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
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