National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
National Seminar Series 2014
Title:Our Journey: Adopting Courses from Traditional Face-to-Face Lecture Style to On-Line Blended Learning.
Theme:Teaching for Transitions
Date:13/June/2014
Host institution:School of Pharmacy, University College Cork
Venue:10.00 - 12.40, Seminar Presentations in LG 51 in the Cavanagh Pharmacy
Building
1.45-4.00, Workshop in the Chemistry Intel Computer Laboratory, Food
Science Building
Number of places available:70 places for the Seminar Series from 10.00 -12.40
40 for the Workshop 1.45-4.00
Contact: Dr Eileen O’ Leary or phone 00353214901676
Ms Noreen Moynihan at or phone 00353214901661
Link to recording: Pleaseemail and the link will be sent out on the day.
Description of Event:
The Masters in Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Systems operated in the School of Pharmacy by Dr Brendan Griffin and has been running successfully for the past seven years. This seminar will give individuals interested in setting up a Masters course through distance and blended learning an insight into the pitfalls encountered, the learning and the outcomes associated with operating such a Programme. The transition from the traditional lecture style to teaching students who are not in front of you or each other is challenging for both the lecturer and the student. The students find it difficult to gauge their understanding relative to one another when they are not meeting regularly. Lecturers struggle to engage the students and to negotiate the volume and level of content. We encountered many challenges which we will discuss in the morning Seminar and showcase some technology based solutions we used in the afternoon workshop. An outline of the proposed Seminar and Workshop Programme is shown below.
10.00 -10.15: Registration
10.15 - 10.25 Opening Address: Prof. Stephen Byrne, Head of School of Pharmacy
Seminar Series: Adopting Courses from Traditional Face-to-Face Lecture Style to On-Line Blended Learning.
10.25 – 10.45: Dr Brendan Griffin – Operating a Blended Learning Masters – what makes it work.
10.45 – 11.05: Linda McGuire – Engaging the students throughout the course
11.05 – 11.25: Dr Stuart Collins – The pedagogical challenges of teaching chemistry through a blended learning approach
11.25 – 11.40: Tea & Coffee
11.40 – 12.00: Dr Brendan Griffin: Structuring and streamlining the content of courses for on-line and blended learning
12.00 – 12.20: Dr Abina Crean – Challenges of teaching mature students with mixed expertise and professions.
12.20 – 12.40: Dr Coleman Casey – Identifying and meeting the expectations of professionals.
12.40 – 1.4: Lunch
Workshop Series: Hands on experience in using Technology to enhance Student Learning and Engagement in Blended Learning Course
1.45 – 2.15: How to use Panopto to record slides, video, audio
2.15 – 2.45: Interactive teaching tools – how to use Adobe connect
2.45 – 3.15: How to use and set up WebX
3.15 – 4.00: How to create meaningful continuous assessment questions with feedback on Blackboard