Off and running

After a bumpy start the e Learning for Senior Managers LearnScope team is up and away.

Summary of the wide ranging discussion of web 2:0 technologies and social software include the following cogent points

Perceived benefits of new technologies:
-making personal and work life easier and more efficient
-improving delivery to younger students 15 – 19 year olds
-decreasing travel time for staff, sharing documents, storing and accessing information
-gathering data from stakeholders for compliance with AQTF
-has application both for education and communication
-eye opening to see new technologies at work – what to use and how to use it has expanded our -delivery options
-good to be moving into a more visual environment rather than text based

Benefits of professional development as a team:
-looking forward to seeing new concepts and how they are being used educationally
-excited by possibilities, and spending time professionally together revealing that we don’t know everything

Perceived Challenges:
- its scary
-providing the service
-how much money will it cost
-what is the future & how do I capitalise on where the future is heading?