Sessions will run Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 1100-1130
Cost All webinars are free to attend.
Registration Information In the interest of security, when registering for these sessions, please ensure that you do not use a personal email address so we are able to verify you before confirming your booking. If you are unable to use a corporate email address, please contact events@cdn.ac.uk using the subject line ‘Virtual Bridge’, to provide your full name, role title, organisation, telephone number and which sessions you would like to attend.
If you have already registered for one of the Virtual Bridge sessions below, please use the Modify Registration button (below) to access your personal record. This will allow you to add additional selections for upcoming sessions to your booking.
Please note that joining information will be securely emailed to you approximately 24 hours before the start time of each session you are registered to attend.
Bringing you expert advice on how to deliver Learning and Teaching Online CDN has partnered with Jisc to bring you Virtual Bridge, a brand new series of webinars. A direct response to the current crisis, these sessions have been designed to support college staff in delivering remote learning and teaching.
The 30-minute sessions are now running three times a week (Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 11am) and anyone can join for free!
Our Upcoming Virtual Bridge Programme
Tuesday 9 March
Jisc Digifest
We’re taking a break while the Jisc Digifest is running 8-11 March. To find out more and register, visit the Jisc Digifest website.
** The event is now free to attend **
Thursday 11 March
Jisc Digifest
We’re
taking a break while the Jisc Digifest is running 8-11 March. To find
out more and register, visit the Jisc Digifest website.
** The event is now free to attend **
Friday 12 March
e-Assessment
Antoine Rivoire, Ulster University
Session description to follow.
Tuesday 16 March
Encouraging Independent Learning Using Video and Audio Approaches
Eileen Imlah, New College Lanarkshire
Three approaches to creating video and audio activities to encourage thinking skills and independent learning. The examples are for ASN students but the approaches are adaptable.
Thursday 18 March (session will be hosted by Education Scotland)
Virtual Work Placement and Critical Engineering
Peter Connelly, HMI, Education Scotland; TBA, Forth Valley College; TBA, West College Scotland
The session will be introduced by HMI Peter Connelly from Education Scotland and will feature two examples of meta skills development. The first will be a virtual work placement experience for Foundation Apprenticeship construction learners from Forth Valley College. It will discuss the ongoing development of material and content for delivery collaboration with Morrison’s group and being developed through Articulate – Rise 360, software to enhance interactive engagement. The second will consider the effectiveness of the Critical Engineer programme from West College Scotland and other college partners, which aims to help small businesses prepare for Manufacturing 4.0 and thrive in Scotland’s advanced manufacturing economy, helping them build workplace cultures of innovation and collaboration, and in doing so, develop the meta skills of their staff.
Friday 19 March
Learning Lab
Duncan Peberdy
Session description to follow.
Tuesday 23 March
The National Cyber Security Centre at Your Service
Hannah H., NCSC
A brief introduction to the National Cyber Security Centre, what we’re doing for colleges’ cyber security and opening a conversation about what else we should be doing. We’ll cover a number of (free!) NCSC products and guidance that can really help raise individual colleges’ cyber resilience that you may or may not be aware of, and talk about our future plans.
Thursday 25 March (session will be hosted by Education Scotland)
Sway for Induction and Teams to Teach
Dr. John Laird, HMI, Education Scotland
Forth Valley College had begun to move to a more digitally-driven model of delivery before the pandemic, and staff had established some strong practice. In this session, we will look at how Sway might be used to manage an effective induction. This will be followed by sharing how Teams, with a well organised model of delivery, can be used effectively for teaching.
Friday 26 March
Session title to follow.
tbc
Session description to follow.
Tuesday 30 March
Digital Transformation at Forth Valley College
Jennifer Nisbet & Bill Crawford, Forth Valley College
Jennifer Nisbet and Bill Crawford from Forth Valley College discuss the formation of the new Learning and Digital Skills Academy; Its role in driving the college's digital ambition forward and supporting staff throughout our digital transformation.
Registration Information In the interest of
security, when registering for these sessions, please ensure that you do
not use a personal email address so we are able to verify you before
confirming your booking. If you are unable to use a corporate email address, please contact events@cdn.ac.uk using the subject line ‘Virtual Bridge’, to provide your full name, role title, organisation, telephone number and which sessions you would like to attend.
If you have already registered for one of the Virtual Bridge sessions below, please use the Modify Registration button (below) to access your personal record. This will allow you to add additional selections for upcoming sessions to your booking.
Please note that joining
information will be securely emailed to you approximately 24 hours
before the start time of each session you are registered to attend.
