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LLAS 11th annual elearning symposium 2016

Venue: University of Southampton
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Event Date: 21/01/2016 - 22/01/2016

The provisional programme is now online and registration is OPEN for the LLAS 11th eLearning Symposium 2016 which will be held at Avenue Campus, University of Southampton on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 January 2016.

An early bird booking rate available until 22 December 2015!

Keynote speakers:

  • Sian Bayne, Professor of Digital Education, University of Edinburgh
  • Teresa MacKinnon, Principal Teaching Fellow, University of Warwick
  • Scott Windeatt, Senior Lecturer, Newcastle University

We will also have papers presented by colleagues from all over the world on topics including :
MOOCs for cultural studies and language teaching / Telecollaboration across borders / Student-teacher roles in MOOCs / open source games / language learning and Facebook / CLIL and effective use of technology / Virtual tools to support the Year Abroad / Tablets in teaching / Technology and effective feedback / Apps for language learning / Students as agents of change in online course design / Integrating MOOCs with face-to-face teaching / open educational resources / Technology and post-humanist education / Use of web tools to engage students / Academic writing to a mass audience via a MOOC / Using effective discussion boards for less widely used languages

and workshops on :

Tutoring for a mass audience (on MOOCs) / Using Pinterest to develop independent learning skills / How to engage students as agents of change

Visit the website for further information and details on how to register.

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