Discussion topics included:

• Alan Duddy (Turning Technologies) gave a short introduction to Turning Point 8 (ResponseWare) in lecture student response system.
• Robert O'Toole talked about his work researching and designing a course about Learning Analytics Live.
• Update on the Module Evaluation System Project - online, central module evaluation system, with automated data gathering for departments. Use of the system will not be mandatory, but the aim is to introduce a central provision at the start of 2018/19, which will provide some common questions, ample space for locally developed questions and a set of guidance on how to collect and use module evaluation data with due care. It will aim to support departmental use of module evaluation data for enhancement purposes as well as individual data gathering for promotion and probation purposes.
• Virtual Reality Special Interest Group (SIG).
• Research and design of VR in education symposium (currently being organised).
• VR for Outreach project, which has ten VR headsets for use in schools, widening participation and public engagement.
• An Introduction to Virtual Reality Arts series at the Arts Centre, with VR experiences and discussions curated by Catherine Allen.
• Trialling the Virtual Speech public speaking practice app in IAS.
• 360 filming workshop for staff.
• If you want to join the SIG, or are interested in any of these events and projects (staff only), please contact Robert O'Toole in the Academic Technologies team.