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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>When delivering Xerte training I'll often say something like "even if you aren't yet convinced about xerte yourself the real power and potential of the tools is if you enable and encourage your students to use XOT for authoring not just consumption e.g. rather than you creating the interactions or quizzes just set an activity where your students are asked to create the questions and answers" I said something like this during training on Friday too and the reaction from some delegates is unfortunately sometimes full of doubt and scepticism and pre-conceptions of how such a strategy wouldn't work with their students!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Vikki and her colleague Souad attended a couple of days Xerte training I delivered for RSC-London previously and although I'm not trying to take any credit for their subsequent use of Xerte with students what was great is they saw and embraced the potential and flexibility of the tools from the outset and thanks to the JISC TechDis sandpit were able to do so immediately even before having their own installation. They plan to implement their own installation soon and clearly hope to cascade the good practice already achieved. This will include a full case study supported by JISC Techdis. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Well done Vikki and Souad - can't wait to see and hear more!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ron<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Julian Tenney<br><b>Sent:</b> 28 March 2011 10:04<br><b>To:</b> Xerte discussion list; A list to facilitate and support teachers using Xerte Online Toolkits<br><b>Cc:</b> VIKKI LIOGIER<br><b>Subject:</b> [Xerte] Re: Students creating with Xerte - short video from Epping Forest College<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Terrific, brilliant stuff. That’s made my day.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alistair McNaught<br><b>Sent:</b> 28 March 2011 09:22<br><b>To:</b> Xerte discussion list; A list to facilitate and support teachers using Xerte Online Toolkits<br><b>Cc:</b> VIKKI LIOGIER<br><b>Subject:</b> [Xerte] Students creating with Xerte - short video from Epping Forest College<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Here’s an inspiring start to the week.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Vikki Liogier, Head of e.Learning and Innovation at Epping Forest College sent us this link to show how students have engaged with using Xerte in the college.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas'><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC7qk8NSJxc&feature=player_embedded"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC7qk8NSJxc&feature=player_embedded</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>“Students are creating LO for their peers, presenting and then testing understanding and learning. One of the main barrier we have identified to embed eLearning at EFC is time. Time for staff to be trained, time for them to develop LO. By engaging students in the learning and teaching process, the barrier is taken down, the teacher also benefits from a pool of LOs that he/she can use the following year, while the students are stimulated by the ownership of their own learning. Everybody wins. “<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'>Some great inspiration here, please pass on our congratulations to your colleagues Vikki and thanks for sharing the link.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'>Alistair<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'>Alistair McNaught<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'>Senior Advisor <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F79646'>JISC</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <span style='color:#31849B'>TechDis<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'>C/O The Higher Education Academy Building<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'>Innovation Way<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'>York Science Park<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'>YORK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'>YO10 5BR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'>07870567659<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'>Skype: alistair_techdis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:navy'><a href="http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/?utm_source=emailsig&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sitelaunchmail">http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk</a> </span><span style='color:#C00000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='color:#4F6228'>Interested in pragmatic inclusion- focused staff development? <br>See JISC TechDis <a href="http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/pages/detail/floating_pages/ITQ_Accessible_IT_Practice"><span style='color:#4F6228'>ITQ for accessible IT practice</span></a> information and <a href="http://itq.jisctechdis.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=5"><span style='color:#4F6228'>taster resource</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p>This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. 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