Hi,
It's been a busy week. There was a Subject Networks meeting last Thursday- good to see colleagues. Also, I'm getting involved in a learner engagement project with Colin, Jennie and Gerry Cameron, which should prove interesting and rewarding.
On Monday I attended the QST meeting for Social Sciences at the SQA offices in Glasgow. A brief summary of the meeting can be seen on the Social Sciences PP page. The main thrust of the meeting was about the review of the HNC/HND awards that is starting NOW!!!!!
Wednesday, saw me attending a meeting with Graeme Clark of the SQA to progress the Social Sciences SOLAR project- I'm quite excited about it- lots of work to be done but should be worth it. I also managed to meet up with Martyn Ware of the SQA and firmed up progression on the HN Assessment Bank. So, thanks to Graeme and Martyn for those meetings- they are two excellent, professional, helpful people.
Today I've spent hours and hours working on updating people and dealing with e-mail enquiries.
Have a good weekend.
I intend to do so.
Janet
Friday, 6 March 2009
Friday, 20 February 2009
Heck!
Just logged in to update my blog and found that my last update didn't go in :-( I must've not pressed a button or something. Either that or I logged in as something else and it's floating about somewhere. I did have some problems getting in last time and maybe set up a new one by mistake. Ah technology.
I had said in my last update that I was busy keeping up contacts and trying to roll out the projects that I followed last year. I've discovered tat rolling up hill is difficult- but, hey it's not impossible so I'll keep pushing away. I also mentioned that I was going to investigate audio recording of files of information for students.
I have now done this with the help of one of my colleagues, Paul McLaughlan. We eventually used quizdom software. I have now recorded a short revision file for my higher sociology students (on functionalism) and it is available to them on Langside's VLE. The sound quality could be better. One of the biggest problems I had was finding somewhere quiet enough in the college to record it. It took quite a few takes I had to avoid the accompaniment of things such a a piano and electric guitar, conversations between noisy lecturers, doors banging and building work- drills and so on. I got there in the end. I intend recording some more and then to monitor whether or not the students use them and also whether or not they find them useful. If it's all positive then I'll try to promote the idea to my contacts.
Off to do some more e-mailing.
Janet
Just logged in to update my blog and found that my last update didn't go in :-( I must've not pressed a button or something. Either that or I logged in as something else and it's floating about somewhere. I did have some problems getting in last time and maybe set up a new one by mistake. Ah technology.
I had said in my last update that I was busy keeping up contacts and trying to roll out the projects that I followed last year. I've discovered tat rolling up hill is difficult- but, hey it's not impossible so I'll keep pushing away. I also mentioned that I was going to investigate audio recording of files of information for students.
I have now done this with the help of one of my colleagues, Paul McLaughlan. We eventually used quizdom software. I have now recorded a short revision file for my higher sociology students (on functionalism) and it is available to them on Langside's VLE. The sound quality could be better. One of the biggest problems I had was finding somewhere quiet enough in the college to record it. It took quite a few takes I had to avoid the accompaniment of things such a a piano and electric guitar, conversations between noisy lecturers, doors banging and building work- drills and so on. I got there in the end. I intend recording some more and then to monitor whether or not the students use them and also whether or not they find them useful. If it's all positive then I'll try to promote the idea to my contacts.
Off to do some more e-mailing.
Janet
Friday, 5 December 2008
Friday 5th December
Hi,
Yes it is some time since I updated the blog! Recently I've been creating presentations for events. The first one was for the SQA HN Development Day held on the 18th of November in Jury's Inn. The day proved to be very useful and I hope to get a summary of it, with presentations attached, up on practitioners plus soon. The second presentation is for the event next week at Cardonald College, which I'm sharing with Care and Hairdressing, Complimentary Therapies and Beauty. I've tried to make the presentation relevant to all three subject areas.
I've also been 'keeping in touch' with people, which takes quite a bit of time and I'm puting stuff together for the workshop part of the event. In addition over the last few weeks I've represented FE through Scotland's Colleges at a Curriculum for excellence meeting- gosh I learned a lot at that.
I'm helping out at the Scotland's Colleges' Social Sciences' Best Practice event next Wednesday. I hope to see many well known faces and hopefully some new ones there.
Janet
Yes it is some time since I updated the blog! Recently I've been creating presentations for events. The first one was for the SQA HN Development Day held on the 18th of November in Jury's Inn. The day proved to be very useful and I hope to get a summary of it, with presentations attached, up on practitioners plus soon. The second presentation is for the event next week at Cardonald College, which I'm sharing with Care and Hairdressing, Complimentary Therapies and Beauty. I've tried to make the presentation relevant to all three subject areas.
I've also been 'keeping in touch' with people, which takes quite a bit of time and I'm puting stuff together for the workshop part of the event. In addition over the last few weeks I've represented FE through Scotland's Colleges at a Curriculum for excellence meeting- gosh I learned a lot at that.
I'm helping out at the Scotland's Colleges' Social Sciences' Best Practice event next Wednesday. I hope to see many well known faces and hopefully some new ones there.
Janet
Friday, 5 September 2008
Friday 5th September
Hi all,
Another busy day. I can't believe how much time it takes to go through e-mails and contact people in reply to them. I also spent some time trying to arrange some meetings in connection with the HN Social Sciences Assessment Bank, which is finally looking like it might become a reality. I'll be so chuffed if it does work out. I mean this sincerely because I spent another, what seemed, interminable time writing another new assessment for economics this week. I also spent time today organising and tidying up assessments for the bank (time consuming too but shouldn't have to be repeated).
I've also arranged to meet with the CP3 administrator for my college with a view to setting up some SOLAR tests for my students. I thought that I'd take it for a test run and if that works then maybe I would feel more confident in trying to get other practitioners to use it- maybe use one of the 'events spots' at the SFEU for rolling it out.
Have a good weekend.
Janet
Another busy day. I can't believe how much time it takes to go through e-mails and contact people in reply to them. I also spent some time trying to arrange some meetings in connection with the HN Social Sciences Assessment Bank, which is finally looking like it might become a reality. I'll be so chuffed if it does work out. I mean this sincerely because I spent another, what seemed, interminable time writing another new assessment for economics this week. I also spent time today organising and tidying up assessments for the bank (time consuming too but shouldn't have to be repeated).
I've also arranged to meet with the CP3 administrator for my college with a view to setting up some SOLAR tests for my students. I thought that I'd take it for a test run and if that works then maybe I would feel more confident in trying to get other practitioners to use it- maybe use one of the 'events spots' at the SFEU for rolling it out.
Have a good weekend.
Janet
Friday, 15 August 2008
Hi all,
Started back at work this week- joy of joys. I swear that the holidays go by faster each year, but it's probably just because I'm getting older. Subject mentorwise I've been busy writing letters to principals of colleges that I'm sure offer HN Social Sciences asking for their permission for their staff to get involved in the summative assessment bank project, which I've finally made some headway with. I've also been forwarding negotiations with respect to the project with the SQA.
I'm also trying to continue work on the SOLAR formative assessment bank and will be doing more on that next week- technical problems this week.
The weekend calls. Hoping that PTFC keep up the good work and win again this weekend.
Bye
Janet
Started back at work this week- joy of joys. I swear that the holidays go by faster each year, but it's probably just because I'm getting older. Subject mentorwise I've been busy writing letters to principals of colleges that I'm sure offer HN Social Sciences asking for their permission for their staff to get involved in the summative assessment bank project, which I've finally made some headway with. I've also been forwarding negotiations with respect to the project with the SQA.
I'm also trying to continue work on the SOLAR formative assessment bank and will be doing more on that next week- technical problems this week.
The weekend calls. Hoping that PTFC keep up the good work and win again this weekend.
Bye
Janet
Sunday, 11 May 2008
Sunday 11th May
Hi,
This week I attended the Qualifications Support Team meeting for social sciences. A number of issues were raised and a summary of the meeting can be accessed on the social sciences practitioners plus webpage. The meeting generated a couple of things for me to do so I've been doing them.
I also updated some of the gateway information for economics (well got the info together and asked the very kind Murray to post it for me).
Added to that I finalised a meeting with Graeme from SOLAR and the writers who've been helping out on the social sciences project. So things are moving along.
This week I attended the Qualifications Support Team meeting for social sciences. A number of issues were raised and a summary of the meeting can be accessed on the social sciences practitioners plus webpage. The meeting generated a couple of things for me to do so I've been doing them.
I also updated some of the gateway information for economics (well got the info together and asked the very kind Murray to post it for me).
Added to that I finalised a meeting with Graeme from SOLAR and the writers who've been helping out on the social sciences project. So things are moving along.
Friday, 2 May 2008
Friday 2nd May
Hi,
Conquered my technological problems - well one of them at least.
I was able to get CP3 running so that enabled me to spend a jolly 4-5 hours inputting questions to the system. It is time consuming but hopefully it will be worth it when social scientists all over the country start to make use of the system. I'm trying to set up a meeting with Graeme at SOLAR to try to get the project well and truly up and running in time for College People's Week.
On that note, my thanks to my colleague Bob for composing 'the message' and saving me some work. I don't usually plagiarize but I did on this occasion. The message was concerning the SFEU's College People's Week. The social sciences day is Tuesday the 3rd of June - please come along.
I've downloaded the papers for a social sciences Qualifications Support Team meeting next week (any social scientists out there who might be reading this, please feel free to feed your ideas/concerns regarding social sciences courses/delivery into the QST via me) . Just got to read the papers now:-( but
it's bank holiday weekend - hoorah. Hope everyone has a good one.
Janet
Conquered my technological problems - well one of them at least.
I was able to get CP3 running so that enabled me to spend a jolly 4-5 hours inputting questions to the system. It is time consuming but hopefully it will be worth it when social scientists all over the country start to make use of the system. I'm trying to set up a meeting with Graeme at SOLAR to try to get the project well and truly up and running in time for College People's Week.
On that note, my thanks to my colleague Bob for composing 'the message' and saving me some work. I don't usually plagiarize but I did on this occasion. The message was concerning the SFEU's College People's Week. The social sciences day is Tuesday the 3rd of June - please come along.
I've downloaded the papers for a social sciences Qualifications Support Team meeting next week (any social scientists out there who might be reading this, please feel free to feed your ideas/concerns regarding social sciences courses/delivery into the QST via me) . Just got to read the papers now:-( but
it's bank holiday weekend - hoorah. Hope everyone has a good one.
Janet
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