafted podcast can deliver. What are the formats that work best and are certain types of approaches to podcasting more effective in higher education? What kinds of facilities and training do teaching staff need to create – and deliver – high quality podcasts?

Panellists:

• Alexandra Mihai, Maastricht University, the Netherlands
• Jantine te Molder, Tim Dalhoeven & Dennis Broekhof , Saxion Video-Unit, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
• Giselinde Kuipers & Luuc Brans, Center for Sociological Research, KU Leuven, Belgium (presentation)

Moderator: John Murray, NUI Galway, Ireland

During this presentation and discussion session we will hear what students have to say about these new learning environments and also discuss where the technology is going and what the implications might be for higher education in the coming decade.

Panellists:

• Sarah Knight, Jisc, UK How are UK higher education students experiencing learning online?
• Sanna Brauer, Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Finland Smart Campus - Competence Renewal, RDI and Industry Co-Operation in Higher Education

Moderator: Sónia Hetzner, ILI, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany