The HEA has just announced the latest programme of Changing the Learning Landscape webinars. Changing the Learning Landscape (CLL) is a HEFCE-funded programme, a partnership between the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, JISC, the National Union of Students, the Association for Learning Technology and the Higher Education Academy (HEA). The webinars are free to attend but you need to book in advance.
Three of the webinars have particular resonance for Greenwich Connect:
Monday 3rd June, 2-3pm
An introduction to Intellectual Property Rights for those engaging with Open Practice
Alex Fenlon, the HEA’s Operations Manager for Online Learning, is an expert in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and will introduce how IPR relates to Open Educational Resources (OERs) and Open Practice (OP). The webinar will cover the basic issues of IPR, focusing specifically on copyright.
Wednesday 5th June, 2-3pm
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) – an insight into developing and teaching on a MOOC.
Jeremy Knox, from the University of Edinburgh, is a researcher on MOOCs and tutor on one of the first MOOCs run by the university in partnership with Coursera. He will introduce the issues and dilemmas that MOOCs present for teachers and students.
Monday 10th June, 2-3pm
This interdisciplinary webinar will involve speakers from various disciplines who will discuss how they use social media in their academic practice.