Connect More in Scotland

Tuesday 6 June

1. 09:00

   Connect More opens

   Registration opens.

   Refreshments will be available and there’s an opportunity to network and explore the Digi Lab.
2. 10:00

   Opening keynote

   Led by your host Jason Miles-Campbell, head of Jisc Scotland.

   We monitor many frequencies - digital readiness in the near future

   Speaker: Martin Hamilton, futurist, Jisc.

   What and how will future generations learn for careers of the future like drone engineers, DNA editors and asteroid miners?

   In this talk, Martin will set the scene for the day by discussing some future trends and their impact on digital readiness.
3. 10:30

   Choice of breakout sessions

   Choose one of the following three sessions:
    

   Curriculum confidence: resources for digital teaching and learning

   Speaker: Lawrie Phipps, senior co-design manager, Jisc.

   This workshop will build confidence to design and deliver a digital curriculum – one that will prepare students to learn successfully in digital settings, and to thrive in a digital world.

   Three activities will be introduced and attendees will be encouraged to share ideas about completing them. Participants will then be able to take away the associated resources and complete, reflect on and follow up the activities in their own time.
    

   Techniques for digital creation, problem solving and innovation

   Speaker: Andy McGregor, deputy chief innovation officer, Jisc.

   As part of Jisc's R&D work, we use a wide range of techniques to help us understand problems and opportunities, imagine solutions and then create them. We have collected these techniques into a playbook that anyone can use to answer questions and create new ideas.

   This workshop will introduce the playbook by presenting delegates with a digital skills problem and challenging them to use the playbook to plan how they would solve the problem. Every delegate will receive a copy of the playbook to take away and use in their own institution.

   This session is also taking place at 13:45.
    

   Developing digital capability in a distributed institution

   Speaker: John MacMillan, educational development leader, University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).
4. 11:15

   Break

   Connect with Jisc colleagues, explore the Digi Lab and find out more about Jisc products and services.
5. 11:45

   Choice of breakout sessions

   Choose one of the following three sessions:
    

   Lowering the bar to using data – interactive dashboards for education

   Speakers:

   • Sarah Dunne, senior co-design manager, Jisc
   • Jenni Awang, information analyst, University of St Andrews
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   As a society we are drowning in data. We’re walking bar codes – the data we leave behind us as we interact with digital systems and services is being used for all manner of purposes. Data is everywhere, yet how can we use it to inform the decisions we make in our daily working lives?

   This interactive session will introduce delegates to the rational, creation, delivery and use of innovative interactive data dashboards and visualisations for the education sector. We will demonstrate dashboards, you will be guided to use some yourself and we’ll explain how you or your colleagues can benefit once back at the office. 
    

   Making sure your environment supports your students’ digital capability

   Speaker: Chris Thomson, subject specialist (online learning and the digital student experience), Jisc.

   This interactive workshop will discuss how we can ensure our digital environment offers our students’ opportunities to develop their digital capabilities.

   We will share the outcomes from our recently completed Jisc student digital experience tracker surveys of over 22,000 students from higher education, further education and skills as well as online learners. These findings will highlight key areas we need to be addressing to ensure our students’ digital capabilities are supported.

   Participants will also explore resources and tools they can use in their own organisation to support their practice.
    

   Digital literacy - what does it mean for your capabilities?

   Speaker: Steve Rowlett, e-learning development team leader, UCL.
6. 12:45

   Lunch

   Time for lunch, but also time to carry on conversations with the Jisc team and fellow delegates.
7. 13:45

   Choice of breakout sessions

   Choose one of the following three sessions:
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   Techniques for digital creation, problem solving and innovation

   Speaker: Andy McGregor, deputy chief innovation officer, Jisc.

   As part of Jisc's R&D work, we use a wide range of techniques to help us understand problems and opportunities, imagine solutions and then create them. We have collected these techniques into a playbook that anyone can use to answer questions and create new ideas.

   This workshop will introduce the playbook by presenting delegates with a digital skills problem and challenging them to use the playbook to plan how they would solve the problem. Every delegate will receive a copy of the playbook to take away and use in their own institution.

   This session is also taking place at 10:30.

   
   Developing and extending approaches to embedding digital capabilities into informal and formal staff CPD

   Speakers: Sheila MacNeill, senior lecturer, and Linda Creanor, professor of learning technology, both Glasgow Caledonian University.

   This session will provide an overview of the approach Glasgow Caledonian University is taking to developing digital capabilities, including summary findings from a recent staff survey, new resources and an overview of some of the tools and techniques being used to create greater engagement with digital technologies for learning and teaching.

   Dialogue and discussion will be augmented by interactive feedback/feed forward from delegates. 
    

   Situating digital in practice: an introduction to mapping

   Speaker: Lawrie Phipps, senior co-design manager, Jisc.
8. 14:30

   Break

   Connect with Jisc colleagues, explore the Digi Lab and find out more about Jisc products and services.
9. 14:40

   Connect More with peers in practice

   These PechaKucha style presentations (20 slides at 20 seconds each) from attendees at the event will focus on how they have implemented digital capabilities to enhance learning and teaching at their institutions.

   With contributions from:

   • Lina Petrakieva, academic development tutor, Glasgow Caledonian University
   • Jane Guiller, senior lecturer, Glasgow Caledonian University
   • Yvonne Watt, lecturer in diagnostic imaging, Glasgow Caledonian University
10. 15:10

    Critical issues debate

    The debate will involve a panel of speakers from throughout the day and will be based on a topic suggested by those in attendance at the event.

    Audience members will also have the chance to pose questions to the panel.
11. 16:00

    Connect More closes