A lot of things have been happening but the blog hasn't so here I am again at least to say hello blog.
Recruitment has started for 2010..2011. In the meantime we're making some changes to the degree structures so let's see what happens to Soc Tech.
Monday, 12 October 2009
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
Open Day...
Saira is taking over the event organisation. We have software installed in the lab which we're planning to use - thanks to Chris and Ray and MicroSoft :-)
The Soc Tech students from the Soc Tech unit gave presentations on Tuesday. It was great fun and they'd obviously worked hard over them. The quality of the questions was excellent. I've roped one of them into helping out on the open day; luckily without any arm twisting. Some of the Soc Tech students are as enthusiastic about the new course as we are!
The Soc Tech conference was videoed so I'll see about perhaps putting some of the vids onto our youtube site.
The Soc Tech students from the Soc Tech unit gave presentations on Tuesday. It was great fun and they'd obviously worked hard over them. The quality of the questions was excellent. I've roped one of them into helping out on the open day; luckily without any arm twisting. Some of the Soc Tech students are as enthusiastic about the new course as we are!
The Soc Tech conference was videoed so I'll see about perhaps putting some of the vids onto our youtube site.
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Recruiting to the course
Although we've been quiet on the blog, we haven't been quiet regarding the course. Details about the course can now be seen on the BCIM website here:
http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/bcim/progs/computing/socialtechnology/ba/
Leaflets have been produced and can be seen here:
http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/bcim/progs/computing/socialtechnology/ba/BA_Soc_Tech_Leaflet.pdf
We're in the process of organsing an 'Open day' for the new course.
http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/bcim/progs/computing/socialtechnology/ba/
Leaflets have been produced and can be seen here:
http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/bcim/progs/computing/socialtechnology/ba/BA_Soc_Tech_Leaflet.pdf
We're in the process of organsing an 'Open day' for the new course.
Monday, 2 March 2009
The course is on line
Details of the course and a pdf of the new course leaflet can all be found from here.
http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/bcim/progs/computing/socialtechnology/ba/
http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/bcim/progs/computing/socialtechnology/ba/
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
In my end is my beginning
The validation was today and the BA in Social Technology was validated. We have a small amount of tidying to do before we can say we're truly finished but the BA in Social Technology will be offered to students in 2009 and our first graduates will appear in 2012.
We were commended for our enthusiasm and for making a course that crosses faculties...
We'd like to say thank you to all those many people who offered support and advice and helped this to fly. We're now thinking MA... so I have no intention of closing the blog just yet.
Thanks again everyone.
We were commended for our enthusiasm and for making a course that crosses faculties...
We'd like to say thank you to all those many people who offered support and advice and helped this to fly. We're now thinking MA... so I have no intention of closing the blog just yet.
Thanks again everyone.
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
The Documents...
Tomorrow is validation day so here is a photo of the documents that have been causing us all so much work.
We had a final meeting on Friday to go through the last bits and pieces. I must admit I feel very pleased and just a fraction emotional about seeing the documents in place and most of all the title BA Social Technology writ large. It's been several years getting there and we're now at the last of the hurdles. There are more to come of course, but they will be different ones.
I'll post tomorrow with the results...
We had a final meeting on Friday to go through the last bits and pieces. I must admit I feel very pleased and just a fraction emotional about seeing the documents in place and most of all the title BA Social Technology writ large. It's been several years getting there and we're now at the last of the hurdles. There are more to come of course, but they will be different ones.
I'll post tomorrow with the results...
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
The next phase...
We had meetings last week to put together the final document. Clive went away on Friday saying he would have the document in place for Monday. Nigel also went away with things to do. The units that have to be written have been done and we are now waiting for the validation of the course itself which will take place in May.
We're excited about it. We've put it together using all of the elements we think we need and using expertise that we already have. We're looking at this expertise in a different way for this very different course which I hope will set a new trend. But for all of its newness and sense of innovation we can all see it has firm roots in what we've already done and are currently doing. Perhaps that's what makes it most exciting, that it has grown out of things that we have long held important. We are looking at ways of using the technology in a social context and not just a business or computing one.
I'm writing this blog in an 'exam'. But this is a different exam where the students are word processing their answers and have access to the internet. They are allowed to talk, ask advice, go for a coffee. But they are working to a time limit and to a template. The room is very quiet. The students thought that being able to talk in an exam would be fun but the reality is they just want to get their work done so it's very quiet; like an exam I guess. When they do speak, they speak quietly and there is a sense of industry. There will be two units to use this 'exam' format on the new course. We have avoided formal and tradition exams where we can and we hope to produce something that uses the technology not just to impart the knowledge but to assess it as well. Today is a strange experience for me. I have taught at 'O' level and 'A' and 'S' levels and at GCSE too. I have prepared and seen thousands of teenagers and adults sit traditional exams and to start with I have to admit I had to remind myself that this isn't like that. Now, with half of the exam done I know that this is one of the right ways to assess the new course. It feels right. The students aren't worried. They want to do well but they aren't nervous. They're excited about the conference we'll have when all the papers are written. The new course will take all of this excitement and write it large.
Thanks to everyone so far for all of the work. We've got some great new units and some great established units which will be modified by our tutorial system. It feels like we have a good course. We just need to do the validation and then prepare for the students. perhaps the hardest part is still ahead.
We're excited about it. We've put it together using all of the elements we think we need and using expertise that we already have. We're looking at this expertise in a different way for this very different course which I hope will set a new trend. But for all of its newness and sense of innovation we can all see it has firm roots in what we've already done and are currently doing. Perhaps that's what makes it most exciting, that it has grown out of things that we have long held important. We are looking at ways of using the technology in a social context and not just a business or computing one.
I'm writing this blog in an 'exam'. But this is a different exam where the students are word processing their answers and have access to the internet. They are allowed to talk, ask advice, go for a coffee. But they are working to a time limit and to a template. The room is very quiet. The students thought that being able to talk in an exam would be fun but the reality is they just want to get their work done so it's very quiet; like an exam I guess. When they do speak, they speak quietly and there is a sense of industry. There will be two units to use this 'exam' format on the new course. We have avoided formal and tradition exams where we can and we hope to produce something that uses the technology not just to impart the knowledge but to assess it as well. Today is a strange experience for me. I have taught at 'O' level and 'A' and 'S' levels and at GCSE too. I have prepared and seen thousands of teenagers and adults sit traditional exams and to start with I have to admit I had to remind myself that this isn't like that. Now, with half of the exam done I know that this is one of the right ways to assess the new course. It feels right. The students aren't worried. They want to do well but they aren't nervous. They're excited about the conference we'll have when all the papers are written. The new course will take all of this excitement and write it large.
Thanks to everyone so far for all of the work. We've got some great new units and some great established units which will be modified by our tutorial system. It feels like we have a good course. We just need to do the validation and then prepare for the students. perhaps the hardest part is still ahead.
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