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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is very much based around the teaching opportunities with Xerte but could be useful also for promoting the potential of Xerte as a collaborative tool for multi site institutions. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This online training session took place today with a group of around 20 folk from different FE, HE and adult community organisations in the West Midlands.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The session was recorded which is useful because it talks through (and walks through in video) the stages but also uses lots of different contributors to create the LO that can be found at <a href="http://xerte5.techdis.palepurple.co.uk/play_8397" target=new>http://xerte5.techdis.palepurple.co.uk/play_8397</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It’s a live session so not polished production standards but there was a good buzz about the session so I think it has value. Certainly the principle of a group of tutors in different locations collaboratively creating a resource over a lunchtime is a powerful message.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With thanks to Alison Wootton of Regional Support Centre West Midlands for providing the opportunity and supporting so ably with the background facilitation. This session was part of the Regional Support Centre West Midlands <a href="http://moodle.rsc-wm.ac.uk/vle2011/course/view.php?id=10">e-discover</a> conference.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Alistair<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'>Alistair McNaught<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'>Senior Advisor <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><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><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><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'>Innovation Way<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'>York Science Park<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'>YORK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'>YO10 5BR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'>07870567659<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'>Skype: alistair_techdis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'><a href="http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/?utm_source=emailsig&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sitelaunchmail"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk</span></a> </span><span style='color:#C00000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><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><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>