Dissemination Event On Thursday 8th October 2009 the team brought the APT STAIRS project to a close. The event not only marked an end to the first phase of the APT projects but it was also a chance to say thank you to everyone involved for all their enthusiastic and persistent efforts. The event was held at the Bloomsbury Bowling lanes in London and gathered just over 30 guests from higher and further education institutions in and beyond Bloomsbury. The event organiser, Caroline Bell, opened the event by welcoming everybody, followed by the inspirational guest speaker Lawrie Phipps from JISC, who presented on the value of JISC funded projects. Sarah Sherman, the Project Manager, presented on the beginnings of the APT STAIRS Project, discussing the APT model and the intentions of the pilot demonstrator projects. Kim Whittlestone (Lead for Research) and Tim Neuman (Lead for Pedagogy) then presented on the findings of the demonstrator projects using the analysis report written by Kit Logan, the Project Consultant. After the short break Nick Short, the Project Director, presented on how the project has evolved over the past year, and how each individual has contributed to the success of the project, along with future plans of where to take the next steps with the APT model. One of the projects that has emerged from the APT model was the eCase project, which the leader of the project Chris Trace, presented on. The second half of the afternoon invited the guests to interact with each other with a short workshop to learn about each others experiences. After sharing experiences and holding discussions on ways to disseminate, the guests were asked to fill out a postcard to themselves, as a reminder on how to disseminate their own findings. The event finally came to a close with bowling celebrations for all the guests to enjoy! For those who were unable to make the event, we have provided pictures below. |