Welcome to the El@n news and events section. Please see what news stories there are at present, or what e-learning events are happening soon. We hope you find this useful. For any clarification on any event or news story, please email the IS learning team

Here are the events coming up soon, click here for more.

07/04/2011
Open Nottingham Seminar
Following the success of the Open Learning Conference (Nov 2009), the University of Nottingham is once again hosting an international event to examine Open Educational Resources (OER) and the influence they are having on teaching and learning. It will take place on Thursday 7th April 2011 at 10.00am to 3.30pm more

12/01/2011
Elearning Seminar
The e-learning seminar on the 12th Jan will provide information on the Open Nottingham project. It will be specifically looking at tools and services that help staff to find and incorporate open resources in their own teaching and learning materials – timed to provide information that might be useful when re-working modules for the start of the new term. more

15/06/2010
e-learning seminar
Invite to the iTunes U launch at the e-learning seminar – Tuesday 15th June more

05/05/2010
E-learning community meeting
The last e-learning community meeting for this year is next week Wednesday 5TH May from 1pm in C15 Pope. more

30/03/2010
CIL - "Celebrating Success"
On Tuesday 30 March 2010 the Centre for Integrative Learning will be hosting a party to celebrate the success of the CIL more

17/03/2010
What Do We Want Our Students To Be?
On Wednesday 17 March the Centre for Integrative Learning will be hosting an evening lecture as part of the series What Do We Want Our Students To Be? more

03/03/2010
E-learning community
The next e-learning community meeting is next week, Wednesday 3rd March in QMC LT1 more

02/03/2010
VLL Workshop on researching visual learning tools
The Visual Learning Lab will be hosting a Workshop on Researching Visual Learning Tools and would like to invite you to attend. more

16/02/2010
Online Learning Communities
The Centre for Integrative Learning will be hosting a lunchtime event focusing on Online Learning Communities. more

03/02/2010
E-learning community meeting
The next e-learning community meeting is next Wednesday, Feb 3rd from 1-2:30 in the Pope C15 on UP more

13/01/2010
E-learning community meeting
The first e-learning community meeting of 2010 is next week, Wednesday 13th Jan from 9am in the LSRI Flexible Learning Lab, Jubilee campus. more

02/12/2009
Exploring elearning
The Learning Team (in co-operation with Central Short Courses) are once again offering the exploring e-learning course. This one-day course will give participants an opportunity to use a number of different e-learning tools. more

02/12/2009
E-learning community meeting
The next e-learning community session is on Wednesday 2nd December from 9am in the LSRI Flexible Learning Lab (2nd floor Exchange Building) on Jubilee campus. more

25/11/2009
Open Learning Conference
On Wednesday 25th November 2009 The University of Nottingham is holding a national Open Learning conference. more

04/11/2009
E-learning community meeting
The first elearning community of this academic year will be held on Wednesday 4th November in the LSRI flexible learning lab, Exchange building, Jubilee Campus. The meeting will include a video conference with UNNC and UNMC and will start at 9am. Teas and coffees available from 8:45am. The agenda for the first meeting will include:

Presenters are

Gemma Stacey -- Starting Out: Utilising Reflective Practice Learning to Facilitate Professional Socialisation


Martin Luck -- BURN Biosciences Undergraduate Research at Nottingham

Please email to confirm attendance to assist with catering. more

24/06/2009
Arts faculty knowledge transfer showcase
Arts faculty knowledge transfer showcase - Digital Humanities at Nottingham more

22/06/2009
E-Learning seminar
The seminar will be held on June 22 from 10.15 -12:30 in A30 in the Arts Centre, University Park. more

09/06/2009
WebCT: An introduction
14:15 Tue 09 Jun 2009 WebCT: An introduction to this virtual learning environment more

08/06/2009
E-Assessment live 2009
Loughborough University are hosting a new assessment event, E-Assessment Live 2009, on July 8th 2009. Proposals are invited for both presentations and hands-on workshops. more

08/06/2009
Immersive Technologies in Teaching and Learning
Wednesday 8th June, A31 School of Geography
A one day workshop to be held at the University of Nottingham on 8th June 2009. The event which will investigate how a range of contemporary technologies offering various "levels of immersion" can be used in a teaching and learning context.  more

13/05/2009
Using Community
A free 2 hour drop in session to help people find out about Community @ Nottingham (http://community.nottingham.ac.uk/, a social networking site staff can use for e-learning. more

07/05/2009
Free/Libre Open Media - lecture event in the Institute of Film and Television
'Free/Libre Open Media' a lecture by Professor Gary Hall (University of Coventry) on how new technology is impacting on education and research. more

06/05/2009
WebCT: An introduction
14:15 Wed 06 May 2009 WebCT: An introduction to this virtual learning environment more

06/05/2009
Using Second Life
A free 2 hour drop in session to help people find out about Second Life (http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/elan/tutorials/What_can_I_find_at_The_University_of_Nottingham_Web_Campus, a 3d world staff can use for e-learning. more

06/05/2009
E-learning community
Wednesday 6 May in the LSRI, Flexible Learning Room on Jubilee Campus. The session will start at 9.15am.
The session will start at 9.15am and breakfast will be available. We will be video conferencing with Malaysia and China campuses. more

05/05/2009
CABLE/Carpe Diem workshop
A workshop around two of the e-Learning Pathfinder projects for the JISC Curriculum Design and Delivery projects more

29/04/2009
Using Xerte Toolkits
A free 2 hour drop in session to help people find out about Xerte Toolkits (http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/toolkits, a tool staff can use for e-learning. more

28/04/2009
The campus is dead: Long live the campus
Loughborough University centenary lecture - The campus is dead: Long live the campus more

01/04/2009
E-learning community meeting
The next E-learning community meeting will be on the 1st of April in the Hallward Library. The meeting will be in room 105/106 (one of the Integrative Learning Studios on the lower ground floor) in the Hallward library. The start time for the event will be 12:30, and the meeting will run till 2pm (at the latest).

The agenda is as follows

1) The Use of Interactive Whiteboards
Presenters: Matt Boyd (School of Pharmacy) and Rolf Wiesemes (Visual Learning Lab, School of Education)

2) University of Nottingham Texting Service
Presenter: Andrew Tunley (IS)

3) Demonstration of Thunder (multi-screen interactive whiteboard)
Presenter: Brett Bligh (Visual Learning Lab, School of Education)

You are all welcome to attend but please email Andy Beggan to confirm you would like attend so catering can be organised accordingly. more

31/03/2009
Advanced WebCT
Using more advanced WebCT features more

25/03/2009
Using Second Life
A free 2 hour drop in session to help people find out about Second Life (http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/elan/tutorials/What_can_I_find_at_The_University_of_Nottingham_Web_Campus, a 3d world staff can use for e-learning. more

24/03/2009
Sharing Learning Objects in Health Care
A one day conference on Sharing of Learning Objects and related resources in health care to be held at the University of Nottingham on 24th March 2009, hosted by the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for Reusable Learning Objects (RLO-CETL). more

19/03/2009
Self Directed Learning Event
On Thursday 19 March, the Centre for Integrative Learning will be hosting a bite size Self Directed Learning themed event consisting of a series of 15 minute presentations followed by an informal Q&A. more

18/03/2009
Using Xerte Toolkits
A free 2 hour drop in session to help people find out about Xerte Toolkits (http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/toolkits, a tool staff can use for e-learning. more

04/03/2009
E-learning Community Meeting
more

03/03/2009
Using Community
A free 2 hour drop in session to help people find out about Community @ Nottingham (http://community.nottingham.ac.uk/, a social networking site staff can use for e-learning. more

24/02/2009
Podcasting for Pedagogic Purposes Special Interest Group
An event organised by the Podcasting for Pedagogic Purposes Special Interest Group will be held at the University of Leicester on Tuesday 24th February. more

18/02/2009
Using Xerte Toolkits
A free 2 hour drop in session to help people find out about Xerte Toolkits (http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/toolkits, a tool staff can use for e-learning. more

18/02/2009
Using Second Life
A free 2 hour drop in session to help people find out about Second Life (http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/elan/tutorials/What_can_I_find_at_The_University_of_Nottingham_Web_Campus, a 3d world staff can use for e-learning. more

17/02/2009
Advanced WebCT
Using more advanced WebCT features more

11/02/2009
WebCT: An introduction
14:15 Wed 11 Feb 2009 WebCT: An introduction to this virtual learning environment more

11/02/2009
Using Second Life
A free 2 hour drop in session to help people find out about Second Life (http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/elan/tutorials/What_can_I_find_at_The_University_of_Nottingham_Web_Campus, a 3d world staff can use for e-learning. more

10/02/2009
Using Community
A free 2 hour drop in session to help people find out about Community @ Nottingham (http://community.nottingham.ac.uk/, a social networking site staff can use for e-learning. more

04/02/2009
E-learning Community Meeting
Wednesday 4th February - 12:30pm to 2pm in C35 Coates Building. more

03/02/2009
Using Xerte Toolkits
A free 2 hour drop in session to help people find out about Xerte Toolkits (http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/toolkits, a tool staff can use for e-learning. more

28/01/2009
Using Xerte Toolkits
A free 1 hour drop in session to help people find out about Xerte Toolkits (http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/toolkits, a tool staff can use for e-learning. more

14/01/2009
E-learning seminar
The next seminar is Jan 14th from 9:30-11:00 in A48 Clive Granger Building. more

13/01/2009
WebCT: An introduction
14:15 Tue 13 Jan 2009 WebCT: An introduction to this virtual learning environment more

16/12/2008
Advanced WebCT
Using more advanced WebCT features more

11/12/2008
WebCT: An introduction
14:15 Thu 11 Dec 2008 WebCT: An introduction to this virtual learning environment more

10/12/2008
Embedding Innovations in Teaching & Learning
A teaching and learning showcase that is taking place on Wednesday 10th December. more

09/12/2008
LSRI Event - Different Uses of Technology to Improve Higher Education Pedagogy
The next LSRI seminar will be given by Camila Cortez from the Center for Innovation on Education, Universidad Tecnológica de Chile, on Tuesday 9th December at 4:00pm in the LSRI labs, Exchange Building (first floor, turn left as you exit the stairs/lift). more

03/12/2008
Xerte Online Toolkits launch
The latest version of Xerte Online Toolkits will be demonstrated more

12/11/2008
WebCT: An introduction
14:15 Wed 12 Nov 2008 WebCT: An introduction to this virtual learning environment more

05/11/2008
E-learning Community Meeting
Wednesday 5th November - 9:15am in the LSRI flexible learning lab on Jubilee campus. more

15/10/2008
E-learning Clinic - General topics
12:00 Wed 15 Oct 2008 - E-Learning support clinics are run as drop-in sessions, where Learning Team staff are available for consultation, advice and technical support in the creation and delivery of e-learning materials within the University, covering the following areas: more

19/08/2008
European E-learning Summit
An externally organised summit on e-learning, hosted at the East Midlands Conference Centre. more

19/06/2008
E-learning seminar
This term's e-learning seminar will be happening on the 19th June at 10am in a48 Sir Clive Granger building. more

17/06/2008
Web 2.0 and Teaching
"Web 2.0 Technologies for Learning KS3/4: Using Web 2.0 to Support Learning" - hosted by the LSRI more

12/06/2008
Course - WebCT : An introduction
A free 2 hour course to help people find out about WebCT, a virtual learning environment staff can use for e-learning. more

10/06/2008
Modelling Learning Design
A seminar on GLOs - Generative Learning Objects - and the education tools used to help create them. more

13/05/2008
Course - WebCT : An introduction
A free 2 hour course to help people find out about WebCT, a virtual learning environment staff can use for e-learning.A free 2 hour course to help people find out about WebCT, a virtual learning environment staff can use for e-learning. more

07/05/2008
E-learning Clinic - Community@Nottingham : Advanced features
A free 2 hour drop in session to help people understand the advanced features of Community@Nottingham, a social networking site staff can use for e-learning and networking. more

07/05/2008
E-learning Community - 7th May
This month's e-learning community meeting will take place on Wednesday the 7th of Map at 12:00 in the LSRI Labs, B floor, Exchange building on Jubilee Campus more

25/04/2008
E-learning Clinic - Turnitin
An drop-in e-learning clinic for everyone with a presentation on Turnitin, a piece of plagiarism detection software. more

23/04/2008
U21 Global Online eLearning Conference
This event is comprised of two online conferences to disseminate best practices and research in eLearning to faculty, students and the U21 community. The conferences will be conducted online and each session will run for 10 minutes, with five minutes of Q&A at the end of each session. more

22/04/2008
Using Thunder to support innovative student presentations
A seminar on using new display systems to replace student posters. more

16/04/2008
SPLINT - 3D Visualisation: From lab to field
A seminar to demonstrate the technologies used in one of the Universities CETL projects. more

09/04/2008
E-learning Clinic - Community@Nottingham : An introduction
A free 2 hour drop in session to help people find out about Community@Nottingham, a social networking site staff can use for e-learning and networking. more

02/04/2008
E-learning community - 2nd of April
This month's e-learning community meeting will take place on Wednesday the 2nd of April at 12:30 in room 105 Hallward. more

14/03/2008
Course - WebCT : An introduction
A free 2 hour course to help people find out about WebCT, a virtual learning environment staff can use for e-learning. more

12/03/2008
WebCT: An introduction
14:15 Thu 12 Mar 2009 WebCT: An introduction to this virtual learning environment more

05/03/2008
E-learning community - 5th of March
There is an e-learning community meeting next Wednesday 5th February from 12:30 in Hallward Room 104. more

28/02/2008
Bluecasting Demonstration
Bluecasting - a technology to proactively send materials (such as e-learning) over bluetooth will be demonstrated on Thursday 28th February in Hallward 105 between 10-11:30. more

12/02/2008
Course - WebCT : An introduction
A free 2 hour course to help people find out about WebCT, a virtual learning environment staff can use for e-learning. more

06/02/2008
E-learning Clinic - Dreamweaver Toolbar
An drop-in e-learning clinic for everyone with a presentation on the Dreamweaver toolbar. The dreamweaver toolbar is a piece of software developed by the IS Learning team to help users create rich site content without having to know HTML and other web technologies. more

06/02/2008
E-learning community - 6th of February
There is an e-learning community meeting next Wednesday 6th February from 12:30 in Hallward Room 104. more

16/01/2008
E-learning Seminar
The 7th E-learning Seminar will be held on Wednesday the 16th of January 1:30-3:30pm in the a48 Lecture Theatre in the Sir Clive Granger Building. more

14/01/2008
E-learning Clinic - Podcasting
An drop-in e-learning clinic for everyone with a presentation on Podcasting and how it is used at the University. more

10/01/2008
Course - WebCT : An introduction
A free 2 hour course to help people find out about WebCT, a virtual learning environment staff can use for e-learning. more

09/01/2008
E-learning community meeting
This month's e-learning community meeting will take place on Wednesday the 9th of January at 12:30 in room 105 Hallward. more

14/12/2007
E-learning Clinic - Xerte + Toolkits
An drop-in e-learning clinic for everyone with a presentation on Xerte, the University's own piece of software, designed to quickly create e-learning materials. more

13/12/2007
Mobile e-learning event
A Free JISC funded day exploring the practicalities of implementing mobile and wireless technologies. more

05/12/2007
E-learning community meeting
This month's e-learning community meeting will take place on Wednesday the 5th of December at 12:30 in room 105 Hallward. more

30/11/2007
The Cultural Exchange Project and the iTLO
A Visual Learning Lab talk on Videoconferencing in language teaching more

22/11/2007
E-learning Clinic - MS Producer
An drop-in e-learning clinic for everyone with a presentation on Community @ Nottingham, the University's new social networking site more

22/11/2007
Demonstration of Maths on-line assessments
A free demonstration of new interactive learning materials for mathematics more

21/11/2007
E-Learning in Mathematical Subjects
Using Hot Potatoes/Moodle for helping GCSE pupils with EAL/SEN more

21/11/2007
VLE usage in Secondary schools
Implementing a VLE in a 14-19 College more

16/11/2007
Using Ceiling Visualisers in HE
A Visual Learning Lab talk on using Ceiling Visualisers more

15/11/2007
WebCT: AN introductory course
WebCT: An introduction to this virtual learning environment more

15/11/2007
Course - WebCT : An introduction
A free 2 hour course to help people find out about WebCT, a virtual learning environment staff can use for e-learning. more

14/11/2007
QuestionMark Perception: An introduction
QuestionMark Perception: An introduction more

14/11/2007
Course - QuestionMark Perception
A free course ran by the IS Learning team to help members of staff use the online exam system - QuestionMark Perception. This course lasts 2 and a half hours. more

13/11/2007
E-learning Clinic - Community @ Nottingham
An drop-in e-learning clinic for everyone with a presentation on Community @ Nottingham, the University's new social networking site more

07/11/2007
E-learning Community meeting
The next E-learning community meeting will be on the 7th of November The next e-learning community meeting will be on the 7th of November, room 105 Hallward Library. more

30/10/2007
E-Learning talks in Mathematical Subjects hosted by Nottingham Trent
E-Learning in Mathematical Subjects (ELMS) talks take place regularly at the Nottingham Trent University. more

30/10/2007
E-learning Clinic
New style e-learning clinic, including a demonstration of Turnitin more

26/10/2007
Using Videoconferencing in HE learning and teaching settings
A Visual Learning Lab talk on Using Videoconferencing in HE more

Here are the latest news stories, click here for more.

22/03/2011
New WebCT and Turnitin courses (April-June 2011)
New dates now available for Web CT Introductory and Advanced courses, and a course on Using Turnitin in WebCT. more

21/03/2011
Have you seen our Learning Technology blog?
The Learning Technology Section now has a blog in which we report on developments in e-learning at the University of Nottingham and the wider sector, OER (open educational resources) issues, training courses and events, the VLE and other e-learning tools and recent case studies and conferences. more

24/02/2010
Forthcoming elearning events
Simshare: Open Educational Resources (OER) in simulation learning workshops announced more

13/11/2009
New exploring elearning course
The Learning Team (in co-operation with Central Short Courses) are once again offering the exploring e-learning course. This one-day course will give participants an opportunity to use a number of different e-learning tools. more

03/11/2009
Open learning conference - an invite
The University of Nottingham hosts the national Open Learning Conference - Update and invite. more