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Technology Demonstrators

Community of Practice Newsletter. Issue 4, April 2022

TechDems - CoP April - artefacts, updates, resources and more!

Welcome to another Technology Demonstrators newsletter. The first part shares artefacts from the April 21 TD CoP session. This is followed by updates, news, resources and opportunities.

You are encouraged to click, respond, join, read, watch....and contribute where invited!

Recording and Playback access

The .MP4 recording of the CoP session is HERE. (over 1 hour long).

You are encouraged to go into the Engageli room and select 'Playback' mode to interact with the live session asynchronously.

CoP Slides from main session
Click the button to access slides and hyperlinked resources

Connectivism, PLNs and Collaborativism

Our CoP session started with exploration of key theoretical underpinnings for Technology Demonstrators and how these are disrupting the traditional academic development approach. In the VIDEO Julie shares ideas and influences around Connectivism, PLNs and Collaborativism and encourages discussion.

Redefining TechDems through the lens of Connectivism, PLNs, Collaborativism

What's on your radar?

In this VIDEO Katrina shares TechDem goals for the 'On your radar' Padlet. What's on YOUR radar? Can you share via the Padlet and comment/support others? Can you write a short review, blog post - we call these 'Conversations'.

What's on your radar?

Teams and OneNote

In this VIDEO Vanessa shares her use of and experience with MS Teams and OneNote. She makes key distinctions between these two MS tools and reviews key features and typical uses.

Useful features of MS Teams and OneNote
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YOU are invited to be a TechDem Champion - an inclusive invitation to all at USQ. What are you good at? What can you share and support others with?

Click the button above to access the developing website and 'cluster' of Champions.

Volunteer to join in using the FORM.

Browse the profiles of our newest Champions below.

Vanessa Crouch

Strengths: FlipGrid, Engageli, WordPress, MS Suite, Padlet, Kahoot!

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Lisa Jacka

Strengths: FlipGrid, Podbean, Voicethread, WordPress

READ MORE

Julie Lindsay

Strengths: Padlet, Voicethread, Engageli, FlipGrid, Collaborative edtech tools

READ MORE

There is much excitement around the Engageli learning environment pilot led by TechDems and its ability to support the USQ Academic Plan learning and teaching objectives for HyFlex synchronous and asynchronous approaches.


On May 17, 10-11am, a university-wide session will be held in Engageli that will showcase how we are using this tool across disciplines for student and staff engagement.

By attending this session you will be able to:

  • Explore the synchronous affordances of Engageli in a class-like scenario - full room, table conversations, interactive elements

  • Interact with USQ Engageli champions and learn how this tool is being used in courses to engage students

  • Discover additional features of Engageli such as interactive learning, multimedia sharing, asynchronous playback, and data collection and analytic capabilities

  • Interact with Engageli representatives for further understanding of where this tool is and plans for future development


RSVP below to receive a personal invitation to attend this event.

Engage with Engageli - Meet the Champions

Tue, 17 May 2022, 10:00

Engageli - link sent with invitation

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RSVPs are enabled for this event.

Engageli Pilot - Extended to Semester 2, 2022

We are excited to announce the Engageli Pilot is extended into Semester 2. Get your ducks in a row and come swimming with others who are enjoying the Engageli platform for HyFlex learning.

EOI Form for Sem 2 - fill it in today!

TechDem Conversations
Engage with TechDem Conversations (blog posts). What do you think? What do you do? What can you share? Guest Conversations encouraged and welcome.

Student Engagement SIG - Student Panel

Katrina shares feedback from the recent SIG where students from a range of disciplines shared their views and experiences around online learning at USQ.

International collaboration and the four ‘pillars’ that influence and shape online learning at USQ

In this conversation Julie documents the recent international workshop with a partner university in Malaysia. Artefacts shared revolve around the essential USQ toolkit: Tools, Pedagogy, Evaluation and Research.

Aesthetics vs Pragmatics

For something more cognitively challenging, Katrina refers to a recent doctoral thesis and poses questions around usability and visual aesthetics in online learning design.

You will find all events, SIGs, CoPs and more on our EVENTS page.

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Online Collaborative Learning SIG

The Online Collaborative Learning SIG is an event where rich conversations explore collaboration, group work, peer-to-peer learning and more.

Read more about the OCL SIG and watch the recent smackdown videos!
Join this SIG

Next meeting - TBC in ENGAGELI (use Chrome or Edge browser)

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Student Engagement SIG

On March 23 SIG participants interacted with a student panel.....what did they tell us?

Read more about the Student Engagement SIG

Join this SIG

Next meeting - May 5, 3pm ZOOM

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ePortfolio SIG

The ePortfolio SIG fosters rich conversations around the affordances of student online portfolios.

Read more about the ePortfolio SIG

Join this SIG

Next meeting - May 25, 2pm in ENGAGELI

Latest resources
Open the TechDem Resources Padlet - a collation of current resources and opportunities.

Higher Ed Showcase: EdTech - Empowering Learners & Educators through Active Learning

EduGrowth's and Ascilite webinar (March 29, 2022) with Dr Philip Uys, Dr Lisa Jacka, and Cherie Diaz explored the magic that can happen when EdTech enters the classroom and pairs with active learning practices and learning design. Key insights. Video.

Short and Sweet: The Educational Benefits of Microlectures and Active Learning

According to Hua Zheng, and as we already know: The combination of short videos and the techniques of active learning can create rich, engaging educational experiences to maximize learning. Read More.

ASCILITE Conference 2022 - Call for papers

Conference theme - Reconnecting relationships through technology. (December 2022)

Explore the conference website - there are many options for participating and presenting

COMING UP SOON!

Voicethread capacity building workshop/masterclass

Look! If you want to learn about or more about Voicethread join this session held in conjunction with Voicethread training guru, George Haines in the USA. It is planned to take place in late May.

Register your EOI in joining via this form.​​​​​​​

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THINKPIECE CONVERSATIONS

Our launch for this new TechDem Project will be in May. Watch this space for an exciting opportunity to share what you are doing, experiencing and thinking in a short video. Sneak preview of our ThinkPiece website.

Join Technology Demonstrators and receive updates and opportunities!

Fill in the embedded form below and we will add you to our mailing list.

The next TechDem CoP meeting is on Thursday May 19, 2pm.

Past Newsletters

March 2022 - Creating a HyFlex classroom

February 2022 - Updates and resources

January 2022 - How to engage with Technology Demonstrators
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EdTech and Learning Technologies website

Technology Demonstrators has its own website - well 2 websites really that interconnect (how clever is that?)

It's a work in progress.

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Technology Demonstrators

Dr Julie Lindsay

Senior Education Technology Advisor

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

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