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NUI Galway School of Law on Facebook

A couple of weeks ago, I had a coffee with Michael Coyne ( @MichealCoyne on twitter) of the NUI Galway School of Law. I was interested in finding out a little bit more about the School's presence on Facebook . The site currently has more than 400 fans and is a very nice example of using facebook to enhance the student experience. Michael made some interesting points. The site is mainly aimed at final year undergraduate students, but also targets recent graduates and prospective students. It offers some useful course-related information such as timetables and announcements, more general information about upcoming seminars and career advice and whatever is considered newsworthy or of interest to law students, past and present. It’s also a good platform for current PhD students who actively blog on human rights and disability issues to highlight their work and perhaps make contact with like-minded people. This is seen as a good way to reach students. Michael's perception is that...

Reflections on attending the JISC online conference

Last week, November 23-26, I "attended" the JISC online conference Innovating E-Learning 2010, Bringing innovation to life: from adversity comes opportunity. This was the 5th JISC online conference, attracting 475 delegates from 11 countries . For a registration fee of about €60, I had access to a number of excellent keynote presentations and invited speakers, using Elluminate, discussion areas and other resources. I didn't manage to get to all the sessions, which were arranged in two themes: Realising the Potential and Realising the Value. I participated in the following live sessions: Theme 1 Learning to Live in Interesting Times - What are Educational Institutions for? Keri Facer Transforming Assessment for Learning in a Digital Age David Boud What do students really want? Usman Ali Theme 2 Is the Future Mobile? Graham Browne-Martin Sustaining OER Innovation through Collaboration and Partnership Simon Thomson and Andy Beggan I missed a few sessions, but the grea...