Helen Crump

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:22:14 GMT
– Community

Hey, look where I just landed, Google+ and a brand new MOOC!! Looking forward to meeting new folks and learning ‘all about’ technology #ocTEL  

I’m generally, interested in Web 2.0 technologies and the digital literacies that they require, but I’m also curious about social collaboration platforms for supporting communities and their social learning – as opposed to the learning management systems that generally manage learning on courses.

Andrew MacLeod

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:07:51 GMT
– Google+

#octel Looking forward to many discussion points with colleagues around the world. I am working as a Director of Technology and Instructional Innovation in Canada, but used to work with many schools in the UK implementing technology in the classroom and enhancing the curriculum. 

Biggest single challenge for me is engaging reluctant teachers…

Maren Deepwell

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:33:41 GMT
– Google+

I’m participating in #ocTEL , ALT’s first online course over the next 11 weeks http://octel.alt.ac.uk

Jane Challinor

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:10:39 GMT
– Google+

#ocTEL  profile – me and TEL – Principal Lecturer in Health and Social Care at Nottingham Trent University. I have been using tech of various kinds since I began teaching in 2007 as my first experience was on a distance learning course. I have a love hate thing going on with the VLE (any sort of VLE really). I am a VLE “champion” in my institution and think we need to promote good practice in its use, but I like also to be unchained and free to roam the interweb with my students.  Recent highlights include a group project where students produced an online resource using wikis, blogs, Facebook, Twitter or anything else they could lay their hands on.
My big question about TEL is how to promote safe, ethical, creative use of such platforms for learning and collaboration…..