Tealab? TEL me about it

Reviving Tealab: Tealab is explicitly a Teaching Laboratory and discussion "space". There are a number of excellent initiatives across the university that lap over the territory. When Tealab was set up it was intended to replace the Learning and Teaching Forum (LTF), with a focus on people (possibly "younger" whatever that might mean) interested in … Continue reading Tealab? TEL me about it

FutureLearn Pedagogy Platform: does big matter

Went to a webinar yesterday: OWLET - Open Webinars for Learning and Enhancing Teaching from University Campus Ipswitch. First time using Hangouts. (does not afford "proper" chat). There were according to the G+ post 9 people who "watched" Mike Sharples, Professor of Education Technology speak on "Innovating Pedagogy". Very much a "presentation" with some interaction … Continue reading FutureLearn Pedagogy Platform: does big matter

What you get? Tea Lab

What you test. You get what you inspect not what you expect. That said, tonight I tested my webcam and the podium computer in Brookes Boardroom 1 where we are hosting Tea Lab tomorrow. I was fully expecting it not to work on at least three fronts: the composite USB webcam/microphone, the room audio output … Continue reading What you get? Tea Lab

Musing on simultaneous remote presence for T-Lab

We (OK, I) made a bold (OK, foolish) assertion that T-Lab meetings would be live broadcast for those who wanted to participate remotely. This could be achieved with various solutions: a Wimba Classroom in a Moodle site as long as the kit in Boardroom 1 can handle it. AND as long as people could get … Continue reading Musing on simultaneous remote presence for T-Lab