{"id":5307,"date":"2016-10-24T14:12:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T13:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/?p=5307"},"modified":"2016-11-01T17:52:11","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T17:52:11","slug":"grab-your-free-place-at-online-conference-2-november-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/2016\/10\/grab-your-free-place-at-online-conference-2-november-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Reserve your free place at the Sakai Virtual Conference on 2 November and explore the future of learning online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/virtconf.apereo.org\/_\/rsrc\/1470923904785\/config\/customLogo.gif?revision=24\" alt=\"Sakai Virtual Conference 2016\" width=\"671\" height=\"111\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Twitter: #SakaiVC16<\/b><\/p>\n<p>URL: <a href=\"https:\/\/trysakai.longsight.com\/portal\/site\/sakai_virtual_conference_2016\/\">https:\/\/trysakai.longsight.com\/portal\/site\/sakai_virtual_conference_2016\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The annual Sakai Virtual Conference &#8211;\u00a0<em>The Future of Learning Online: Beyond the Walled Garden\u00a0&#8211;<\/em>\u00a0is an entirely online event\u00a0with an emphasis on pedagogy, promoting student engagement and best practices in the field of technology enhanced learning.\u00a0(Sakai is the software upon which WebLearn is based.)<\/p>\n<p>Many of the major US universities use\u00a0Sakai \u00a0so this is a unique opportunity to network with your peers &#8216;across the pond&#8217; and share stories, tips and tricks.\u00a0The conference is due to be held in the afternoon and evening of Wednesday 2nd November 2016.<\/p>\n<p>In order to encourage participation and to help staff make the best possible use of WebLearn, Academic IT Services has paid\u00a0for an institutional registration (of up to\u00a0<strong>25<\/strong>\u00a0seats).\u00a0If you are interested in attending then please register your interest by sending\u00a0an email to <a href=\"mailto:weblearn@it.ox.ac.uk\">weblearn@it.ox.ac.uk<\/a>\u00a0by <strong>31 October 2016<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As well as\u00a0hearing from speakers around the world, there will be three presentations from Oxford. Lucy Tallents, who won the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/2015\/05\/weblearn-user-dr-lucy-tallents-wins-2015-teaching-with-sakai-innovation-award-twsia\/\">2015 Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award<\/a>,\u00a0will present two sessions this year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>SHOAL project: SHaring Online Activities for Learning<\/em> by Lucy Tallents and Adam Marshall. (<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/shoal-project\/\">More information about the SHOAL project<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<li><em>Learning pathways in Lessons<\/em> by Lucy Tallents<\/li>\n<li><em>Developing and using site templates<\/em> by Fawei Geng<span style=\"color: #000000\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Conference Programme<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5331 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/files\/2016\/10\/prize.png\" alt=\"prize\" width=\"356\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/files\/2016\/10\/prize.png 603w, https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/files\/2016\/10\/prize-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/>The conference will start at 1pm (GMT) with a keynote opening panel discussion &#8220;<strong>SakaiNG<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>How to Reach the Next Generation of Learners<\/strong>&#8220;. \u00a0The closing session which is very relevant in the context of Oxford&#8217;s upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/weblearn.ox.ac.uk\/portal\/site\/:central:it:wlprojects\/tool\/a9707376-1c23-4826-828b-ab05278fa102\">institutional VLE review<\/a> is entitled &#8220;<strong>Why NYU has stayed on Sakai<\/strong>&#8220;. \u00a0Throughout the day there will be a number of parallel sessions including course showcases, best practice, learning analytics, lighting talks, question and answer sessions and technical talks.<\/p>\n<p>There will be opportunities for networking and informal discussions.\u00a0 Back by popular demand, you can enter the\u00a0<em>Rogues Gallery<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mpnknXbjjYw\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/mpnknXbjjYw<\/a>) contest to win a prize.<\/p>\n<p>Conference delegates\u00a0will also have opportunities to participate in games and random prize draws.\u00a0 Several Amazon gift cards will be awarded, as well as a free conference registration to the Sakai LAMP CAMP &#8211; Pedagogy and Technology Conference July 25-27, 2017 (a $350 value)!<\/p>\n<p>More information: <a href=\"http:\/\/virtconf.apereo.org\/\"><b>http:\/\/virtconf.apereo.org\/<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To avoid disappointment, please reserve your seat by emailing <a href=\"mailto:weblearn@it.ox.ac.uk\">weblearn@it.ox.ac.uk<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<strong>31 October 2016.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twitter: #SakaiVC16 URL: https:\/\/trysakai.longsight.com\/portal\/site\/sakai_virtual_conference_2016\/ The annual Sakai Virtual Conference &#8211;\u00a0The Future of Learning Online: Beyond the Walled Garden\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0is an entirely online event\u00a0with an emphasis on pedagogy, promoting student engagement and best practices in the field of technology enhanced learning.\u00a0(Sakai is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/2016\/10\/grab-your-free-place-at-online-conference-2-november-2016\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90,105],"tags":[338,390],"class_list":["post-5307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sakai","category-weblearn","tag-conference","tag-conference-announcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5307"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5384,"href":"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5307\/revisions\/5384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/adamweblearn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}