Sixteen head teachers came from Hammersmith LEA as part of a course on ICT developments in schools. Their course is organised by John Davitt, a journalist, who writes for the Guardian and other publications. The event in KMi was led by Professor Tom Vincent and Dr Peter Whalley. The head teachers were given an overview…
The annual conference of the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities is underway, with large group visits to KMi being one of the features of the event. About two thirds of the 120 delegates will be visiting KMi during the conference to get a first-hand look into new technologies, and discuss the implications of KMi…
KMi Director, Professor Marc Eisenstadt, is currently in the US for a Board Meeting of the new US Open University. Not wanting to be out of touch for too long with colleagues back in the UK, Marc is taking advantage of new in-flight facilities. The following message, together with picture, has just arrived from him:…
A television crew from Illumina TV (who produce the ‘Learning Curve’ programme for Sky’s Technology channel) visted KMi and Earth Sciences to pick up the story of the Virtual Microscope. Professor Tom Vincent provided an introduction by describing the wide range of research activities undertaken in KMi and how the link had been established with…
Trustees of the OU Development Fund (OUDF) visited KMi to hear about recent developments and to meet some of the staff. The focus of the visit was the Multimedia Enabling Technologies Group which has received funding from the OUDF to help with several developments. These include the Alternatives to Print project, the appointment of a…
KMi today played host to a presentation by Dr. Ann Hanson of the ALCET project – Associate Lecturers Cascading Electronic Tutoring – a project which involved tutors on School of Education courses in the northwest region of the OU. A pilot study was undertaken to examine the potential value of synchronous audio discussion rooms via…
KMi today played host to a presentation by Dr. Ann Hanson of the ALCET project – Associate Lecturers Cascading Electronic Tutoring – a project which involved tutors on School of Education courses in the northwest region of the OU. A pilot study was undertaken to examine the potential value of synchronous audio discussion rooms via…
Eight new teachers from Heronsgate Middle School are participating in ICT training sessions at KMi as part of a pilot programme to test teaching materials for the CLUTCH Club Millenium Award Scheme. For the teachers the sessions provide them with the skills to make ICT activities integrate effectively with study in other parts of the…
The delivery of 25 i-Macs took on a festive mood when the colourful collection arrived. No, it was not an early Christmas present from Apple but the arrival of the key part of the workstations that parents will be using in schools for the Millennium Awards Scheme that is now underway. The first 100 parents…
Lord David Puttnam visited KMi on the 18th March to see research and development work, led by Dr Peter Whalley, into how the Web can be developed within the school curriculum. In particular, the novel approach of using historical and contemporary experiments to support the National Curriculum. This includes First Flight and the Mars Buggy….
