Free JISC Advance Webcast on Recording Lectures and Screencasts

Free and live to your desktop - JISC Advance brings you a practical, relevant guide to the legal, technical and accessibility issues involved in recording lectures and screencasts. At a time when lecture recording systems are becoming more common, and the demand is high for flexible access to learning, experts from JISC Legal, JISC Digital Media and JISC Techdis bring you the answers to common questions surrounding:

• deciding to record lectures
• preparing to make the recording
• what needs to be done after recording

in order to ensure best practice with regards to legal compliance, accessibility and effectiveness.

The webcast runs from 2pm-4pm on Wednesday, 13 April 2011, it’s free, with no requirement to sign up beforehand – simply go to http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/Webcasts/RecordingLecturesWebcast.aspx.

If you visit this page just now you should be able to view a test card presentation - if that's working for you then you're already set up to view the broadcast itself, you need do nothing further than simply return to the page shortly before 2pm on the day. (There will be a clear link from the home page.)”

Lunchtime bytes delivered to your desk - new online events from JISC RSC Wales!

JISC RSC Wales is currently looking for new ways to reach more people, whilst saving travel costs, by using online conferencing technology. The aim of their online service called 'lunchtime bytes' is to deliver bite sized chunks of information in real time to you at your desk, in an interactive way.

To start off their pre-Christmas 'lunchtime bytes' they will be offering two online sessions, one focusing on My Study Bar and another on Google Docs. They will run one session in November and one in December but to give you more choice they are offering two dates and times for each session. For details of all sessions please see below or visit the events pages of tier website: http://admin.rsc-wales.ac.uk/events/

My Study Bar ... Tuesday November 9 from 12.30 to 1.15pm

My Study Bar ... Wednesday November 24 from 1.15 to 2.00pm

Google Docs ... Tuesday December7 from 12.30 to 1.15pm

Google Docs ... Wednesday December 15 from 1.15 - 2.00pm

Instructional Design for Serious Games Free Webinar

Jointly with the E-Learning Network, ALT will be running a free 90 minute lunchtime webinar.

8th December 2009 12:00-13:30


Serious Design
There is currently much debate over the exact definition of a ‘Serious Game’. This has led to wide variety of development practices in which their design runs the risk of being unbalanced by any number of factors, such as technical limitations or focussing too much on graphics or pedagogical learning outcomes.

This session will explore the skills which game designers can bring to the development process, and how those skills can provide coherence between other competing factors. For example, how techniques of pace, discovery, conflict, and reward systems can be used to provide engaging learning environments.

How do you build a learning game?
There is now a legitimate place for game based learning in the workplace and education with evidence and case studies to support the effect that learning games have. This session will look at how learning games are being developed and what you need to consider. With a range of platforms and software tools available we’ll take a look at the options that are available including OpenSim, iPhone SDK, Thinking Worlds, Unity and Flash.

How to take part in the webinar
The session is free to all eLN and ALT members. If you are a non eLN/ALT member your participation is welcomed, together with your consideration to join either or both organisations as a member.

Booking deadline: closing date for bookings: 1 December.

The webinar will be hosted in Elluminate. Details will be emailed a week in advance to those who have registered to participate.

To take part in this event, please complete the booking form.

Screencasting online seminar

JISC Digital Media - Online Surgery

Using screencasting - Wed 21st October 2009

We will be using the online tool Elluminate. Please go to the Elluminate test page to check that your browser has all it needs.

When joining please use your full name and let us know which institution you are from.

More information from here http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/surgery