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Welcome to the April communication from Technology Demonstrators. The information shared here has two key purposes:

• Looking backwards on what took place in April
• Looking forward to new learning and collaborating opportunities

Make sure you are informed about what is going on with edtech in learning & teaching at UniSQ, such as:

• FeedbackFruits - what is it? Should you join the pilot? How to learn more and get involved!
• Voicethread workshops coming up
• SIG sessions coming up - one of the best ways to contribute and learn - join a special interest group, share, interact, collaborate
• Hot topics and Conversations
• .....and more!

Enjoy!

In 2023 UniSQ, led by Technology Demonstrators, will pilot Feedback Fruits. The pilot starts in June and we have full access to the suite of tools now to prepare you and your courses.

What is FeedbackFruits?

Why FeedbackFruits?

The image below shares the 15 tools available for you to embed into your course. You may wish to focus on one, e.g., Group Member Evaluation or Peer Review, or combine a number of tools across the length of the course.

Open the Educators website and read more about the Tools and hyperlink to more information about each one.

Watch this space (and your email) for invitations to FeedbackFruits 'hands on' workshops run by the TechDem team. We have explored the capacity of FBF enough - it's time to get our hands dirty and discuss and build artefacts for your courses.

Sign up below! Workshops and one-on-one learning available.

Join Dr Lisa Jacka (VoiceThread Certified Educator and UniSQ academic) during the month of May (select dates below, always from 1-2pm) for this excellent opportunity. Come to as many as you like. Recordings will be made available....but this opportunity is also for synchronous AND asynchronous learning across the month, and beyond.

Workshop 1 – May 10 – For the Complete Beginner

• Never used VoiceThread before then come along and have a step-by-step guide to getting started.

Workshop 2 – May 17 – Next Steps

• You’ve just started using VT or want a refresher then come to this workshop to go over some of the things you might have forgotten or perhaps never learnt.

Workshop 3 – May 24 – Dig a Little Deeper

• Now you’ve got the hang of using the Technology how are you going to use it to support your great pedagogy? Lisa will provide you with some examples of use and offer support for your ideas.

Workshop 4 – May 31 – Bringing it All Together

• Practical ways to leverage the technology to support your pedagogy. Bring along your ideas and find solutions to challenges of asynchronous, collaborative, humanised online learning.

Browse the UniSQ Voicethread site - lots of resources....and always growing.

All session held in ENGAGELI.

Complete the form below to receive a calendar invitation.

The next TechDem CoP is on Thursday May 11, 10am in Engageli.

Special guest Melissa Fanshawe sharing about Inclusive and Accessible Online Learning.

Looking for something? Find all TechDem and other events on our Events website.

Join convenor Katrina Cutcliffe on Tuesday May 16, 1-2pm for the next Student Engagement SIG.

This meeting focuses on both research and practice. In one of our early sessions as a SIG, Dr Alice Brown presented and unpacked the online engagement framework for higher education (see Redmond et al., 2018). (You can view the recording here.)

Dr Alice Brown has led numerous research projects that have focussed on enhancing and extending the online engagement framework for higher education (see Redmond et al., 2018), particularly compiling a range of strategies to support educators and learning designers with integrating online engagement practices within their courses and as part of their pedagogy. In this workshop, we will find out more about elements, indicators and associated strategies for online engagement.

• Redmond, P., Heffernan, A., Abawi, L., Brown, A. & Henderson, R. (2018) An online engagement framework for higher education. Online Learning, 22(1), 183-204. doi: 10.24059/olj.v22i1.1175.

We are holding this meeting in Engageli. If you’ve not used this wonderful tool before, this interactive guide will be a good starting point.

Join convenor Julie Lindsay on Tuesday May 23, at 11am in Engageli for the next Student Portfolio SIG.

We will continue conversations and sharing around student portfolios for learning and assessment (formative and summative) and employability (building the 'brand of me'). Also - the new WordPress self-serve site will be fully explained and demonstrated. Don't miss this one!

Join convenor Nina Usher on Tuesday May 3o, 102pm for the next MS for Teaching SIG.

Lots has been happening this term for the MS Teams pilot as well as the use of other MS tools. Come along and share and hear from others about how effective (or not) these tools are for learning and teaching.

In Episode 8 Julie and Lisa explore academic development and the change process. Join in the conversation on our new Twitter feed @balancingshift

March 2023 - Innovation & EdTech

February 28, 2023 - AI and ChatGPT

February 1, 2023 - Creating the Future

...and there's MORE:

Technology Demonstrators (TechDems) is a UniSQ initiative designed to foster educational innovation, through active experimentation with, pilots, evaluation of and research into educational technologies and virtual platforms to continuously improve learning and teaching.

Click on the image below to read more about our team.

Senior Education Technology Advisor

Learning and Teaching Futures

Email: julie.lindsay@usq.edu.au
Phone: +61 7 46312890