Conference Presentations by Mark O'Connor
As part of the MATEL (Motivational, Affective, Social, and Cultural Aspects in Knowledge Manageme... more As part of the MATEL (Motivational, Affective, Social, and Cultural Aspects in Knowledge Management, Collaboration, and Technology Enhanced Learning) session at Ec-Tel 2015 in Toledo, Spain.
A practice-perspective from University of Technology Sydney and experiences related to introducing new technologies and practices to teaching and learning.
Two learning technologists (LTs) at an Australian University support some 140 Health faculty acad... more Two learning technologists (LTs) at an Australian University support some 140 Health faculty academics. Resources and strategies for innovative technology-enhanced teaching have been put in place, including a MediaHub, iPad pack pool and a Blackboard community site with curated resources and templates for best practice. Examples of LT-assisted and academic self-created media are presented. Designed in keeping with the university's central learning and teaching strategies, 85 'Landing pages' for subject sites were created. With a design and feel praised by students, they displayed subject outlines, welcome messages, pre-class flipped activities, and library curated eReadings lists. Crucially, during the busy exam marking winter period, academics unavailable to meet in person were engaged remotely by email and interactive PDF Landing page request forms. This paper looks at this transformational subject design work and analysis of student usage data. Academics feedback has been positive. Analytics reveal strong engagement by students and academics. Suggestions for future work are also presented.
Irish Sound Science and Technology Association 2012 Convocation.
Noise, bytes, bits: states of s... more Irish Sound Science and Technology Association 2012 Convocation.
Noise, bytes, bits: states of sound
Noise has become ubiquitous in most of our lives. As listening is an imaginative activity, so noise is a cultural construct, and has always been a presence in our music, communication and environment. From Russolo to the post-digital arts, noise has been increasingly accepted into the realm of artistic practice as valid and evocative material. This Convocation will draw upon both science and art, theory and practice, in exploring these spaces and focuses on how contemporary science and technology affects the concept of noise.
The second annual Irish Sound, Science and Technology Convocation (ISSTC) was held August 1-2, 2012 at the Cork School of Music and St. John’s College in Cork.
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The UWS School of Science and Health (SSH) Blended Learning Team uses a range of softwar... more Abstract
The UWS School of Science and Health (SSH) Blended Learning Team uses a range of software,
hardware, pedagogies, environments and production processes in creating a broad range of Blended
Learning content. Our recently launched MiHub facility features new resources to allow academics to
produce high quality designer assisted and self-created media content.
The team consists of 2 Blended Learning Advisors and 5 Blended Learning Designers who along with
some 400 academic, teaching and technical staff work towards the goals of the 'Our Future Program'
which has committed to embedding Blended Learning at the heart of all program curriculums. To this
end, every new first year student at UWS receives an iPad through which to receive, use and submit
course content through the Blackboard Learning Management System, vUWS. 26,000 iPads rolled
out over the past 2 years make it one of the largest such implementations in the higher education
context. The School of Science and Health is one of 9 schools delivering 1600 units to over 40,000
UWS students. Examples of the work created and ideas for the future directions are presented.
Papers by Mark O'Connor
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Education
Teaching Documents by Mark O'Connor
Compendium of Active Learning and Assessment for Student Engagement, 2022
Moodle Workshop is one of a number of tools available to academics and technologists to use to fo... more Moodle Workshop is one of a number of tools available to academics and technologists to use to foster peer on peer interactions, embedding graduate attributes such as professionalism and critical thinking, and has seen enhanced engagement by learners in group work settings.
To add context to this submission, a number of similar products used in Irish and international contexts are presented for comparison.
Compendium of Active Learning and Assessment for Student Engagement, 2022
Tablet devices foster the creation of asynchronous online
content with enhanced production values... more Tablet devices foster the creation of asynchronous online
content with enhanced production values of superior sound,
video, lighting, positioning and resolution. They also provide a
gateway to the world of app technologies. These enhance the
learning experience for all students and empower academics
to broaden their use of technologies in their learning and
teaching design.
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Conference Presentations by Mark O'Connor
A practice-perspective from University of Technology Sydney and experiences related to introducing new technologies and practices to teaching and learning.
Noise, bytes, bits: states of sound
Noise has become ubiquitous in most of our lives. As listening is an imaginative activity, so noise is a cultural construct, and has always been a presence in our music, communication and environment. From Russolo to the post-digital arts, noise has been increasingly accepted into the realm of artistic practice as valid and evocative material. This Convocation will draw upon both science and art, theory and practice, in exploring these spaces and focuses on how contemporary science and technology affects the concept of noise.
The second annual Irish Sound, Science and Technology Convocation (ISSTC) was held August 1-2, 2012 at the Cork School of Music and St. John’s College in Cork.
The UWS School of Science and Health (SSH) Blended Learning Team uses a range of software,
hardware, pedagogies, environments and production processes in creating a broad range of Blended
Learning content. Our recently launched MiHub facility features new resources to allow academics to
produce high quality designer assisted and self-created media content.
The team consists of 2 Blended Learning Advisors and 5 Blended Learning Designers who along with
some 400 academic, teaching and technical staff work towards the goals of the 'Our Future Program'
which has committed to embedding Blended Learning at the heart of all program curriculums. To this
end, every new first year student at UWS receives an iPad through which to receive, use and submit
course content through the Blackboard Learning Management System, vUWS. 26,000 iPads rolled
out over the past 2 years make it one of the largest such implementations in the higher education
context. The School of Science and Health is one of 9 schools delivering 1600 units to over 40,000
UWS students. Examples of the work created and ideas for the future directions are presented.
Papers by Mark O'Connor
Teaching Documents by Mark O'Connor
To add context to this submission, a number of similar products used in Irish and international contexts are presented for comparison.
content with enhanced production values of superior sound,
video, lighting, positioning and resolution. They also provide a
gateway to the world of app technologies. These enhance the
learning experience for all students and empower academics
to broaden their use of technologies in their learning and
teaching design.
A practice-perspective from University of Technology Sydney and experiences related to introducing new technologies and practices to teaching and learning.
Noise, bytes, bits: states of sound
Noise has become ubiquitous in most of our lives. As listening is an imaginative activity, so noise is a cultural construct, and has always been a presence in our music, communication and environment. From Russolo to the post-digital arts, noise has been increasingly accepted into the realm of artistic practice as valid and evocative material. This Convocation will draw upon both science and art, theory and practice, in exploring these spaces and focuses on how contemporary science and technology affects the concept of noise.
The second annual Irish Sound, Science and Technology Convocation (ISSTC) was held August 1-2, 2012 at the Cork School of Music and St. John’s College in Cork.
The UWS School of Science and Health (SSH) Blended Learning Team uses a range of software,
hardware, pedagogies, environments and production processes in creating a broad range of Blended
Learning content. Our recently launched MiHub facility features new resources to allow academics to
produce high quality designer assisted and self-created media content.
The team consists of 2 Blended Learning Advisors and 5 Blended Learning Designers who along with
some 400 academic, teaching and technical staff work towards the goals of the 'Our Future Program'
which has committed to embedding Blended Learning at the heart of all program curriculums. To this
end, every new first year student at UWS receives an iPad through which to receive, use and submit
course content through the Blackboard Learning Management System, vUWS. 26,000 iPads rolled
out over the past 2 years make it one of the largest such implementations in the higher education
context. The School of Science and Health is one of 9 schools delivering 1600 units to over 40,000
UWS students. Examples of the work created and ideas for the future directions are presented.
To add context to this submission, a number of similar products used in Irish and international contexts are presented for comparison.
content with enhanced production values of superior sound,
video, lighting, positioning and resolution. They also provide a
gateway to the world of app technologies. These enhance the
learning experience for all students and empower academics
to broaden their use of technologies in their learning and
teaching design.