Ratatat Experts Group

JISC Learning & Teaching Practice Experts Group Meeting, 17th March 2010

Objectives were to:Objectives were to:

Provide remote online access to practical work for Provide remote online access to practical work for Masters-level distance learning students Masters-level distance learning students

Create a customised online Learning Environment Create a customised online Learning Environment using Web 2.0 toolsusing Web 2.0 tools

Enable simultaneous remote control connectivity, Enable simultaneous remote control connectivity, video and voice communicationsvideo and voice communications

Integrate the remote access and communications Integrate the remote access and communications with Learning Environment functionalitywith Learning Environment functionality

JISC Learning & Teaching Practice Experts Group Meeting, 17th March 2010

Issues:Issues: Toggling between displays (remote screen, Toggling between displays (remote screen,

learning materials, communications)learning materials, communications) Bandwidth and communications conflictsBandwidth and communications conflicts Multiple user loginsMultiple user logins

Benefits:Benefits: Enables genuine distance learning with no f2fEnables genuine distance learning with no f2f Potential of 24/7 access to resourcesPotential of 24/7 access to resources Applicable across all courses where practical work Applicable across all courses where practical work

is computer basedis computer basedJISC Learning & Teaching Practice Experts Group Meeting, 17th March 2010

JISC Learning & Teaching Practice Experts Group Meeting, 17th March 2010